Daily COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, which is grappling with a quickly growing Omicron wave, topped 2,000 for the first time today as the public health system struggled to cope.Meanwhile, cases soared in New Zealand, another government that had kept COVID-19 low in earlier surges, but is now coming to terms with the much more transmissible Omicron variant.Omicron keeps foothold in high-containment settingsHong Kong is struggling with a testing backlog, but today it reported 2,071 cases, with about 4,500 preliminary positives, according to the South China Morning Post.

A temporary lab set up by a company on the mainland is expected to begin operation tomorrow to help speed up testing.Occupancy rates of isolation beds at public hospitals have reached 90% capacity, and infections in hospital staff adding to the pressure on health system.

In another development, health officials announced delaying resuming in-person schooling for 2 more weeks.Elsewhere, New Zealand reported a record 981 cases today, and the country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the rise isn't surprising, and that the country will remain at phase 2 as long as cases stay between 1,000 and 5,000 a day, according to Radio New Zealand.Ardern said the country can expect to see an unprecedented surge, but its vaccination efforts will help it avoid large numbers of serious illnesses and deaths.More global headlinesNew Zealand is among the locations where protests over COVID-19 measures, modeled after the truck convoys in Canada, have taken root.

Others include Europe and Australia.Vietnam tomorrow will start allowing international flights to resume, according to Reuters.

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Former Richmond MP concerned local Chinese radio show offering distorted view of Ukraine war.

As Paul Johnson reports, he’s calling on Ottawa to be more vigilant, so that the public airwaves don’t become a venue for wartime propaganda.

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Covid-19: Former US President Barack Obama tests positive, says he's 'feeling fine'

Barack Obama said on Twitter that he had tested positive for the Covid-19. Barack Obama also revealed that his wife and former first lady Michelle Obama had tested negative for Covid-19.

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China puts 17.5 million residents in this city under lockdown amid growing Covid-19 outbreak

China placed the 17.5 million residents of the southern city of Shenzhen into lockdown for at least week, seeking to halt a growing Covid-19 outbreak with a move that could cause disruption and production delays in the key technology hub and port.

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William Hurt, Oscar-winning actor, dies at the age of 71

Actor William Hurt attends the Premiere Of Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" on April 12, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage) NEW YORK - William Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor of "Broadcast News," "Body Heat" and "The Big Chill," has died.

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Barack Obama Reveals He’s Tested Positive For COVID-19

Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID-19, after suffering mild symptoms for several days.

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Police: 1 dead after New Castle woman steals two cars and hits multiple pedestrians, cars

NEW CASTLE, Del. - A New Castle woman has been arrested after being involved in several carjacking-related incidents on Sunday morning, according to police.Delaware State Police held a press conference on Sunday evening, announcing the arrest of 30-year-old Brittallia Semaan.According to the department's public information officer, state police troopers responded to the area of 4009 New Castle Avenue around 9:31 a.m. for a report of a carjacking.Police say Seeman entered the passenger side of a white Chevrolet Trax before a 67-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman attempted to remove her from their car but were unsuccessful.Seeman got to the driver's side of the car before she pulled off, hitting the 66-year-old woman, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police say.According to authorities, two children were in the backseat of the car, but they were able to escape before Seeman fled southbound on Rt.

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Barack Obama Announces He Tested Positive For COVID-19

Barack Obama has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Barack Obama Reveals He Tested Positive For COVID-19

Barack Obama has COVID-19.

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Barack Obama Reveals He's Tested Positive for COVID-19

Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID-19, after suffering mild symptoms for several days.The former commander-in-chief took to Twitter on Sunday to announce the news, and stressed that he is doing well despite the illness.«I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,» Barack, 60, wrote.He added that he and wife Michelle Obama «are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative.»I just tested positive for COVID.

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False Positive COVID Test Result Prevented Sean Penn From Appearing At DGA Awards

Sean Penn was scheduled to introduce “Licorice Pizza” director Paul Thomas Anderson at Saturday night’s DGA Awards, but was forced to cancel when he tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the event.

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Sean Penn Possibly Had a False Positive COVID-19 Test

There’s an update regarding Sean Penn‘s health.

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Phillip Schofield wishes Holly Willoughby well as she tests positive for Covid-19

Phillip Schofield wished his co-host Holly Willoughby well on Sunday's Dancing On Ice after she was forced to pull out due to testing positive for Covid-19.The presenter, 59, was forced to present the hit ITV skating show alone as his co-host, 41, isolates at home. Addressing Holly's absence, Phillip said: "As you can see, Holly isn't here tonight. We found out just a few hours ago [she tested positive for Covid].

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Dancing on Ice 2022 LIVE – Kimberley Wyatt wins solo skate while Kye Whyte is last, as Holly Willoughby out with Covid

DANCING on Ice star Kimberley Wyatt beat her male rivals to win the solo skate competition, while Kye Whyte was bottom of the leaderboard. Phillip Schofield presented Dancing On Ice solo for the first time as Holly Willoughby was forced to miss tonight's semi-final due to Covid. The presenter, 41, had to stay home to isolate, for the show that had a new start time of 7.30pm tonight.

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TV star Eamonn Holmes launches Care Zone mobile health unit in Oldpark area of north Belfast

The GB News presenter, 62, cut the ribbon on the ‘Care Zone Mobile Unit’, which will remove barriers to accessing important health care information for people the Oldpark area, where the popular TV celebrity grew up. Eamonn, who has long been a supporter of the Care Zone and the work that they do, was the special guest at Saturday’s event at the YEHA project in north Belfast.

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Barack Obama Confirms He Tested Positive For COVID Is Experiencing A ‘Scratchy Throat’

Barack Obama has COVID-19. The former president, who is now 60-years-old, revealed he’s experienced a “scratchy throat” in a tweet posted to his page on Sunday, March 13. “I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” he confirmed. Despite his diagnosis, wife Michelle Obama, 58, has tested negative.

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Barack Obama says he’s tested positive for COVID-19

Former US President Barack Obama attends a round table meeting at the University of Strathclyde on November 8, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Former President Barack Obama announced on Sunday that he’d tested positive for COVID-19. "I just tested positive for COVID.

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Philadelphia police offering $20K for information on suspects who fatally shot man in Hunting Park

Philadelphia police are searching for two offenders they believe are responsible for the shooting death of a man in Hunting Park on March 2. PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is offering $20,000 for information on the fatal shooting of a man in Hunting Park in early March. On March 2, officers responded to the 1100 block of W.

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Lanarkshire MSP urges older residents to air views on future provision of health and social care

Neil Gray is urging older people in Lanarkshire to take part in a new government consultation on the health and social care.

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Record gas prices plateau in US over the weekend

AAA reported the price fell by about a half-cent to $4.325 after hitting a record $4.326 on Saturday. It’s not a significant decrease by any means, but after days of a continued price hike at the pump, the news may signal a sign of relief for drivers. Prices at the pump were rising long before Russia invaded Ukraine but have spiraled faster since the start of the war.The average price of gasoline in the U.S. hit a record $4.17 a gallon on March 8 as President Joe Biden banned imports of Russian oil, gas and coal in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. The average price per gallon continued to soar from there, hitting $4.326 on March 12.

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Singer Traci Braxton dead at 50 after battling cancer

Traci Braxton attends WE tv's "Braxton Family Values" Season 6 Premiere at The Doheny Room on April 02, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) Singer Traci Braxton, who was the sister of Toni and Tamar Braxton, has died. She was 50.Toni announced the news on her Instagram account early Saturday on behalf of the Braxton family."It is with the utmost regret that we inform you of the passing of our sister, Traci.

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Jamie Lee Curtis reveals body for film role: ‘I want there to be no concealing of anything’

FILE - Jamie Lee Curtis attends The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Sept. 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Jamie Lee Curtis is no longer hiding herself.Right up until the pandemic sent the world into hibernation, the 63-year-old actress was hard at work filming her upcoming movie, "Everything Everywhere All at Once," a project that is due out April 8 and sees her portray an IRS auditor named Deirdre Beaubeirdra.Curtis introduced her character to the world in a social media post explaining that she didn’t feel right "concealing" her figure for the role."In the world, there is an industry — a billion-dollar, trillion-dollar industry — about hiding things.

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Naomi Osaka speaks to crowd through tears after heckling at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Rattled by a derogatory shout from a spectator, Naomi Osaka went on to lose 6-0, 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova of Russia in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night.Osaka trailed in the first set when a woman in the stands shouted, "Osaka, you suck." The Japanese star approached the chair umpire to ask that something be done.

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Tinnitus: Is COVID-19 causing your ears to ring constantly?

Approximately 37 per cent of Canadians suffer from Tinnitus— a constant ringing in the ears. Experts believe the condition can have a range of causes from infection, to hearing loss and even stress.

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China closes city of 17 million people; faces biggest crisis since Wuhan Covid outbreak

COVID-19 cases, as the government scrambled to contain the worst outbreak of virus cases in the last two years.

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#PriceHikeSunday: Price of cement increased to Rs. 1,850/-

COLOMBO (News 1st); Cement prices have risen with Tokyo cement increasing the price of a 50 kg bag of cement by 350 rupees.Accordingly, the new price of a bag of cement will be Rs. 1,850.The price of a bag of cement remained at Rs.

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Holly Willoughby to miss Dancing On Ice tonight after testing positive for covid

Holly Willoughby is set to miss the Dancing on Ice semi-finals after testing positive for Covid-19.

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This Maharashtra city first to achieve 100% COVID-19 vaccination status

Maharashtra to achieve 100 per cent COVID-19 vaccination status of its eligible population. In Navi Mumbai, over 11 lakh people have received both the Covid doses, an official said on Sunday.

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Lanarkshire mum who lost partner to suicide reaches new milestone in campaign for mental health review

The fight for better mental health services led by a Lanarkshire mum who lost her partner to suicide, has taken more positive steps in the right direction.

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Thousands gather in Montgomery County to support Ukrainian Food Festival , raise funds for war-torn country

JENKINTOWN, Pa. - Thousands showed their support for Ukraine on Saturday at the Ukrainian Food Festival in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The event was held at the St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church. According to organizers, more than 2,000 people stood in long lines in the snow and wind to show their support. "It's a challenge because every person that is in my congregation, they are living the events happening in Ukraine differently," said Pastor Andriy Rabiy.

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B.C. evening weather forecast: March 12

Meteorologist Yvonne Schalle has the Saturday, March 12, 2022 forecast for Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.

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U.S. journalist killed, one other wounded in north Ukraine

An American journalist has been killed and another was injured while reporting on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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2 years since Breonna Taylor’s death, what’s happened and changed

Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd.In the two years since Taylor was shot and killed, the city of Louisville has seen several policing changes. At the national level, Taylor’s name and story continue to be a rallying cry for racial justice,especially this month after the acquittal of the only officer to be charged in connection with the raid that caused her death.Here is a look at what’s happened and what’s changed in the two years since Taylor’s death: Taylor, a Black 26-year-old Louisville emergency medical worker, was fatally shot in her apartment during a raid by plainclothes narcotics detectives on March 13, 2020. Taylor was shot by two Louisville police officers after they broke down her front door and returned fire when her boyfriend fired a handgun.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35

A member of the Ukrainian defense forces stands on patrol as civilian evacuations continue in the city on March 12, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. Russia continues its assault on Ukraine's major cities, including the capital Kyiv, more than a week after lau The strike comes a day after Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine, pounding Mariupol in the south, shelling the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, and thwarting the efforts of people trying to flee the violence.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also accused Russia of trying to create new "pseudo-republics" to break his country apart.

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Former NYT contributor killed, other journalists wounded by Russian fire, Kyiv police say

an American journalist was killed and at least two others were wounded when they came under fire by Russian forces near the capital city of Kyiv.The Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv Region tweeted photos Sunday purportedly showing a bloodied journalist, his U.S. passport, and his press badge enclosed in a U.S.

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Military dogs celebrated on National K9 Veterans Day

Members of the Veterinary Medical Surgical Team training with Military Working Dog Blus and his handler Spc. Eric Kappel from the 18th Military Police Brigade in Vilseck, Germany, on March 11, 2022.

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Growing movement to make daylight saving time permanent

could be on its last legs if the majority of Americans have their way.On Sunday, time in most of the U.S. advanced by one hour to begin daylight saving time, a tradition regulated by the Uniform Time Act of 1966.Under federal law, DST begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.Within the last few years, several states have either passed legislation or resolutions calling on the federal government to lift the limitations on required time changes.Some Congress members have taken notice and the National Conference of State Legislatures is monitoring several bipartisan bills that would do away with the time change."There are bills in both houses of Congress that would make daylight saving time permanent year-round," Jim Reed, NCSL’s director of the Environment, Energy & and Transportation program, said.A woman rides a bicycle during sunset in Santa Monica on February 06, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

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Health sector asks for Ontario budget investments beyond hospitals

Ontario’s next budget will set a roadmap for recovering from COVID-19, perhaps doubling as the Progressive Conservatives’ election platform, and many stakeholders are asking the government to shore up the health system by looking beyond hospitals.From hospitals, to long-term care, to laboratories, the health sector bore much of the brunt of the pandemic’s impact.The government pumped more than $5 billion into hospitals to add 3,100 beds since the start of the pandemic and the Ontario Hospital Association said those were welcome investments. Ontario COVID-19 numbers: Province reports 228 people in intensive care Now, to maintain financial stability for hospitals as they restart surgeries and procedures delayed by the pandemic and continue to manage other COVID-19 pressures, they require a 3.5 per cent increase in base operating funding, or $735 million, the OHA said in its pre-budget submission.In addition, the hospital association is seeking dedicated funding for reducing the surgery backlog, and continuing funding for additional beds that was committed over the past two years.The Progressive Conservative government is extending its own deadline for delivering the next budget to April 30, which is around when the campaign for the June 2 election will begin.A spokeswoman for Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said he “understands the importance of investing in health care to create a more sustainable system in Ontario.”Contributing to the pressures in hospitals is the need for greater funding elsewhere, the OHA noted.

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Holly Willoughby forced to miss Dancing on Ice as she tests positive for Covid

Holly Willoughby has to skip Dancing on Ice on Sunday after she tested positive for Covid. She had to take a step back from her hosting duties this weekend as she self-isolates at home.

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Dancing On Ice 2022: Holly Willoughby tests positive for Covid

Dancing On Ice presenter Holly Willoughby has tested positive for Covid, the show has confirmed. While the law no longer requires those with the virus to self-isolate, the This Morning host will be absent from tonight’s semi-final, leaving co-star Phillip Schofield to front the series on his own. ‘Unfortunately, Holly Willoughby is unable to host tonight’s show after testing positive for Covid-19,’ a rep confirmed.

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Frail Phil Collins, 71, sits on stage for Genesis gig as he battles health issues

Phil Collins looked frail as he took to the stage with his band Genesis, as the star looked glum as he struggled to even raise a smile. The 71-year-old drummer joined bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks on stage at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin for a performance.

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Ontario COVID-19 numbers: Province reports 228 people in intensive care

Ontario intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID-19 on Sunday, as the province continues efforts to control the spread of the virus.That’s according to new data released by the provincial government on Sunday. Two years into COVID-19: What’s next? The number of people in ICU dropped on Sunday compared to numbers reported a day earlier.On Saturday 722 people were in an Ontario hospital, 232 were in an ICU.A total of 1,631 new cases were reported, however, experts caution that is likely an undercount due to the more stringent COVID-19 testing rules implemented in the province.

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Delhi reports 132 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate reaches 0.38%

Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 18,62,934, said the state health department on Sunday. The positivity rate has reached 0.38%.

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New Zealand authorities blare Barry Manilow and 'Macarena' in attempt to disperse vaccine protesters

Police withdraw from their line and fall back to the front of Parliament buildings on the third day of demonstrations against Covid-19 restrictions, inspired by a similar demonstration in Canada, in Wellington on February 10, 2022 (Photo by MARTY MEL WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's prime minister on Monday said protesters who oppose coronavirus mandates were using "intimidation and harassment," as authorities appeared to take a harsher stance toward the convoy of demonstrators that has disrupted the capital of Wellington for nearly a week.Police initially let the protesters set up tents and camp on the grounds of New Zealand's Parliament before arresting 122 people on Thursday and then backing off again. The size of the protest dropped to a few hundred last week but increased again to around 3,000 over the weekend.Speaking with reporters, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signaled the thinning patience of authorities."I very clearly have a view on the protesters and the way that they’ve conducted their protest because it has moved beyond sharing a view to intimidation and harassment of the people around central Wellington," she said.

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