JAPAN - After the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made it necessary for individuals across the world to wear a face mask, one Japanese robotics company saw an opportunity for innovation.Donut Robotics created a “smart mask” — a high-tech advancement of the traditional face coverings, that is designed to facilitate communication between people who speak different languages.With the help of an app on one’s smart phone, the C-Face Smart Mask can convert voice speech into text, as well as “type” on messaging apps and even translate speech into eight different languages, the company said on its website.Equipped with a WiFi router, the C-Face mask aims to advance online meetings and help facilitate the world’s transition into a socially distanced.

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Sharon Stone blames non-mask wearers for her sister Kelly's COVID-19 battle

Sharon Stone has blamed her sister Kelly getting coronavirus on non-mask wearers.

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Gov. Kemp issues order extending COVID-19 restrictions, permits limited local mask mandates

ATLANTA - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed an augmented executive order Saturday, giving cities and counties some leeway on mask mandates for the first time.The order renewed existing restrictions on large gatherings, sheltering-in-place orders, and business obligations through August 31.The order does not issue a statewide mask mandate and restricts local governments from issuing mask mandates on private property unless certain requirements are met. Local governments will now be permitted to require individuals to wear face masks on public property. However, a threshold of more than 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people over the last 14 days must be reached in order for municipalities to impose a mask mandate, Gov.

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Sharon Stone condemns ‘non-mask wearers’ for giving ill sister coronavirus

Sharon Stone has said a “non-mask wearer” has given her ill sister Kelly coronavirus and begged others to wear face coverings.

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AAP to make oximeters available in 30k villages to help in Covid fight: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI : To give a boost to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will set up centres for testing saturation of oxygen content in blood in 30,000 villages across the country, its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday.Kejriwal said he has already received a commitment for 30,000 oximeters from people.Oximeters help in measuring the oxygen level and are found to be extremely useful for coronavirus patients who in many cases battle breathlessness due to drop in oxygen level."Already received commitments for 30,000 oxymeters. Am overwhelmed.

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Gov. Kemp issues extends COVID-19 restrictions, permits limited local mask mandates

ATLANTA - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed an augmented executive order Saturday, giving cities and counties some leeway on mask mandates for the first time.The order renewed existing restrictions on large gatherings, sheltering-in-place orders, and business obligations and restrictions through August 31.The order does not issue a statewide mask mandate and restricts local governments from issuing mask mandates on private property unless certain requirements are met. A threshold of more than 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people over the last 14 days must be reached in order for municipalities to impose a mask mandate, Gov.

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Sharon Stone requests people to wear a mask as her younger sister Kelly tests positive for COVID-19

The actress took to Instagram to post a photo of a solitary room with a large yellow tube being fed into it, surrounded by PPE-clad doctors, reports dailymail.co.uk.Revealing Kelly was being treated in the room, Sharon captioned the image: "My sister Kelly, who already has lupus, now has COVID-19. This is her hospital room."One of you Non-Mask wearers did this.

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Former NFL Pro-Bowler identified as victim in triple shooting in northwest Atlanta

ATLANTA - Police said one of the victims of a triple shooting Wednesday in northwest Atlanta was a former NFL Pro-Bowler.Atlanta police said officers responded to the 400 block of Oliver St NW. around 12:46 p.m.

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IT, startups display stability and resilience in covid-hit Kerala

ERNAKULAM : Kerala, which once witnessed large trade union protests against computerisation and digitisation storming its streets, may now have to thank the technology and startup sectors, at a time when nearly all other economic mainstays are failing amid the coronavirus outbreak."They've become a true life support for an economy in dire straits," said G Vijayaraghavan, former chief executive of Technopark, Kerala’s first technology park, and currently president of consultancy firm Venture Management Associates.Going by Vijayaraghavan’s recollection, a small interaction between a Mexican woman and state's then chief minister, unleashed a chain of events that are now helping Kerala.In 1990, on a visit to North America, former Kerala chief

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India's COVID-19 vaccine: When will mass production start and who will get it first?

India's first COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin has been developed by Bharat BioTech, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV). Another vaccine was developed by Zydus Cadila.Meanwhile, Serum Institute of India has received nod to start Phase II and II human clinical trials of vaccine candidate developed by University of Oxford and AstraZeneca in I.

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Miocic retains heavyweight crown with decision over Cormier

LAS VEGAS – Stipe Miocic defeated Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision in a five-round bout Saturday night to win the rubber match in a fantastic trilogy between the fighters and retain his heavyweight championship.Miocic (20-3) swept the scorecards 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 to stake his claim as perhaps the greatest heavyweight in UFC history. Miocic tagged Cormier with a vicious poke to his right eye late in the third round that sent the challenger staggering to his corner.

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Parents of 2-year-old cancer patient speak out after looters ransack Ronald McDonald House in Chicago

CHICAGO - The Chicago Ronald McDonald House, where families of hospitalized children stay, was targeted Sunday night when looters smashed the door and broke windows, preventing a 2-year-old with cancer from leaving, his parents told "Fox & Friends" Friday.Looters smashed windows while families slept at the house, which is near Lurie Children's Hosptial.

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Nurse with coronavirus discharged herself from hospital after patient died next to her

Birmingham Live reported. "I thought: 'I'm coming out alive because my children haven't got anyone else to look after them other than me...

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Toronto protesters face off over city’s strategy on homelessness

COVID-19 pandemic, with each side calling for change but with differing views on how it can be achieved.“I’m here today because I care about safety in the neighbourhood and I care about the shelter residents,” said Jason Appleby, a father of two.He and others on one side of the demonstration called for more focus on community safety after complaints of increases in crime and drug use.“I want my boys to be able to run around in the parks, I want them to be able to play,” he said.“Now I have to worry about needles or pieces of needles that weren’t caught by the people picking them up.”The demonstration follows the opening of a city-run temporary housing program at the Roehampton Hotel on Mount Pleasant Road and Eglinton Avenue, as well as a

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Protesters face off over city’s strategy on homelessness

Demonstrators clashed in midtown Toronto on Saturday, divided over issues surrounding homelessness, after temporary housing opened in the area.

Gov. Kemp issues extends COVID-19 restrictions, blocks local mask mandates on private property

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during a COVID-19 press briefing from the state capitol Thursday, May 21, 2020.

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Turkey feared to be latest country placed on UK quarantine list after huge Covid spike

coronavirus count rose on Saturday to its highest daily level since June.

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Mexico needs 200M coronavirus vaccine shots; officials say doses could start in April

Mexico will need up to 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses, according to a senior government official, and inoculation of its 120 million inhabitants could start as early as April if clinical trials and regulatory approvals for pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca Plc go as planned.In partnership with the governments of Mexico and Argentina, AstraZeneca initially plans to produce 150 million doses in early 2021 and eventually make at least 400 million doses for distribution throughout Latin America.

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Blazers make playoffs, oust Grizzlies with 126-122 victory

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A fourth consecutive down-to-the-wire finish, a fourth consecutive win for the Portland Trail Blazers.They needed all that just to get into the playoffs.Damian Lillard scored 31 points, CJ McCollum had 14 of his 29 in the fourth quarter — including a pair of big jumpers over Ja Morant late — and the Blazers clinched the NBA’s final playoff spot by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 126-122 on Saturday.Portland’s reward: a matchup with the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, starting Tuesday.

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Gov. Kemp issues new executive order extending COVID-19 restrictions

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during a COVID-19 press briefing from the state capitol Thursday, May 21, 2020.

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Here’s what B.C. youth have to say about the province’s coronavirus spike

As British Columbia faces a second wave of the coronavirus, youth in the province are speaking out about how they’re being affected by the pandemic.It comes as new modelling shows that the recent surge in new COVID-19 cases is being driven largely by young adults, aged 20-39 years old. Why one expert says B.C.

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Training camps have a different feel in this age of COVID-19

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – From the antimicrobial mist the Denver Broncos strolled through on their way to the practice fields to the hand-held whistles for masked-up coaches, NFL training camps have a very different look and feel this year.No fans. No Gatorade buckets.

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Fear, language barriers hinder immigrant COVID-19 contact-tracing

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Covid-19 most disruptive event in modern history: Mukesh Ambani

Mumbai: The COVID-19 is the most disruptive event in the modern history and a 'cooperative and collaborative' effort is needed at the global level in the fight against the pandemic, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said during the launch of a book on coronavirus on Saturday.Ambani and his wife Nita e-launched the book via JioMeet - The Corona Virus: What You Need to Know About the Global Pandemic - by three medical experts. The book written by internal medicine specialist Dr Swapneil Parikh, clinical psychologist Maherra Desai, and neuropsychiatrist Dr Rajesh M Parikh, is published by Ebury Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

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Kerala reports highest single day spike of 1608 COVID-19 cases

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Kerala on Saturday reported the highest single day spike of 1,608 COVID-19 cases, including 31 health workers, taking the the tally to 42,885, while seven deaths took the total number of fatalities to 146. The recoveries stood at 803 and there were 14,891 active cases, health Minister K K Shailaja said.Out of these 1,608 cases, 1,409 are through their contacts.

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Voting in Alaska will look different amid pandemic

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Zoos face 'welfare crisis' as animals at risk of culling due to pandemic costs

Britain's zoos need to “significantly raise their standards” a leading charity has urged, claiming they are “a very mixed bag”.

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Final preps underway at Orange County elections office ahead of Tuesday’s primary

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Final preps are underway this weekend at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office as early voting wraps up this weekend.Poll workers and staff were at the elections office Saturday morning preparing for the primary election day on Tuesday. Each clerk in charge of one of the county’s 247 polling places arrived by appointment. They practiced social distancing as they picked up their supplies for their precincts.

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Brits must wear face masks on Canary Island beaches to tackle coronavirus spread

Brits heading to the Canary Islands will have to cover up more than usual, with new rules asserting masks must be worn on the beach.

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Georgia governor expected to allow some municipal mask mandates in renewed executive order

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during a COVID-19 press briefing from the state capitol Thursday, May 21, 2020.

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Police: Woman injured during home invasion in Tioga; suspect sought

TIOGA - Authorities are searching for a suspect after a home invasion Friday night in Tioga sent a woman to the hospital.Police say a man believed to be 5-foot-7 and wearing a face mask entered a residence on the 3300 block of Sydenham Street through an unlocked door.During the incident, investigators say a 42-year-old woman was struck with a gun and suffered minor injuries to her face and hands. According to police, nothing was taken from the home during the incident.

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Parts of SC with mask mandates saw a 46% decline in coronavirus cases compared to areas without rules

FILE - People wearing protective face masks walk along King St. on July 18, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina.

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COMMENTARY: Are mandatory masks politically separating Canadians too?

recent protest in Montréal against mandatory mask usage and anti-mask protests taking place across the United States.The similarities may indicate that the ideological chasm that has defined the American COVID-19 experience is making its way north of the border.The use of masks as a preventive measure against COVID-19 has divided Americans along partisan lines since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first issued its recommendation to wear cloth masks on April 3.

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Officials: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle

LABELLE, Fla. – An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.It's the 14th panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 16 total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.The remains of the 3-year-old female panther were found Wednesday in Hendry County on a rural road near the Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area, wildlife officials said.Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast, but now their habitat mostly is confined to a small region of Florida along the Gulf of Mexico.

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Russia starts production of world's first Covid-19 vaccine: Report

first Covid-19 vaccine, also touted as world's first such vaccine against the novel coronavirus, Russia has now began manufacturing the vaccine, according to a report, citing health ministry."The production of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology has started", the statement said, as reported by Sputnik News.Russia's first coronavirus vaccine is developed jointly by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry.Russia has said the vaccine will be rolled out by the end of this month, according to Reuters.

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Coronavirus cases top 6 million in Latin America, region worst-hit by pandemic

Coronavirus cases in Latin America, the region of the world worst-affected by the pandemic, exceeded 6 million on Friday and continued to accelerate, according to a Reuters tally, as most of its nations begin to relax lockdown measures.The region, which has reported an average of more than 86,000 daily infections of the new coronavirus in the last seven days and more than 2,600 COVID-19 deaths, reached 6,000,005 confirmed cases by Friday evening and 237,360 deaths.That accounts for just under one-third of the world’s total case load and a similar share of reported deaths from the pandemic.The Pan American Health Organization, the regional arm of the World Health Organization, warned this month of an increase in other diseases due to the

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Coronavirus: Flareups across Europe spark mask orders, reimposed restrictions

COVID-19 are disrupting the peak summer vacation season across much of Europe, where authorities in some countries are reimposing restrictions on travelers, closing nightclubs again, banning fireworks displays and expanding mask orders even in chic resort areas.“Unfortunately, this virus doesn’t play ball,” British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told Sky News.The surges have spread alarm across Europe, which suffered mightily during the spring but appeared in recent months to have largely tamed the coronavirus in ways that the U.S., with its vaunted scientific prowess and the extra time to prepare, cannot seem to manage.

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Midtown Village streets open to businesses for outdoor dining

PHILADELPHIA - Midtown Village streets opened for businesses Friday for outdoor dining. Businesses hope the city will allow it to continue each weekend through at least November. "I thought it was really cool," said Jessica Chacon. She and Frank Martin were out picking up food for the evening when they noticed the area of 13th and Walnut closed to traffic but open for outside dining in the street. "I appreciate that Philly would do that because I love eating out, I love brunching and I love just being outside," said Chacon.

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Cardi B Spent This Much Money on Coronavirus Testing For The 'WAP' Music Video

Filming the “WAP” music video was very expensive for Cardi B.

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Minor hockey in Edmonton will return this year, but will look different

The Edmonton Minor Hockey Association has outlined how teams will play this season. To start, there will be more cleaning and no traditional games . Fletcher Kent reports.

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Central Okanagan Teachers’ Union weighs in on back-to-school plans

As officials scramble to pull together a back-to-school plan for a safe September, the local teachers’ union discusses how employees are preparing and their feelings on masks.

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Edmonton mask exemption cards fallout

With 6,000 mask exemption cards circulating around Edmonton, the questions continue about the passes. It an issue that appears to be unique to Alberta’s capital. Vinesh Pratap reports.

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Browns' Mayfield admits he was 'lost' in chaotic 2019 season

BEREA, Ohio – Baker Mayfield knew he needed to drop some weight, and maybe a little of the attitude.If there was anything the Browns' self-assured quarterback learned during a chaotic, losing 2019 season in Cleveland it was that he had to change.“I would say I lost myself not having that success, not finding out what was working,” he said. "I tried different ways of trying to have that success, and I didn’t find it.

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Advocates speak out for trauma-based mask exemptions ahead of Lethrbidge city decision

For Chonita Sims, the upcoming Lethbridge city decision about whether to make masks mandatory in public spaces is a horrifying thought.“It feels like my whole world is closing,” Sims said. “I’m not going to be able to do any shopping, I’m not going to be able to do any dog training.

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Hundreds attend public memorial for Spc. Vanessa Guillen held in Houston

HOUSTON - Hundreds gathered to pay their respects to U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen at a public memorial service on Friday at her alma mater in Houston.The memorial service began at noon at Cesar E.

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US blacks 3 times more likely than whites to get COVID-19

Black Americans are infected with COVID-19 at nearly three times the rate of white Americans, according to a new document from the National Urban League. The report, based on data from Johns Hopkins University, also shows black Americans are twice as likely to die from the virus.

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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Japanese company’s ‘smart’ face mask translates wearer’s speech into 8 different languages

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