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Scottish Government announces 5 deaths and 2,999 covid cases in last 24 hours

Scottish Government has reported that 5 people have died from coronavirus and that 2,999 new cases had been identified overnight. It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 7,706.

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Claim that Chinese team hid early SARS-CoV-2 sequences to stymie origin hunt sparks furor

Jon CohenScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.In a world starved for any fresh data to help clarify the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study claiming to have unearthed early sequences of SARS-CoV-2 that were deliberately hidden was bound to ignite a sizzling debate. The unreviewed paper, by evolutionary biologist Jesse Bloom of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, asserts that a team of Chinese researchers sampled viruses from some of the earliest COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China, posted the viral sequences to a widely used U.S.

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Sheriff’s deputy saves choking 1-year-old girl during traffic stop

SANTA FE, N.M. - Dashcam video captured the terrifying moments of a New Mexico sheriff’s deputy quickly acting to save a 1-year-old girl from choking to death.The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department shared a video of the incident reported on June 5 along an interstate in Santa Fe. Deputy Sheriff Patrick Ficke said he noticed a vehicle driving erratically and initiated a traffic stop. The father got out of the vehicle holding the toddler, who he said was not breathing.

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Tamiflu-like drugs face long odds against Covid ‘runaway train’

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B.C. evening weather forecast: June 23

The Wednesday, June 23, 2021 evening weather forecast for Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.

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Pfizer says COVID vaccine highly effective against Delta variant

Jerusalem: The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is highly effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19, a Pfizer official in Israel said on Thursday.

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Neil Lennon and Ian Maxwell in Celtic Covid clash as furious former Parkhead boss blasts 'ridiculous' rules

Neil Lennon as the pair went head-to-head over Celtic's infamous Dubai trip. A total of 16 Parkhead players and staff were told to isolate after being identified as close contacts of Christopher Jullien following a mid-season training break.

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₹58 cr in fines for not wearing masks amid Covid

₹58 crore in fines from people who were found without face masks in public places since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Won't allow Class 12 board exams unless sure of 'no fatality' due to COVID: SC to Andhra govt

₹1 crore is given for the death due to COVID-19 NEW DELHI :

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Single dose of Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccines offer 60% protection: Study

Pfizer or AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine offers around 60 per cent protection against infection from SARS-CoV-2 in adults aged 65 years and above, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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More than 150 employees at Houston hospital who refused to get COVID-19 vaccine have resigned or been fired

HOUSTON (AP) - More than 150 people with Houston Methodist Hospital are out of a job, following an ongoing battle against a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for employees. SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSA total of 153 employees who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have resigned or been fired.

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"He really deserved a better hand in life than what he got": Tragedy of man who took his own life just a month after mental health team said he was no longer an 'urgent priority'

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Easing COVID lockdowns on cases rather than vaccines is risky: Study

coronavirus infections drop, rather than waiting for vaccination rates to rise, risks triggering fresh restrictions and holding back the nation’s recovery, according to Oxford Economics.

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'Fake' IAS man held after TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty duped into attending Covid-19 vaccination drive, getting jabbed

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Covid vaccine for children above 2 years: When will India have one? What AIIMS chief Guleria says

COVID-19 vaccines for them, AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said Bharat Biotech and other companies are doing trials at a very fast pace and hoped that data will lead to approvals so that there is a vaccine for children in the country by September-October.

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Singapore prepares new normal: Covid as a 'recurring, controllable disease'

coronavirus may never go away, but it is possible to live "normally with it in our midst", Singapore’s three ministers of a multi-ministry task force on coronavirus said on Thursday as they outlined plans for the country’s transition to a new normal.

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24-year-old man critical after shooting in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, Del. - A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot in Wilmington.Officials say the shooting happened on the 2300 block of Bowers Street Wednesday, just after 7:30 in the evening.The victim was taken to an area hospital and listed in critical condition.Police say an investigation is ongoing.

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Neighbors express shock after 14-year-old Wilmington boy shot and killed

WILMINGTON, Del. - A neighborhood in Wilmington wants to know who would murder a 14-year-old boy?A peaceful afternoon on the 500 block of 35th Street in Wilmington, shattered by the abrupt and brazen sound of gunfire."A black car pulled up. We heard four or five shots," said a neighbor.A candle marks the spot where 14-year-old Christopher Smith was shot and killed.

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Community comes together to grieve family killed in house fire

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - A community comes together in the face of tragedy after an entire family is killed in a house fire.Central Perkiomen baseball players taking to their field Wednesday night in Schwenksville to remember one of their own, 13-year-old Tyler Norton, along with his parents, Joe and Bernadette Norton. Tyler’s teammates releasing balloons in honor of the family, who were tragically killed in a fire at their 5th Street home in Pottstown, early Monday morning."Great family and you could tell how they raised him, because he was a genuine kid," said a friend of the family, Joseph Allen.

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No new community cases; no cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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How Mumbai is preparing for third COVID wave? explains BMC

Mumbai said it is prepared to face a possible third wave of the coronavirus infection in the city. It further said, required medical facilities have been put in place to deal with a surge in cases.

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Delta coronavirus variant doubling biweekly, now 20% of samples, Fauci says

LOS ANGELES - Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday that the highly transmissible Delta variant has climbed to now account for over 20% of sequenced samples.The variant, first detected in India and now found in over 80 countries, is becoming the dominant strain worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

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What scientists know about new ‘Delta Plus’ variant of concern

Scientists have identified another COVID-19 variant of concern, called Delta Plus. So how dangerous or contagious is this mutation, which is related to the Delta variant? Redmond Shannon reports.

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Hyderabad colleges start COVID vaccination drive for students, staff. Check centres, charges and other details

Telangana lifts coronavirus lockdown restrictions and reopens classes for educational institutes soon, two colleges in Hyderabad have launched special COVID vaccination drive for students, non-teaching staff and faculty.

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These three things are crucial to avoid third wave of Covid-19: AIIMS chief Dr Guleria

ANI, AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said that Covid-19 cases have come down and the mistake of not strictly following COVID protocols, made after the first wave, should not be repeated.

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Delta variant surges among unvaccinated in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - As the U.S.

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US President Joe Biden says he’ll use covid funds to hire cops to curb gun crime

Americans, to fulfill the first responsibility of a government in a democracy: to keep each other safe," Biden said at the White House. “Enough."

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Additional COVID-19 testing sites available in Wellington region

There has been significant demand for COVID-19 testing in the Wellington region. Yesterday there were 6999 tests nationwide of which 2100 were taken in Wellington – five times the number of the day before.

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St. Pete bartender goes viral after using fake receipt to rescue woman from being harassed

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A local bartender has gained internet fame after he came to the rescue of a woman being harassed by another customer.Twitter user Trinity Allie was with her friend at No Vacancy in St.

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Blink-182's Mark Hoppus reveals he has cancer

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 18: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Mark Hoppus of blink-182 performs onstage at the 2020 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO at The Forum on January 18, 2020 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) LOS ANGELES - Blink-182's Mark Hoppus revealed on social media he is battling cancer.The iconic band's bassist and singer said on social media that he has been undergoing chemotherapy for about three months. "It sucks and I'm scared," he said, in-part, on social media.

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RCMP move in on protesters at blockade at N.S-N.B. border

cancellation of more than 100 medical appointments.Mounties advancing. pic.twitter.com/c2hb4BWmdT— Ross Lord (@rlordglobal) June 23, 2021 Protesters shut down N.S.-N.B.

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COVID-19: British Columbia reports 87 new cases, one death

COVID-19 on Wednesday and one additional death.It brought the seven-day average for new cases down to 86, the lowest it has been since last August.In a written statement, B.C. health officials said the number of active cases in the province had fallen to 1,119.There were 109 people in hospital, 41 of whom were in critical or intensive care.

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COVID-19 update, 24 June 2021

COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will provide an update today.

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Castro's 2-run single in 9th rallies Nats past Phils 13-12

PHILADELPHIA - Starlin Castro hit a go-ahead, two-run single off closer Hector Neris in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied three times to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13-12 Wednesday.It was the first game in major league history that featured a grand slam and three-run homer for each team.Josh Bell answered Andrew McCutchen’s slam with one of his own as the Nationals overcame deficits of 5-0, 9-5 and 12-11.Kyle Schwarber hit Washington’s three-run homer and Travis Jankowski had one for Philadelphia.

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American Philosophical Society finds rare copy of Declaration of Independence

OLD CITY - History coming alive in Old City Wednesday, just steps away from the Liberty Bell, where historians found a new link to the Declaration of Independence.The familiar words, expressing the ideals on which the United States was founded. But, with a particular copy of the Declaration of Independence, the American Philosophical Society is making history in Philadelphia."The APS holds one of the rarest Stone Declaration copies anywhere in the world.

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More action needed by province to address Ontario’s large surgical backlog, says Horwath

COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said Wednesday.Horwath held a virtual news conference outside of St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, Ont., where she called on Premier Doug Ford and the province to implement an urgent and fully-funded action plan, and to allocate more funding in the budget toward tackling the issue.“We know that there are literally hundreds of thousands of surgeries that have been delayed.

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Saint John tourism sector holds breath with Nova Scotia travel restrictions

N.S. announces new border restrictions with N.B.

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Wooden board impales windshield after flying off truck on Ohio interstate

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Shocking video captured the terrifying moment when a wooden board flew off of the truck carrying it and impaled the windshield of another car. Kim Awada was traveling on the I-80 in Portage County, Ohio on June 17 when suddenly, the board came hurdling at her car and crashed through her windshield. Miraculously, no one was hurt. Awada’s dashcam video shows the moments leading up to the accident as the wooden board is seen flying in the air after becoming dislodged. The plank board then crashed into Awada’s windshield, almost impaling the passenger sitting inside. Photo of the wooden board that impaled Kim Awada’s car.

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Alpha SARS-CoV-2 variant tied to more severe outcomes

Infection with the Alpha (B117) SARS-CoV-2 variant may pose a heightened risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes, according to two observational studies from England and Denmark published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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WHO uncovers problems at Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at Russia's Ufa plant

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COVID-19: 10 new cases in London-Middlesex; 4 new cases for Elgin Oxford

Ten new cases and no new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in London-Middlesex by health officials Wednesday.It brings the region’s pandemic case total to 12,519, of which 12,237 have resolved, an increase of 11 from the day before.At least 224 local people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died during the pandemic. The most recent death, reported Tuesday, involved a man in his 70s, officials said.At least 58 cases are currently active, the health unit says.So far this month, 272 cases have been reported in London-Middlesex, according to the health unit.The rolling seven-day case average for London-Middlesex (June 15-21) stands at 8.8 while the test positivity rate sits at 1.4 per cent as of the week of June 6.

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NJ money aims to make Atlantic City the national esports hub

Atlantic City, New Jersey ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - New Jersey is investing $200,000 in a center to help Atlantic City and the state become a national hub for the billion-dollar competitive video game industry, known as esports. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Stockton University on Tuesday signed an agreement to establish an esports Innovation Center at the university’s Atlantic City campus. It was the latest manifestation of New Jersey’s interest in being not only a player but a leader in the fast-growing esports industry. Newzoo, a research firm that tracks the industry, projects it will generate $1.08 billion globally this year, an increase of 14.5% over last year.___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest

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Nationals GM Rizzo calls Phillies manager Girardi a 'con artist'

Philadelphia Phillies Manager Joe Girardi PHILADELPHIA - Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo called Joe Girardi a "con artist" a day after Philadelphia’s manager asked umpires to check Max Scherzer for illegal substances during Tuesday night’s game."It’s embarrassing for Girardi, it’s embarrassing for the Phillies, it’s embarrassing for baseball," Rizzo said in a radio interview Wednesday on Washington’s 106.7 The Fan.Scherzer threw his glove and hat to the grass, then stared down Girardi after getting checked for a third time by umpires for sticky stuff in Washington’s 3-2 win.Major league umpires began a crackdown on Monday by regularly examining pitchers for tacky substances that can give them a better grip on the baseball.

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John McAfee, antivirus software creator, found dead in Spanish prison

US anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee gestures as he arrives at the Aurora international airport in Guatemala City on December 12, 2012.

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Biden praises pro athletes Carl Nassib, Kumi Yokoyama for coming out

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden voiced his support this week for two professional athletes who recently announced that they’re part of the LGBTQ community, saying he’s "so proud" of their courage to publicly share their identities. "To Carl Nassib and Kumi Yokoyama — two prominent, inspiring athletes who came out this week: I'm so proud of your courage," Biden wrote on Twitter. "Because of you, countless kids around the world are seeing themselves in a new light today."Nassib, a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raider, came out as gay this week in a lengthy social media post — becoming the first active NFL player to do so. "I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay," the 28-year-old said in a video.

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New Brunswick premier encourages blockade at N.S. border to open

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs addressed an ongoing blockade at the border with Nova Scotia on Wednesday, saying “this isn’t a time to lose control or lose patience or cause disruption,” and encouraged the blockade to open up.

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‘Let’s all pull together’: Manitoba businesses excited to open with latest health orders

Restaurants, bars to open, gathering sizes to increase this weekend under Manitoba reopening plan Rachel van Osch, co-owner of Diversity Hair Studio, told Global News that her phones have been ringing off the hook since the news broke.“It was relieving. It’s been a long seven weeks that we’ve been shut down,” she said.“The phones are going off, it’s just non-stop.

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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

City council to debate expiration of Calgary temporary face covering bylaw

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