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Canadian-owned company accused of supplying Syria’s chemical weapons program

chemical weapons program.Working from Damascus and Beirut, the company is accused of importing materials used to produce “chemical weapons delivery systems.”According to the allegations, the firm purchases metals and alloys from foreign suppliers for the branch of Syria’s chemical warfare department that manufactures missiles.It also allegedly attempted to procure the aeronautical-grade aluminum and steel that goes into Fateh-110s, Iranian ballistic missiles used by the Syrian regime and that Russia reportedly wants.The allegations have landed the company and its owners, Chadi and Mohammad Houranieh, on European sanctions lists.Their shipments have been seized in three countries, their assets have been frozen, and they are banned from travelling to Europe.The Houraniehs are the only Canadian citizens sanctioned by the European Union, aside from a Hezbollah bomber from Vancouver who blew up a bus in Bulgaria.But in interviews with Global News, Chadi Houranieh called the allegations “absurd.”While he once did business with Syria, he said it was unrelated to weapons.“I have nothing to do with any chemical program.”Houranieh, 44, grew up in Mississauga, in a house near the Sheridan Mall. He went to Toronto Blue Jays games at what was then called SkyDome.“I personally love it,” he said of Canada.He wanted to stay, but after studying at the University of Miami, he returned to Damascus to help with the family business.Founded in 1949, Houranieh & Sons imports sheeting, piping and other metal products it purchases from Canada, Europe and China.

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Poll: Democrats, Republicans share core values but still distrust each other

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I-95 collapse: Officials announce plan to backfill, pave damaged Philadelphia section to open temporary path

PHILADELPHIA - Just days after a tanker carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline crashed under I-95, causing part of an overpass to collapse, state and local leaders announced the timeline for its reconstruction plan. On Sunday, a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline was traveling in the northbound lanes when it overturned on the curve of an off-ramp. The crash caused gasoline to leak into the roadway and sparked a large fire under I-95 at Cottman Avenue, causing it to collapse into the roadway underneath it. Newly obtained surveillance video captured the moment a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed and caught fire underneath I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia. The resulting fire caused a portion of the roadway to collapse.The collapse left the tanker operator, 53-year-old Nathaniel Moody, whose family says he was an experienced driver with more than 10 years of experience, dead. It also left the northbound and southbound lanes of I-95 closed between the Woodhaven Road and Aramingo Avenue exits. The damage has caused delays and traffic nightmares for commuters in Philadelphia, the Delaware Valley, and across the northeast. The cousin of a truck driver whose truck flipped and sparked a fire that destroyed part of I-95 in Philadelphia is searching for answers.

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Germany to provide $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024

FILE - Holocaust memorial and the 2,711 tombs by architect Peter Eisenman, in Mitte area of Berlin. (Photo by michel Setboun/Corbis via Getty Images) BERLIN - The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Thursday that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.4 billion (1.29 billion euros) overall for Holocaust survivors around the globe for the coming year.The compensation was negotiated with Germany's finance ministry and includes $888.9 million to provide home care and supportive services for frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors.Additionally, increases of $175 million to symbolic payments of the Hardship Fund Supplemental program have been achieved, impacting more than 128,000 Holocaust survivors globally, according to the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also referred to as the Claims Conference."Every year these negotiations become more and more critical as this last generation of Holocaust survivors age and their needs increase," said Greg Schneider, the Claims Conference’s executive vice president."Being able to ensure direct payments to survivors in addition to the expansions to the social welfare services is essential in making sure every Holocaust survivor is taken care of for as long as it is required, addressing each individual need," Schneider added.Concentration camp survivor Margot Friedlander addressed the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.

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Key takeaways from Trump's court appearance in Miami

MIAMI - Donald Trump's four years in the White House, even on some of the most consequential days of his presidency, were punctuated by the spectacle and attempts at showmanship he cultivated from years as a tabloid fixture and reality star.The former president's history-making appearance Tuesday as a criminal defendant in a Florida federal court was no different.The former commander in chief, accused of being careless with some of the country’s most sensitive secrets and obstructing authorities as they tried to recover critical documents, pleaded not guilty to 37 charges. But he treated the day like a campaign event, even as he faces serious threats to his political ambitions and his freedom.Takeaways from Trump’s day in federal court:Former President Donald Trump stopped at a Miami cafe on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to federal charges in the classified documents case.

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Covid-19: India records 106 new cases

coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, pushing up total reported cases to more than 4.5 crore, the health ministry said in an update on Thursday. Active cases have dropped to 2,067 from 2,148 following a sharp decline over the past six weeks after a surge linked to the XBB.1.16 Omicron variant. The virus has claimed an estimated 531,893 lives since its emergence in early 2020.

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Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over 'partygate' during Covid lockdown, committee report finds

committee was also highly critical of his attacks on its integrity and recommended a suspension of 90 days from Parliament had he not resigned. While a condemning indictment of the former prime minister’s conduct, the recommendation is largely symbolic because Johnson angrily quit as a lawmaker on Friday after the committee informed him of its conclusions. “We have concluded above that in deliberately misleading the House, Mr Johnson committed a serious contempt," the committee's report said.

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Bureaucratic reshuffle: Health, port, 13 other departments get new chiefs

New Delhi: In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 15 senior officers to various central ministries and departments. Sudhansh Pant, a 1991-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed as the new health secretary, replacing Rajesh Bhushan who retires on 31July.

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Report: Data brokers selling personal information to US government, private entities, foreign governments

newly declassified government report published on June 9. The report, published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, says that data brokers are collecting information from Americans' phones, web browsers and cars and have contracts with several government agencies adding that it could cause severe harm to civil liberties. The data includes "commercially available information." In layman's terms, think geolocation data, phone records, health data on smartwatches and much more. The recently declassified report which was completed in January 2022 explains that U.S. agencies like the FBI, Department of Defense, U.S.

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Health ID push sparks security concerns

New Delhi: The Centre has asked all states to integrate government health programmes, schemes and portals with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to speed up a national digital health ID for citizens, even as experts cautioned about the need to build fool-proof data security. The Centre’s push for speeding up Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA ID), comes at a time when the health ministry’s covid-19 vaccination portal has been reportedly hacked, though the government denied there was a direct data breach. ABHA ID enables citizens to authenticate, access and manage their health records digitally and facilitates hospital and doctors’ appointments, helping patients avoid queues.

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Gascón: LA City's Curren Price used public money on woman's medical benefits while married to someone else

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price is facing corruption allegations, including using public money for medical benefits for a woman while he was married to someone else. On Tuesday, Price was charged with embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest.According to a statement released by Los Angeles County DA George Gascón, Price allegedly pulled more than $33,000 in city money for medical benefits for his now-wife while he was married to another woman. In addition, Curren allegedly took a financial interest in projects that he voted on, Gascón said."This alleged conduct undermines the integrity of our government and erodes the public's trust in our elected officials," Gascón said in a press release Tuesday.

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SC prisoner faces 2nd life sentence for using cellphone to arrange killing

Daniel Shannon booking photo (SC Dept. of Corrections) COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina prisoner serving a life sentence for murder orchestrated killing a man he thought robbed a drug runner for a methamphetamine ring the inmate was running from behind bars, federal prosecutors said.Daniel Allen Shannon was sentenced to life in federal prison earlier this month for the killing, but the only way he will end up in federal custody is if he is released from his life-without-parole sentence in state court from a 2001 murder.Shannon ran his drug ring from prison using contraband cellphones.

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Jamie Foxx issues huge career update after worrying health scare

Jamie Foxx returned to social media months after a scary on-set incident left him hospitalised, to update fans on his latest movie.

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Woman declared dead knocks on coffin during her own wake in Ecuador

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Donors making a difference: healthier communities across Africa

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What Philadelphia can learn from Atlanta's I-85 collapse

Interstate 95 remains closed indefinitely in Philadelphia after an overpass section collapsed on Sunday following a fiery tanker truck crash. Pennsylvania's transportation officials will probably draw lessons learned from a similar incident in Atlanta in 2017.On Thursday, March 30, 2017, a massive fire was intentionally set under a section of the Interstate 85 viaduct.

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US to rejoin UNESCO and pay back millions in dues, to counter China's influence

A picture taken on October 12, 2017 shows the flags flying in front of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris in 2017. (JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP via Getty Images) U.N.

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Billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief aid stolen or wasted, investigation reveals

FILE : A woman picks up free COVID-19 test self-collection kits from the OC Health Care Agency after arriving on a flight at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. ( Allen J.

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India logs 92 fresh covid infections, active cases down at 2,350

coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, making it the lowest single-day rise in cases in the last four months. Active cases have declined to 2,350, as per an update by the health ministry on Monday. Total reported cases since the pandemic emerged in India in early 2020 stand at more than 4.49 crore and death toll at 531,891.

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Oldest sibling of Colombian plane crash survivors said mother lived for days

Colombian Military Forces pose for a photo as they found four children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed, in the department of Caqueta on June 9, 2023. (Photo by Colombian Military Forces / Handout/Anadolu Agency via BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed have shared limited but harrowing details of their ordeal with their family, including that their mother survived the crash for days before she died.The siblings, aged 13, 9, 4 and 1, are expected to remain for at least two weeks in a hospital receiving treatment after their rescue Friday, but some are already speaking and wanting to do more more than lie in bed, relatives said.Manuel Ranoque, father of the two youngest children, told reporters outside the hospital Sunday that the oldest of the four siblings — 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy — had described to him how their mother was alive for about four days after the plane crashed on May 1 in the Colombian jungle.RELATED: Children missing for 40 days after plane crash in Amazon jungle found aliveRanoque said before she died, the mother likely would have told them: "Go away," apparently asking them to leave the wreckage site to survive.

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Rollover bus crash kills, injures wedding guests visiting Australia's wine country

Vineyards in Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia, on Friday, May 6, 2022. The Hunter Valley is one of huge contrasts, with bucolic century-old vineyards along the winding Hunter River bookended by some 40 operating mines to the west and the worlds l CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A bus carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia's wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25, police said Monday.The 58-year-old driver was arrested and being held at a Cessnock police station and will be charged, Police Assistant Commissioner Tracy Chapman said.

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China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, US confirms

Police vehicles drive along El Paseo del Prado street in Havana, on November 15, 2021. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images) China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administration official.The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the U.S.

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India reports 140 new covid cases in 24 hours

New Delhi India has reported 140 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry data stated on Sunday. Meanwhile, the number of active caseloads stands at 2,450 taking the total number of covid cases to over 4.49 crore For the past one month, the covid cases have drastically declined after surge due to XBB.1.16 Omicron variant. The covid pandemic which started in early 2020 has killed around 5,31,891 people in India so far.

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India daily covid infections at 186, active caseload at 2501

coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said in an update on Saturday. The number of active cases stands at 2,501 with total reported cases, since the onset of the pandemic, at over 4.49 crore. Death toll stands at 531,888.

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'Alarming' new figures reveal Lanarkshire nursery staff absences for mental health issues

An MSP says she is “alarmed” by new figures highlighting the number of nursery and childminding staff in Lanarkshire absent over the last five years due to mental health issues.

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Trump indictment in classified documents case is historic first for former president

MIAMI - Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw.The Justice Department was expected to make public a seven-count indictment ahead of a historic court appearance next week in the midst of a 2024 presidential campaign punctuated by criminal prosecutions in multiple states.The indictment carries unmistakably grave legal consequences, including the possibility of prison if Trump's convicted.But it also has enormous political implications, potentially upending a Republican presidential primary that Trump had been dominating and testing anew the willingness of GOP voters and party leaders to stick with a now twice-indicted candidate who could face still more charges.

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Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters, orders voting maps to be redrawn

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., is the seat of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Judicial Branch of government.

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India's active covid cases fall to 2687

coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, puling down active cases to 2,687, the health ministry said in an update on Thursday. Total reported cases, since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, stand at 4.49 crore, with death toll at 531,886. Health experts say hospital admissions have been on a decline as fewer cases of Covid-19 are being reported.

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Teen gunman who opened fire after Virginia high school graduation targeted graduate: police

RICHMOND, Va. - A gunman who opened fire minutes after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, targeted an 18-year-old graduate he had a long-running dispute with, police said Wednesday.Shawn Jackson, 18, and his father, Lorenzo Smith, 36, were both killed Tuesday in the gunfire, which sent hundreds fleeing in panic outside the state capital’s Altria Theater after the graduation ceremony for Huguenot High School. Five other people were wounded by gunfire, and at least 12 more suffered other injuries or were treated for anxiety due to the mayhem, according to police.Richmond Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards said the shooting suspect, Amari Pollard, 19, knew Jackson and the two had been embroiled in a dispute for more than a year.

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Scientist accused of developing Syria’s chemical weapons program traced to Edmonton

sarin into the rebel-held Ghouta district of Damascus.As the chemical clouds spread, residents began to froth at the mouth. Fluid oozed from their eyes and noses as they convulsed and suffocated.The Ghouta gas attack killed up to 1,400 people, many of them children, and was the latest display of the horrors of chemical warfare.Ten years later, Global News has traced a scientist accused of helping Syria develop its chemical weapons program to an Edmonton suburb.De-classified Canadian government documents allege that Ahmad Haytham Alyafi made a “significant contribution to the manufacturing of chemical weapons.”From 1974 to 1994, the chemical engineer worked at the military-run centre that produces chemical weapons for the Syrian regime, federal officials wrote in the documents.Alyafi “set up a plant he knew would manufacture chemical weapons; he therefore contributed significantly to their production,” according to the documents, which call his role “indispensable.”But when rescue workers were collecting bodies in Ghouta a decade ago, Alyafi was living in a 2,500-square-foot home on a cul-de-sac in Edmonton’s west end, the records show.“Mom and dad have been living with us at our house in Edmonton since the spring of 2013,” Alyafi’s son wrote in a 2019 letter sponsoring his parents for permanent residence in Canada.“My dad picks up the kids from school daily and they spend time with them on homework after school time,” wrote the son, who works in the Alberta construction industry.Immigration records from 2019 list the Syrian scientist as “currently residing in Canada.” The address he used was a four-bedroom home in Edmonton’s Glastonbury neighbourhood.Whether he remained in Edmonton was unclear.

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India's active covid cases fall to 2831

coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, pulling down the active caseload to 2,831, according to an update by the Union health ministry on Wednesday. Total reported cases, since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, stand at 4.49 crore, with death toll at 531,884. Health experts say hospital admissions have been on a decline as fewer cases of Covid-19 are being reported.

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Natalee Holloway case update: Joran van der Sloot moved to new prison ahead of extradition

LIMA, Peru (AP) - The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is being transferred to a prison near Peru's capital ahead of his pending extradition to the United States to face charges linked to her vanishing, officials said Saturday.The government of Peru, where Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot was serving a 28-year sentence for the murder of a Peruvian woman, authorized his extradition to the U.S. in May.Máximo Altez, van der Sloot’s lawyer, said is client was being taken by land from the Challapalca prison in Peru's southern Andes to the Piedras Gordas prison on the outskirts of Lima."In the coming days, the INPE (National Penitentiary Institute) will hand over the condemned man to Interpol Peru with the goal of handing him over to U.S.

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Grieving families demand Humza Yousaf hands over Nicola Sturgeon's pandemic messages

First Minister Humza Yousaf is facing legal action over the release of WhatsApp messages to the covid inquiry, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

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Group sues Philadelphia mayor, officials over Columbus statue removal efforts

PHILADELPHIA - A group that fought in court to keep a statue of Christopher Columbus in a south Philadelphia park and to have a wooden box covering it removed has now filed suit against Mayor Jim Kenney and members of the city's historical commission over their roles in the effort to remove the statue.The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Friends of Marconi Plaza allege in the complaint filed late last month that officials conspired to abuse the legal process in trying to remove the 146-year-old statue from Marconi Plaza after it became the scene of tense standoffs during demonstrations and unrest over racial injustice in the summer of 2020.RELATED COVERAGE: Judge rules Christopher Columbus statue can remain in South PhiladelphiaGeorge Bochetto, the lead attorney for the group, said he sees the suit as holding government officials accountable."Frankly, it’s shocking what took place here, and it’s a shocking disregard for their responsibilities," Bochetto said.Representatives of the mayor and the historical commission declined comment last week on the lawsuit.The 1876 statue was presented to the city by the Italian American community to commemorate the nation’s centennial. Many Italian Americans have embraced the 15th century explorer — once hailed as the discoverer of America — as a cultural hero and emblem of the city’s deep Italian heritage.

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Health Secy Rajesh Bhushan calls for next pandemic preparations with ‘sense of urgency’

India's G20 Presidency, as per PTI reports. “India is committed to minimizing the digital health divide by promoting digital solutions and innovation to aid universal health coverage," Niti Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul said during the event. According to Dr Paul, India's digital infrastructure and capabilities are enablers of global economic growth along with human development. He gave the keynote address for the event titled 'Digital Health Innovations and Solutions to Aid Universal Health Coverage and Improve Healthcare Service Delivery' during the second day of the G20 meeting in the city. "India as the voice of Global South is committed to minimizing the digital health divide by promoting digital solutions and innovation to aid universal health coverage," Paul stated.

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United Kingdom celebrates Thank You Day: Honouring unsung Heroes of COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic. Thank You Day has been recognized by the UK government and several notable individuals such as Lorraine Kelly and Gary Lineker. The holiday recognizes and honours the National Health Service (NHS) staff, as well as volunteers, council workers, social workers, charities, refuse collectors, and faith leaders who played a vital role in supporting and improving the lives of people in their communities during the pandemic.

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Govt bans 14 fixed dose combination drugs including Nimesulide and Paracetamol, citing health risk; check full list here

FDC drugs are those which contain a combination of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in a fixed ratio. These banned drugs included those used for treating common infections, cough and fever combinations such as: Nimesulide Paracetamol dispersible tablets, Chlopheniramine Maleate Codeine Syrup, Pholcodine Promethazine, Amoxicillin Bromhexine and Bromhexine Dextromethorphan Ammonium Chloride Menthol, Paracetamol Bromhexine Phenylephrine Chlorpheniramine Guaiphenesin and Salbutamol Bromhexine. The expert committee said that there is "no therapeutic justification for this FDC (fixed dose combination) and the FDC may involve risk to human beings.

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As legal gambling surges, some states want to teach teens about the risks

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - As a high school senior, Nick was blessed with a deadly accurate jump shot from the three-point range — something he was quick to monetize.He and his gym classmates not far from the Jersey Shore would compete to see who could make the most baskets, at $5 or $10 a pop."It gave a different dynamic to the day, a certain level of excitement," Nick said. "Little did I know how far it would continue to go."Before long, he was gambling staggering sums of money on sports, costing him over $700,000 in the past decade.

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Covid-19: India reports 159 fresh infections

New Delhi: India has seen a dip in coronavirus infections, with 159 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, pulling down active caseload to 3,193, the Union health ministry said in an update on Monday. Death toll, since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, rose to 531,882. Health experts have observed a decline in hospital admissions as fewer cases of Covid-19 are being reported. However, the elderly or those with underlying health conditions remain at risk of contracting the virus.

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India reports 159 new covid cases

India recorded 159 new covid cases in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry said on Sunday. The covid cases have been drastically declining after the recent surge due to the XBB.1.16 Omicron variant. The number of active cases declined to 3,343 and 531,880 deaths have been reported since the onset of the pandemic.

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MSP urges more help for young people's mental health services in Lanarkshire

Thousands of children and young people in Lanarkshire needing mental health support have been “abandoned” by the Scottish Government, according to one Labour MSP.

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India train accident caused by error with signaling system, railway official says

that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials said Sunday.Authorities worked to clear the mangled wreckage of the two passenger trains that derailed Friday night in Balasore district in Odisha state in one of the country’s deadliest rail disasters in decades.An Odisha government statement revised the death toll to 275 after a top state officer put the number at over 300 on Sunday morning. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to reporters.Jaya Verma Sinha, a senior railway official, said the preliminary investigations revealed that a signal was given to the high-speed Coromandel Express to run on the main track line, but the signal later changed, and the train instead entered an adjacent loop line where it rammed into a freight loaded with iron ore.Rescue workers gather around damaged carriages during search for survivors at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar in the eastern state of Odisha, on June 3, 2023.

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Philadelphia Pride: Thousands LGBTQ+, allies fill Center City streets celebrating pride

CENTER CITY - Tens of thousands of people flooding the streets of Center City to celebrate Philly pride. And, this year, organizers say it’s the biggest crowd they’ve ever seen."Philly is really accepting already, but pride really brings people out," Aaron Garrett said.The day-long celebration started at 6th and Walnut in Old City and ended where some people affectionately call the Gayborhood."The Gayborhood stands for everyone’s welcome. Peace.

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Biden set to sign debt ceiling bill Saturday, dodging default deadline

President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, dodging Monday's deadline when the Treasury warned that the United States would start running short of cash to pay all its bills.The bipartisan measure, passed by the House on Wednesday and the Senate on Thursday, averts the potential of an unprecedented government default that would have rocked the U.S. and global economies.

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India sees drop in daily Covid-19 cases, Omicron variant subsiding

NEW DELHI: India witnessed a notable decline in new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with only 234 infections reported, according to the Union Health Ministry’s statement on Saturday. This decline comes after a recent surge in cases caused by the XBB.1.16 Omicron variant. The number of active cases has decreased to 3,502, while the country has registered a loss of 5,31,878 lives since the pandemic’s onset.

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Biden to address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden plans to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation Friday night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country's first-ever government default, which would have sent shock waves through the U.S. and global economies.The measure was approved late Thursday night after passing the House in yet another late session the night before.

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Debt Ceiling: Senate fends off US default approving bill, sending it to Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden's desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline.The compromise package negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves neither Republicans nor Democrats fully pleased with the outcome.

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Haunting last words shouted to Baton Rouge teen after he went overboard and vanished

FILE - View, along a beach, of gathered clouds over the ocean, Paradise Island, Bahamas. (Barbara Alper/Getty Images)In a viral video that possibly shows the last moments of Cameron Robbins' life, someone is heard yelling, "bye, bye," as the Louisiana high school graduate disappears into the water and the video cuts off.Robbins, 18, was on Blackbeard's Revenge sunset cruise in the Bahamas with several hundred students after graduating from Baton Rouge's University Laboratory School (U-High) on May 21.On May 24, he reportedly jumped overboard into "shark-infested" waters near the uninhabited Athol Island, northeast of Nassau, and a video of Robbins in the water has been seen over 10 million times. As the profanity-laced video ends, Robbins swims away from a life preserver, and someone yells, "Oh my f---ing god! Oh, shut the f--- up.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0