India to start Covid mix-and-match booster vaccines from August 12

LONDON - Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, at age 73, that moment has finally arrived.Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became King Charles III on Thursday following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Pfizer’s Paxlovid has been approved by US FDA for COVID treatment. Jagadeesh Babu Rangisetty, Co-founder and Managing Director at Zenara Pharma, said, "We have launched this product in India with an aim to bring the best treatment options against COVID within reach of patients in our country.

PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2014/10/18: E-Z Pass toll both. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - The amount of uncollected tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike grew by nearly 50% last year, and a new government audit is urging the Turnpike Commission to address the problem and make changes to improve its finances.Following up on an internal study that said more than $104 million in tolls went uncollected last year, an update in May found the amount had grown to $155 million.

Dumfriesshire mental health campaigner Frank Ritchie is warning of a potential rise in suicides this winter brought on by the cost of living crisis.

The Centre has directed states and union territories to monitor incoming international travellers as a part of revised surveillance strategy in context of covid-19.Besides this, states have been also asked to monitor lnfluenza-like illness (lLl) & SARI cases, undertake constant genome sequencing, and step-up vaccination. NEW DELHI: India lodged 6,093 new covid-19 infections and 31-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said in an update on Friday. The country’s active caseload declined to 49,636, with total reported cases, since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, at more than 4.44 crore.

LOONA member Yves was absent from the recent Amsterdam stop of the group’s ‘LOONATHEWORLD’ world tour.According to a statement issued by concert organisers MyMusicTaste yesterday (September 8), Yves did not participate in the group’s Amsterdam show and its subsequent meet and greet, which took place at ​​AFAS Live, after reporting symptoms of a fever.“Once again, we thank the fans who have long waited to see LOONA in Amsterdam, and we ask for your kind understanding,” MyMusicTaste wrote in its statement.<IMPORTANT NOTICE

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, passed away Thursday at the age of 96. She was a life-long public figure, even before she assumed the throne on Feb.

King Charles III on Thursday following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. No date has been set for his coronation.After an apprenticeship that began as a child, Charles embodies the modernization of the British monarchy.

Lotto 6/49 is launching next week and will include two multi-million-dollar jackpots in every draw, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) says.The OLG announced Thursday that the changes will take effect across the country starting with the Sept. 14 draw.An OLG statement said the price to play will remain the same at $3, but now the main “Classic Draw” where players select their numbers or choose a quick pick will be fixed at a $5-million jackpot.The $1-million guaranteed prize, meanwhile, will become the “Gold Ball Draw.” Group of 18 Toronto-area friends who have played lottery for 15 years hit jackpot The Gold Ball jackpot guarantees that a winner will take home either $1 million or a growing jackpot that starts at $10 million and can exceed $60 million, the OLG said.The OLG website says each Lotto 6/49 ticket will include a 10-digit Gold Ball Draw number.“A winning number will be drawn from all selections for each draw.

As per the health ministry data, active Covid cases have further declined to 49,636 from 50,342. The active cases comprises 0.11 per cent of the total infections. India recorded 6,093 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Friday.

HADDONFIELD, N.J. - People love to shop, but customers at a Haddonfield English gift shop poured in to the sore with mixed emotions Thursday. "Our customers have been very sad too," said Gary Coleman. He owns the English Gardener Gift Shop in Haddonfield. "This is from the platinum jubilee and people are coming in and grabbing these.

PHILADELPHIA - For travelers arriving to Philadelphia International Airport, news of the queen’s death came from an in-flight announcement."The pilot said, ‘Sorry about all the entertainment, but we’ve got some very sad news.’ Simultaneously, we both said the queen has died," Oxfordshire, England resident Susan Dowdall said."Thought it was interesting that he ended with ‘God Save the Queen’ and now it’s ‘God Save the King,’" said Claudia Tang, who is living in the U.K.MORE HEADLINES:Passengers aboard British Airways flight 67 got the news a couple of hours after leaving London’s Heathrow Airport. When they touched down in Philly, the only monarch they ever knew was gone."All my lifetime, she’s been the queen. And that’s been it.

CHESTNUT HILL - People across the Delaware Valley are sharing stories of encounters with Queen Elizabeth and for one local couple, Her Majesty was a familiar face."She was always tinier than one expected, but she did have those magical blue eyes and beautiful skin. She was something to behold," Jean Wedgewood, Lord Piers Wedgewood’s widow said.Wedgewood, of Chestnut Hill, recalls meeting Queen Elizabeth II over the years.

OLD CITY - The Queen visited Independence Hall 46 years ago, when she was just 50-years-old. Throughout her seven-decade reign, she's left her mark on the world.Queen Elizabeth II, stood with then-Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo during her arrival to commemorate America’s 200th birthday, back in 1976 and the last time the Queen visited Philadelphia, Prince Phillip accompanying her.Hobart Gaywood, center, of the National Parks Service, shows a plaque describing the Bicentennial Bell, a gift of the Government of Great Britain to the United States, to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 6, 1976.

Today we are reporting 1,483 community cases, 243 current hospitalisations.

UVALDE, Texas - The Uvalde Police Department is investigating an evening shooting that occurred less than two miles away from the site of the deadly May mass school shooting at Robb Elementary School. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m.

UVALDE, Texas - The Uvalde Police Department is investigating an evening shooting that occurred less than two miles away from the site of the deadly May mass school shooting at Robb Elementary School. Details are very limited, but we've learned from authorities that at least two people were shot at Uvalde Memorial Park around 5:30 p.m.Texas DPS said on Twitter that they were working with the Uvalde Police Department and Sheriff's Office following a suspected gang-related shooting at Memorial Park. No other details have been released at this time. This shooting is not connected to the shooting that occurred back in May. LATEST UVALDE, TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTING COVERAGEThis latest shooting comes as students just returned to the classroom on Tuesday following the deadly mass shooting. This is a breaking news story. We'll keep you up-to-date with the very latest.

PHOENIX - The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked the end of an era for not only the United Kingdom, but also for many other countries around the world as well.As her son, now known as King Charles III, takes over the reign from his late mother, there will likely be some changes that will take place in the UK and a number of other countries, including some countries close to the US.Here's what you should know about the changes ahead.King Charles (then Prince Charles, Prince of Wales), in a photo taken on September 7, 2022. (Photo by Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images) While it goes without saying that with the queen's death, the United Kingdom will get a new head of state, it is also worth noting that this will also mean a change in a number of other countries' heads of state.This is because a number of countries around the world also have the British monarch as their monarch.According to reports from the BBC, King Charles III will also become the head of state in 14 countries that are known as "Commonwealth Realms." These countries are located around the world, with many of them in North America and the Caribbeans.According to an archived version of the Royal Family website from Aug.

PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania man drown at a New Jersey beach when police say he was swept out to sea by strong currents Thursday afternoon. Shawn Reilly, 56, was swimming at an Ocean City beach with his 21-year-old son when police say rough surf caused him to struggle in the water. According to investigators, Reilly's son tried to help his father and was also taken by the strong currents.Three lifeguards entered the water and brought both men to shore where they immediately started CPR on Reilly. First responders from the Ocean City Fire Department/EMS took over CPR and rushed Reilly to Shore Medical Center where he died. 

It's alleged that Anthony Linder-Creo, 24, engaged in a sexual relationship with a teenage student.

Margaritaville at Sea PALM BEACH, Fla. - Starting Wednesday, Margaritaville at Sea is launching its "Heroes Sail Free" program giving veterans, first responders, teachers and police a free cruise to thank them for their work in the community. "For your dedication to serving our communities at home and abroad, Margaritaville at Sea invites you to sail free on a much-deserved 3-day, 2-night cruise to Grand Bahama Island," the cruise line says on its website. The program gives one free cruise to the Bahamas for members of the U.S. military (active and veteran), first responders, law enforcement officers, and educators.Sailing from the Port of Palm Beach in Florida to Grand Bahama Island, guests will enjoy a 3-day, 2-night cruise onboard the Margaritaville at Sea Paradise.

COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals ticked upward this week, as admissions showed signs of continuing their downward trend.As of Sept. 8, there were 324 cases in hospital, a one-week increase of 18, while the number of cases in critical care fell by three to 22, according to the B.C.

CENTER CITY - There’s a new warning from police about rainbow fentanyl and a mother who lost her son to a fentanyl overdose shares her story."This happened and to this day, I just can’t understand it," mother Tanya Niederman said.JJ Niederman was only 19 when he died of a fentanyl overdoes. A year and a half later, his mom, Tanya, is still living with the loss.MORE HEADLINES:"It’s sad and it’s scary.

UPPER PROVIDENCE TWP. Pa. - Another victim has come forward weeks after learning a Delaware County former referee is accused of sexually abusing a child, as the Drexel Hill man appeared in court Thursday.William "Bill" Brown turned his face away from the camera as he arrived shackled at District Court.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are investigating after motorists reported being pelted with rocks and other debris while driving down a Philadelphia highway on Tuesday night. A driver who asked to remain anonymous told FOX 29 that he was driving on I-76 eastbound near the Passyunk and Oregon Avenue exit around 7 p.m. when his car was struck by a large rock. He described the sound of the rock shattering his windshield as an "explosion" that sent glass fragments scattered across the inside of his brand-new car. "When the car got his I thought I got shot, the car got shot, that's how much of an explosion it was," he said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe unnamed driver pulled his vehicle to the side of the road where several other cars had stopped after also being struck by thrown debris."There was a guy about 5-10 cars up from me that said a rock had gone through the windshield and struck a woman in the face that she needed emergency services," he said. Another driver who was in the shoulder of the highway claimed that her car was struck by a fire extinguisher, according to the anonymous driver. Officers from the Delaware River Port Authority said one person was throwing debris from the CSX Railroad overpass, but they ran away before police arrived. Dozens of cars were damaged when police say someone hurled rocks and other debris onto a busy Philadelphia highway.

There have only been 26 sightings of this species of snake. Florida is its only habitat on Earth.

United signs purchase agreement for up to 400 eVTOL aircraft (Photo: United) United Airlines thinks that in a few years, plenty of big-city customers will pay $100 or more for a one-way ride to the airport in a four-seat, electric-powered air taxi.The Chicago-based airline said Thursday that it invested $15 million in a startup manufacturer, and signed a "conditional" agreement to buy 200 of the tiny aircraft with options for 200 more.United said it expects to receive the first taxis — which will take off and land vertically, like helicopters — from Eve Air Mobility as soon as 2026.It's hard to judge United's commitment to the deal, since it wouldn't provide terms for the order. A spokesman said the conditions are standard when buying an aircraft that hasn't been certified by regulators, and they cover "a number of United’s business objectives."The stake in Eve amounts to less than 5% of United's second-quarter profit.READ MORE: United Airlines threatens to end service at major U.S. airportBut the deal fits United's pattern of announcing interest in startups that are trying to build and win regulatory approval for air taxis, like Archer, and supersonic planes, like Boom.Mike Leskinen, president of United's venture-funding arm, said the eVTOLs — electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft — will be ideally suited for traffic-clogged cities where United flies, including New York, Chicago and San Francisco.

Findings from two large clinical trials published yesterday in BMJ discount the notion that vitamin D supplements protect against COVID-19 or other respiratory-tract infections, although both had notable limitations.

Rajesh Bhushan has also alerted seven states as they continue to report a rise in Covid-19 cases. In a letter to Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said upcoming festivals and mass congregations in different parts of the country may potentially facilitate transmission of infectious diseases.  On 6 August, the Union Health Ministry informed that Delhi has contributed 8.2 per cent of India's weekly new cases in the week ending August 5 and has also recorded 1.86 times increase in average daily new cases from 802 in the week ending July 29 to 1,492 in in the week ending August 5.

NEW DELHI : As the season of festivals approach with, so does the surging number of fresh Covid-19 cases in the country. India on Monday, 8 August, reported 6,167 new Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths in twenty four hours. National Capital Delhi and finance capital Mumbai has also began reporting an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases.