86% of India's adult population fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Mandaviya

Mehmet Oz, celebrity physician and US Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a town hall in Bell Blue, Pennsylvania, US, on Monday, May 16, 2022. The late surge by Kathy Barnette, a pundit known for her strident commentary as wel HARRISBURG, Pa. - The national Republican Party is taking the side of celebrity heart surgeon Dr.

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Jennifer Saunders has opened up about her “brutal” health battle.The French and Saunders star said “no one warned her” about her upcoming struggles and claimed she “just felt angry” at the time.Jennifer, 63, is best known for being one half of the comedy duo French and Saunders with fellow actress Dawn French, 64.After co-creating and starring in the comedy sketch show, she later received acclaim for her sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.While she has pointed out the benefits of “not taking yourself too seriously”, Jennifer has faced more than her fair share of health problems in the past.In 2010, the star announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 51, undergoing a lumpectomy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.Speaking in a new interview, Jennifer reflected: “The cancer was caught early enough, and I had doctors I trusted.“I just had to make it easy for the doctors to do what they had to do, by doing what they told me and behaving myself.”While Jennifer lived through harsh rounds of chemotherapy and life-changing surgery, she went on to explain that “crushing into the menopause” was challenging.The actress explained was suddenly plunged into the menopause post-cancer after taking medication to treat the disease.“I did crash into menopause a bit,” she remembered. “It was quite brutal, especially because no one warned me.“Doctors deal with their own speciality and if you face cancer, they deal with the cancer.“But if you go on tamoxifen it stops you having any oestrogen and I don’t think they quite understand how that mentally affects you,” she added.“You don’t quite know what you should feel like, so you think, ‘Is this depression? I don’t know.

BA.4 and BA.5 are not new viruses, rather, these are just sub-lineages of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 infection, Dr Jayadevan, Indian Medical Association's national task force's co-chairman told news agency ANI.

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PHILADELPHIA - Now Nick Foles and Frank Reich can start diagramming the "Indy Special."The Colts announced Monday they had signed Foles to a two-year contract that reunites the quarterback and coach who combined on a trademark play call to help the Philadelphia Eagles win the 2017 NFL title.Foles adds depth behind 37-year-old Matt Ryan, the league's 2016 MVP whom Indy acquired from Atlanta in a March trade. And it gives Reich a proven backup, someone he knows well and who had long been rumored to be Indianapolis bound."I love Nick Foles," Reich said when the rumors began last August after Carson Wentz injured his foot in training camp.

NEW JERSEY - The Boss is hitting the road again, and the E Street Band band is coming with him.The rockers announced Monday that they will begin an arena tour in February in the United States, followed by stadium shows beginning in April in Europe.Details on the cities the rockers will visit in the U.S. will be announced later, but it'll be the first time the group has toured since wrapping The River Tour in Australia in February 2017."After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year," Springsteen said in a statement.The European concerts will begin April 28th in Barcelona, the announcement said.

TRENTON, N.J. - Amazon is planning to sublease some of its warehouse space now that the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping, which helped the e-commerce giant rake in soaring profits in the past two years, has eased.Subleasing allows the company to "relieve the financial obligations associated with an existing building that no longer meets" its needs, Amazon spokesperson Alisa Carroll said.Carroll didn’t disclose how much space the company plans to sublet. But citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the retailer would sublease at least 10 million square feet of space and could end more of its leases in states including New York, New Jersey and California.Seattle-based Amazon doubled the size of its operations during the pandemic, adding more warehouses and workers to keep up with demand from homebound consumers who felt more comfortable buying things online.

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NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic remains a cause of worry among households in India and China, according to findings of Ipsos Essentials Survey 2022 conducted in 16 markets.

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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - A multiple-county police chase that started all the way from the San Diego area ended in a dramatic arrest in Orange County.SkyFOX was over the chase scene on the 5 Freeway in Orange County Monday night when the suspect, driving a white sedan, led the California Highway Patrol on a pursuit. The suspect was initially wanted for stealing the car in the Chula Vista area.The chase spanned from Chula Vista in San Diego County and went through parts of Santa Ana and Anaheim before the suspect eventually stopped the car near the Beach Boulevard Exit in Orange County.The suspect initially refused to get out of the car for more than five minutes after stopping the vehicle.

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HOUSTON - A woman and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of an 8-year-old girl and injuries to her surviving twin sister. The Houston girls were malnourished and physically abused over an extended time, according to court documents.Soledad Mendoza, 29, and Ruben "Alex" Moreno, 29, were taken into custody last week and are both charged with capital murder – under 10 years of age for the death of Melanie Mendoza and two counts of injury to a child for her twin sister.Houston Police say the girl died on the night of December 21, 2020, after she was taken to Memorial Hermann - Memorial City Hospital with multiple injuries and bruises by Houston Fire Department paramedics.RELATED: 10-month-old baby girl dies after being left in car for several hoursOfficers responded to a welfare check at the hospital for reports of a deceased child, where they found the victims were grossly emaciated and had signs of malnutrition or starvation and multiple injuries, including chronic rib fractures.Despite being 8-years-old, they both only weighed less than 30 pounds, wore diapers, and were "extremely malnourished and unkempt."Investigators say that there were two other siblings in the household, 7 and 12 years old, who were seemingly in perfect health, including a younger sibling who was physically bigger than the twins.

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen has shared a new update about her lambs.The 47-year-old posted a series of cute pictures on social media of her daughter Clemmie holding the animals on the farm at Ravenseat.Amanda tweeted: "Finally. The last stubborn inmate….sorry patient has been discharged from the lambing hospital !"Sheep pens dismantled & now closed for admissions."The mother-of-nine has gained a lot of fans with her Channel 5 reality TV show where she shares details of her rural life.

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EXTON, Pa. – Surveillance video shows the moment police say two shoplifters were wrested into custody after they tried to steal thousands in perfume from a Pennsylvania Ulta.In a Facebook post on Friday, the West Whiteland Police Department said they received information about a plan to steal $10k in fragrances from an Ulta in Exton. Detective Scott Pezick told FOX 29 that his department was told to be on the lookout for a red Nissan Altima thought to be linked to other Ulta thefts. Perzick said authorities called the Ulta on Swedesford Road in Exton to let employees know that their store could be targeted.Officers from the West Whiteland Police Department staked out in the Ulta parking lot on Friday morning and spotted the red Altima.

BLACKPINK recently opened up about the pressure of being a K-pop trainee, and receiving mental health classes from their agency.In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the quartet discussed the demands of their lives as K-pop trainees, before they made their debut. The members of BLACKPINK revealed that while their agency YG Entertainment had provided them mental health classes and therapy, they had found these unhelpful.

Reclaiming, rebuilding: Kamloops school survivors share in memorial for missing children Simon said while the unmarked graves of children found around residential schools in Canada have been called a discovery, for survivors it’s the confirmation of First Nations experiences and knowledge passed down from generation to generation.“It shouldn’t have taken that long, but finally people know,” Simon said. “And knowing has transformed this community.

The baby formula shortage in the United States continues to affect the Canadian market with many parents taking to social media to try and find the formula needed for their infants and toddlers.

CFL players have rejected the new collective bargaining agreement with the league.

An email encouraging members of the Canadian Armed Forces to consider contacting Habitat for Humanity if they can’t find affordable housing is casting a spotlight on a growing challenge facing many military personnel and their families.

People living in areas with higher levels of air pollution are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 illness that leads to hospitalization and even death, a new study suggests.

Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said there is no possibility of a fourth wave of Covid-19 looking at the current situation. Talking to reporters here, Tope said nearly 200 to 250 cases were being reported in the state everyday and there was not much increase in these numbers.

DORAL, Fla. - There are "Florida drivers"… and then there's this guy. A semi-truck driver got a little impatient while struggling to clear safety barriers on a turn in Doral Friday, May 20. Video shared by Jorge L Alvarez shows the pillars caught beneath the semi's container, blocking the back wheels. The video also shows the pillars scraping along the bottom of the container, continuing to cause damage to the semi. He told Storyful it all happened as he and a coworker got to the office Friday morning. The semi driver eventually drove forward, causing the back four wheels to completely come off the back of the container.The semi-truck can be seen continuing to move forward with the container scraping the concrete along the way.

Inmate Casey White and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White (Photos courtesy Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office) WASHINGTON - The Casey White manhunt captured the nation’s attention for two weeks, and now the motel room the fugitive shared with corrections officer Vicky White has seen a growing waitlist of people eager to stay there. WAAY-TV in Alabama reported Monday that roughly 70 people were on a waitlist to get a reservation for the room at Motel 41 in Evansville, Indiana. A Motel 41 employee told the media outlet that a customer stayed in the room Sunday night after the motel had already received 25 phone calls from customers about the room’s availability the same day. RELATED: Alabama jailbreak mystery deepens as Casey White manhunt ends with deathThe going rate for the room the duo stayed in is $75 to $100 per night, which is slightly higher compared to regular motel room rates that cost $65 a night, WAAY-TV reported.The employee went on to say that motel employees removed the room number sign where Casey and Vicky were staying in after someone tried to swipe it. Casey White, 38, escaped from the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, on April 29.

PHILADELPHIA -  Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that injured three teens at Penn’s Landing.According to officials, police were called to the area near Chestnut Street and Columbus Boulevard, at the riverfront, Saturday, just after 9:30 p.m. on reports of multiple gunshots.When officers arrived, they found three teens suffering from gunshot wounds.A 14-year-old male was shot in the rib cage, officials said.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities believe a man who was involved in an argument was gunned down on a crowded front porch Monday night in Philadelphia. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 100 block of West Logan Street around 9 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - A formerly incarcerated Philadelphia man won a Pulitzer Prize Award for his work co-hosting a podcast about reentering society after decades behind bars.Luis "Suave" Gonzalez was jailed as a teen and spent over 30-years in the prison system. He was released from custody in 2017 and has spent his new lease on life working hard to give back and make his own way. Suave is a self-taught artist with work displayed and sold at Morton Contemporary Gallery in Center City.

RAD - The Radnor Township Board of Commissioners voted on a controversial ordinance Monday that would prevent local police from arresting anyone who has an abortion, provides an abortion, or helps someone get an abortion if Roe V. Wade is overturned. "It's a time in our nation when it's imperative to do all we can to safeguard the right of people to make their own healthcare decisions without intervention or guilt." Radnor Board of Commissioner Moria Mulroney said. Advocates on both side of the issue turned out to voice their opinions and concerns about local legislation on the decisive topic. "We’re trying to stand against an amendment which would use terms to paint it as a good thing, but it’s not good for the unborn child, and it doesn't help the mothers caring for them," Chris Massaro said in opposition of the ordinance. MORE ON ROE V. WADE"Our local legislators seem to be saying that we need to stand up for making independent healthcare decisions and they should be made by patients and that their doctors and their loved ones," Sarah Carrol quipped in support of the legislation. Four of the seven commissioners voted to approve the ordinance.

PHILADELPHIA - Pickleball, a seemingly innocuous paddle sport that has exploded in popularity over the recent years, has become a major nuisance in one Philadelphia neighborhood. Residents who live across the street from the pickleball courts at the Water Tower Recreation Center in Chestnut Hill say they're fed up with the constant popping of balls being hit. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the city, the pickleball courts have become a safe and fun outdoor activity. Players say pickleball appeals to a wide range of people, from young and spry to older and less mobile. But even the players will admit that pickleball isn't always the quietest sport. The pickleball courts at Water Tower Recreation Center sit just across the street from perturbed residents.

PHOENIX - A naked intruder was found in the bedroom of a young girl, and we're learning the disturbing details revealed in court documents after the suspect was arrested for indecent exposure.It all happened at a home near 67th Avenue and Thomas Road. Police say a 12-year-old girl alerted her family to a man who was naked in her bed.

Today we are reporting 8,435 community cases, 327 hospitalisations and 15 deaths.

David McCormick, U.S. Republican Senate candidate, speaks during a campaign event in Danville, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. More than 60 executives at Goldman Sachs have given the maximum allowed to support McCormick, the hedge f HARRISBURG - The campaign of David McCormick, who is in a neck-and-neck Republican primary contest for the U.S.

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National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) will be reviewing the data of COVID19 vaccines for the 5-12 age group on 4th May, as per sources. This comes as the government panel earlier meeting on the issue remained inconclusive. 

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed that more than 60% of adolescents between the 12-14 age group have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

No decision has been taken during the NTAGI meeting on Friday regarding the vaccination of children between the age group of 5-12 years against COVID19. The meeting remained inconclusive about firming up SoP and detailed guidelines for vaccination. 

Centre on Thursday notified that a decision regarding vaccination of children will be taken on the basis of the recommendation by an expert committee. This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed vaccination of all eligible children at the earliest with “special campaigns" in schools is a priority for the Government. 

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said that the Ministry of Health will wait for recommendation from the Covid working group of NTAGI to begin the vaccination of kids aged 5 to 12.

Covid challenge has yet not been surpassed. "Despite managing the Covid crisis well as compared to the other countries, we can see cases' uptick in states now. we have to stay alert," PM Modi said.

The way India has managed COVID pandemic is a global case study and the Indian pharma industry ensured successful fight against COVID-19, said Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Dr Mansukh Mandaviya while inaugurating the 7th edition of International conference on Pharma and Medical Devices sector 2022 on Monday. 

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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