WELLINGTON – New Zealand plans to rebuild its Antarctic base and spend billions more on welfare payments as part of a spending program aimed at lifting the economy out of a coronavirus slump.

The government on Thursday unveiled its annual budget, which indicated the economy is doing much better than forecast after the pandemic first hit.

That’s thanks in large part to the nation’s success in stopping the spread of the virus, as well as strong international demand for the nation's milk and other agricultural exports.

Treasury figures indicate the nation’s economy is expected to grow by 2.9% this year and rise to 4.4% growth by 2023. That follows a sharp plunge and quick recovery last year, which ended in an overall economic contraction of

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Nets recover from stars' slow start, beat Celtics 104-93

NEW YORK – Brooklyn's Big Three went from way off to off and running.

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No new community cases; 6 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation in two days

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

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3 people, including Marion County teacher, arrested in connection with Alachua County death

A Marion County teacher was one of three people arrested in connection with a murder in Alachua County on Monday, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.

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Sorokin, Islanders beat Penguins 4-1 in Game 4 to tie series

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ryan Pulock each had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 in Game 4 Saturday to even the first-round series.

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Alberta Health reports 621 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout failing most vulnerable populations: doctors Alberta Health reported the following deaths:The province identified 262 new variant cases on Saturday.There are 617 ppl in hospital incl 164 in ICU. Sadly, 6 new deaths were reported over the past 24hrs.

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Saskatchewan reports 180 new COVID-19 cases, 375 new variant lineage results

Saskatchewan is reporting an additional 180 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the provincial total up to 45,490 cases. Saskatchewan Polytechnic to continue with hybrid learning model in fall semester The province also reported 375 new lineage results of COVID-19 variants on Saturday.

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CNN cuts ties with Rick Santorum over disparaging comments

NEW YORK – CNN is cutting ties with former Republican senator and current TV analyst Rick Santorum over disparaging comments he made about Native American culture.

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US sees lowest levels of new COVID-19 cases since last June

White House, a Mardi Gras-style parade marched through Alabama’s port city of Mobile, and even states that have stuck to pandemic-related restrictions readied to drop them. However, health experts also cautioned that not enough Americans have been vaccinated to completely extinguish the virus, leaving the potential for new variants that could extend the pandemic.As the seven-day average for new cases dropped below 30,000 per day this week, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pointed out cases have not been this low since June 18, 2020.

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Nova Scotia reports one more death, 64 new cases of COVID-19

COVID-19. There have now been 77 COVID-19-related deaths in Nova Scotia.The province also reported 64 new cases of COVID-19 and 116 recoveries.Of the new cases, 46 were in Central Zone, 10 in Eastern Zone, seven in Northern Zone and one in Western Zone.The province also said there is community spread in Central Zone and in Sydney.

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Florida reports 3,344 new COVID-19 cases as data shows more than 55,000 young teens vaccinated

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida reported more than 55,000 younger teens have been vaccinated and as efforts continue, more events are underway to help inoculate younger Floridians. State data shows 55,438 children between 12 and 14 years old have been vaccinated so far.

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Shaq helps gift hundreds of new shoes to elementary school students

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. - Former NBA star and Atlanta-area resident Shaquille O'Neal has been known to help out his neighbors from time to time, even spontaneously. The NBA Hall-fo-Famer showed generosity Friday in the form of providing kids in Henry County with new shoes. Soles4Souls partnered with The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation and Reebok to distribute 500 new pairs of shoes to kids.Shaq visited Wesley Lakes Elementary School, a McDonough Title I school, saying he is happy to put a smile on kids' faces at the end of the school year."It's all about the kids," O'Neal said.

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Indian villagers turn to unlicensed clinics as COVID-19 spreads to countryside

At an Indian village near New Delhi, a former hospital worker with no medical education runs a small clinic where he checks oxygen levels and body temperatures of patients lying on makeshift beds.

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Maharashtra reports 26,133 new COVID cases today, active tally at 3.52 lakh

Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally touched 55,53,225 on Saturday with 26,133 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours, a health bulletin said. Meanwhile, the death toll reached 87,300 after 682 more people succumb to the disease.State Health Department said, with 40,294 patients getting discharged during the day, Maharashtra's overall count of recoveries rose to 51,11,095.

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Family members can also be covered under workplace Covid-19 vaccination: Govt

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry Saturday announced that family members and dependants of workers can also be covered under the COVID-19 vaccination drive at industrial and workplace inoculation centres.In a letter to all chief secretaries, the Health Ministry said that for industrial and private workplace CVCs (COVID-19 vaccination centres), the vaccine doses will have to be procured by the private hospitals with whom the respective employer ties up.“The family members and dependants of the workers, as defined by the respective employers, can also be covered with COVID-19 vaccination at the Industrial CVCS and the Workplace CVCS," the ministry said in the letter.It said that for government workplace CVCs, beneficiaries aged 45 years or

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New COVID-19 cases plummet to lowest levels since last June

New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus.

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Gunfire in NJ city kills 2, wounds 4; no arrests reported

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Authorities say gunfire in a New Jersey city killed two people and wounded four others. The Hudson County prosecutor’s office said Jersey City police received multiple reports of gunfire shortly before 11 p.m. Friday. Responding officers found six people, all Jersey City residents, with gunshot wounds. Prosecutors said 25-year-old Randolph Black Jr.

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COVID-19: Six deaths, 476 new cases in Manitoba Saturday

announced six deaths due to COVID-19 Saturday as the province logs another 476 new cases.The deaths include a woman in her 30s linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern (VOC), a man in his 60s linked to an unspecified VOC, two men in their 70s with one linked to the B.1.1.7 VOC and a woman in her 70s linked to the P.1 VOC, all from Winnipeg.A man in his 50s from the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region has also died, his death is linked to the B.1.1.7 VOC. Manitoba premier issues ‘call to arms’ for more COVID-19 vaccines from U.S.

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COVID-19: 63 new cases in London and Middlesex to kick off long Victoria Day weekend

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 63 new COVID-19 cases and 82 recoveries on Saturday.It brings the region’s pandemic case total to 11,949, of which 11,135 have recovered. At least 597 cases are active.At least 217 virus-related deaths have been reported during the pandemic.

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Scientists find new Covid variant in Malaysia that 'passed to humans from dogs'

Scientists have reportedly detected a new variant of coronavirus originating in dogs which may cause disease in humans, a study has found.The variant was discovered among patients who had suffered from pneumonia in 2017-18, and could turn out to be the eighth unique form of the bug to cause disease in humans.A study published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal on Thursday, May 20, tested nasal swab samples from 301 pneumonia patients at a hospital in east Malaysia.Of the samples taken, eight which were taken mostly from children under five returned a positive result for a variant of animal coronavirus originating in canines, Reuters reported.The scientists found that the new strain contained a mutation that had also been spotted in

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Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in New Brunswick

COVID-19 on Saturday.There are two cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region), both of which are contacts of previously confirmed cases.The number of confirmed cases in New Brunswick is 2,115. Since Friday, seven people have recovered for a total of 1,949 recoveries.There have been 43 virus-related deaths, and the number of active cases is 122.Seven patients are hospitalized in total.

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Indian villagers turn to unlicensed clinics as Covid spreads to countryside

PARSAUL VILLAGE, Greater Noida: An Indian former hospital worker with no medical education is running a small unlicensed clinic, tending to patients with breathing difficulties and checking their oxygen levels as they lie on cots on the mud floor.India has been hard hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections which has overwhelmed its health system, even in big cities.In the countryside, medical facilities are dilapidated and doctors and nurses are few on the ground, meaning many clinics are run by people who don’t have training.The poor health infrastructure and lack of testing means many patients do not know if they are infected with COVID-19 or just have a cold.In Parsaul village, about 60 km (40 miles) from the capital New Delhi,

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Kerala reports 28,514 new COVID cases, 176 deaths in 24 hours

Lockdown extended in the stateMeanwhile, the state government on on Friday announced to extend the ongoing lockdown in the state till 30 May. The triple lockdown has been withdrawn from three districts, it is still continuing in one district.The chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had said on Friday, the triple lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Thrissur will be withdrawn from tomorrow as the test positivity rate and active case load have come down.However, triple lockdown in Malappuram will continue.Briefing the media on Friday, Vijayan said the average Test Positivity Rate for the last three days was 23.3 per cent."While the TPR is more in Malappuram, it is decreasing in other districts.

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A village lost all of its travel agents to the pandemic – now, a new company is hoping for better luck

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Covid-19: 381 new cases confirmed as quarantine list updated

The Department of Health has been notified of 381 new cases of Covid-19.

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50% of Canadians have now received at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose

COVID-19 disease.Canada hit the milestone on Saturday, with 20,328,984 doses of the approved COVID-19 vaccines having now been administered.That means 50.01 per cent of the population has now received at least one shot, according to COVID Tracker Canada.The news comes five months after the first vaccination was administered in Canada. COVID-19 vaccine tracker: How many Canadians are vaccinated? Canada has a population of about 37.7 million people.

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Quebec records lowest COVID-19 case count since September with 505 new infections

COVID-19 infections and five additional virus-related deaths.The number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations dropped by 13 from Friday to 424. Of those, 103 patients are in the ICU, a decrease of three.One of the five deaths was recorded in the last 24 hours.

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Karnataka logs 31,183 new COVID cases, 451 deaths in 24 hours

Karnataka on Saturday reported as many as 31,183 new COVID19 cases pushing the total number of cases to 23,98,925, the health bulletin said. Currently, the active tally stands at 4,83,204.The death toll today reached to 24,658 as 451 people succumbed to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours.

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West Bengal reports 18,863 new Covid-19 cases, 154 deaths in a single day

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Ontario reports nearly 1,800 COVID-19 cases, record number of new vaccinations

COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 520,774.“Locally, there are 416 new cases in Toronto, 355 in Peel, 147 in Durham and 140 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.For comparison, last Saturday 2,584 cases were reported.Twenty new deaths were also announced on May 22, bringing the provincial death toll to 8,599.A total of 490,721 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 2,520. Golf courses, other outdoor amenities reopen in Ontario Nearly 34,600 additional tests were completed.

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Floyd legislation reveals divide in police-reform movement

NEW YORK – Monifa Bandele became a community organizer in the late 1990s, after New York City police fatally shot a young, unarmed Black immigrant named Amadou Diallo in the Bronx.

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Scottish Government announces no deaths and 370 new covid cases in last 24 hours

covid deaths and 370 new cases overnight. It means the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains the same at 7,664.There are currently 81 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with four being treated in intensive care.The total number of positive cases since the pandemic hit stands at 231,282.To date 3,096,341 people have received their first vaccination with 1,799,956 having a second jab.

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Black man's death fuels debate over police shooting at cars

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Police departments across the U.S. — including in large cities such as New York and Denver — strictly limit shooting at moving vehicles because they consider the practice ineffective and not worth the risk to human life.

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New voter ID rules raise concerns of fraud, ballot rejection

ATLANTA – When voters in Florida and Georgia want to vote by mail in next year’s races for governor, they will have to make sure they take one more step to ensure they receive a ballot: providing their identification.

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Patients within 6 weeks of Covid treatment at highest risk of black fungus: AIIMS doctor

New Delhi: Patients within six weeks of Covid treatment are at the highest risk of black fungus, said senior neurosurgeon at AIIMS.Speaking to ANI, Professor of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Dr P Sarat Chandra said, "Fungal infections are not new. But it has never happened in epidemic proportions.

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A look at who the provinces plan to vaccine against COVID-19 in the next few weeks

COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.Health Canada says up to 37 million doses of vaccine could be shipped in May and June, but only 20.3 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and 1.04 million doses of Moderna are confirmed. The remaining 11.3 million doses of Moderna, and another four million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca from various sources are still tentative.Provinces initially suspended giving AstraZeneca shots to people under the age of 55 based on an advisory committee’s advice, but their recommendation changed on April 23 to reflect that the shot is safe for anyone aged 30 and older.

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New Brunswick reports 2nd AstraZeneca-related death

New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell confirmed the second death on Friday of an individual in their 50s related to blood clot complications after getting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

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New 'triple mutant' Covid variant found in UK as scientists launch probe

coronavirus variant is being investigated by scientists in the UK.So far there have been 49 cases of the strain, which has a "strange combination" of genes.They have been mainly found in Yorkshire and Humber, but Brits are being told not to be alarmed by it.The strain is a "variant under investigation”, the Mirror reports.But there is said to be no evidence yet to say it is more transmissible or resistant to vaccines.It comes as cases of the Indian variant, which is thought to be more transmissible, continue to rise across the country.The Covid R rate – the rate it reproduces at – is now somewhere between 0.9 and 1.1.This is the highest it has been since the second wave peak back in January.The Government has vowed to put in place any

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A COVID-19 love story: Meet a Canadian bride and her U.S. husband who got married at the border

COVID-19 pandemic hit, a Canadian bride and her American husband had no choice but to shelve their original wedding plans — instead, they were married in a quaint ceremony straddling the border, surrounded by family on either side and under the watchful eyes of border guards.Davina Finn and David Hecht were supposed to have their big day in her hometown of Ottawa last year in the presence of hundreds of loved ones from both countries.But after two months of closures and the health crisis surging, the pair who met in New York decided they needed to find another option so that their parents and siblings could be with them for their wedding.“If you told me two years ago this was our plan I would have thought you were crazy,” Hecht said, adding

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Covid update: Discharges surpass new cases by over a lakh; fatalities continue to be above 4,000

coronavirus infections detected in the last 24 hours with 2,57,299 people testing positive, according to the Union health ministry data released on Saturday morning.The number stood at 2,59,591 on Friday. With the addition of fresh infections, the cumulative caseload in the country has reached 2,62,89,290.But while the new cases are on a decline, daily fatalities in India continue to be above 4,000.

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Rookie Lee finally makes contact, Mets beat Marlins in 12th

MIAMI – Rookie Khalil Lee hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the 12th inning for his first major league hit after strikeouts in his first eight at-bats — a major league record — and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 6-5 Friday.

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New COVID-19 rapid test kit receives scientific seal of approval

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Jharkhand: 22 suspected Covid-19 deaths reported in Palamu, probe ordered

Jharkhand's Palamu district due to suspected coronavirus infection. The authorities have ordered a probe to ascertain the reasons behind the deaths, reported in Sua Kaudia village under Medininagar police station.The deaths come days after similar incidents were reported in the Hazaribag district of the state.

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Avalanche's Nazem Kadri suspended 8 games for hit to head

NEW YORK – Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri was suspended for eight games by the NHL on Friday night for a head shot on St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk in Game 2 of a first-round playoff series.

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Nervous workers struggle to adjust to CDC's new mask policies

FILE - A face mask production line at an OOO Medsklad production facility at BEMZ Berdsk Electromechanical Plant in the town of Berdsk, Novosibirsk Region. RELATED: Fauci believes Biden ‘will attain’ July 4 70% vaccine goalHe has complained to management and eats lunch in his car to avoid mask-less people in the breakroom.

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Shackled Black man ordered facedown in deadly arrest in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, Fla. – Beaten and shackled by Louisiana state troopers, Black motorist Ronald Greene desperately tried to roll over in what may have been a struggle to breathe but was ordered to stay on his belly, according to body-camera video newly obtained by The Associated Press.

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LEADING OFF: Mikolas back with Cards, Cole vs Abreu, Chisox

A look at what’s happening around the majors on Saturday:

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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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