BRAZIL - The Amazon is home to the world’s largest tropical rainforest and is often called the "lungs of the Earth." But a new study shows portions of the rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb and the carbon sink is in decline due in part to deforestation and climate change.

In the study, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, researchers investigated the Amazon’s carbon budget and the main drivers responsible for its change.Researchers performed 590 aircraft measurements of lower-atmosphere concentrations of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide at four Amazonian sites between 2010 and 2018."Southeastern Amazonia, in particular, acts as a net carbon source to the atmosphere," the study authors wrote. "Over.

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B.C. reports 112 new COVID-19 cases, four new deaths

In a written statement, B.C. health officials reported 112 new cases of COVID-19 Friday and four additional deaths. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more on the rising numbers.

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COVID-19: Interior Health trending upwards, leading B.C. in new daily cases

B.C. reports over 100 new COVID-19 cases for first time in five weeks Interior Health has an approximate population of 800,000; Vancouver Coastal serves around 1.25 million, while Fraser Health serves 1.9 million.Friday’s data also marked nearly a week where Interior Health has had more confirmed daily cases than other health regions.Regarding total active cases, Interior Health also currently has the most throughout at B.C., at 256.

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B.C. reports over 100 new COVID-19 cases for first time in five weeks

COVID-19 reopening plan, rising new cases have hit a concerning milestone.In a written statement, health officials reported 112 cases on Friday and four deaths.It’s the first time new cases have topped 100 since June 18, and pushed the seven-day average for new cases to 73, the highest they have been in a month. COVID-19: B.C. reports no deaths but 89 new cases, highest daily total in over a month It also represents a more than doubling of new cases over a single week; last Friday, B.C.

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Monkeypox: CDC monitoring more than 200 people in 25 US states

LOS ANGELES - As cases of the coronavirus and its contagious delta variant continue to rise, U.S.

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US COVID-19 hospital cases surge

Hospitalizations are now catching up with surging COVID-19 case counts in parts of the country where COVID-19 vaccinations are low, and according to the New York Times, some Florida hospitals are seeing their highest COVID-19 patient admission numbers since the pandemic began in March of 2020.

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New Brunswick woman puts travel plans on hold due to vaccine restrictions aboard

Concerns raised over travel based on type of COVID-19 vaccine received As international borders open up, Kathleen Chapman and her family from Riverview were hoping to book a much-needed vacation abroad.“Being a teacher, I am limited when I can go, so I started looking at March break trips,” Chapman said.But she said her hopes of travelling to parts of the EU hit a roadblock as some European countries have yet to recognize the Covishield or AstraZeneca vaccine, which she had for her first dose.“The Covidshild vaccine was given as part of a clinic for high school teachers in the province,” she said.Chapman said she followed public health recommendations and got the first vaccine offered and is now seeing travel repercussions.

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COVID-19: Eight new cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

Ontario reports 192 COVID-19 cases, 1 death Three of the new cases are in Collingwood, while two are in Barrie, one is in Essa, one is in Gravenhurst and another is in Oro-Medonte.Four of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while two are community-acquired and two are under investigation.Meanwhile, 68 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 51.7 per cent has received both necessary doses.

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New Brunswick to end all COVID-19 restrictions on July 30

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs on Friday announced that the province will be ending all its COVID-19 restrictions on July 30. “By the end of next week, the percentage of eligible New Brunswickers vaccinated with the second dose will be high enough to balance out many of the risks of living with COVID-19,” said Higgs said at a briefing Friday.

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COVID-19: Manitoba reports 3 deaths, 41 new cases of the virus

COVID-19 deaths had been stricken with more-contagious variants of concern.Two of the latest victims — a woman in her 60s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and a woman in her 60s from the Winnipeg Health region — are connected to the Alpha variant, first identified in the United Kingdom, according to a provincial release Friday.

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16 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported in Waterloo Region

Waterloo Public Health is reporting less than 20 new positive tests for COVID-19.On Friday, the agency reported another 16 new positive tests for the coronavirus, raising the total number of cases in the area to 18,257. Several Ontario mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics ramping down up as focus shifts to smaller sites This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new cases down to 19.

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Should vaccinated people wear masks again with COVID-19 cases rising?

has not changed its advice that fully vaccinated people can safely go without masks in most situations. But Dr.

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Conflicting COVID-19 mask advice leads to confusion in U.S. amid Delta variant surge

COVID-19 surge ignited in parts of the United States by the highly contagious Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has led to new mask mandates and deep confusion among some people about which guidance to follow.In Los Angeles County, leaders have reinstated an indoor mask mandate, even for the fully vaccinated.

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Quebec reports more than 100 new COVID-19 cases again, hospitalizations drop

COVID-19 cases and one additional death Friday amid a slight uptick in infections in the province.The latest daily tally marks the third consecutive day that the caseload is above 90, which is higher than earlier this week.Since the last update, 96,034 doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine have been doled out. Health officials say more than 10.5 million shots have been given to Quebecers to date, the majority of which were administered in the province.

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3rd covid wave may occur due to mutation or available pool of susceptible population: Govt to parliament

New Delhi: The third wave of covid-19 may occur either due to mutations in the virus or due to the available pool of susceptible population, which in turn is also dependent on various pharmaceutical and non- pharmaceutical interventions for management of the pandemic, government told parliament on Friday.

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Pat’s Steaks Shooting: Victim identified in deadly shooting outside popular Philadelphia cheeesteak shop

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Authorities on Friday identified a 23-year-old New Jersey man who police say was shot and killed during a fight outside of Pat's Steaks in South Philadelphia. According to police, David Padro, a Camden resident, was shot in the lower back near the popular Philadelphia cheesesteak location on East Passyunk Avenue just before 1 a.m Thursday.Officers drove Padro to Jefferson University Hospital where police say he died shortly before 1:30 a.m.Investigators were told by witnesses that Padro was shot by another customer who fled in a van.

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DOJ will not investigate how Pennsylvania handled nursing homes

HARRISBURG - The Justice Department told Gov. Tom Wolf's office on Thursday that it has decided not to open an investigation into whether Pennsylvania violated federal law by ordering nursing homes to accept residents who had been treated for COVID-19 in a hospital.The letter comes 11 months after the department told the governors of Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey and New York that it wanted information to determine whether orders there "may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents."The one-page letter, from Steven H.

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Officials recommend indoor masking in Philadelphia following uptick in hospitalizations, new cases

PHILADELPHIA - After a brief respite from indoor mask-wearing in Philadelphia, health officials on Thursday recommended that all people resume wearing masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status. Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole cited a "small, but disturbing" increase in hospitalizations and doubling cases due to the Delta variant and COVID-19 infections in children who are not vaccine eligible."It's time for all of us to do what we need to do to protect our city's kids," Dr.

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China's COVID-19 shot Sinopharm offers weaker protection among elderly: Study

Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine was less effective in offering protection against the disease among the elderly, according to the results of a Hungarian study.

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Pfizer says US govt buying 200 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech said on Friday the U.S. government had purchased an additional 200 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of doses to be supplied to the country to 500 million.

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Florida condo collapse: 2 close friends among last of the missing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Estelle Hedaya was the outspoken life of the party who loved travel and fashion. She lived on the sixth floor and quickly connected with fellow former New Yorker Linda March, an adventurous traveler who was renting out the penthouse.Nearly a month later, the two close friends are among the last of those missing in the Champlain Towers South collapse, along with Anastasia Gromova, a 24-year-old who had just been accepted to a program teaching English to students in Japan.

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COVID-19 detected in New Plymouth wastewater

Earlier today ESR reported there had been a positive test result detected from a wastewater sample in New Plymouth. A follow-up sample, taken yesterday, returned a second positive result this evening.

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UK study: 8-week gap between Pfizer doses the 'sweet spot'

An eight-week gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is a "sweet spot" when it comes to generating strong immune response while protecting a population against the Delta variant of coronavirus, scientists have said.

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Covid patients with history of malnutrition at higher risk of death, finds study

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Longer gap between Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shots boosts antibodies higher, study finds

COVID-19 vaccine leads to higher overall antibody levels than a shorter gap, a British study found on Friday, but there is a sharp drop in antibody levels after the first dose.The study might help inform vaccination strategies against the Delta variant, which reduces the effectiveness of a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine even though two doses are still protective.

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Delta variant now accounts for over 80% of new US COVID-19 cases: CDC director

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday that the Delta variant, first identified in India, now accounts for 83 per cent of newly sequenced COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

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Cicadas make a comeback for mating season

PHILADELPHIA - Hear that noise? Cicadas are back for their annual mating season.You can almost set your calendar by the noise like 12-year-old Ellie Dowdell of Media does.It is one of the unmistakable sounds of the season part two. You remember earlier this summer, the 17-year Brood X Cicadas invaded the east coast.Well, now they are back for the annual cicada mating season.

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No community cases; 19 new cases in managed isolation; 1 historical case; mariners updates

There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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2 shots of Pfizer vaccine 88% effective against Delta variant: study

Pfizer or AstraZeneca‘s COVID-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant as they are against the previously dominant Alpha variant, a study published on Wednesday showed.Officials say vaccines are highly effective against the Delta variant, now the dominant variant worldwide, though the study reiterated that one shot of the vaccines is not enough for high protection.The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, confirms headline findings given by Public Health England in May about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca, based on real-world data.Wednesday’s study found that two doses of Pfizer’s shot was 88 per cent effective at

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California, Florida, Colorado sent most US Olympians to Tokyo

WASHINGTON D.C. - More than 600 athletes hailing from 46 states will compete for Team USA in this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, according to the U.S. Census.Out of the 613 athletes competing, California sent 126 athletes, the most out of any U.S.

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Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp has died

Greg Knapp in Houston in 2019. (Getty Images File Photo) NEW YORK - New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp on Thursday died of the injuries he suffered in a traffic crash near his home in California over the weekend, according to a statement by his family released through the team.

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COVID-19: Playland to host pop-up vaccine clinic amid push for more 1st doses

COVID-19 vaccine are being encouraged to stop by a pop-up immunization clinic outside the Playland amusement park on Saturday.The clinic is a part of Vancouver Coastal Health’s efforts to “take vaccine to meet people where they are” in the community, amid flat-lining first dose numbers across the province. COVID-19: B.C.

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Man rescued after days-long battle with grizzly bear at Alaska shack

grizzly bear at his remote mining camp in Alaska, where the beast injured him and then relentlessly harassed him each night for several days in hopes of finishing him off.The unidentified man, who is in his late 50s or early 60s, suffered a leg injury and a bruised torso from his fight with the bear, according to the U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew who saved him.The Coast Guard officers spotted a “HELP ME” message scrawled on the roof of the man’s small mining shack on July 16, in a chance helicopter flyover during an unrelated mission.

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COVID-19: Three new cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

‘Vaccine certificates’ may speed up reopening, incentivize vaccination: Ontario science table Two of the new cases are in Barrie, while one is in Springwater. The case in Springwater is travel-related, while the rest are all still under investigation.Meanwhile, 67.9 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 50.8 per cent has received both necessary doses.

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COVID-19: B.C. reports 89 new cases of virus, highest daily total in more than a month

B.C. health officials have released a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers for Thursday, July 22. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey explains details of why there is a greater proportion of cases in the interior.

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COVID-19: B.C. reports no deaths but 89 new cases, highest daily total in over a month

COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest daily total in more than a month.It pushed the seven-day average for new cases up to 63, the highest it has been since June 27, after a week of upward growth. COVID-19: Active, average cases rise again as B.C.

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Pfizer vaccine 88% effective against delta variant, study finds

LOS ANGELES - As the delta variant continues to cause a surge in COVID-19 infections globally, a new study revealed that two doses of the Pfizer vaccine are 88% effective against the highly contagious strain.According to the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday, researchers identified variants through sequencing, with more than 38,000 linked sequenced tests analyzed over the course of the study period.The scientists then estimated the effectiveness of vaccination against symptomatic disease caused by the delta variant or the predominant strain over the period that the delta variant began circulating.Researchers found with the Pfizer vaccine, the effectiveness of two doses was 93.7% among people with the alpha

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White House announces new COVID-19 funds

Today the Biden administration announced sweeping new funding aimed at beating back COVID-19 in vulnerable communities, including congregate living settings, and infusing rural health clinics with resources to help spread vaccination education.

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Delta-driven COVID-19 surges worsen in parts of Asia

A number of Asian countries, especially in the southeast, reported more daily highs for COVID-19 cases, as global health officials continue their push for more equitable vaccine distribution to beat back the pandemic.

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Biden administration imposes new Cuba sanctions over human rights abuses

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration announced new sanctions Thursday against a Cuban official and a government special brigade that it says was involved in human rights abuses during a government crackdown on protests on the island earlier this month.The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control listed Alvaro Lopez Miera, a Cuban military and political leader, and the Brigada Especial Nacional del Ministerio del Interior, or Interior Ministry Special Brigade, as among those who will face the latest sanctions.Treasury said in a statement that Lopez Miera "has played an integral role in the repression of ongoing protests in Cuba." Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, which is led to by Lopez Miera, and other Cuban

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Manitoba reports 56 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death

COVID-19 infections and say another person with the virus has died.The latest victim is a man in his 30s from the Southern Health region, according to a provincial release sent out Thursday.

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China rejects WHO plan for study of coronavirus origin

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