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LOVE Island's latest sizzling line-up have only just stepped foot in South Africa - yet one contestant has broken a huge show rule. Viewers gushed over new host Maya Jama, 28, as she met the unlucky-in-love singletons in the lavish villa.

Countries are making gains against liver disease through hepatitis B vaccination. Above, newly vaccinated triplets in Kyrgyzstan © WHO/Almaz Zhumaliev

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will represent India in the 76th World Health Assembly at Geneva, Switzerland to be held from May 21-30, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. In resonance with India’s commitment to a healthier world, the Union health minister will deliver keynote address at side events for ‘Heal in India and Heal by India’, as well as ‘Together we fight against TB’ reiterating India’s contribution in the field of Medical Value Travel and India’s resolve to eliminate Tuberculosis from India by 2025.

A panel of global health experts will meet today to decide if Covid-19 is still an emergency under the World Health Organization's rules, a status that helps maintain international focus on the pandemic.

Carol Vorderman, 62, told her 332,000 Instagram followers that she has been forced to cancel her plans tomorrow due to poor health. The I'm A Celeb South Africa star explained she was feeling "sweaty and full of temperature" as she connected with her fans via Instagram live. The BBC Wales presenter asked fans to "excuse her" as she continued to cough throughout the video, admitting: "I'm not a well girl tonight".

Shaun Ryder appeared to surprise his I'm A Celebrity... South Africa campmates when he shared the real reason for wearing sunglasses when night fell on their first night in camp.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC requested the Colombo-based diplomatic corps to review their travel advisories imposed on Sri Lanka.He said that lifting the advisories would reflect the stability in the country which would further encourage tourist influx.Minister Ali Sabry convened a briefing on current developments in Sri Lanka for the Colombo-based diplomatic corps on Monday, 10 April 2023.The Minister thanked the international community for the support extended to Sri Lanka towards economic recovery and briefed on progress made in this regard. The Minister also highlighted initiatives taken by the government for reconciliation including the convening of the All-Party Conference by the President in December 2022 and January 2023 and the appointment of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Reconciliation chaired by the President. He also briefed on the government’s position on the 13th Amendment and the proposed counter-terrorism legislation. He provided an update on ongoing efforts to set up a Truth and Reconciliation mechanism, and thanked the Government of South Africa for facilitating a working visit in March to study the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).President’s Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayaka briefed on developments related to the government’s structural reform process in the context of IMF, World Bank and ADB programmes, and highlighted the measures taken, inter alia, towards debt sustainability, fiscal oversight, social protection for the vulnerable segments, good governance and addressing corruption.Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane outlined Sri Lanka’s continued engagement with the UN mechanisms including Sri Lanka’s recent participation in the 4th Cycle of the

In a stunning display of skill and teamwork, Team Sri Lanka emerged as champions in the Grand Final of the Oldham Cup 2023, beating out Team South Africa in a decisive 7-0 victory. The competition, which brought together some of the best speakers from around the world, was a showcase of eloquence, wit, and passion, however it was team Sri Lanka who stole the show, with three of their speakers ranking among the top five.The team was led by coach Viren Beruwalage and Captain Chanidu Ratnayake who expressed their gratitude to South Africa for their sportsmanship and for making the final match a memorable one.

Stacey, 33, typed alongside the heart-melting image. "He is recovering in bed! So this morning I am going to pop over to nanny's and hopefully grab a cuppa," alongside a crying laughing face and prayer emoji. She added: "Happy Sunday.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry is on a working visit to South Africa from 21-25 March 2023 at the invitation of Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Dr. Naledi Pandoor.  Minister Sabry is accompanied by Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Dr.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 04: Costa Titch at the memorial service of Rikhado Muziwendlovu Chifaro Makhado, better known as Riky Rick at Wanderers Cricket Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ricy Rick (34) passed away in Rapper Costa Titch, 28, died this weekend after collapsing at a Johannesburg music festival Saturday, according to an Instagram statement by his family.

People who get Covid after being vaccinated three times tend to display similar symptoms, medical experts have discovered.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – South African President CyrilRamaphosa visited Sri Lanka on Wednesday (16) night for a short stay.He arrived in Sri Lanka during his return to South Africa after attending the G20 Summit in Indonesia.The South African President met his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Katunayake Air Force base for discussions on bilateral issues.Reports said that Sri Lanka hosted a birthday celebration for the South African President.Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa:Cyril Ramaphosa was born in Soweto on 17 November 1952.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka, India and several other countries abstained from voting on a draft resolution approved by the UN General Assembly that recognised that Russia must be responsible for making reparations to Ukraine.The draft resolution, ‘Furtherance of remedy and reparation for aggression against Ukraine’, introduced by Ukraine, was adopted on Monday (14) in the 193-member UN General Assembly by a recorded vote of 94 in favour, 14 against and 73 abstentions, including by India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka.Those voting against the resolution were Belarus, China, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Russia and Syria.General Assembly resolutions are non-binding, but they carry political weight.The resolution, co-sponsored by nearly 50 nations, recognised that Russia “must be held to account for any violations of international law in or against Ukraine, including its aggression in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as any violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and that it must bear the legal consequences of all of its internationally wrongful acts, including making reparation for the injury, including any damage, caused by such acts.” In March, 141 members of the General Assembly voted to denounce Russia’s invasion, and 143 in October voted to condemn Moscow’s attempted annexation of parts of Ukraine. India had also abstained on those two votes.

 ICC – Top emerging talent will be heading to Sri Lanka in 2024 for the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, as the ICC Board announced host countries for U19 events between 2024 and 2027.Zimbabwe and Namibia, Malaysia and Thailand, and Bangladesh and Nepal are also set to host ICC U19 events between 2024 and 2027, after the ICC Board approved the plans.The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 will be hosted by Sri Lanka while the 2026 edition will be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia. The ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 will be held in Malaysia and Thailand, and the 2027 event will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal.Cricket World Cup qualification pathwaysThe qualification pathway for the 14-team ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 was also confirmed with 10 teams set to gain automatic qualification. These 10 teams will include South Africa and Zimbabwe as Full Member hosts, and the next eight highest-ranked teams on the ICC MRF Tyres ODI Rankings on a date to be confirmed. The remaining four teams will qualify through the ICC CWC Global Qualifier series.The qualification pathway for the 10-team ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 was also approved. Eight teams will automatically qualify for the event, including the top three teams from each group at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, the host Bangladesh (if not in the top three of Group 1) and the next highest ranked teams on the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Rankings on 27 February 2023.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said that 60,000 MT of coal was imported to the country on Thursday (10) and unloading will take place on Friday (11).CEB Spokesperson Andrew Navamuni said the shipment of coal was from South Africa and so far three coal shipments have reached the country in recent weeks.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that a vessel carrying 60,000 MT of coal is scheduled to reach the country on Tuesday (1).The relevant coal vessel is arriving from South Africa.

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COLOMBO (News 1st) – South Asia's fastest man & Commonwealth Bronze Medalist Yupun Abeykoon returned to Sri Lanka on Tuesday (18) morning.Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon won Bronze in the Men's 100m at the Commonwealth Games, clocking a time of 10.14 seconds. The first Asian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the event, Abeykoon was only 0.01 seconds behind Olympic Games finalist Akani Simbine of South Africa who took SilverHe is currently ranked 20th in the world rankings, and this is the first time he visited Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games.Speaking to reporters Abeykoon said he was pleased to renew many recorded this years, and it also in talks with the Sports Minister to improve Sri Lankan Athletics to a professional sport.

TV favourites Ant and Dec have taken to Twitter to share a joke with fans after falling ill with Covid-19. Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly posted a joint message on their official Ant&Dec account with a picture of their positive tests.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA said Tuesday in announcing the results of its save-the-world test.The space agency attempted the first test of its kind two weeks ago to see if in the future a killer rock could be nudged out of Earth’s way."This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said during a briefing at NASA headquarters in Washington.The Dart spacecraft carved a crater into the asteroid Dimorphos on Sept. 26, hurling debris out into space and creating a cometlike trail of dust and rubble stretching several thousand miles (kilometers).

FILE - Pod of killer whales. (Francois Gohier/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)A research and conservation team based in South Africa claims it has captured the first detailed video evidence of orcas, also known as killer whales, hunting white sharks, according to a recent study. Drone and helicopter footage posted to Sea Search Research & Conservation’s YouTube channel shows clips from May 2022, which captured a pod of five killer whales in Mossel Bay, South Africa, actively hunting and eventually killing a white shark. "This behavior has never been witnessed in detail before, and certainly never from the air," said lead author Alison Towner, a senior shark scientist at Marine Dynamics Academy in Gansbaai, South Africa, in a news release. The footage only shows one hunting event but scientists believe at least three white sharks were killed. While killer whales have been observed hunting other shark species in the wild, this is the first time they were witnessed hunting white sharks in the Mossel Bay area, the news release continued.The study also highlighted the evasive tactics the white sharks took in order to avoid predation, also known as their flight response, which has never been observed before.

In its latest weekly update on the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that global COVID-19 cases declined 6% last week compared to the previous week, though the pace of activity increased in the European region, which experienced an 8% rise compared to the week before.Of more than 2.9 million cases reported to the WHO l

Team India's pacer Mohammed Shami's T20I comeback will be delayed and has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 series against Australia starting from this week. The pacer was ruled out after he was detected being positive for Covid-19. Mohammed Shami will be replaced by another veteran pacer 35-year-old Umesh Yadav, who played last of his seven T20Is about more than three years ago against Australia is back in the scheme of things, having recovered from a quadriceps injury.

...#JusticeWorldTourIndia #JusticeWorldTourIndiaUpdate pic.twitter.com/I3MmNgSfxe Justin Bieber's shows in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Bahrain, the UAE and Israel were also cancelled along with that in India. Earlier this year in June, the 28-year-old shared with the world that he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

Katie Price's brand new documentary discussing her mental health and past traumas has allowed her to heal and move past the incidents.

Katie Price has told pals she is desperate to put the years of turmoil behind her and “finally move on” after bravely opening up about her mental health in her new documentary, Katie Price: Trauma And Me. In the Channel 4 show, which aired last week, Katie, 44, spoke about the moments leading up to her drink-driving crash last year, following which she narrowly avoided jail and was handed a 16-week suspended sentence and two-year driving ban. She also bravely discussed a suicide attempt and how she lives with PTSD.

COVID variants from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) noted that during the week beginning August 14, BA.4.6 accounted for 3.3 per cent of samples in the UK. Similarly, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, BA.4.6 now accounts for more than 9 per cent of recent cases across the US. The variant has also been identified in several other countries around the world.

COLOMBO (News 1st); An Iranian and a Somali national who attempted to leave the country using fake passports have been arrested by immigration officials.The immigration officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport have arrested the two nationals, in their attempt to leave the country to go to France and South Africa.The immigration officials had inspected their passports over suspicion of being fake, and have subsequently arrested the two suspects.The suspects were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.

Worldwide, about 10.5 million children may have lost parents or caregivers to COVID-19 and 7.5 million were orphaned, according to new study that estimated excess mortality using World Health Organization (WHO) data.

FILE - Charlbi Dean attends Netflix's "Spiderhead" New York Screening at Paris Theater on June 15, 2022 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in "Triangle of Sadness," which won this year's top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32.Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said Tuesday.Dean also had a recurring role as the assassin Syonide on the DC Comics television series "Black Lightning," which aired on the CW from 2018 to 2021.She was born Charlbi Dean Kriek in Cape Town, where she was also raised.Dean began modeling as a child, making frequent appearances on fashion runways and magazine covers in the decades that followed.She survived a near-fatal car accident in 2009.She made her acting debut in the 2010 film "Spud," an adaptation of a popular South African novel about a boys' boarding school starring Troye Sivan and John Cleese.

Covid-19 infection and severity, including hospitalisation and death. Interestingly, the study suggests that a weekly tally of 150 minutes of moderate intensity, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity, physical activity seems to afford the best protection.

Moderna. The bivalent vaccine is designed to protect people from the original strain of COVID-19 and the original strain of the most dominant form of Covid, Omicron, specifically Omicron BA. 1.

ICC: The upcoming cycle of the ICCs Future Tours Program features five major ICC events, starting with the Cricket World Cup next year in India.West Indies and the USA will host the T20 World Cup in 2024, which will be followed by the return of the Champions Trophy in 2025 to be hosted by Pakistan.India and Sri Lanka will jointly host the T20 World Cup in 2026 and the FTP cycle will be rounded off by the Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in 2027.The 12 Full Members of the ICC will play more international cricket across each of the three formats in the next Future Tours Program (FTP) cycle. The FTP outlines the international cricket calendar, including ICC events and bilateral international series.The 12 Members will play a total of 777 international matches – 173 Tests, 281 ODIs and 323 T20Is – in the 2023-2027 FTP cycle compared to the 694 in the current one.This includes the next two cycles of the ICC Men’s World Test Championship, multiple ICC events and a host of bilateral as well as tri-series action.ICC GM of Cricket Wasim Khan said: “I’d like to thank our Members for the effort that has gone into creating this FTP for the next four years.

₹665 crore in the health insurer by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). The transaction valued Aditya Birla Health Insurance at around ₹6,650 crore, according to a company statement. Aditya Birla Health Insurance is a 51:49 joint venture between Aditya Birla Capital and Momentum Metropolitan Strategic Investments (Pty) Ltd, a unit of South Africa’s Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Ltd.

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Omicron BA. 4 and BA. 5 both originated, as did the original version of Omicron, in South Africa.

The orca bites the shark around its liver, with a cloud of blood pooling out into the green-tinted water.Part of South Africa-based marine biologist Alison Towner's long-term work with great whites, the clip shares what she wrote on her Instagram is "one of the most incredible pieces of natural history ever captured on film."SHARK ATTACKS: EXPERT SHARES FACTS ABOUT THE OCEAN PREDATOR AMID UPTICK IN SIGHTINGSThree killer whales hunt a nine-foot great white shark (Credit: Discovery's Shark Week) In an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast, the scientist said she had been studying the movement ecology of great white sharks for 15 years. While Towner noted that Mossel Bay had noticed great whites disappearing, this is "the world's first drone footage of killer whales predating on a white shark."The moment the three killer whales attack (Credit: Discovery's Shark Week) "It's the first time in South Africa it's ever been documented as direct evidence," she said. WITH SHARK SIGHTINGS ON THE RISE ON EAST COAST, SCIENTISTS THEORIZE CONSERVATION EFFORTS MAY PLAY A ROLEResearchers, she told the outlet, had evidence for killer whale attacks on white sharks before and data had revealed a change in the orcas' cycling habits. Two of the killer whales hunting the shark (Credit: Discovery's Shark Week) Towner's article published in the African Journal of Marine Science tackles the subject more in-depth.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"The reality is, their movement has been very much messed up by the increased risk of killer whale predation and now the total of dead white sharks has climbed to [eight] and one more bronze whaler shark, since this paper was submitted," Towner wrote on Instagram.

JOHANNESBURG - A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years.Called the "Lulo Rose," the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine, the mine's owner, the Lucapa Diamond Company, announced Wednesday on its website.The Lulo mine has already produced the two largest diamonds ever found in Angola, including a 404-carat clear diamond.The pink gemstone is the fifth-largest diamond found at the mine where 27 diamonds of 100 carats or more have been found, according to Lucapa, which is based in Australia.Historic 170-carat pink diamond recovered from Lulo, Angola. (Credit: Lucapa Diamond Company) The pink diamond will be sold by international tender by the Angolan state diamond marketing company, Sodiam.

What is a PHEIC? The conditions which must be met are set out under the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR) -- the legal framework defining countries' rights and obligations in handling public health events that could cross borders. A PHEIC is defined in the regulations as "an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other states through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response".

Methanol, a toxic form of alcohol that is often used as a solvent, pesticide or fuel, may be the cause of the death of 21 teenagers at a bar in East London, South Africa last month.

Baby.” The 28-year-old heartthrob will resume his “Justice” world tour after he postponed a month’s worth of shows to recover from facial paralysis, both AEG and the verified Twitter account Bieber Fever announced Tuesday. Starting with the Lucca Festival in Italy on July 31, the Biebs will complete a run of European festivals, then play shows “All Around The World” in South America, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

A general view of empty coffins used in a symbolic mass memorial service in East London on July 6, 2022, after 21 people, mostly teens, died in unclear circumstances at a township tavern last month, in an incident that shocked South Africa. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images) JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month.Methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine whether the levels of the toxic chemical were enough to have killed them."Methanol has been detected in all the 21 individuals that were there, however there is still progressive analysis of the quantitative levels of methanol and whether it could have been the final cause of death," Dr.

Omicron BA.5 variant, people are complaining of night sweats. “One extra symptom from BA.5 I saw this morning is night sweats," Professor Luke O’Neill from Trinity College Dublin told an Irish radio station earlier this week, the Independent reported.  Responding to the query that why people are seeing new symptoms, Prof O’Neill said, “The disease is slightly different because the virus has changed." He added, “There is some immunity to it - obviously with the T-cells and so on - and that mix of your immune system and the virus being slightly different might give rise to a slightly different diease, strangely enough night sweats being a feature.

coronavirus vaccines. In a recent report, the Mayo Clinic said that the strain is "hypercontagious" and is contributing to increases in hospitalisations and ICU admissions.

RISING CASE NUMBERS BA.5 is not new. It was first identified in January and is being tracked by the WHO since April. A sister variant of the Omicron strain that has been dominant worldwide since the end of 2021, BA.5 has already caused spikes in case rates – even with reduced testing – in countries including South Africa, where it was first found, as well as the United Kingdom, parts of Europe, and Australia.

A woman reacts as security forces and forensic service inspect the scene of a mass shooting in Soweto, South Africa, on July 10, 2022. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, according to police.Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday.Those injured have been taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.The number of cartridges found on the scene indicates that a group of people opened fire in the bar, said Gauteng province police commissioner Lt.

FILE - A healthcare worker administers a COVID-19 rapid test at an urgent care center in Denver, Colo. (Daniel Brenner/Bloomberg via Getty Images)LOS ANGELES - The omicron variant of COVID-19 has two subvariants that have now dominated most of the cases in the United States, according to data released by the U.S.