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Amazon ordered to close Canadian facility due to rising Covid-19 cases

Amazon.com Inc. has been ordered to close a facility outside Toronto for two weeks as public health officials worry about rising Covid-19 cases inside the complex.While the rate of Covid-19 infection has been falling in the Peel region in the past few weeks, the rate inside the Brampton, Ontario, fulfillment center “has been increasing significantly," the local health authority said Friday in a statement.

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No. 11 Kansas withdraws from Big 12 tourney due to COVID-19

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas withdrew from the Big 12 Tournament on Friday after a positive COVID-19 test within the men's basketball program, becoming the third major team to have its conference postseason come to an end beceause of the coronavirus.

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Could solitary confinement on Rikers Island be laid to rest?

NEW YORK – Even with Rikers Island under renewed scrutiny for prisoner neglect and abuses, a transgender prisoner named Layleen Polanco died there in a tragic way — from an epileptic seizure, alone in a dingy cell.

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New Smyrna Beach tag and title office temporarily closed due to COVID-19 case

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – The New Smyrna Beach tag and title office will be closed through the weekend after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

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Traffic alert: SR-528 detours due to Brightline construction project

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – As crews install a Brightline rail under State Road 528 in Brevard County, some lanes closures and detours will be in effect for about two weeks.

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Another Maharashtra district imposes two-day curfew amid Covid-19 surge

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Maharashtra reports highest single-day spike this year, adds over 15,800 Covid cases

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Saskatchewan’s new online COVID-19 vaccine booking system launches

Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 vaccine booking system went live Thursday morning and it is already expanding.

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How Greater Manchester's latest coronavirus infection rates compare with rest of England

direct to your inbox Figures show how Greater Manchester's ten boroughs compare to the rest of England on coronavirus infection rates.

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Some with Down syndrome unable to get COVID-19 vaccine despite being 10 times more likely to die

LOS ANGELES - Recent studies show that adults with Down syndrome are at a higher risk of hospitalization of death from COVID-19. Despite these individuals being more vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, in some U.S.

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Delhi logs over 400 new Covid-19 cases second day in a row

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Maharashtra: 700 people attend wedding flouting Covid norms, organisers booked

Maharashtra government has imposed several restrictions in view of the spiking Covid-19 cases, organisers of a wedding have been booked after around 700 people gathered at a function in Thane district's Kalyan.The event, held on 10 March, was in gross violation of the Covid-19 precautionary norms that allow only 50 people to gather for a function, civic authorities said. The attendants were found without masks and not maintaining physical distancing.

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Asian shares mixed after stimulus lifts Dow, S&P to records

BANGKOK – Stocks were mixed in Asia on Friday after broad gains lifted several major indexes to all-time highs on Wall Street.

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The Latest: India reports biggest day jump in months

NEW DELHI — India has registered its worst single-day jump in coronavirus cases since late December with 23,285.

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Maharashtra: MPSC exams postponed due to Covid surge to be held on 21 March

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Prince William: ‘We are very much not a racist family’

The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, is speaking out for the first time since Prince Harry and Meghan’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. Crystal Goomansingh reports.

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Court hearing due for Associated Press reporter in Myanmar

YANGON – A court in Myanmar is scheduled to hold a hearing on Friday for an Associated Press journalist detained while covering demonstrations against the military's seizure of power last month. He is facing a charge that could send him to prison for three years.

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China ended vaccine partnership due to politics, Canadian researcher says

vaccine researcher says he believes that Chinese political machinations ended a vaccine partnership last summer.Dr. Scott Halperin, the director of the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology, made the accusation Thursday to the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations.The partnership was originally planned to be between China’s CanSino Biologics and the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.

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West Bengal: Two die after receiving Covid-19 vaccines, probe on

West Bengal allegedly after being administered Covid-19 vaccine doses, prompting the state's health department to launch a probe, reported news agency PTI."Two deaths occurred in North Bengal districts on March 8 and March 9 after they were inoculated with the Covishield vaccine.

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Alberta health minister marks COVID-19 Day of Remembrance

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro issues a statement on the COVID-19 Day of Remembrance.

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‘To serve and protect and that’s exactly what he does,’ Parent thanks SRO for positive influence

Just inside the gates of Mollie Ray Elementary, Orange County Deputy Brian Jensen parks his patrol vehicle. “Making a Difference” is painted on the side.

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Ontario’s top doctor acknowledges National Day of Observance marking 1 year of pandemic

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams on Thursday commemorated the National Day of Observance, which acknowledges one year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and worldwide.

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Sobeys says request to use personal information of COVID-19 vaccine recipients was a mistake

COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians are also facing questionable demands on their personal information.The grocery giant Sobeys has been inviting people to register online for vaccinations at company-owned pharmacies across Canada, operating as Sobeys, Safeway, Lawtons, Thrifty Foods, FreshCo and Foodland.

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Garland vows return to 'normal' Justice Dept. on 1st day

WASHINGTON – Taking the reins at the Justice Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland sought Thursday to assure career staffers that he would prioritize restoring the department’s reputation for political independence and ensuring equal justice after a tumultuous four years under former President Donald Trump.

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Japan marks 10 years since earthquake triggered tsunami and nuclear crisis

TOKYO (AP) - Japan fell quiet at 2:46 p.m. Thursday to mark the minute that an earthquake began 10 years ago, setting off a tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated the country’s northeast coast in a disaster that one survivor said he fears people are beginning to forget.Carrying bouquets of flowers, many walked to the seaside or visited graves to pray for relatives and friends washed away by the water.

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‘Not a racist family’: Prince William responds to Meghan and Harry interview

Prince William said on Thursday that Britain’s royals were “very much not a racist family” after Meghan, wife of his younger brother Prince Harry, told Oprah during an interview that before giving birth, there was a conversation with unnamed family members about how dark their son Archie’s skin might be.

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‘We’re not racist’: Prince William responds to Meghan Markle, Prince Harry interview

Prince William said on Thursday that Britain’s royals were not racist after Meghan Markle, wife of his younger brother Harry, said one unnamed member of the family had asked how dark their son Archie’s skin might be.The revelation emerged during an explosive tell-all interview Harry, 36, and Markle, 39, gave to Oprah Winfrey which was aired on Sunday, plunging the British monarchy into its biggest crisis since the 1997 death of Princess Diana, William and Harry’s mother.

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Maharashtra reports over 14,000 new Covid-19 cases, highest single-day spike this year

Maharashtra continued to record a massive spike in daily Covid-19 cases as the state added over 14,000 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the daily health bulletin.With a total of 14,317 new Covid-19 cases reported today, the state's tally rises to 22,66,374.

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Coronavirus: Public Health Scotland with today's update on 7-day infection rate as new region worst affected

Scottish Government as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing with 591 new cases confirmed. In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Stirling has the new highest infection rate in the country at 136.9 as of Wednesday, March 10.The second-highest is Clackmannanshire which has a rate of 133.9 with Glasgow City (114.8) moving up to become third-highest.

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10 years later, videos of the Japan tsunami are still just as haunting

Thursday marks 10 years since Japan suffered a devastating tsunami, which followed right behind a massive magnitude-9.0 earthquake.

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Saskatchewan’s new online COVID-19 vaccine booking system to launch March 11

Saskatchewan is on the brink of launching its COVID-19 vaccine booking system, with officials providing details on when will it will start rolling out and who will have access.

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Halifax wheelchair user ‘trapped’ in apartment due to 15-day-long elevator repair

Waiting list ‘abyss’ in N.S. for care and housing of people with disabilities: doctor Now, his mother says it’s having an impact on his physical and mental health.“I understand that probably in the last year with COVID, a lot of people have been stuck in their house.

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Prince William: British royals are 'very much not a racist family'

LONDON (AP) - Prince William defended Britain's monarchy Thursday against accusations of bigotry made by his brother, Prince Harry, and sister-in-law, Meghan, insisting the family is not racist.In comments made during a visit to an east London school, William became the first royal to directly address the explosive interview broadcast Sunday in the U.S.

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‘Very much not a racist family:’ Prince William responds to claims made by his brother and Meghan

LONDON – Prince William on Thursday defended Britain's royal family against accusations of racism made by his brother Prince Harry and sister-in-law Meghan, saying the royals are “very much not a racist family.”

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Toronto Raptors still missing 5 players due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols

Raptor.On a night the Raptors announced more bad news — the continued absence of Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, and two other players because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols — that was one small glimmer of good.Although Lowry, whose been mentioned in trade rumours ahead of the March 25 deadline, was non-committal about his immediate future.“Let me say this: I will retire as a Toronto Raptor. That, if I’m here, I will retire as a Toronto Raptor.

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Turkey detains 13 for 'insulting' Erdogan on Women's Day

ANKARA – Turkish police have detained 13 people who participated in a Women’s Day march for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officials and news reports said Thursday.

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Maharashtra: As single-day Covid cases top 13,000, these cities, districts impose lockdown, fresh curbs. Details here

strict lockdown measures in some parts of the state to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.60-year-old Thackeray was speaking after receiving the first shot of the vaccine against Covid-19 at the government-run J J Hospital in Mumbai.Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 13,659 new coronavirus cases, the highest one-day spike this year, which took the state's caseload to 22,52,057.The state has so far reported 52,610 deaths due to the disease, as per official data.Here are the steps taken by the Maharashtra govt to tackle the rise in Covid cases:NagpurA "strict lockdown" will be enforced in Nagpur from 15 to 21 March in view of a spike in cases of coronavirus, district guardian minister Nitin Raut announced today.The district has been

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Lorraine Kelly told she 'was going to die' by trolls after getting Covid vaccine

Lorraine Kelly has hit out at online trolls who targeted her with horrible messages after she revealed she'd had the coronavirus vaccination.The 61-year-old presenter was back on our screens on Thursday morning and discussed the latest Covid news at the start of her ITV talk show with Dr Hilary Jones.While chatting about the vaccination, Lorraine went on to share her experience when she got the jab last week.She explained: "I got it. It's just so quick and so easy.

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Danforth pharmacy accommodates walk-ins on first day of vaccine rollout

Select pharmacy locations administered their first vaccines Wednesday and at one location on the Danforth, eligible people were able to walk right in and get a shot. Miranda Anthistle has the details.

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COVID-19: New outbreak at Ridge Meadows Hospital; Surrey school closes due to exposure

COVID-19 outbreak at Ridge Meadows Hospital, as another school announced a closure due to coronavirus exposure.Fraser Health said it declared the outbreak after evidence of transmission in a medicine unit. B.C.

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COVID-19: Over 11,000 eligible Albertans book AstraZeneca vaccines on 1st day of eligibility

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says Alberta saw a high demand for the AstraZenca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, the first day of eligibility.

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Saskatchewan announces online booking system for COVID-19 vaccine

Saskatchewan’s health minister Paul Merriman announced Wednesday that the province was rolling out its new COVID-19 vaccine online booking system. Starting at 8 a.m.

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Another 11 people die in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus

direct to your inboxAnother 11 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's coronavirus hospital death toll has now reached 5,699, the latest NHS figures show.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust recorded three new deaths each.Elsewhere, two more deaths were confirmed by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: the organisation in charge of the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) and Wythenshawe Hospital.Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust recorded one more death respectively.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your

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'Healthy' Prescott signs richest contract in Cowboys history

Dak Prescott walked briskly and bounced up the couple of steps onto the stage for the announcement of the richest contract in the storied history of the Dallas Cowboys for their latest star quarterback.

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