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Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster

TAIPEI – Health authorities in Taiwan are quarantining 5,000 people while looking for the source of two new coronavirus cases linked to a hospital.

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Covid-19 pandemic may take four to five years to end: Singapore Minister

Also Read | The Indian-Americans driving Biden’s agenda"At some point of time the pandemic will pass, but it may take four to five years before we finally see the end of the pandemic and the start of a post-COVID normal.

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Tractors bring protests into Indian capital on Republic Day

NEW DELHI – Tens of thousands of farmers drove a convoy of tractors into the Indian capital as the nation celebrated Republic Day on Tuesday in the backdrop of agricultural protests that have grown into a rebellion and rattled the government.

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Dave Chappelle tests positive for COVID-19; shows canceled

AUSTIN, Texas – Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, forcing his upcoming appearances to be canceled, a spokeswoman said.

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Budget 2021: India likely to double health spending next fiscal year

Also Read | The Indian-Americans driving Biden’s agendaThe new healthcare plan is likely to be unveiled on Feb. 1 when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the country's budget for 2020/21.

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Nepal team that scaled K2 receive hero's welcome back home

KATHMANDU – A team of 10 Nepalese climbers who became the first to scale the world’s second-highest peak during the harsh winter season received a hero’s welcome on return home to Nepal on Tuesday.

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Veteran activists campaign for Biden's immigration reform

RENTON, Wash. – Immigrant rights activists energized by a new Democratic administration and majorities on Capitol Hill are gearing up for a fresh political battle to push through a proposed bill from President Joe Biden that would open a pathway to citizenship for up to 11 million people.

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Online education company under fire after some allege they paid for ‘free’ trial

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An online education company is facing scrutiny after multiple reports that people were charged for services despite customers cancelling before the end of a free trial. Tomasia DaSilva reports.

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O’Regan rebuffs calls to impose sanctions on U.S. over Keystone XL cancellation

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Canada’s Natural Resource Minister Seamus O’Regan rebuffed calls to issue sanctions on the United States over President Joe Biden‘s move to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline expansion.

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Biden signs executive order enacting ‘Buy American’ plan

26.01 / 09:19

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday that would enact a “Buy American” regime intended to ensure the country’s workers and companies reap the benefits of government spending.

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26.01 / 08:56

FIVE DEATHS DUE TO ROAD ACCIDENTS IN 24-HOURS

COLOMBO (News 1st): A total of five people including motorcycle riders and pedestrians died in road traffic accidents in a 24-hour window that ended on Tuesday morning (Jan. 26), Sri Lanka Police said.“From 17th to 22nd January 2021, 30 people died in road traffic accidents, while 90 were critically injured; 189 sustained minor injuries,” Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said on Tuesday.According to the accident report, A total of 427 road traffic accidents were reported from 17th to 22nd January 2021, where 119 accidents were ones with vehicle damages.Whilst emphasizing that there is an increasing trend in road traffic accidents in the country, DIG Ajith Rohana said motorists must abide by road rules to prevent road traffic accidents

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26.01 / 08:56

RAMANAYAKE’S PARLIAMENTARY SEAT FINAL DECISION IN FEBRUARY

COLOMBO (News 1st): A decision with regard to the parliamentary seat of MP Ranjan Ramanayake will be taken on the 9th of February, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said.According to the Speaker, a decision in this regard will be taken upon analysing the decisions reached on such instances in the recent past.Samagi Jana Balavegaya MP Ranjan Ramanayake was sentenced to four-years rigorous imprisonment on 12th January, by the Supreme Court for committing contempt of court.

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'THIS IS ME': Rioters flaunt involvement in Capitol siege

26.01 / 08:39

WASHINGTON – These suspects weren't exactly in hiding.

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Biden walking a high wire with Russia ahead of Putin call

26.01 / 08:39

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has been quickly thrown into a high-wire balancing act with Russia as he seeks to toughen his administration’s stance against Vladimir Putin while preserving room for diplomacy in a post-Donald Trump era.

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Biden more bullish on vaccines, open to 1.5M daily shot goal

26.01 / 08:39

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden appeared to boost his goal for coronavirus vaccinations in his first 100 days in office, suggesting the nation could soon be injecting 1.5 million shots on an average per day.

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Provinces sitting on millions in COVID-19 funds for long-term care homes: CCPA

26.01 / 08:31

COVID-19 in long-term care homes, according to a new report.The study published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) on Tuesday found that six out of 10 provinces — Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta — have not been able to access the full amount of federal LTC funds because of that.

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Vancouver couple who lied to get vaccinated sparks anger in remote Yukon community

26.01 / 08:31

A multi-millionaire and his wife are coming under fire for disobeying COVID-19 rules and lying about who they were in order to get vaccinated in a remote Yukon community. Miranda Anthistle reports.

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New York to ease some covid-19 restrictions as cases decline

26.01 / 08:25

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram. Join Mint channel in your Telegram and stay updated with the latest business news.

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India reports 9,102 covid cases in a day, lowest daily rise in over 7 months

26.01 / 08:25

Also Read | The Indian-Americans driving Biden’s agendaIndia had reported a single-day rise of 8,909 cases on June 3 and 103 deaths on May 16.According to the health ministry, 1,03,45,985 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.90 per cent. The case fatality rate stood at 1.44 per cent.There are 1,77,266 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.66 per cent of the total cases reported so far.

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Wright, Ellington lead Pistons over 76ers 119-104

26.01 / 08:15

DETROIT - Delon Wright scored a career-high 28 points and Wayne Ellington had another impressive shooting night for Detroit, leading the Pistons to a 119-104 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.Jerami Grant scored 25 points for the Pistons (4-13), who still have the NBA’s worst record but took advantage of Joel Embiid’s absence. The Philadelphia star was out with back tightness.Detroit acquitted itself well in this two-game mini-series with the 76ers.

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Rookie PG Anthony scores career-best 21 , Magic beat Hornets

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Magic rookie point guard Cole Anthony is getting more comfortable the more he plays in the NBA.

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Casselberry Vice Mayor won’t step down after controversial comments day before Capitol riots

CASSELBERRY, Fla. – The Casselberry City Commission met on Monday to discuss recent controversy involving the City’s Vice Mayor Mark Busch.

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'Historic' snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel

OMAHA, Neb. – A major winter storm blanketed parts of the middle of the country with snow that was forecast to continue into late Tuesday in some areas, disrupting traffic and closing some coronavirus testing sites.

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Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP

WASHINGTON – House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol.

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McConnell backs off Senate filibuster fight with Schumer

WASHINGTON – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell backed off his demand that Senate Democrats preserve the procedural tool known as the filibuster, easing a standoff with new Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as the two negotiated a power-sharing agreement in the closely divided chamber.

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26.01 / 07:51

Drug seizures in Scots jails double during Covid-19 pandemic as 'Zombie Spice' causes havoc behind bars

prisons more than doubled in a year- despite the coronavirus pandemic.Guards confiscated drugs or suspected drugs from prisoners across Scots jails 2,199 times in 2019.But a Freedom of Information request from the Daily Record has revealed that number rocketed to 5,480 last year.In many facilities there has been a rise in psychoactive or suspected psychoactive drugs- often known as 'legal highs'.These include synthetic cannabis type drugs like 'Spice' which is said to be causing havoc behind bars.HMP Addiewell, in West Lothian, recorded just six seizures of psychoactive substances in 2019- and 414 in 2020.In Glasgow's Barlinnie, there were no recorded seizures of the drugs in 2019 and 87 last year.Scottish Conservative shadow justice

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26.01 / 07:43

Vanessa Hudgens posts selfies from Scotland while filming Princess Switch amid pandemic

Her recent posts from abroad have caused somewhat of a stir on social media.Vanessa Hudgens took to Instagram with a series of outdoor selfies on Monday from the country of Scotland.Ever the thrill-seeker, Hudgens, 32, explored the countryside and shared a photo in front of a stone wall that displayed the sign Loch Road. In spite of the pandemic:Vanessa Hudgens took to Instagram with a series of outdoor selfies on Monday from the country of ScotlandVanessa stayed warm underneath a cozy black puffer jacket paired with a creamy long-sleeved sweater.

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26.01 / 07:43

Priyanka Chopra reveals husband Nick Jonas gave up teaching her piano during coronavirus quarantine

Priyanka Chopra revealed during a talk show interview Monday that husband Nick Jonas gave up on teaching her piano during coronavirus quarantine.The 38-year-old actress while appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show remotely from London confirmed to Ellen, 63, that she did try to learn how to play piano.'Oh, I did for a good two days, and then I was like ''I can't''. I'm not coordinated enough to do this.

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Petition calls for school board member to resign following retweet about Dr. Rachel Levine

26.01 / 07:41

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. - A Change.org petition with nearly 2,500 signatures is asking for a member of the Upper Perkiomen School Board to resign over a social post about Dr. Rachel Levine. "I am so enraged," rabbi Jennifer Schlosberg said.

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Lauren Goodger feared 'miscarrying her baby' after suffering Covid-19 symptoms

Lauren Goodger has spoken about the "terrifying" moment she feared that she might miscarry just weeks into her pregnancy.

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PM Modi wishes Mexican President speedy recovery from Covid-19

26.01 / 07:29

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a speedy recovery from the novel coronavirus.In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said: "Concerned to hear about the COVID-19 diagnosis of President @lopezobrador_of Mexico. The people of India join me in wishing him an early and complete recovery."Concerned to hear about the COVID-19 diagnosis of President @lopezobrador_ of Mexico.

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California reveals data used to lift stay-at-home order

26.01 / 07:27

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California’s health department on Monday released to the public previously secret data points used to determine future hospital intensive care unit capacity, the key metric for lifting the state’s coronavirus stay-at-home order.

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City cuts ties with vaccination partner Philly Fighting COVID

26.01 / 07:23

PHILADELPHIA - The city is no longer working with Philly Fighting COVID or providing the vaccine to the organization operating a mass vaccine clinic out of the Convention Center.The announcement came Monday night from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. In fact, the city effective Monday says it has completely cut ties with the organization which launched the site at the convention center just last month.

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Australia marks national day with protests, calming words

26.01 / 07:11

SYDNEY – Government leaders marked a socially distanced Australia Day with calming words Tuesday as protesters denounced celebrations of a day some dub “Invasion Day” because of historical wrongs committed against Indigenous people.

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Keith Baldrey on COVID-19 vaccine shortages in B.C.

Global’s Keith Baldrey has the lastest on serious shortages of the COVID-19 vaccine in B.C. over the next few weeks.

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Canada adds 4,630 new coronavirus cases as global infections near 100M

COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 753,011.To date, the novel coronavirus has claimed 19,238 lives in Canada, with the majority of fatalities occurring in Ontario and Quebec. Coronavirus tracker: how many new cases of COVID-19 in Canada today? However, over 671,000 Canadians have recovered after falling ill, and more than 21.3 million tests for COVID-19 have been administered.In a series of tweets Monday, Canada’s Chief Public Health Minister Dr.

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Biden signs ‘Buy American’ executive order, limiting exceptions for Canada

Joe Biden imposed stringent new made-in-America rules for U.S. government spending Monday, adding a caveat likely troubling to Canada: exceptions to those rules will be allowed only under “very limited circumstances.”Monday’s Buy American executive order was the result of a cornerstone Biden campaign promise, one designed to corral swing-state support among the protectionist, blue-collar voters who elevated Donald Trump to the White House in 2016.

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Montreal-based mental performance coach says finding ways to adapt can help during pandemic

COVID-19.Jean Francois Menard is a mental performance coach, working with athletes, executives, pop stars, surgeons, and just about anyone who wants to improve their mental game. When it comes to dealing with the stress of the pandemic, his view is simple.“It is what it is, not what it’s supposed to be,” Menard said.Professional snowboarder Max Parrot has confronted that reality while preparing for an unusual season of competition.

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LeBron scores 46, Lakers beat Cavs to stay perfect on road

CLEVELAND – LeBron James went on tear in the fourth quarter on his former home court, scoring 23 of his 46 points to keep the Los Angeles Lakers unbeaten on the road with a 115-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.

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Nuggets' Murray tossed after hitting Mavs' Hardaway in groin

DALLAS – Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was ejected after what appeared to be an intentional shot to the groin area of Dallas' Tim Hardaway Jr. in the second half of their game Monday night.

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Florida now has 92 cases of COVID-19 variant

Florida now has 92 cases of the COVID-19 variant, according to the CDC.

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Lawyer group: Trump adds ex-prosecutor to impeachment team

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Donald Trump is adding another South Carolina attorney to his impeachment legal team, according to a trial lawyer group in the state.

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26.01 / 06:57

News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 25, 2021

Office of the Governor:State of the State Address Focuses on COVID-19 and RecoveryReiterating the need for everyone in Hawai‘i to be personally responsible and to practice the three W’s of COVID-19 safety (wear a mask, wash your hands, watch your distance), Gov. Ige’s 2021 State of the State address recounted the difficulties of the past year and the challenges that lie ahead for the state.“Twelve months ago, we met for what promised to be a bright and promising year…literally overnight our expectations were crushed by COVID-19,” Gov.

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Police: Sledgehammer bandits hitting convenience stores across the area

26.01 / 06:49

PHILADELPHIA - A crew is hitting convenience stores in the city, Montgomery, and Bucks counties. The suspects use a sledgehammer to bust open gaming machines to get cash out.On Friday night, three men entered the food mart at a Broad Street gas station and headed straight for the gaming machines at the back.

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Ghost kitchens popping up nationwide amid COVID-19 pandemic

26.01 / 06:49

PHILADELPHIA - Have you heard of a ghost kitchen? They’re basically professional kitchens set up for delivery only and have been taking off across the country for months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some say it’s hurting the restaurant industry right now, while others say it’s a lifeline to survive. If you've placed an order from a food delivery service recently your meal may not have been cooked inside a restaurant at all. There's a good chance it was prepared in a ghost kitchen, no dining room, with delivery only. "In the middle of North Philly, it's a warehouse full of kitchens and I happen to be one of them," Ruben Harley, chef at Big Rube Kitchen, said.He was planning on opening up a restaurant when COVID hit.

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CEO who jumped covid vaccine line loses job

26.01 / 06:29

Also Read | The Indian-Americans driving Biden’s agendaThe couple arrived in Whitehorse, Yukon’s capital city, on Jan. 19 and traveled to the community of Beaver Creek two days later, violating a 14-day self-isolation rule, Cameron said.

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