Kerala reports 45,136 new Covid-19 cases, active tally at 2,47,227

A rescue boat is pictured after two young men were rescued in Spain in 2021. (Photo By Antonio Sempere/Europa Press via Getty Images) Emergency services on Spain's Canary Islands say 319 people, including 59 women and 24 children, were rescued from seven different boats trying to reach the archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, while activists say at least 18 migrants have died.Spanish rescue vessels reached the boats in different locations late Tuesday and early Wednesday, a Maritime Rescue Service spokeswoman told The Associated Press, adding that rescuers didn't find any bodies on or near the boats.Walking Borders, a non-governmental organization working with migrants in the region that is often contacted by people in distress or their relatives, said at least 18 people traveling on one of the boats had died."Rescue means were activated too late, despite having the boat's location," Helena Maleno, the NGO's founder, wrote in a tweet.The maritime rescue service spokeswoman, who was not authorized to be named in media reports, said during one of the operations late Tuesday, rescuers found nine people clinging to a capsized boat 45 nautical miles off the island of Lanzarote, but that no bodies or people adrift were found.

Gerald Brady (Newark, Del. Police)DOVER, Del. - A Delaware lawmaker who came under fire last year for using a racist and sexist slur to refer to sex workers was arrested on shoplifting charges Tuesday, just days after announcing that he was resigning for health reasons.Newark police said a warrant was issued Tuesday for Rep. Gerald Brady’s arrest on two counts of shoplifting, and that Brady, 65, turned himself in a few hours later.

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The Society of Saint Anne parade during Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration the city hosts every year.

FILE - Generic gavel on wooden table. TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey man who illegally tried to send 10 live lizards to Hong Kong has been sentenced to three years of probation, including with six months of home confinement.Federal prosecutors say Jason Ksepka had pleaded guilty last September to falsely labeling an international shipment of wildlife from Lambertville in November 2017. The 44-year-old Farmingdale man was sentenced Tuesday. Prosecutors say Ksepka was paid $500 by someone else to send the package containing 10 live rhinoceros iguanas, prosecutors said. He falsely labeled the contents of the package as toys and used a fictitious name as the sender.The package was destined for Hong Kong, but U.S.

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Channel 5's Jeremy Vine has been hit with an astonishing 199 Ofcom complaints.Some viewers were clearly left distressed on January 24 after several comments were made regarding unvaccinated patients that are currently in hospitals across the UK.After the scenes unfolded and the conversation became heated, fans of the show took it upon himself to report his remarks to government-approved regulatory, Ofcom.However this isn't the first time the presenter and radio host has rustled feathers with his views on the vaccine.Last year November, Twitter users became furious with Beverly Turner’s comments on the vaccine mandate as she debated with Owen Jones on whether the Covid jab should be mandatory or not while on the Channel 5 programe.This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting ‘subscribe'.

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HAPPY Mondays’ Bez narrowly avoided slamming onto the Dancing On Ice rink as he returned to show following his Covid battle. The 57-year-old contracted the bug just a day after making his debut on the ITV programme.

Manitoba is experiencing yet another increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19. There are now 729 Manitobans in hospital, up 13 from Monday.

An initial sweep of the former grounds of St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School in Williams Lake, B.C., has uncovered 93 possible burial sites.Williams Lake First Nation Kúkpi7 Willie Sellars and councillors released the first-phase geophysical findings Tuesday, after launching its land survey with ground-penetrating radar in June.“This journey has led our investigation team into the darkest recesses of human behaviour,” said Sellars. “Our team has recorded not only stories involving the murder and disappearance of children and infants, they have listened to countless stories of systematic torture, starvation, rape and sexual assault of children at St.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin has reunited with Tilly Ramsay after testing positive with Covid-19.The dancing duo were forced to separate last week after Strictly professional Nikita fell ill with the virus, but he has now recovered and is no longer infectious.Taking to his Instagram story to update his fans, Nikita, 24, shared a short video of himself and Tilly, 20, embracing as he revealed that he is "finally back".Sharing his excitement, Nikita said: "We're back! Back together in Leeds."We're ready for you, I'm finally back, I promise I will not leave anymore. "While hugging him from behind, Tilly added: "I'm not letting go."Nikita replied: "She's not letting go anymore.

Covid.Sally Philburn had been enjoying weekend sojourn to Flamborough, a village on the Yorkshire coast, on Sunday, January 23, when calamity hit.After taking in the seaside air, the Barnsley mum, who suffers from the painful musculoskeletal condition fibromyalgia, returned to the carpark where her electric mobility car was charging with her husband and son, Yorkshire Live reports.By this point Sally said it was "pitch black", and when her son who was walking in front of her moved out of the way, she fell into a concrete ditch.The family had plugged their car in at St Nicholas Street car park and headed to a nearby café for a cup of coffee while they waited for the car to charge.But when they returned to the car park just after 5pm, the family claim it was "pitch black" and Sally said that there was "absolutely no lighting" in the car park, which is when she claims she fell and seriously hurt herself. She told YorkshireLive: "It was about 5 o'clock-ish, so it had just got dark and we'd walked through the car park and we were coming back to the car.

COLOMBO (News 1st); JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was summoned to the Police Unit of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Political Victimization, appointed by the present President, on Wednesday (26).He was questioned with regard to the Anti-Corruption Committee that functioned during the period of the Government of Good Governance or the Yahapalana Government.Dissanayake provided a statement to the Police Unit for almost two hours.“This is the first time in Sri Lankan history that a Presidential Commission was appointed to make observations on the report of another Presidential Commission that was appointed to investigate the same events,” said Dissanayake.Dissanayake has already filed an application with the Court of Appeal citing concerns over the Presidential Commission.Speaking to reporters after providing his statement, Dissanayake said the JVPs struggle against corruption will continue and it is not merely against one person or an institution, but a struggle against the entire group of corrupt individuals.He also called on the government to step down as it has failed to keep any of the promises made to the people.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 07: Voice actor Peter Robbins and Charlie Brown attend Warner Home Video's DVD Release of "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" October 7, 2008 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images) (Photo by Valerie Peter Robbins, the former child actor who first put a voice to Charles Schultz’s lovable "blockhead" Charlie Brown has died, according to reports. He was 65 years old. Robbins, born in 1956, began working in 1963 on shows like "Rawhide," "The Donna Reed Show" and "The Munsters" but he is best known for playing Charlie Brown in 1965’s "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and other "Peanuts" cartoons like "It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and the full-length animated movie "A Boy Named Charlie Brown." His family told FOX 5 San Diego that Robbins died by suicide last week. Robbins first voiced Charlie Brown in a 1963 documentary about Schultz also called "A Boy Named Charlie Brown," according to The Hollywood Reporter. BOB SAGET'S WIDOW KELLY RIZZO SHARES SWEET PIC WITH LATE ‘FULL HOUSE’ STAR: ‘ WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME’Robbins quit the business before college and worked as a real estate agent in San Diego, according to his IMDB profile. Voice actor Peter Robbins (R) and Snoopy attend the DVD release for Warner Home Video's "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" held at the Hollywood & Highland courtyard on October 7, 2008 in Hollywood, California.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The California Department of Public Health confirmed that there are 11 cases of the new omicron sub-variant in the state, with at least two cases in the Bay Area. "Over 95% of the cases we see are omicron. We have just a handful, maybe a pair of cases that are the new subtype of omicron," said Dr.

dad-of-two has been removed from the transplant list at a Boston hospital because he refuses to have the Covid vaccine.DJ Ferguson was scheduled to have a life-saving operation and is in dire need of a new heart as he suffers from a hereditary condition which causes his lungs and heart to fill with blood and fluids. His family say he was "front of the line" to receive a new organ, until the 31-year-old refused to change his stance on the Covid jab, The Mirror reports.

Tilly Ramsay was delighted to be reunited with her partner Nikita Kuzman for the Strictly Come Dancing tour after he left due to contracting Covid-19.

Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess has contracted the coronavirus and is currently in quarantine, the German carmaker said on Wednesday.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Education said that reports have surfaced from across the island about students and teachers testing positive for COVID-19.The Ministry said that it’s constantly monitoring the situation at hand, adding that it hopes to obtain the necessary advice from the Health Ministry on detecting COVID cases and taking necessary measures.Besides, the Ministry has instructed all education authorities to follow the health guidelines issued.Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. G.

gorilla, at age 61.The oldest gorilla at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia and the third-oldest in the world, Ozzie was found dead by his care team on January 25, the team said in a statement. Specialist teams had been treating him in the 24 hours prior to his death when he presented symptoms including facial swelling, weakness, and an inability to eat or drink.

₹12,900 crore as against Rs11,682 crore in the year-ago period. Its underlying volume growth stood at 2% compared to a 4% growth in Q3FY21.

IST Entertainment announced that THE BOYZ member Eric had been diagnosed with COVID-19, as reported by Soompi. The rapper had tested positive during a preemptive PCR testing for a reality show filming scheduled earlier this week.

Beijing reported 14 local confirmed Covid-19 cases, the highest daily count in its current outbreak, less than two weeks before the Winter Olympics are due to commence in the Chinese capital and in neighbouring Hebei province.

Five revellers have been fined for breaching COVID rules at a lockdown-busting Rangers "title party" that included two Lanarkshire police officers.

Covid-19 Positive with mild symptoms last night and am quarantining at home. I request all who came in contact with me over the last few days to get tested too. Can’t wait to see you all back soon!," Chiranjeevi said in a tweet.Dear All, Despite all precautions, I have tested Covid 19 Positive with mild symptoms last night and am quarantining at home. I request all who came in contact with me over the last few days to get tested too. Can’t wait to see you all back soon!

Covid-19 curbs as the positivity rate has dipped in the national capital. During a programme on the sidelines of Republic Day, Kejriwal said, “Soon we will try to do away with (COVID) restrictions and bring your life back to normalcy...will make all efforts in that direction".

After decades of preparation, and travelling 1.5 million kilometres through space, NASA’s James Webb telescope has finally reached its destination to help unravel the mysteries of the universe. Eric Sorensen reports on the groundbreaking discoveries scientists hope to make, and how Canadians have contributed so far.

Families of Canadian diplomats along with military personnel in Ukraine are being ordered out of the country, as Ottawa considers its next steps to respond to a possible Russian invasion. Mercedes Stephenson reports on what aid Canada has planned for Ukraine, and the possible Russian retaliation its bracing for.

With signs of the COVID-19 Omicron wave having peaked in parts of the world, including Canada, scientists are keeping a close eye on a subvariant that is rapidly spreading in some countries.

Canadian far-right and white nationalist groups see the so-called “Freedom Convoy” as an opportunity, with some hoping the protests will be Canada’s version of last year’s Jan. 6 riot in Washington.

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that it would be “dangerous” to assume the Omicron COVID-19 variant could be the last to emerge and that the world was in an “end game” scenario of the pandemic.

omicron variant are more or less the same as that of common flu. However, there are minor differences that can make it difficult to differentiate between the two. According to health experts, it is extremely difficult since both the Omicron variant and the common flu have common symptoms, such as a cough and a runny nose. So, how can someone showing symptoms can differentiate between the two viral infections? Of course, one way is to get oneself tested and be sure about the same.

Keara Cotton, 27, and her son, 4-year-old Jayceon Mathis (GBI). CORDELE, Ga. - A Georgia mother who was reported missing along with her 4-year-old son has been charged with murder after authorities discovered human remains in their search for the child, according to the State Bureau of Investigation.According to the GBI, family members of 27-year-old Keara Cotton filed a missing report for her son Jayceon Mathis on Jan.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer is recovering after investigators say he was dragged during a traffic stop with an armed driver Tuesday night in West Philadelphia. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that officers pulled over a Nissan SUV on the 5300 block of Baltimore Avenue around 9 p.m. for a number of traffic violations. During the stop, police said an officer noticed the 25-year-old driver had a gun in the pocket of his hooded sweatshirt.

Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on Tuesday’s COVID-19 intensive care numbers, which have taken a big jump.

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University of Toronto infectious disease researcher is standing by her peer-reviewed Royal Society of Canada study, which found Canada is undercounting COVID-19 deaths, a day after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe called part of it “misinformation.”“It was just kind of silly and uninformed,” Dr. Tara Moriarty said in an interview.The report found that Canada is missing “at least two thirds of the deaths caused by COVID-19 in communities outside of the long-term care sector,” presenting a dramatically different understanding of how the disease affected the country.

The Freedom Convoy made pit stops across the Prairies the past few days, as it heads east to Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates and lockdown measures. Jackie Wilson reports from Calgary.

There’s a surplus of rapid antigen COVID-19 tests in Saskatchewan, but one province over in Alberta, a shortage has left residents desperate to find them. Lisa MacGregor reports.

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You may not find your favourite brand of potato chips or preferred peanut butter at the store. But one of Canada’s top experts on food supply says Canadians don’t have to worry about major shortages despite some ongoing disruptions.

Patient dies while waiting for care at Red Deer hospital emergency department Declining an interview, Covenant Health wrote that the facility is closed to visitors except in end-of-life scenarios.“We are doing everything we can to contain transmission,” the statement read. Three patients have already died.In addition, 35 staff have tested positive.“Staffing continues to be a challenge and we are deploying all measures necessary to ensure quality of care is maintained,” Covenant wrote.Villa Caritas may have one of the most severe outbreaks, but it’s not alone.In total, Alberta Health reported 123 acute, long-term and supportive living facilities in the Edmonton zone in outbreak status, as of Jan. 25.

COVID-19 wave fueled by the highly-contagious Omicron variant is a “good thing.”In a pandemic update on Monday, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson said the 21-day increments should give provincial and public health units adequate time to observe shifts in the population’s mobility and its effects on key virus infection data.“I think that’s a good period of time.

As of Jan. 25, there were 123 acute, long-term care and supportive living facilities in the AHS Edmonton Zone that have have at least two confirmed cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff.