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the city had 447 home isolation patients on 11 April, the number increased to 504 on 13 April and saw a significant increase to 574 the next day.

review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basvaraj Bommai.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) speak with reporters after returning from their trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, and meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on April 25, 2022, in Poland near the Ukr American Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv that Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is committed to winning his country's fight against Russia and that the United States will help him achieve that goal."He has the mindset that they want to win, and we have the mindset that we want to help them win," Austin told reporters in Poland, the day after the three-hour face-to-face meeting with Zelenskyy in Ukraine.Austin said that the nature of the fight in Ukraine had changed now that Russia has pulled away from the wooded northern regions to focus on the eastern industrial heartland of the Donbas. Because the nature of the fight has evolved, so have Ukraine's military needs, and Zelenskyy is now focused on more tanks, artillery and other munitions."The first step in winning is believing that you can win," Austin said.

Two men injured in shooting on Rosalie Street in Crescentville. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say more than 30 shots were fired in a shooting that left two men injured early Monday morning in Crescentville.The first victim, a 27-year-old man, was shot in the stomach and both legs and is currently in critical condition.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has instructed the national carrier SriLankan Airlines to delay its procurement process to lease up to 21 aircraft by three months.COPE Chairman MP Dr. Charitha Herath had instructed the Secretaries to the Ministry of Tourism, and the State Ministry of Aviation and Export Zone Development to revisit the entire procurement process given the present state of the economy, and to monitor if the process is followed in a proper manner.The COPE Chairman had also recommended that procurement guidelines be prepared, and the respective procurement process is tabled at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via the respective Cabinet Minister for approval.SriLankan said it had 24 aircraft and the number is expected to drop in the future, and since aircraft cannot be procured immediately, the necessary process was adopted.Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Ashok Pathirage had informed COPE that considering the market factors the process would take approximately 6 to 12 months to complete, and it would be carried out transparently via the ministry.Earlier, state-run SriLankan Airlines said it has requested proposals to lease upto 21 aircraft aiming to increase its fleet from the current 24 to 35 aircraft by 2025 while replacing equipment with expiring leases.“SriLankan is planning for measured growth in the next three years through frequency increases and the addition of new destinations as international travel is in a trajectory of recovery from the pandemic,” the airline said in a statement.“The business plan of the airline necessitates a 35-aircraft-strong fleet by 2025.

Man in critical condition after shooting in Kensington. PHILADELPHIA - A man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times early Monday morning in Kensington.Police say the 25-year-old man was shot in the chest, torso, back and leg on the 3200 block of G Street and Allegheny Avenue. Shooting happened on 3200 block of G Street, according to police.

attempted Red Bull Plane Swap" in Arizona that ended in a crash when one of the two planes involved spun out of control on April 24."One of the two single-engine Cessna 182 aircraft used in the stunt crashed after it spun out of control. The pilot landed safely by parachute.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is starting off the week with some sun, before rain makes its way into the forecast later this week.No rain Monday as highs hit 66 as Phillies begin their 4-day series.Today will be the best day to sit outside and catch the game, with a cold front forecasted for Tuesday.Tuesday has a chance of rain with temperatures expected to rise to the 70s. Download the FOX 29 Weather Authority app for the latest forecast.Temperatures are forecasted to drop the rest of the week with lows in the 30s for Thursday and Friday.However, the last weekend of April is set to be a sunny one, with highs back in the 60s.___MONDAY: Cloudy skies. High: 66TUESDAY: Morning fog with showers.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong had a free & open dialogue with a group of local journalists on a wide range of topics including China’s aid to Sri Lanka, financial & economic cooperation to overcome current crisis, people-to-people exchanges etc.The Ambassador said China is engaged all-out efforts in support for local governments, social groups, companies, schools etc., to support Sri Lanka overcome current difficulties.Western developed countries, especially those who colonized Sri Lanka in history, should also come and help, tweeted the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka.According to the Chinese Embassy in the past two years, China has extended Sri Lanka:1. 26 million doses of vaccine2.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The protest march organized by the Inter University Student Federation (IUSF) staged a protest near the Prime Minister’s official residence after roads were blockaded, preventing them from traveling to Galle Face and joining the Occupy Galle Face protest, which is on its 16th day now. The protest started in front of the Fort Railway Station with the participation of University students from all Universities across the country, who initiated their protest from the Railway station and made their way to Galle Face.Several roads in the area were blocked after the Police attempted to obtain a Court order, and Police attempted to intervene the protestors when they began, but were questioned by the protestors and had to disperse.The protest was being carried out in solidarity with the protestors who were already at the Occupy Galle Face protest, united in their calls for the President and the Prime Minister to resign.The protestors were blocked en route to Galle Face, and then diverted to Wijerama, where they converged before the Prime Minister’s residence. The protestors peacefully carried out the protest at Wijerama, and even took the opportunity to grace the wall of the Prime Minister’s residence with poems and slogans, turning it into an impromptu ‘poetry wall’. They then proceeded to march to Galle Face and join protestors on site, where they were welcomed with applause. 

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Minister of Public Security Prasanna Ranatunga said that three committees are probing the Rambukkana shooting, which led to the death of one person.“We handed over the investigation to the CID. In addition, we requested the Human Rights Commission to also investigate.

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covid cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said today. With the new infections, the total cases in the country have gone up to 4,30,60,086 including 16,522 active cases. Of the fresh cases recorded, Delhi accounts for 1,083 cases which is 57.37 per cent of the cases recorded in the country.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Minister and Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Udaya Gammanpila said that there are 120 MPs who would support the No-Confidence motion that will be moved by the Samagi Jana Balavegaya,He said that if the government does not step down, the No-Confidence Motion will be tabled in parliament this week.Speaking to reporters on Monday (25), the MP said when the SJB was planning to move a NCM against the government, he informed them that they need to have support of at least 113 MPs, if not the motion will convert to motion of faith for the government.

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SARS-CoV-2, according to news agency PTI report.

Millions of locked-down Shanghai residents entered their fourth week of a nerve-wracking Covid-19 lockdown, while authorities said on this morning that they were looking to shift to a targeted enforcement of rules in smaller zones around confirmed cases.

Twitter Inc TWTR.N kicked off deal negotiations with Elon Musk on Sunday after he wooed many of the social media company’s shareholders with financing details on his $43 billion acquisition offer, people familiar with the matter said.

When three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from her bed while on holiday with her parents in Praia da Luz, Portugal on May 3, 2007, the world went into a frenzy.

vaccination and previous infection, and better tests, treatments and disease surveillance."

Covid-19 cases in the country over the last two weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be chairing a meeting to assess the situation with Chief Ministers on April 27 via video conferencing.

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Mike Tyson (left, getty images), Melvin Townsend III (right, Florida Dept. of Corrections) CHICAGO - The man Mike Tyson was filmed striking on an airplane has criminal convictions going back to 2008, according to Florida state records.Melvin Townsend III has been convicted of fraud, grand theft, burglary, possession of controlled substances and trafficking in stolen property.The 36-year-old was also incarcerated for 20 months in 2009 and again in 2019 for 15 months.Tyson was filmed striking Townsend on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Miami last Thursday.

New York City firefighter and a civilian died Sunday in a Brooklyn house fire where a ceiling partially collapsed, injuring several other firefighters, authorities said.Firefighter Timothy Klein, 31, had been on the job six years and his father and other relatives were also members of the Fire Department of New York, Acting Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said.“I cannot describe the heartbreak of the FDNY today to have lost a member doing what our members do best: putting their lives on the line to save others,” Kavanagh said.A person’s body was recovered from the scene, an FDNY spokesperson said late Sunday. Earlier, the department said a person was unaccounted for after the fire, however a medical examiner will need to confirm the identity of the person found in the building.Eight firefighters were injured in the blaze and another resident sustained minor injuries, the spokesperson said.

COVID-19 virus, suggests a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.“We’ve really tended to forget that we’re in a pandemic of a communicable disease, which means that our actions affect those around us,” Dr. David Fisman, the study’s coauthor and professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, told Global News.

FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A fatal accident in Bucks County shuts a road down.Tyburn Road is closed in both directions at Bristol Pike, in Falls Township.At least two cars were involved in the crash in the eastbound lanes, around 8 Sunday night.There were no other details regarding the victims involved in the accident or how many people were in the vehicles.AdvertisementFalls Township police did not specify when the road might open.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The families of the victims of the 2019 Easter attacks are scheduled to meet His Holiness Pope Francis, accompanied by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, at the Vatican on Monday (25).A special Holy mass will be held this afternoon at Sri Lankan time at the St. Peter’s Basilica with the participation of Sri Lankans living in Italy.Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith left for the Vatican on the 21st with a group representing the families of the victims of the Easter attacks.The visit comes at the request of the His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith during a recent meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis.

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HOUSTON - Authorities are piecing together a deadly shooting in west Houston, where a man was found dead in his car with a 3-year-old boy in the backseat. MORE CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY COVERAGEHouston police say they were called to a shooting in the 14300 block of Fern Dr. in Memorial near Energy Corridor, around 8:15 p.m.

CENTER CITY - Caught on camera, a man police say was punched outside a club by the bouncer has died at the hospital and the Philadelphia Homicide Unit is now investigating.The six-minute surveillance video was given to FOX 29. The incident happened outside Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar just before 1 a.m.

Today we are reporting 5,690 community cases, 514 hospitalisations and 10 deaths.

UNIVERSITY CITY - Philadelphia police are investigating a sexual assault and a stabbing just hours apart on two different SEPTA trains.Sunday, about 4:30 in the afternoon, SEPTA confirms a passenger was stabbed at the 34th Street subway station, in University City, prompting the Market-Frankford line to bypass the stop on Drexel University’s campus, alarming students.Police raced the victim to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Officials say the victim did not suffer life-threatening injuries.MORE HEADLINES:The 34th Street Station was shutdown as police investigated the incident.

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HOUSTON - Jackson White is a standout high school football player and honor roll student while studying Japanese and teaching himself to play six instruments.  "Piano, guitar, ukulele, electric guitar, the bass, and kalimba," he says.Jackson is also autistic."I was a lot slower on my work, so maybe other kids would get to go to recess, and I’d just stay inside and still do my work," he recalls of his early years in elementary school.RELATED: Houston professor helps families with autistic children all over the worldHis challenges started before he was born.

HOUSTON - Loved ones are mourning the loss of a former international rugby player killed in a crash in west Harris County. Pedrie Wannenberg, 41, was most recently a coach at Rice University and so many people were shocked to hear what happened. DETAILS: Pursuit in Harris County ends with 1 dead, 6 injuredThe sports community worldwide honored the rugby legend with his former South African team the Vodacom Bulls holding a moment of silence Saturday after he was killed Friday evening in a car crash just west of Houston. Eugene Eloff, Wannenberg's close friend and coach, spoke to FOX 26 from South Africa, telling us the rugby player and father touched many lives on and off the field. "He would go out of his way, to help other people," he said. "On the field, he would put his body on the line for his team.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles and a local bank hosted a Business Pitch competition at Lincoln Financial Field Thursday.Five high school teams from the region pitched their business ideas to a panel of judges, including the Birds Avonte Maddox.The pitch competition is a part of what’s called the Entrepreneur’s Game Plan program, that helps students gain skills to develop small businesses.The first place winners developed a paddle ball game."We had a great time with the kids," said Peggy Leimkuhler, Firstrust Bank C.O.O.

NEW YORK - One FDNY firefighter has died and several others were injured battling a three-alarm fire at a home in Canarsie, Brooklyn.At a press conference on Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams and FDNY officials identified Timothy Klein, 31, of Ladder Company 170 as the firefighter who had died in the line of duty."It gives us great pain and sorrow to announce that New York City has lost one of its bravest," Adams said. "Timothy lost his life doing the job that we ask of him every day."Klein was a six-year veteran of the FDNY.A photo of Timothy Klein, the 31-year-old FDNY firefighter killed in a building collapse in Canarsie on April 24.

Canada changes COVID-19 border rules for unvaccinated, partially vaccinated kids  “Every easing of restrictions makes it easier for people to travel, especially for families,” Travel Best Bets President Claire Newell told Global News.“With this round of restrictions…that’s where I really noticed a lot more families excited to start travelling.”Newell says the testing requirements were a hindrance for many families with younger children.“That pre-flight test has been expensive and it’s also been a hassle,” she said. “It (was) an added step and an added cost.”However, pre-entry tests will still be required for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers ages 12 and older who are currently eligible to travel to Canada.That’s something Winnipeg parent Erica Suderman is familiar with.

UNIVERSITY CITY - Philadelphia police are investigating a stabbing of an older man while riding on the Market-Frankford Line, sources tell FOX 29’s Steve Keeley.Police were called to 34th and Market Streets, in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood, Sunday, just before 5 p.m., on the report of a stabbing on a SEPTA train, according to the sources.Police raced the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. There were no details regarding his condition.MORE HEADLINES:The 34th Street Station was shutdown as police investigated the incident.

Britain's Got Talent has produced some of the UK's most iconic acts over the years. From Susan Boyle and Diversity to Ashleigh and Pudsey, there have been some truly memorable contestants. As judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams continue their search for the next BGT winner, we thought it would be a good time to check in with another infamous act.

15 April 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: A mouthguard hangs over a doctor's coat in a family doctor's surgery in a treatment room. (to dpa "How telemedicine proves itself in the Corona crisis") Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa (Photo by Marijan Murat/pi HOUSTON - The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked several conversations on health care, and while the threat seems to be dwindling in parts of the United States, there are some conversations that still need to be had. Back in May 2021, Dr.

Naga Munchetty, 47, has excited her fans as she took to running again after previously injuring herself exercising last year.The BBC Breakfast star shared her accomplishment on Instagram, warning her followers that "injuries do take time to recover from".Naga took to Instagram to share a sweaty selfie earlier today as she returned from her 5km run.She captioned the post in view of her 52,600 followers: "It's been a while since I've been able to run 5k non-stop. Injuries take time to recover from."Patience isn't a virtue of mine.

UNIVERSITY CITY - Philadelphia police are investigating a stabbing of a 22-year-old while riding on the Market-Frankford Line, sources tell FOX 29’s Steve Keeley.Police were called to 34th and Market Streets, in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood, Sunday, just before 5 p.m., on the report of a stabbing on a SEPTA train, according to the sources.Police raced the 22-year-old victim to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. There were no details regarding the victim’s condition.The 34th Street Station was shutdown as police investigated the incident.

days before Russia invaded the country.He released the video for his track 2step, which features rapper Lil Baby, Friday on his YouTube channel.The video starts with a message from Sheeran. "It was my first time visiting the country and I felt so welcomed during my stay there," he posted. "Ukraine is a proud and resilient country, and I’m grateful to have had the chance to film my video there."RELATED: Ukraine leader pushes for more arms; US officials to visitSheeran said he stands with Ukraine and will donate his record royalties from the YouTube stream of the music video to the DEC’s [The Disasters Emergency Committee] Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pressing the West for more powerful weapons as he prepared to meet with top U.S.

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. (AP) - Wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska killed a retired fire chief and injured at least 11 firefighters, authorities said Sunday.The man who died Friday night was a retired Cambridge fire chief who was working with firefighters as a spotter in Red Willow County in the southwestern corner of the state.

Fire officials tell FOX 29 that 4 people, including 3 children, died in a fire in Kensington on Sunday morning.  PHILADELPHIA - Four people, including three children, have died after a fire tore through a home in Kensington on Sunday morning, authorities told FOX 29. Officials say the fire started on the 3200 block of Hartville Street around 2 a.m. According to fire officials, three of the victims were confirmed as children. Authorities also say a woman, who jumped from the second floor, escaped the fire and is in stable condition. No additional information has been released by authorities. Philadelphia police are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old woman in Frankford. FRANKFORD - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that killed a young woman, in Frankford.Officials said police responded to a report of a shooting on the 2000 block of Bridge Street around 9:30 Saturday night.When they arrived, they found the 19-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the back.Medics attempted to save her, but she died at the location.Philadelphia Police Inspector DF Pace stated a person of interest is in custody, though the shooting is actively being investigated.