BEIJING – Asian stock markets fell Tuesday after Wall Street rose to a new record as investors looked ahead to this week's Federal Reserve meeting for assurance U.S.

interest rates will be kept ultra-low. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and South Korea declined. Overnight, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.2% as gains for tech, bank and consumer stocks outweighed declines for health care.

Investors expect the Fed to keep its key lending rate close to zero and to inject more money into the financial system through bond purchases following a two-day meeting that starts Tuesday.

Investors also looked for earnings announcements by U.S. companies that are expected to show stronger profits as coronavirus vaccines are rolled out and consumer

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US aid arrives in India as Covid cases hit new record

The first US emergency aid to India has arrived as the country battles a devastating surge in Covid-19 cases which has overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums.

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India's COVID-19 human crisis spirals with record new cases

NEW DELHI – India’s coronavirus cases climbed again Friday, prompting the army to open up its hospitals in a desperate bid to control a massive humanitarian crisis created by an acute shortage of beds, medicines and oxygen.

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Key piece of Biden's $1.8T families plan expires after 2025

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden couldn’t get everything he wanted into his own $1.8 trillion families plan.

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Hero nurse, 26, killed herself after 'holding hands' of dying Covid patients

A hero nurse tragically took her own life after struggling to deal with so many deaths during the pandemic.

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Covid update: India sees record high of 3.86 lakh new cases, 3,498 deaths in 24 hours

Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative cases to 1,87,62,976, the Union health ministry said on Friday morning. Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state as it logged 66,159 new cases on Thursday, taking the active tally to 6,70,301.Karnataka has jumped to the second position after an alarming increase of 39,047 fresh cases, overtaking Uttar Pradesh.On the other hand, the daily fatalities have dipped marginally with 3,498 more people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours.

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Record-high COVID-19 cases prompt regional restrictions in parts of Alberta

Alberta’s COVID-19 hot spots will soon be under tighter restrictions that include junior and high school students switching back to at-home learning and a ban on indoor fitness and sports. Premier Jason Kenney said curfews could also be enforced if the affected municipality asks for one.

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‘Desperate’ Ford to Trudeau at First Ministers’ Meeting: Shut the borders

COVID-19 variants will take hold in his province, leading to a devastating fourth wave.Picking up on some themes he and Quebec Premier Francois Legault laid out in a joint letter they sent to Trudeau last week, Ford pressed the prime minister to do more to shut down international flights from COVID-19 hotspots in India; to close loopholes at Canada’s land borders that allow some travellers to skirt quarantine rules that apply to air travellers; and to bring in new rules that would require domestic air travellers to provide proof of a ‘clean’ COVID-19 test before boarding an aircraft for an interprovincial flight.A senior government official with the Ontario government said Ford’s approach with the prime minister was not adversarial nor was

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Doctor creates ImmunaBands to digitally access and show coronavirus vaccination

PHILADELPHIA - Face masks aren't the only accessory brought into our lives by the pandemic. Now, there is a bracelet that lets you access your vaccination information digitally.As Central American specialties sizzle on the grill at a Reading Terminal restaurant you may notice the employees are wearing a blue bracelet."No, I didn’t notice.

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Hope, optimism replaces fear as Govt outlines path ahead

We are likely to see the Government's new slogan "Think safe, think outdoors" plastered on billboards and newspaper ads and repeated mantra-like by politicians and policy makers over the coming weeks and months.

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Blinken meets Israeli spy chief as Iran talks continue

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden administration national security aides met Thursday with the chief of Israel’s Mossad spy agency for talks that focused primarily on Iran, according to officials familiar with the meeting.

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Here’s a weekly breakdown of when people will have access to COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario

Ontario expects everyone 18 and over to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by end of May Ontario expects to receive 786,240 doses of the Pfizer vaccine — nearly double the size of the previous week’s shipment.As of this week, 50 per cent of the vaccine supply will go to COVID-19 hot spots, and the remaining 50 per cent will be split between all public health units.Across the province, the minimum age to receive the Pfizer and Moderna shots will lower to 50.

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COVID-19: Fleming College moves ahead with Severn Court Student Residence outbreak investigation

Peterborough Public Health and Peterborough police have ended investigations into the deadly outbreak of COVID-19 at Severn Court Student Residence, Fleming College is now embarking on its own investigation.The college hired a former police officer from a homicide unit to help with the investigation into the parties on Feb. 20 that led to Peterborough’s largest outbreak to date and the death of Zachary Root, a 31-year-old Fleming College student who lived at the privately-owned residence.“He’s just completed his report and he’s had very great cooperation from everyone involved,” college president Maureen Adamson tells Global News Peterborough.

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Shark bites man swimming near Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, deputies say

VERO BEACH, Fla. – A man swimming near Disney’s Vero Beach Resort was bitten by a shark Thursday, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.

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B.C. health officials to provide COVID-19 update amid record-high hospitalization numbers

COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, a day after reporting a record-high number of people in hospital with the disease.The news conference at 1 p.m. will be carried live on BC1, the Global News website, the Global BC Facebook page and CKNW.The province confirmed 841 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday along with five deaths.There have been just under 128,000 cases in B.C.

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Delhi reports record 395 Covid-19 deaths in a day; over 24,000 new cases

Delhi reported 24,235 new cases of the Covid-19 infection on Thursday with a positivity rate of 32.82 per cent, according to the latest bulletin issued by the city health department.The active caseload in Delhi has climbed to 97,977 while the total recoveries stand at 10,08,537 to date.The cumulative Covid-19 case count in the city stands at 11,22,286, with a positivity rate of 6.57 per cent.Delhi has conducted a total of 73,851 tests, including over 19,251 rapid-antigen in 24 hours as per the data. Whereas 31,761 vaccine doses have been administered to people in a day.The number of containment zones in the city has jumped to 35,924 from 33,749 the previous day.

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India sets another global daily record of 379K new COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI - India set another global record in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, reporting more than 379,000 new infections amid a devastating surge that has overwhelmed the country’s already teetering health system and prompted allies to send help.The reported 379,257 new infections over the past 24 hours puts India’s total reported COVID-19 cases at 18.3 million, second only to the United States. The Health Ministry also reported 3,645 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 204,832. Experts believe both figures are an undercount, but it’s unclear by how much.The country has set a daily global record for seven of the past eight days, with a seven-day moving average of nearly 350,000 infections.

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South Korea inoculates Olympic athletes ahead of Tokyo Games

SEOUL – South Korea began administering fast-track COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday to athletes, coaches and others expected to attend the Tokyo Olympics.

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Piers Morgan urges fans to buy Kate Garraway’s book as she ‘needs our support’ after her ‘family’s year of Covid hell’

PIERS Morgan has urged his fans to buy pal Kate Garraway's book to "support" her after her "family's year of Covid hell". The former Good Morning Britain host, 55, took to Twitter to support the stand-in ITV host and long-term friend who's husband became the longest-suffering coronavirus patient last year.

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Bengal registers record 89 single-day deaths, 17,403 fresh Covid-19 cases

Covid-19 infection and 12,885 patients recovered in 24 hours.With this, the total caseload in West Bengal has surged to 8,10,955. And, the number of active cases in the state has climbed to 1,10,241 active cases.At least 53,724 samples were tested during this period.Separately, the West Bengal government on Thursday wrote to the Centre, seeking supply of at least three crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines for the state-run hospitals.An official told PTI news agency that, "Three crore doses is needed to vaccinate 1.5 crore people in West Bengal in the phase scheduled to start from May 1.

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One more person has died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus

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Carol Klein addresses ‘heartbreaking’ change after Covid battle with husband Neil

coronavirus after falling ill with symptoms last year. At the time, testing was only just being rolled out, but she said it was “pretty clear” she had the virus.

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Partner highlights: Saving lives–helping refugees access health care in Uganda during the COVID-19 lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world like no other crisis in recent history. With funds from Member States and other organizations as well as hundreds of thousands of individuals, who have contributed through the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, WHO is tackling the pandemic on nine dedicated fronts. But we’re not alone. In this series, we explore how our longstanding partner, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is contributing to the fight against the disease.

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FDA revives effort to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it will once again try to ban menthol cigarettes, as well as all flavored cigars — adding that it aims to introduce the regulations in the coming year.The FDA has attempted several times to get rid of menthol but faced pushback from the tobacco industry, members of Congress and competing political interests in both the Obama and Trump administrations.

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Molly-Mae Hague shows off her weight loss in glam new shoot after sticking to her health kick

MOLLY-Mae Hague highlighted her svelte figure today as she shared a behind-the-scenes look at her new Oh Polly campaign on Instagram. The Love Island star, 21, looked sensational as she modelled a pair of high-waisted ripped jeans with several fashion forward tops.

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Couple tie the knot in full PPE after groom tests positive as Covid tears through India

An Indian couple were forced to tie the knot in full PPE - after the groom tested positive for coronavirus.

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Linwood residents thanked after almost 400 people take part in community Covid-19 testing

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensThree-hundred-and-ninety-six people visited the temporary Covid-19 community testing centre at Tweedie Hall between Wednesday 21 April until Tuesday 27 April.The testing drive found no new positive cases in the community.The drop-in testing centre was open to anyone without symptoms of the virus who lived, worked or went to school in Linwood. It was run and staffed by Renfrewshire Council.Chris Dalrymple, the council’s chief environmental health officer, said: “I would like to thank everyone in Linwood who turned up and took a test.“It was great to see a good turnout.

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FDA revives federal effort to ban menthol cigarettes

WASHINGTON – U.S. health regulators are going to try again to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers.

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2 people injured in Ajax shooting

Two people were injured on Wednesday after dozens of bullets rang out at a busy intersection in Ajax. Erica Vella has details.

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AYUSH-64 drug useful in treating mild to moderate COVID-19 cases: AYUSH ministry

NEW DELHI : AYUSH-64, a drug developed for curing malaria in 1980, can be useful for the treatment of asymptomatic, mild and moderate COVID-19 infection cases, the Ministry of AYUSH said on Thursday.Addressing a virtual press conference, Arvind Chopra, director, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, said the trial of the drug in this direction was conducted at three centres.The trial at King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow; Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DMIMS), Wardha; and BMC COVID Centre, Mumbai involved 70 participants in each arm.Chopra, also honorary chief clinical coordinator of the Ministry of AYUSH-CSIR collaboration, said AYUSH-64 as an adjunct to standard of care (SoC) showed significant improvement and

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Russian military says its troops back to bases after buildup

MOSCOW – The Russian military said Thursday that its troops have returned to their permanent bases after concluding massive drills near Ukraine that alarmed Western countries.

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Harper "feels good" after being hit in the face by pitch

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 16: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies in action during an MLB baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park on April 16, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Former PM Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS after recovering from Covid

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LIC books record high profit at Rs37,000 crore from share sales amid covid-19

MUMBAI : India's largest institutional investor, Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC) has booked a whopping Rs37,000 crore profit from share sales in fiscal 2021, the highest ever profit booked by LIC in its 65-year history of operations.During the fiscal 2021, LIC also purchased shares amounting to Rs94,000 crore, which, too, is the highest ever equity purchase by LIC in its history.“We booked maximum profit by churning equity portfolio depending on available opportunities and also to maintain long-term high performing portfolio.

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Uber to recruit 20,000 UK drivers on post-lockdown demand

LONDON – Uber plans to recruit 20,000 more drivers in the United Kingdom to help fill swelling demand for rides as the country's coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease.

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Covid second wave to have bigger impact on leveraged businesses: Ajay Tyagi

NEW DELHI : The past year was not good for the mutual fund industry from the inflows perspective. Ajay Tyagi, executive vice president and equity fund manager at UTI AMC talked to Mint about the outlook of the mutual fund industry, how markets will behave amid the second wave of covid-19 and his philosophy of picking stocks.

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Asian shares, US futures advance after Biden speech

Asian shares rose Thursday and U.S. futures also were higher after President Joe Biden delivered a speech to Congress outlining ambitious plans for jobs- creating spending on early education, child care and other public services.

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LEADING OFF: Harper healing after fastball to face

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Naomi Watts takes beloved rescue pup for walk in New York City after second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

She proudly shared the news of her second dose of COVID-19 vaccine on her Instagram on Tuesday.But on Wednesday, Naomi Watts adhered to CDC guidelines to continue masking up until two weeks after her second shot.The actress took precautions as she walked her beloved pup rescue up in New York City. Fresh air: Naomi Watts was seen walking her beloved rescue pup on Wednesday in New York City after announcing the day earlier she'd received her second dose of COVID-19 vaccineWatts, 52, stepped out in a white t-shirt tucked into high-waisted blue jeans rolled up at the bottom.

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Supreme Court set to hear major school speech case after cheerleader booted from squad over Snapchat post

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case on school speech that could be the most influential on the topic since the famous 1969 case Tinker v. Des Moines.The dispute stems from Snapchat posts by a high school sophomore after she did not make a varsity cheer team.

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Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray to chair meeting on Covid vaccination drive today

(File photo) pic.twitter.com/CBertpEIafAmid the deadly second Covid-19 wave, the Centre has opened vaccination for all above 18 years of age from May 1. It has also allowed state governments and private hospitals to purchase vaccines from manufacturers.

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Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tests positive for Covid-19

Ashok Gehlot informed on Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, a day after his wife was found infected with the virus."I have tested positive for Covid-19. I am asymptomatic and feel fine.

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Peaky Blinders filming grinds to a halt once again after Covid scare

The stop-start filming for the sixth series of hit period crime drama Peaky Blinders hit a snag once again after a crew member reportedly returned a "false positive" test.

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Delaware police officer declared clinically dead after being attacked while responding to fight

Corporal Keith Heacook DELMAR, Del. - A Delaware police officer who was attacked early Sunday while responding to a fight at a housing subdivision in Delmar was declared clinically dead Wednesday.State Police said Cpl. Keith Heacook was declared clinically dead at 12:48 p.m.

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Give unemployed free travel to help them find jobs after pandemic, urges report

Jobseekers should be given free travel passes to help them find work, a report recommends today.

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Community rallies to support Toronto bar owner after break-in

COVID-19 pandemic had her business broken into this week, but Caitlin Burrell says the local community has rallied behind her, offering support and financial assistance.Burrell said she received a call from police Tuesday morning advising that there had been a break-in at her business, the Bluebird Bar, located on Dundas Street just east of Roncesvalles Avenue.“The front door was smashed in and cash was stolen from the premises,” Burrell told Global News. Half of Canada’s dining establishments at risk of shutting down: restaurant association “I think just with this pandemic … I was laughing with other bar owners, it’s like you’re working so hard to lose so much.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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