BAGHDAD – Thousands of pilgrims clad in black walked the streets of Baghdad on Wednesday, part of a weeklong procession to a revered shrine, bypassing barbed wire set up by security forces and spurring fears of another wave of coronavirus on the heels of the papal visit.

Crowds of men and women defied the tight security measures set up by Iraqi authorities to contain the spread of the virus during the annual pilgrimage, expected to reach its peak number of worshippers on Wednesday to commemorate the death of Imam al-Kadhim, a revered figure in Shiite Islam.

Separately, a grenade was tossed near the Imam Bridge in Baghdad on Monday which killed one woman and wounded 11 pilgrims. No one immediately took responsibility.

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China steps up COVID-19 vaccination, considers differentiated visa policies

BEIJING : China has accelerated its vaccinations against COVID-19, administering 10 million doses in around a week, and is considering varied visa policies based on vaccination and virus conditions in different countries, officials said on Sunday.The country had administered 74.96 million vaccine doses as of Saturday, health commission spokesman Mi Feng told a news briefing. That is up from 64.98 million as of March 14.China aims to vaccinate 40% of its 1.4 billion people by the middle of the year, according to state media and a top health adviser.

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Slalom champion Schwarz leads season-ending World Cup race

LENZERHEIDE – World Cup slalom champion Marco Schwarz led the opening run of the season-ending race on Sunday.

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Faster spread of some Covid variants could be due to sturdier protein: Scientists

BOSTON : The spike protein of the novel coronavirus, which enables it to infect human cells, is more stable in faster spreading versions of the virus, such as the ones first reported in the UK and South Africa, compared to the original form of the pathogen from Wuhan, China, says a new study.Researchers, including those from the Boston Children's Hospital in the US assessed the structure of the coronavirus spike protein down to the atomic level, and found how it changed with the D614G mutation which is carried by the Brazil, South Africa and UK variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.The results, published in the journal Science, showed that the mutation makes the spike more stable as compared with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus from Wuhan,

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Pandemic effect: Healthcare experts warn of rise of obesity cases among children

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Maharashtra: MPSC Prelim exam held today with Covid-19 protocols in place

pic.twitter.com/UVBCARUDnwThe preliminary examination was to take place in April last year but was repeatedly delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.Candidates were seen wearing masks and maintaining social distancing norms at an exam centre in Pune.In Nagpur, the exam took place amid a complete lockdown imposed in the city due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.The examination took place at various centres across the state by following proper precautions as per the guidelines issued by the government. Candidates have been asked to maintain social distancing at the exam centres and also wear masks.

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Covid-19: People's laxity main reason behind rise in cases, says Harsh Vardhan

₹35,000 crores had been earmarked in the Union Budget for the Covid-19 vaccination.While expressing concern over the rise in cases in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, Vardhan said there was no doubt that coronavirus cases were rising in six to seven states, including Punjab and Maharashtra, and stressed that these states should be more careful.He also said sequencing of the virus and its mutants was going on and one of the two vaccines was also effective against mutants. Earlier, addressing a gathering to mark World Oral Health Day, Vardhan said the premier institutes like PGIMER have a bigger responsibility of mentoring and hand-holding, of creating successful models which contribute towards the ultimate goal of 'health for all.'"The year

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Awaiting the verdict in Michael Spavor’s case in China

A Chinese court did not deliver a verdict in the case of detained Canadian Michael Spavor. He’s been held for more than two years in what is widely-viewed as retaliation for Canada’s detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

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Vancouver Police identify person of interest in stalking case

Vancouver Police say the 33-year-old suspect arrested in an assault on a woman in the downtown core Friday morning is also a person of interest in the case of a woman who was stalked by a man on Wednesday. The victim says it is not the same man.

Curfew imposed in Miami Beach after disregard for COVID-19 safety protocols

People enjoy themselves along Ocean Drive on March 19, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida. College students have arrived in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual.

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'Put me in jail': Fierce Covid shot resistance for US Republicans

Covid vaccine center that Todd Engle can almost touch from his West Virginia backyard. But like scores of other Republican voters, force would likely be required to get a dose into his arm.Many of the party's millions of supporters are among the nation's most vaccine-skeptical people, which experts see as a dangerous barrier to finally taming the virus that has killed more than 540,000 in the United States."If they try to make me get it, they're just going to (have to) put me in jail," the 58-year-old Engle told AFP from the porch of his home in Martinsburg, referring to health authorities.

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Punjab: Police intensify checks to enforce Covid-19 safety protocols

Punjab continuing to see an upward trajectory of daily new Covid-19 cases, the state police force is conducting strict checks at several points to ensure that all Covid-19 precautionary measures are being followed."Those who are found not wearing face mask are fined ₹1,000 and taken to a hospital for RT-PCR Covid test," inspector Bhagwat Singh of SAS Nagar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.A day earlier, the Ferozpur police were making people found without face masks undergo on-spot Covid-19 tests and giving free masks to them.The penalty for violations of the guidelines has also been increased manifold.The Covid-19 patients found flouting the home isolation rule will have to pay ₹5,000 as a fine, as per the new guidelines announced

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No new community cases; 8 cases of COVID-19 in 2 days in managed isolation; 1 historical case

There are no new COVID-19 cases in the community to report today.

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Virus bounces VCU from NCAA Tournament; Oregon advances

INDIANAPOLIS – VCU has been pulled from the NCAA Tournament because of COVID-19 protocols.

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Minor league Cubs player arrested over drugs in Colorado

CHICAGO - A minor league baseball player is facing drug charges after police in Colorado found 21 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds of oxycodone pills in his Chicago Cubs duffel bag.The Vail Daily reports Jesus Camargo-Corrales, 25, of Tempe, Arizona, appeared in Eagle County Court on Thursday on charges including unlawful distribution of methamphetamine and oxycodone, both class 1 drug felonies, as well as charges of unlawful possession of each drug, both class 4 drug felonies.The Major League Baseball website says he was first signed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs in 2014.The Chicago Cubs organization didn’t immediately respond for comment.He was ordered held on $75,000 bond by Judge Rachel

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AP source: Giants, star receiver Kenny Golladay reach deal

The New York Giants have their playmaker receiver.

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Florida surpasses 2 million COVID-19 cases, school districts reviewing new CDC guidelines

ORLANDO, Fla. – The department of health reports there have been 2,004,362 positive cases of the coronavirus in Florida since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Gas prices higher, but more supply, less demand slowing rise

TRENTON, N.J. - Drivers saw another week of increasing gas prices in New Jersey and around the nation, but analysts say increased gasoline stocks and a decrease in demand are helping to slow the rate of increase.AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $2.95, up five cents from a week ago.Drivers were paying an average of $2.32 a gallon a year ago at this time.The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $2.88, also up five cents from last week.Drivers were paying an average of $2.19 a gallon a year ago at this time.___AdvertisementDOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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$2.5M cash found in PVC pipes in alleged Miami Medicare scam

MIAMI – Federal agents found $2.5 million in cash hidden in PVC pipes in the bedroom closet of a Miami man charged with bilking the government in a massive $49 million Medicare fraud scam.

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United Airlines flight diverted after man allegedly bites passenger’s ear, police say

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Will there be a fourth stimulus check? What we found out

ORLANDO, Fla. - Millions of Americans have received their third stimulus check with a vast majority of people seeing it in their bank accounts this past Wednesday.So could a fourth check be coming in the future?According to a letter published by Politico, some Democratic members of Congress would like to see recurring checks going to Americans because they feel a third is not enough.MORE NEWS: Biden's proposed tax hike could hit Americans earning $200,000"Another one-time round of checks would provide a temporary lifeline, but when that money runs out, families will once again struggle to pay for basic necessities," the letter states.

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US ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines

WASHINGTON – U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America's place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor.

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Scientists seek Scots recently diagnosed with Covid for new treatment trial

coronavirus to participate in a new Covid treatment trial. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is working alongside University of Glasgow experts to research the impact that an antiviral tablet can have on symptoms.

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Some NY nursing homes proved helpless in face of virus surge

ALBANY, N.Y. – As the coronavirus made an end-of-the-year surge across New York, few nursing homes escaped unscathed. But some proved especially helpless at stopping the spread of COVID-19, despite having nine months to stockpile protective equipment and refine preventative measures.

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declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In that time, more than 121 million people have contracted the virus, and 2.6 million have died.

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Jo Whiley reveals disabled sister Francis is finally getting coronavirus vaccine after Covid left her fighting for life

JO Whiley has revealed her disabled sister Francis is finally getting the coronavirus vaccine, a month are battling the virus. The Radio 2 presenter has said she "could not be happier" for her little sister, who was left "fighting for her life" after contracting Covid in February.

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Aaditya Thackeray tests positive for COVID-19, urges all to 'follow protocols'

I urge everyone to realise that it is extremely important to not let your guard down. Please follow COVID protocols & stay safeI urge everyone to realise that it is extremely important to not let your guard down.

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Jo Whiley's vulnerable sister finally getting Covid vaccine after virus battle

Jo Whiley's sister will have her covid vaccination this weekend, a month after she was hospitalised with the virus.

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Maharashtra: Lockdown in Nagpur till month-end as COVID-19 cases rise. Know details

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Which province is winning the COVID-19 vaccine rollout race? Experts weigh in

COVID-19 vaccine rollout kicked off in Canada in mid-December.Since then, more than 4.7 million doses have been distributed, and at least 3 million Canadians have been vaccinated with at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 shot. Have COVID-19 variants pushed Canada into a third wave of the pandemic? The federal government has repeatedly said that any Canadian who wishes to be vaccinated will be able to get both doses by September 2021.“We will continue to work very closely with the provinces and territories,” said Maj.-Gen.

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‘Everyone is at risk’: Migrants and undocumented workers need the COVID-19 vaccine too

COVID-19 deaths in the country: long-term care homes.She says that she doesn’t think of it as dangerous and that she loves the work that she does. She actually transitioned from one-on-one care to long-term care during the coronavirus pandemic so she could help more people.“Some of them think that once you reach a certain age, you don’t have (a reason to live),” Lily told Global News.

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Covid-19 surge: Ahmedabad starts screening 'super-spreaders' again

Ahmedabad has decided to once again start screening the "super-spreaders" of the virus. "Super-spreaders" are the nodal people who are likely to spread the virus amongst a big group of people, for instance, vegetable vendors, grocers, medicine store owners, auto-rickshaw drivers, saloon owners, masons etc.

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Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears

- 'Never happened' -Whatever they decide, there's no doubt that barring overseas fans will help make the Games a very different event from years past."It has never happened that foreign spectators were banned from entering the host country at the time of the Games, even during the Spanish flu at the time of the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games," said Jean-Loup Chappelet, a Lausanne-based professor who specialises in the Olympics."Even for Athens 1896, the Cook agency organised 'packages' for those who wanted to attend the first modern Games."When the Games were postponed last year, organisers and Japanese officials had hoped that the pandemic would be receding by spring 2021.They proclaimed the event would mark the light at the end of the

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Leap from bats to humans was easy for SARS-CoV-2 — study

December 2019 to a seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.Exactly how the virus passed from its original animal host into humans remains a mystery, however.Viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — have been found in horseshoe bats and pangolins, but previous research suggests that its lineage diverged from theirs several decades ago.Scientists are keen to find out more about the origins of the virus, because it will help them assess the risk of similar viruses emerging that could cause future pandemics.Two key questions are:According to new research by scientists in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Belgium, the transition from bats to people was one small step for the virus.Stay informed with

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Rangers title party crowds linked to Covid case surge among police officers

Rangers title celebrations. The Record has learned more than 30 police officers have had to self-isolate after some of them tested positive for Covid-19 after working among the crowds at Ibrox and George Square two weeks ago.

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Maharashtra: Dharavi reports 62% rise in Covid-19 cases as state braces for second wave

Dharavi in Mumbai has reported a 62% jump in Covid-19 cases in March, as compared to new infections recorded in February. While the area had seen 168 people testing positive for the disease in February, the count has gone up to 272 in March so far, civic officials said on Saturday.

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Sister Jean gets the vaccine and seat at the NCAA Tournament

The best COVID-19 vaccine shots in America just might be the two that went into Sister Jean’s arm.

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China's first local coronavirus case since February was vaccinated: Report

SHANGHAI : China's first local coronavirus case since February was a staff worker at a hospital and had received two shots of a vaccine between end-January and early February, state media reported on Saturday.The patient, identified by her surname Liu, had been working in the quarantine area of a hospital in Xian city since March 4, and was mainly responsible for collecting samples of quarantined people for coronavirus testing, reported the Health Times.The Health Times is listed as a newspaper published under The People's Daily, the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party.China had reported the case on Thursday, making it the country's first locally transmitted case since Feb.

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Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election.

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Travelling to Germany from this country? A negative Covid test report is now must

negative coronavirus test.From Sunday people entering Germany from Poland will have to show a negative PCR or antigen test, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which has also placed Cyprus and Bulgaria in the same high risk category.The three countries represent a "very high risk of infection" particularly because of the rate at which the virus is spreading there, namely beyond 200 new cases per 100,000 of the population in a week, the institute said.Germany has also placed Austria's Tyrol state and the Czech Republic in the same category, as well as the French Moselle region, but without imposing permanent checks on the border with France.At the same time, the institute removed the Portuguese Algarve region from its red list as

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ICU admissions and cases in younger patients rise in Ontario

Ontario’s latest COVID-19 surge is hitting younger adults, with many of them ending up in the hospital. Eric Sorensen explains what’s behind the uptick.

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No. 8 seed Loyola holds off No. 9 seed Georgia Tech, 71-60

INDIANAPOLIS – Loyola Chicago might be the only team that feels as though little has changed about the NCAA Tournament.

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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID-19 outbreak

WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach club has been partially closed because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

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Georgia church disowns suspect, says he betrayed faith

The church attended by the white man charged with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, most of them women of Asian descent, condemned the shootings Friday and said they run contrary to the gospel and the church’s teachings.

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Ex-UCLA coach gets 8 months in prison for admissions scam

BOSTON – A former University of California, Los Angeles men's soccer coach was sentenced to eight months behind bars Friday for pocketing $200,000 in bribes to help applicants get into the school as bogus athletic recruits.

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WHO warns of 'third wave' in Europe as Covid infections rise and vaccine supplies stall

coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was first detected in the UK, is threatening to spark a third wave of Covid-19 across the continent.“The number of people dying from Covid-19 in Europe is higher now than it was this time last year, reflecting the widespread hold this virus has,” warned World Health Organisation Europe director, Hans Kluge, at a press conference on Thursday, March 18.The third wave has already taken hold in some countries, with some 20 EU countries in the European Union reporting that more people are testing positive and Intensive Care Unit admissions are increasing, reports NewScientist.

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Belgium pauses re-opening plans as virus infections mount

BRUSSELS – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday that the country faces a few “crucial weeks” as the number of coronavirus infections rise, and that the government has decided to pause its plans to gradually ease restrictions.

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