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UK coronavirus hospital death toll reaches 34,037 after 10 more fatalities

The coronavirus death toll in the UK's hospitals has increased by 10 to a total of 34,037.

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COVID-19: Indian Army gifts 10 ventilators to Nepali Army

KATHMANDU : The Indian Army on Sunday gifted 10 ventilators to the Nepali Army to support its efforts to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed 75 lives in the Himalayan nation.Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over the ventilators to Nepal Army chief Purna Chnadra Thapa during a ceremony at Nepali Army Headquarters on Sunday, the Indian mission said in a statement.The ventilators are designed for a broad range of applications to include advanced invasive or non-invasive respiratory support.

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48 new coronavirus cases in Scotland as no new deaths recorded for 24 days

coronavirus figures in Scotland has risen again as 48 cases were identified overnight. The latest Scottish Government figures revealed there have now been zero deaths related to the killer virus for the last 24 days but the total number of confirmed cases is now 18,938.

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5.1 magnitude earthquake hits in North Carolina, felt in several states

(USGS map) NEW YORK - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Virginia-North Carolina border region on Sunday morning. The quake hit just after 8 a.m. about 1 mile outside of Sparta, North Carolina.It happened in the Blue Ridge Mountains, northwest of Winston-Salem.The earthquake was felt in South Carolina. Rep.

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Coronavirus: 77 more test positive of Covid-19 in Noida, tally nears 6,000

NOIDA : Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Sunday recorded 77 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the district's tally to 5,945, official data showed.The number of active cases in the district stood at 929, with 85 more patients getting discharged since Saturday, according to the data released by the UP health department.So far, 4,973 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Gautam Buddh Nagar, the second highest in the state after Lucknow (6,531), it showed.The district has recorded 43 deaths linked to coronavirus till now and the mortality rate among positive cases stands at 0.72%, according to official statistics.The recovery rate of patients improved slightly to 83.65% from 83.29% on Saturday.Gautam Buddh Nagar stands 12th on the list of

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For the first time, India conducts over 7 lakh Covid-19 tests in a day

New Delhi: In a new high, India on Sunday said it has scaled the peak of testing more than 7 lakhs tests in a single day. "Continuing the streak of more than 6 lakh tests in a single day for several days, India’s tests have grown exponentially.

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Quickly process insurance claims by health workers engaged in covid duties: Govt

₹50 lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 duties as the cover is available till September NEW DELHI : The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to quickly process claims under the ₹50-lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 duties as the cover is available till September.In a letter to the states and UTs, Union Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked them to accord top priority to the security and well-being of healthcare providers, medical staff and frontline workers.He also told them to initiate deterrent action against the perpetrators of violence against frontline COVID-19 workers under the Epidemic Disease (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020."In the last six

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Promising new drug candidate may reverse Alzheimer’s-like memory loss

Redox Biology.Alzheimer’s is a progressive brain disease that destroys brain cells, leading to memory loss and impairments in thinking and behavior. These symptoms are severe enough to restrict an individual’s daily life and activities.

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Hit by COVID-19, ArcelorMittal resorting to cost-reduction measures to protect p

NEW DELHI : Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, global steel giant ArcelorMittal is focussing on cost-reduction initiatives to protect profitability in view of an uncertainty around pace of recovery.The world's largest steelmaker had logged a net loss of USD 559 million for the second quarter ended June 2020 and termed it as the most difficult period in its history."The company continues to focus on cost reduction initiatives to protect profitability as it navigates the evolving demand backdrop.

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Dept preparing options to restrict non-essential travel

The Minister for Health has said his Department is preparing options for Government on how to restrict non-essential travel from countries outside the European Union and UK that have high rates of Covid-19.

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AP: Hospitals to admit people with fever, breathlessness even without Covid-19 test

New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday has decided that people suffering from fever, breathlessness, and decreasing oxygen levels will be admitted to hospitals irrespective of Covid-19 test as waiting for test results would delay their treatment.The state will place 5-10 beds with oxygen supply in each of Community Health Centers.Observing that peaking of coronavirus cases was a natural consequence, Andhra Pradesh Special Chief Secretary (Health) K S Jawahar Reddy on Saturday said their focus was now on reducing the mortality rate."We are almost into the peak of cases.Some districts like East Godavari, West Godavari, Kurnool, Anantapuramu and Guntur have entered the peak curve while some others are midway.This is a natural

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Celtic and Rangers are playing pandemic poker as they gamble on Odsonne Edouard and Alfredo Morelos - Hugh Keevins

Celtic put down a fiver I’ll put down a tenner.”It was characteristic bravado from the Rangers owner, living it large and well aware he was speaking in headlines that would infuriate those who supported his greatest rivals.But it was a strategy that didn’t turn out all that well in the end, as history has subsequently shown.Murray lived for the day while Celtic’s guardian at the time, Fergus McCann, planned for tomorrow.But that was then and this is now, with the fivers and tenners back out again for a game of pandemic poker.Rangers have invested millions of pounds nobody expected they had on two new players while assuming they will recoup that financial outlay through the sale of Alfredo Morelos.Rule one of transfer deals – it isn’t over

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UP assembly to meet from Aug 20 amid Covid-19, MLAs to occupy alternate seats

LUCKNOW : Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit on Sunday said a three-day session of the state legislative assembly will begin on August 20 with MLAs occupying alternate seats and also using the visitors' gallery to maintain social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.As per Article 174 of the Constitution, an assembly must convene a session in less than six months.At an all-party meeting a few days ago, the Speaker had sought the support of all political parties to ensure compliance of COVID-19 protocol during the upcoming session."We have to ensure that during the session, scheduled to be held soon because of Constitutional obligations, COVID-19 protocol was strictly followed," he had said.Elaborating about the seating

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Coronavirus changed Indian's outlook to personal financial matters: Survey

COVID-19 and are bracing for at least a year of slow growth, which is reflected in their changed outlook to personal financial matters.The survey by Scripbox, a digital wealth management service provider, was conducted in July among more than 1,400 adult Indians to assess their financial preparedness to achieve freedom from financial worries.Of the respondents, 83% were men and 17% women.According to the Scripbox's Financial Freedom Survey 2020, 50% of respondents plan to remove discretionary spending and save more for an emergency.It further said 28% will cut back on non-essentials, 22% will save to have a financial corpus to dip into during an emergency and 10% said that they will reduce their EMI burden."It's a time of financial unease.

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In Kolkata, drive-in 'darshan' concept this Durga puja amid Covid-19 crisis

Kolkata: With little more than two months to go for Durga puja, festival committees in the city are brainstorming ways to ensure the safety of pandal-hoppers amid the COVID-19 crisis, while offering them a glimpse of the goddess.Three Durga puja committees in the city, all crowd- pullers and located within one-km stretch in south Kolkata, have joined hands to introduce a drive-in 'darshan' concept - an arrangement which would allow people to slow down their car to take a look at the pandal and the Durga idol without having to alight from their cars."As maintaining physical distance is mandatory, we had to think of a concept that would avoid crowding near the pandals.

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New way for gut neurons to communicate with the brain

500 million neurons and controls important reflexes, such as peristalsis, the contraction of muscles in the gut to enable digestion. It is also responsible for the secretion of digestive enzymes that help break down food.The ENS is also a critical part of the gut-brain axis, through which the gut communicates with the brain — and the vagus nerve is particularly essential for conveying information about the intestines to the brain.

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UP Assembly to meet amid covid-19 pandemic, MLAs to sit one seat apart

LUCKNOW : UP Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit on Sunday said a three-day session of the state legislative assembly will begin on August 20, with MLAs being seated leaving a seat between them vacant and occupying the visitors' gallery to maintain social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.As per norms, the House must be convened once in six months.A few days ago at an all-party meeting, the speaker had sought the support of all political parties to ensure compliance of COVID-19 protocol during the upcoming session."We have to ensure that during the session, scheduled to be held soon because of Constitutional obligations, COVID-19 protocol was strictly followed," he had said.Elaborating about the seating plan of the assembly, Dikshit

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No fresh Covid-19 test done on Home Minister Amit Shah, says MHA

#COVID19 test of Home Minister Amit Shah has not been conducted so far: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Official https://t.co/8UaeUtNgBpOn 2 August, Amit Shah had tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. "I have undergone a coronavirus test after showing initial symptoms and have tested positive.

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New Zealand marks 100 days without virus transmission

New Zealand has marked 100 days with no recorded cases of the coronavirus in the community, but health officials there have warned there was no room for complacency.

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A New Brunswick man was FaceTiming with his family in Beirut. Then came the explosion

Beirut. Then, an explosion happened.“We literally saw the reaction, we literally heard the explosion and glass breaking.

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Top cops wants magic mushrooms legalised to help fight UK mental health crisis

mental health crisis, a police chief says.Police and crime commissioner Arfon Jones is calling for a 49-year ban on psilocybin – a key component of the class A drug – to be overturned.He believes it should be reclassified as “a potentially revolutionary medicine” that could save the NHS billions.The drug rose to prominence in the 60s, with musicians including The Beatles taking “trips” using the mushrooms, which give a hallucinogenic effect like LSD.It has been illegal to take the drug since 1971.Jones says a rethink on psilocybin would mean it could be used for clinical trials to help treat PTSD and depression.The north Wales police leader has written to MPs urging them to support his campaign, especially with the pandemic linked

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Opinion I Becoming new parents during covid-19

paani puri to be savoured from a street side stall to make the situation more bearable.While the world is reporting mood swings, sadness, irritability, I really wonder how the elevation in oestrogen and progesterone have treated these families-in-the-making.Despite my daily search for literature on “therapy for pregnant women through a pandemic", I found nothing to suit the gravity of the situation. So, I decided to focus on anxiety, as it wasn’t hard to imagine what the biggest emotional challenge for these expecting and new parents is.I would suggest doing the following to take care of nerves and anxiety during pregnancy and post delivery:Meditate: Taking calm breaths should be the biggest priority for pregnant women.

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Tax cuts, reduced unemployment benefits - What's in Trump's coronavirus executive orders

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEFTrump's order cuts enhanced federal unemployment benefits - a lifeline for the tens of millions of Americans thrown out of work during the pandemic - from $600 to $400 per week.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Canadian dies from coronavirus in U.S. ICE custody

Just days before he was scheduled to be deported back to Canada, Ontario man James Hill died in hospital this week after he contracted COVID-19 while being in a U.S. immigration detention facility.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Trump issues executive orders for pandemic stimulus packages

President Donald Trump is issuing executive orders over economic relief for Americans, after talks broke down in Congress this week. As Jennifer Johnson reports, Democrats could take Trump’s administration to court over his plans.

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Your COVID-19 questions answered ahead of the school year

As Canadian schools prepare to reopen in the pandemic, how worried should parents be for their families? What would be the right mask for children to bring to school? And should a whole household be quarantined if a student tests positive? Jeff Semple takes more of your COVID-19 questions to the experts.

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Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths: Officials

pandemic, after the United States.The health ministry reported 905 new deaths in the past 24 hours, as well as 49,970 new cases.But the official figures are most likely an undercount, with experts estimating that the total number of infections could be up to six times higher due to insufficient testing.Brazil has seen 478 deaths per million people, a figure equivalent to that of the United States (487), but lower than that of Spain (609) or Italy (583).Senate speaker Davi Alcolumbre announced four days of mourning in Congress to pay tribute to the country's 100,000-plus virus victims.The coronavirus outbreak in Brazil is showing no signs of slowing as it enters is sixth month.The country's first confirmed COVID-19 case was identified in Sao

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Murray returns to power Nuggets past Jazz 134-132 in 2 OTs

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jamal Murray scored 23 points in his first game of the NBA restart, including the tying and go-ahead baskets, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 134-132 in two overtimes Saturday.The Nuggets overcame Donovan Mitchell's 35 points for Utah, including a 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds remaining in the second overtime. But he missed a desperation heave from near half-court as the game ended.Murray, playing his first game since March 11 after missing four games with left hamstring tightness, sank a fallaway jumper for a 123-all tie and then beat the shot clock with a go-ahead 3-pointer.

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Coronavirus: 20-29 age group now leading B.C. in confirmed cases

B.C. Centre of Disease Control, on May 6, there were 214 confirmed cases of coronavirus throughout the province for people in the 20-29 age group.Fast forward to Aug.

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26 residents have now died due to COVID-19 at Edmonton’s Good Samaritan Southgate care centre

Good Samaritan Southgate care centre in Edmonton, bringing the total of fatal COVID-19 cases to 26.The care centre posts updates directly online, meaning some deaths at the centre are reported by them before they are officially recorded by Alberta Health.On Friday evening, the latest numbers show that there are 37 active cases of COVID-19 in residents. There have been 18 recoveries and 26 deaths in the resident cases at the centre.Nineteen employees have active cases, while 13 employees are now considered recovered.

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Flash Flood Watch expires; Saturday afternoon should be nice

PHILADELPHIA - Due to widespread rainfall, the National Weather Service extended its Flash Flood Watch through early Saturday morning.The watch was allowed to expire Saturday at 2.a.m. Folks are urged to remain cautious while driving overnight as heavy rainfall caused flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other poor drainage areas and low lying spots and it takes time for the water to recede.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPAll lanes were blocked on the New Jersey Turnpike between the Delaware Memorial Bridge and US 322 due to flooding Friday night.

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Woods faces another Sunday at a major with little hope

SAN FRANCISCO – One day he couldn't find enough fairways. The next day he couldn't make any putts.

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Coronavirus: Canadians protest delay in spousal, family sponsorships

Canadian citizens whose spousal and family sponsorship applications have been delayed due to the pandemic held rallies across the country on Saturday. They are calling on immigration, refugees and Citizenship Canada to come up with a solution, so families that have been separated during the application process can be reunited.

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After MAC surrenders to COVID-19 pandemic, will other leagues follow?

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National Pickleball Day celebrated on new courts in Saskatoon

Pickleball is a sport on the rise “Over the last 10 years, we’ve grown from a handful of snowbirds coming from Arizona and Florida to play here in Saskatoon,” SPI acting president Marilyn Barrington said.

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Coronavirus: Canada reports 220 new cases, 6 more deaths

novel coronavirus on Saturday, as well as six more deaths.Saturday’s numbers bring the country’s total COVID-19 infections and fatalities to 119,187 and 8,976, respectively. As of Aug.

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Donald Trump bypasses congress, signs orders on coronavirus aid

Donald Trump on Saturday moved to bypass the nation’s elected lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and extend an expired unemployment benefit after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed.

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Canadian artist spends COVID-19 pandemic creating, launching Indigenous clothing line

Global indigenous fashion show at Wanuskewin “I’ve been doing music for about seven years, touring all over Canada and the United States,” Coyote said. “With that experience, I’ve been to multiple stores nationwide and I never saw Indigenous clothing brands represented in these major retail stores.”From that moment, Bimaadiziwin Collective was born.The name Bimaadiziwin means “Life” in Ojibwe, a nod to Coyote’s roots, which come from the Matachewan First Nation in northern Ontario.But Coyote isn’t just using this start-up as a profit-only venture.

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Trump orders $400-per-week unemployment payments amid COVID-19 crisis, hits Dems for stonewalling

President Trump signed four executive orders Saturday aimed at delivering relief to Americans struggling with the economic fallout of the coronavirus while accusing Democrats of stonewalling greater aid.Trump announced a $400-per-week supplemental unemployment payment to out-of-work Americans -- short of the $600 weekly benefit that expired in the end of July.

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Bryan Adams to perform at German stadium next month amidst pandemic

Bryan Adams has announced that he’ll be performing at a stadium in Germany next month despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The Canadian rocker has been booked to headline a stadium show called ‘Give Live A Chance’, which is coming to Düsseldorf’s Merkur Spiel-Arena on September 4. He will join a lineup that includes Sarah Connor, Rea Garvey, The Bosshoss, Joris, and special guest Michael Mittermeier.Adams shared news of the show on Instagram. “I’ve been invited to perform at the first large social distancing concert in Germany at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf on 4th September,” he wrote.

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Jennifer Aniston Says Friends Reunion Will Be ‘More Exciting’ After COVID-19 Delays

Friends fans, don’t lose faith in the reunion!

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Messi unstoppable as Barca beats Napoli to reach CL last 8

BARCELONA – Lionel Messi scored an exquisite solo goal to help Barcelona beat Napoli 3-1 on Saturday and advance to the Champions League quarterfinals in Portugal.Messi added to Clement Lenglet’s opener when he kept control of the ball despite falling as he dribbled past several defenders and scored inside the far post in the 23rd minute.Messi earned a penalty converted by Luis Suárez for a third goal for the hosts before Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne pulled one back in first-half injury time, also from the spot. Barcelona advanced 4-2 on aggregate five months after the Spanish side drew 1-1 in Naples before the pandemic brought European soccer to a halt.

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Cole just misses 20th reg-season win in row, Yanks beat Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Gerrit Cole came within one strike of earning his 20th straight regular-season win before getting pulled, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 Saturday in the opener of a seven-inning doubleheader.Cole, who had won his first three starts since signing a $324 million, nine-year contract in the offseason, took a 5-0 lead into the fifth.

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Fears stranded pandas could starve in zoo because of coronavirus pandemic

Two giant pandas have been left stranded with their food supply fast running out because of the coronavirus crisis.

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Serena Williams is fit and ready to play after 6-month break

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Serena Williams flexed and then kissed a sinewy right bicep to show down time well spent in training even without bench pressing.“This is God given, thank you very much,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion said as she thanked her mother, Oracene.Williams now looks to flex her muscles on a tennis court for the first time in six months.She is preparing for the inaugural Top Seed Open that opens Monday near Lexington, a recently added hard court tournament that serves as a tuneup for this month’s U.S. Open in New York.

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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

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