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American coach Marsch to take over at German team Leipzig

LEIPZIG – American coach Jesse Marsch will take over at German soccer team Leipzig next season.

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Mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig dies at 94

Christa Ludwig, a renowned interpreter of Wagner, Mozart and Strauss who starred on the world’s great stages for four decades, died at her home in Klosterneuburg, Austria. She was 94.

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AstraZeneca could have Covid-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021: Report

ZURICH : A modified version of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine tailored to combat a coronavirus variant first documented in South Africa could be ready by the end of 2021, an AstraZeneca official in Austria said in an interview published on Sunday.Sarah Walters, AstraZeneca's Austria country manager, told the Kurier newspaper that studies, so far, indicating the existing AstraZeneca vaccine was less effective against the more infectious variant first documented in South Africa were "too small to draw final conclusions"."In the meantime, AstraZeneca and Oxford University have started on modifications to the vaccine for the South African variant and we expect it will be ready by the end of the year, should it be needed," Walters told the

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Concern over hotel quarantine cost for Erasmus students

Concern has been raised over the cost of mandatory hotel quarantine for Erasmus students returning to Ireland.

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Studies suggest link between blood clots, AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

Two studies today in the New England Journal of Medicine describe 11 patients in Austria and Germany and 5 in Norway who developed an unusual blood clotting disorder after receiving their first dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine.

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US to begin indirect talks with Iran on returning to nuclear deal

The Iranian national flag is seen outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters during the agency's Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on March 1, 2021. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The United States and Iran will talk with other world powers about returning to the Obama-era agreement that limited Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the removal of crippling economic sanctions.The talks are expected to take place Tuesday in Austria, the Associated Press reported.

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EU nations struggle to full show vaccination solidarity

BRUSSELS – The European Union is struggling to show complete coronavirus vaccination solidarity among member nations, after a week of negotiations over the distribution of extra doses exposed fissures on Friday.

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Battling Covid-19: How does Ireland compare to other countries?

After over 90 days of Level 5 restrictions in Ireland, how does it compare to other countries in terms of case numbers, vaccine rollouts and restrictions?

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What you need to know before travelling to another EU country

Austria is currently the only EU member state on the list of 33 so-called "category two" countries, from which those travelling to Ireland are required to mandatory quarantine in a hotel for 12 nights.

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Arrivals from 33 countries with 'high risk' of Covid must now quarantine in hotels

Mandatory hotel quarantine has come into effect for all passengers arriving into Ireland from 33 countries deemed "high risk" for Covid-19 transmission.

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Review highlights differences between countries in Covid-19 measures

The Health Information and Quality Authority has said there are many differences between countries on the measures taken to limit the spread of Covid-19.

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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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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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European regulators say AstraZeneca vaccine safe, but can't rule out rare events

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) safety committee today released the conclusions of its preliminary probe of blood clotting reports in people who received the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. The committee said immunization benefits still outweigh the risks, but may be linked to extremely rare cases of clots linked to low blood platelets, especially in those younger than 55.

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Reynolds, Odunze receive US call-ups but not Hoppe

CHICAGO – Defender Bryan Reynolds received his first call-up to the U.S. national team after the 19-year-old made his debut for Roma last weekend.

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Mint Lite | WHO & Covid vaccination, UK's India focus, lethal pollution & more

WHO urges not to halt vaccinationThe World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to countries on Monday not to pause vaccination campaigns after two more European nations and one in Asia joined a handful that have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine over safety fears. Indonesia said it would wait after Ireland and the Netherlands announced suspensions on Sunday.

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Germany joins list of countries suspending AstraZeneca shot over blood clot reports

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over safety fears.Ireland and the Netherlands announced suspensions on Sunday. In Asia, Thailand announced plans Monday to go ahead with the shot.

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What has happened with the AstraZeneca vaccine?

Ireland has followed several European countries who have temporarily suspended the AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of people suffering blood clots.

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Ottawa adds 79 COVID-19 cases to mark 1 year of the coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 on Thursday, one year after the first case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in the city.The city has seen 15,338 cases of COVID-19 since March 11, 2020, when health officials announced a man in his 40s had tested positive for the virus after returning from a trip to Austria.That day coincided with the World Health Organization declaring the novel coronavirus a global pandemic. Thursday, flags at Ottawa City Hall are lowered to half-mast as part of a national day of mourning for those lost to the disease.

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Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Thursday; Hinshaw assures AstraZeneca vaccine safe

AstraZeneca‘s COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is assuring residents the doses here are safe.On Thursday, Denmark, Norway and Iceland joined Austria in suspending that vaccine after reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who have been vaccinated.

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Denmark temporarily suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shots on hold for two weeks after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one death in Denmark, Danish authorities said on Thursday.They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria has stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.“Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries,” the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said in a statement.“It is currently not possible to conclude whether there is a link.

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Denmark suspends AstraZeneca vaccine after blood clot reports

Denmark has temporarily suspended AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shots after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one in Denmark, Danish authorities said.

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European country suspends Oxford covid vaccine after blood clot reports

COPENHAGEN : Denmark has temporarily suspended Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shots after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one in Denmark, Danish authorities said on Thursday.They did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria has stopped using a batch of AstraZeneca shots while investigating a death from coagulation disorders and an illness from a pulmonary embolism.They said six other European countries had halted the use of a vaccine batch from AstraZeneca."Both we and the Danish Medicines Agency have to respond to reports of possible serious side-effects, both from Denmark and other European countries," the director of the Danish Health Authority, Soren Brostrom, said in a

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Austria targets hard-hit area with shots to battle variant

BERLIN – Austria is embarking on an ambitious drive to inoculate residents of a district that has been particularly hard-hit by the virus variant first found in South Africa, a move that is part of a research project into vaccinations.

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AstraZeneca COVID vaccine batch, which Austria halted from use, went to 17 countries

VIENNA: Austria was one of 17 European countries to receive doses from a batch of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine that Austrian authorities have stopped using while investigating a death and an illness following their use, a senior health official said on Tuesday.A 49-year-old nurse in Zwettl, a town northwest of Vienna, died as a result of severe coagulation disorders after receiving the vaccine.

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Health Products Authority to monitor Austrian AstraZeneca vaccine inquiry

The Health Products Regulatory Authority in Ireland has said it is closely monitoring an Austrian investigation into reports of adverse events following vaccinations from one batch of AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Austria suspends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine batch after death

COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of one person and the illness of another after the shots, a health agency said on Sunday."The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has received two reports in a temporal connection with a vaccination from the same batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the district clinic of Zwettl" in Lower Austria province, it said.One 49-year-old woman died as a result of severe coagulation disorders, while a 35-year-old woman developed a pulmonary embolism and is recovering, it said.

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New daily Covid cases in US drop to 5-month lows

European vaccine policyEurope's vaccine policy remains chaotic and rancorous, with new rows brewing even as old ones are laid to rest.Germany and Sweden on Thursday followed France's lead by reversing course and authorizing the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine for over-65s.Belgium is expected to follow suit, after a raft of studies showing the vaccine is effective for the elderly.However, France has waded into an argument with Austria and Denmark, who are bypassing the EU to broker a vaccine deal directly with Israel.France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian acknowledged shortcomings in the EU's vaccination policies but criticized "attempts at secession" by some countries.EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton said he was confident that "by

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Israel, Denmark and Austria join forces against COVID-19

TEL AVIV – Israel, Denmark and Austria agreed on Thursday to join forces in the fight against COVID-19 with an investment in research and roll-out of vaccines to protect people against new surges and mutations of the coronavirus.

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Austria breaks ranks with EU to produce vaccines with Denmark, Israel

Austria has broken ranks with the European Union saying it would work together with Israel and Denmark to produce second-generation vaccines against mutations of the coronavirus.

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The Latest: Austria, Denmark to work with Israel on vaccines

BERLIN — Austria’s leader says his country and Denmark intend to stop relying solely on the European Union for coronavirus vaccines and will work with Israel to produce second-generation vaccines.

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Germany limits travel from French region over Covid variant

BERLIN: Germany announced Sunday that travelers from France’s northeastern Moselle region will face additional restrictions because of the high rate of variant coronavirus cases there.Germany's disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute, said it would add Moselle to the list of “variant of concern" areas that already includes countries such as the Czech Republic, Portugal, the United Kingdom and parts of Austria.Travelers from those areas must produce a recent negative coronavirus test before entering Germany.The Moselle region in northeastern France includes the city of Metz and borders the German states of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate.Clement Beaune, the French minister for European affairs, said France regrets the decision

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Thirteen further countries added to 'high-risk' list

Another thirteen countries have been added to the Government's list of 'high-risk' category.

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'Felt like flying': Liensberger topples Shiffrin

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'Katharina Liensberger held her right arm up in celebration before toppling over in the finish area and lying face down in the snow for a few moments.

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Experts push CDC, White House to address COVID-19 aerosol spread

A group of US experts in medicine, public health, and industrial health, penned a letter to White House officials, including Anthony Fauci, MD, and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asking them to fully address the inhalation, or airborne, nature of COVID-19 transmission and provide frontline workers with appropriate respirators and ventilation strategies to cut the infection risk.

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Kriechmayr matches legends with double speed gold at worlds

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'Vincent Kriechmayr matched two legends of Alpine skiing at the world championships Sunday by adding downhill gold to the super-G title he won three days ago.

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People arriving from 20 states face 14-day mandatory self-quarantine

An additional 18 states have been added to the Government's coronavirus 'high-risk' list of countries.

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Germany to reinstate border controls over virus variant

BERLIN – The German government decided Thursday to temporarily reinstate border controls along its southeastern frontier after designating the Czech Republic and parts of Austria as “mutation areas" due to their high number of variant coronavirus cases, German news agency dpa reported.

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Germany to restrict travel with neighbours over coronavirus mutations

Germany plans to impose restrictions on travel from Austria and the Czech Republic over concerns about aggressive mutations of the coronavirus, potentially disrupting cross-country commuters and commerce.The German states of Bavaria and Saxony have asked the federal government to establish border controls with the neighbouring countries, Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder said on Thursday.Also Read | Inside the Mindtree makeover strategy“We think it is necessary that both will be declared mutation areas," Soeder told reporters in Munich. “This will probably happen."A meeting is set to be held this afternoon to discuss the move, according to the Bild newspaper.

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Austria to restrict movement from Tyrol over variant fears

VIENNA – Austria's leader said Tuesday that people will have to produce a negative coronavirus test to leave the country's Tyrol province as authorities try to prevent the spread of a coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa.

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2-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety to retire after worlds

Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety plans to retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships.

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Austria warns against travel to Tyrol, eases virus curbs

VIENNA – Austria on Monday issued a warning against travel to its Tyrol province amid concerns over cases of a coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa, even as the country eased its third lockdown by reopening schools, shops, hairdressing salons, museums and zoos.

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UK's official terror threat level lowered to 'substantial'

LONDON – Britain’s official terrorism threat level has been lowered from “severe” to “substantial” because the tempo of attacks in Europe has lessened.

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The Latest: Schools, shops, salons are reopening in Austria

VIENNA — Schools, shops, hairdressing salons and museums are reopening in Austria after the country’s third lockdown, but concerns linger about infection rates and the spread of new coronavirus variants.

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The Latest: Austria toughens entry requirements over virus

VIENNA — Austria is toughening entry requirements in an effort to prevent the spread of contagious coronavirus variants.

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Germans sweep women's luge medals, Austria wins relay title

KONIGSSEE – Julia Taubitz led a German sweep of the medals in Sunday’s luge women’s world championship event, and Austria closed the meet by winning the team relay title.

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Irish among 96 fined for lockdown breaches at Austrian ski resort

A number of Irish people are understood to be among 96 foreigners fined by Austrian police at a the ski resort of St Anton am Arlberg in breach of pandemic-related rules on entering the country and the national lockdown.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0