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Hotel in Rosslare could be part of quarantine facilities

The Government is to consider adding a hotel in Rosslare, Co Wexford to its facilities for mandatory hotel quarantining.

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Governments give varying advice on AstraZeneca vaccine

THE HAGUE – In Spain, residents now have to be over 60 to get an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. In Belgium, over 55. In the United Kingdom, authorities say the shot not be given to adults under 30 where possible, and Australia's government announced similar limits Thursday to AstraZeneca shots for those under 50.

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New Zealand increases minimum wage to $20 per hour, raises taxes on nation’s wealthiest by 39%

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Researchers surveyed ‘parental burnout’ across the globe and found American parents among the most exhausted

SANTA FE, NM - JULY 4, 2018: A father walks hand-in-hand with his daughter as they enjoy a Fourth of July holiday event in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) Researchers who gauged "parental burnout" in dozens of countries around the world found American moms and dads were among those feeling most exhausted.The study also found one specific cultural factor common in "Western" countries that played the largest role when determining the level of burnout. The study was put together by the university UCLouvain in Belgium and thousands of parents in 42 countries participated.

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Brad Pitt sparks fury as he flies to Belgium during Covid wave despite strict lockdown

Brad Pitt has been met with backlash after he was spotted in Belgium, despite the country being put into a strict lockdown amid a third wave of Covid-19.

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Belgians breach virus rules as warm weather draws crowds

BRUSSELS – Belgium has an extra unexpected hurdle to overcome in its fight against the coronavirus: a bout of gorgeous weather.

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Arizona Border Patrol K-9 Officer retires after 7 years of service

Retired Border Patrol K-9 Officer, Kirpy. Courtesy of US Customs and Border Protection An Arizona Border Patrol K-9 Officer is getting a well-deserved retirement after serving the agency and his community for more than seven years.Kirpy, a Belgian Malinois, was in the El Paso Canine Center’s puppy program, then he was raised and served in the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Yuma Sector.His handler, Border Patrol Agent Rolando Carbajal, helped him finish out his last day on the job on Friday, March 26."Kirpy was trained to detect the presence of concealed humans and the odors of marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and ecstasy.

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Portugal, Belgium held in WCup qualifying, Ireland shocked

Portugal and Belgium were left frustrated by draws in their World Cup qualifying matches. Ireland was left in shock.

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NATO prepares 'virus-free' zone for summit; Biden invited

BRUSSELS – Since the coronavirus started spreading through Europe over a year ago, NATO's headquarters in Brussels has been off-limits to the media and others, but the military alliance now aims to get ahead of Belgium's vaccine program and have its staff guaranteed to be “virus-free” for a summit in June.

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King and queen of Belgium commemorate Brussels attacks

BRUSSELS – The king and queen of Belgium paid tribute Monday to the victims of the suicide bombings that killed 32 people and injured hundreds more in the Brussels subway and airport exactly five years ago.

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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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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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Tanzania's opposition leader says president died of Covid-19

Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has claimed that President John Magufuli had died from the coronavirus.

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Belgian bishop lashes out at Vatican over gay unions decree

BRUSSELS – A Belgian bishop has lashed out at the Vatican over its decree that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.”

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EU COVID-19 vaccine passport to provide data on immunization, recovery, tests

COVID-19 certificates combine information on vaccination, recovery from the sickness and test results to avoid discrimination between citizens, a senior official said.Southern EU countries reliant on tourism hope such “passports” would help unlock its summer season this year but ran into opposition from Germany, France and Belgium stressing that inoculation is neither obligatory nor available to all. Race for COVID-19 vaccine passports is on.

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Catalan separatist returns from Belgium to face Spanish law

BARCELONA – Former Catalan government member Meritxell Serret handed herself into Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday, three years after she fled to Belgium along with other associates who led Catalonia’s failed secession attempt.

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EU lawmakers lift the immunity of 3 Catalan separatists

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to lift the immunity of the former president of Spain’s Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont, and two of his associates, a move that could pave the way for their extradition.

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EU lawmakers to vote on fate of former Catalan president

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament is voting Monday on whether to lift the immunity of the former president of Spain’s Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont, and two of his associates, a move which could pave the way for their extradition.

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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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Some Belgians shout: 'King! Tear down your garden walls!'

BRUSSELS – The people of Brussels are craving open spaces in this time of pandemic restrictions, often ending up in overcrowded city parks where social distancing is impossible. Yet one family stands above the fray.

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Shining discovery: Glow-in-the-dark sharks found off New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND – Scientists have made a shining discovery in the waters off New Zealand.

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Rwandan court rules it can try 'Hotel Rwanda' hero

KIGALI – The terrorism trial of the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” can be held in Rwanda, a judge there ruled Friday, rejecting Paul Rusesabagina’s argument that a court there cannot try him because he is no longer a citizen.

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India’s contribution in global scientific research on coronavirus less than 7%: Study

NEW DELHI : Despite harbouring the second maximum burden of coronavirus infections in the world, India contributed an average of less than 7% of total scientific research done during the covid-19 pandemic globally, showed an analysis published in the Scientometrics journal.The authors said that scientists across the world came out with an “astonishing" number of over 87,000 scientific papers.

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Belgian projections warn not to relax measures too quickly

BRUSSELS – Belgium's government on Monday presented scientific projections of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, indicating it would be very risky to extensively loosen the current restrictions over the coming weeks.

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Policeman gets suspended jail term over migrant child death

BRUSSELS – A Belgian court handed a one-year suspended prison sentence to a police officer on Friday over the shooting death of a two-year-old toddler who was in a van during a high-speed chase of suspected migrant smugglers.

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The Latest: Belgium to give AZ vaccines only to under-55s

BRUSSELS — Belgium will use the 443,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine the country will receive over the course of February to vaccinate people under the age of 55.

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An antidote to pandemic blues, with some assembly required

PARIS – He hunches at the dining room table, putting the finishing touches on his miniature World War II tank. Deep in concentration, he keeps his hand steady as he works to make the scaled-down plastic model look as realistic as possible.

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German sniffer dogs 'are able to detect Covid with 94 per cent accuracy'

A vet in Germany has claimed to have trained sniffer dogs to detect coronavirus in human saliva samples with up to 94 per cent accuracy.

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News Scan for Feb 03, 2021

Higher viral loads of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are associated with an increased risk of transmission, according to cohort study results from Catalonia, Spain, published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases,Researchers found that the overall secondary attack rate

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Jack Hendry suffers Covid blow as Celtic loanee misses out for Oostende after positive test

Jack Hendry has tested positive for Covid-19 while on loan at KV Oostende. The Belgian Pro League side took to Twitter to confirm the news after they revealed their starting line-up for the clash against Zulte Waregem without their ever-present centre-back.The statement read: “Jack Hendry has tested positive for Covid and unfortunately drops out.”Despite struggling to hold down a regular spot in the starting line-up at Parkhead, he has been a stand-out at the back for the Belgian side.The Scotland cap has been a key figure in the backline which has secured one of the top defensive records in the Pro League.

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Britain will help EU with Covid jab supply after export fury, says vaccine minister

Britain will help the EU with Covid jab supply problems, vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi has said after a showdown between the two sides over exports.

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EU publishes coronavirus vaccine contract with AstraZeneca amid dispute

AstraZeneca to supply COVID-19 vaccines includes Britain along with the EU as places where the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker should make its best efforts to manufacture vaccines for the EU.The contract is at the heart of a dispute over access to vaccines, after AstraZeneca announced last week it would fall short of delivering promised vaccines to the EU by March because of production problems in Belgium.The EU, whose member states are far behind Israel, Britain and the United States in rolling out vaccines, is standing its ground, pressing the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker to deliver the doses as promised in the contract.AstraZeneca has been making large quantities of its vaccine in Britain, but has said a contract it signed with the British government

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AZ vaccine contract contains binding orders - von der Leyen

The European Union's contract with AstraZeneca for its Covid-19 vaccine contains binding orders, EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said this morning, as the bloc continues to press the company to deliver supplies as promised.

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Canada adds 4,876 new coronavirus cases as anger builds over reduced vaccines

coronavirus cases and 114 deaths as provinces expressed anger at lowered vaccine shipment expectations.The country now has 766,102 cases total and 19,647 deaths.The federal government started the day by reassuring provinces that the country will get four million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses by April after data showed there could be a minimum of 3.5 million. Officials insist Canada still on track for 4M Pfizer doses by March despite planning data Already, vaccine shipments over the coming weeks have been reduced as the company deals with troubles at its Belgium plant.Canada is expected to receive 149,000 doses over the next two weeks — one-fifth of what had previously been promised, according to Maj.-Gen.

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Belgium sends inspectors to AstraZeneca factory amid delivery dispute with EU

AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine are due to production issues.The European Commission had asked the Belgian government to inspect the factory amid a heated public dispute between the 27-nation bloc and the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker. EU officials are under tremendous political pressures because the bloc’s vaccine rollout has been much slower than that of Israel or Britain.The Novasep’s factory in the town of Seneffe is part of the European production chain for the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.AstraZeneca said last week that it planned to cut initial deliveries in the EU to 31 million doses from the 80 million it had planned due to reduced yields from its manufacturing plants in Europe.

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Vaccine factory inspected amid EU dispute with AstraZeneca

BRUSSELS – Belgian health authorities announced Thursday they have inspected a pharmaceutical factory in Belgium to find out whether expected delays in the deliveries of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine are due to production issues.

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Belgium fears spread of Dutch riots over virus restrictions

BRUSSELS – Riots in the Netherlands over coronavirus restrictions could spark similar protests in neighboring Belgium, the Belgian interior minister warned Wednesday as she instructed local authorities on how to limit the risks that protesters will spread the virus.

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New Castle County police announce death of retired K9 Officer Diablo

Retired K9 Diablo recently passed away, New Castle County police announce. NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. - New Castle County police are mourning one of their own.K9 Diablo, a retired K9 officer, passed away recently, officials with the department announced on their Facebook page.Diablo was a male Belgian Malinois from Slovakia.

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Canada’s vaccine supply could be further pinched by export changes from Europe

COVID-19 vaccine programs are facing further threats as Europe warns drug makers it might impose export controls on European-made vaccine doses.All of Canada’s current vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are made in Europe, potentially putting at risk the entirety of Canada’s vaccine deliveries.

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EU approves more state aid to boost car batteries industry

BRUSSELS – The European Union has approved 2.9 billion euros in subsidies from 12 member countries for a second pan-European project to develop the electric battery industry and move away from its reliance on Asian imports.

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EU threatens to tighten export controls on coronavirus vaccines amid AstraZeneca row

direct to your inboxThe European Union has threatened to impose tight controls on the export of coronavirus vaccines - potentially impacting the UK’s supply of Pfizer jabs.The Government said it was in 'close contact' with suppliers after the European Commission issued the warning amid a row with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.Last week, AstraZeneca, which worked with Oxford University on the vaccine’s development, told the EU it was falling behind on its supply target for member states because of production problems.While Belgium-made Pfizer vaccine has also said supplies of its vaccine will be lower, slowing down the EU's vaccine rollout.European health commissioner Stella Kyriakides, accused AstraZeneca of failing to give a valid

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EU threatens to block or restrict Covid vaccine exports as row explodes over supply

The EU has threatened to slap tight controls on exports of a key Covid vaccine after a row exploded over supply.

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The Latest: Belgium to suspend amateur soccer competitions

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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Ontario updates COVID-19 vaccine plan as Pfizer delays continue

COVID-19 vaccination plan for the province as the delays with Pfizer continue, with no allocations of the vaccine being provided the week of Jan. 25.The plan was provided by the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force Monday morning, who said the Pfizer delay is due to the company retooling their plant in Belgium, with the hope to create up to two-billion vaccines in a year, up from 1.3 billion.

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Godiva closing all its US chocolate shops as pandemic slumps sales

The move comes less than two years after Godiva announced a push to open 2,000 cafes. It was sweet while it lasted.Belgian chocolatier Godiva will sell or close all 128 of its North American shops within the next few months, the company said this week.Godiva said it saw a drop in demand for in-person shopping at its brick-and-mortar stores, especially amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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People smugglers jailed in UK for deaths of 39 in container

LONDON – Four people-smugglers convicted of killing 39 people from Vietnam who died in the back of a container truck as it was shipped to England were sentenced Friday to between 13 and 27 years in prison.The victims, between the ages of 15 and 44, were found in October 2019 inside a refrigerated container that had traveled by ferry from Belgium to the eastern England port of Purfleet. The migrants had paid people-smugglers thousands of dollars to take them on risky journeys to what they hoped would be better lives abroad.

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Delay in Pfizer vaccine shipments frustrate Europe, Canada

BRUSSELS – Frustration is mounting from Europe to North America over reduced shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine while the U.S. pharmaceutical company increases production capacity at its Belgian plant.

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Concerns grow over Eurostar rail service linking UK, EU

PARIS – The head of France’s state rail company has sounded the alarm over the future of the Eurostar train service, which connects the U.K. with continental Europe and has been hurt badly by the halt to travel during the pandemic as well as Brexit.Jean-Pierre Farandou, the CEO of SNCF, which owns 55% of Eurostar, told France Inter radio on Tuesday that “the situation is very critical for Eurostar.”Passenger numbers on the cross-Channel train service - which reaches U.K., France, Belgium and Holland - have been down 95% since March and are currently believed to be less than 1% of pre-pandemic levels.It comes days after U.K.

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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