WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A powerful undersea earthquake struck north of New Zealand on Wednesday evening, prompting tsunami warnings in parts of the region.The U.S.

Geological Agency said the magnitude 7.7 quake was centered at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) southeast of the Loyalty Islands.

The shaking was not expected to cause significant damage or fatalities on land.The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings of possible tsunami waves ranging from 0.3 to 1 meters (1 to 3.3 feet) for Vanuatu and Fiji.

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Ontario reports more than 1,200 new coronavirus cases, 28 deaths

coronavirus Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 291,999.A total of 274,714 COVID-19 cases are considered resolved, which is up by 1,313.Twenty-eight additional deaths were also reported on Saturday, bringing the provincial death toll to 6,848.Nearly 57,200 additional tests were completed. Ontario has now completed a total of 10,645,980 tests and 30,762 remain under investigation.

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Ontario reports just over 1,200 new COVID-19 cases Saturday with 54 in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 54 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday.

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Two Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes

ALBANY, N.Y. – At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, two Democratic governors on opposite ends of the country were hailed as heroes for their leadership in a crisis. Now they're leaders on the ropes.

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Coronavirus Scotland: 803 new cases confirmed as care home visits set to resume

Scotland as the nation prepares to take its first baby steps out of lockdown.New figures released by the Scottish Government today show that a total of 196,642 cases have been reported since the outbreak of the pandemic last March.But with schools set for a phased return from Monday, and an announcement earlier today that indoor care home visits are to resume in 'early March', hope is on the horizon.The Scottish Goverment has confirmed care home residents will be granted two designated visitors.

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Covid-19: Kerala records 4,650 new cases and 13 deaths today

Kerala recorded 4650 new coronavirus cases and 13 new deaths on Saturday. With this, the total number of cases in the state to 10.30 lakh."Out of the total cases reported today, 76 reached the state from outside while 4,253 contracted the disease through their contacts.

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Scottish Government confirms 29 coronavirus deaths overnight as 803 new cases recorded

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced a further 803 positive cases have been detected overnight, bringing the total to 196,642.

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AIIMS chief calls for PPP to rollout large-scale COVID-19 vaccination programme

New Delhi: Terming the recent drop in COVID-19 cases in the country as a "small window of opportunity", AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Saturday called for a public-private partnership (PPP) for rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme at a large scale.Speaking at an AIMA event here, Guleria said the vaccine is the only weapon available to gain immunity and help reduce mortality rate due to the infectious disease.He noted that there was a need to put healthcare at the centrestage and not consider it only as a service sector."As far as vaccination is concerned there is still a lot to do and I think there has to be more private public partnership," the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director said.There is a need to

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New Zealand says Covid vaccinations 'small step in long journey'

New Zealand launched its Covid-19 vaccination programme Saturday but warned the initial rollout was only a small step in the long battle against the pandemic.The Pacific nation has been widely praised for its handling of the coronavirus and has seen just 26 deaths in a population of five million.The vaccine drive begins just days after authorities lifted a coronavirus lockdown in Auckland which confined most of the city's residents to their homes for three days."It's the start of what we might call a new chapter but we still have a long way to go," said Ashley Bloomfield, the country's director-general of health.The rollout marked a "small but important step in a long journey", he added, with the initial focus on high risk citizens and

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Luna Rossa leads Team UK 5-1 in AmCup challenger final

After a week of storms ashore Ineos Team UK won one of two races sailed in a shifting breeze Saturday to raise the faint hint of a comeback in the America’s Cup challenger series final against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli.

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10 years after quake, Christ Church Cathedral finally rising

CHRISTCHURCH – The Christ Church Cathedral was arguably New Zealand's most iconic building before much of it crumbled in an earthquake 10 years ago. The years of debate that followed over whether the ruins should be rebuilt or demolished came to symbolize the paralysis that has sometimes afflicted the broader rebuild of Christchurch.

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Canada logs over 3K new COVID-19 cases as feds warn of ‘strong’ variant-fueled resurgence

COVID-19 in Canada surpassed 840,000 on Friday as new federal health modelling projected a possible third wave of the virus, sparked by new variants of the virus, could catapult the country’s daily caseload to over 20,000 by mid-March.The modelling comes amid another 3,089 new infections on Friday, which pushed the national total to 840,591. Another 78 deaths linked to COVID-19 also brought the nation’s death toll from the virus to 21,576.

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The new Disney CEO’s covid strategy leans on streaming hits like ‘WandaVision’

Focus on the bottom lineMr. Chapek’s tenure as CEO has so far been somewhat overshadowed by Mr.

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Black history-themed public book ark project popping up around Camden County

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - A Black history-themed public book ark project is popping up around Camden County."Autobiographies," said Erik James Montgomery describing a book inside a book ark he created and stocked. "Some of these are faith-based books and some of these are art books," he said. It’s part of an existing program to place books housed in these ark-structures in neighborhoods around Camden County. "I've seen them all around the city.

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Leading B.C. doctor says 1 shot of COVID-19 vaccine is good enough — for now

COVID-19 vaccine on ice until all high-risk people get their first shot?It’s a possibility Dr. Danuta Skowronski, epidemiology lead for influenza and emerging respiratory pathogens at the B.C.

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Judge rejects Rep. Devin Nunes defamation suit against CNN

NEW YORK – A defamation lawsuit U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes brought against CNN was tossed out by a Manhattan judge on Friday.

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Ford asks dealers to loan new F-150s to Texans to power homes amid historic cold

DEARBORN, Mich. - Texans trapped in some of the coldest temperatures to ever hit the state have resulted in some out-of-box solutions for keeping warm and powering appliances.As it turns out, Ford's new F-150 model that's equipped with an onboard power source can be used for more than just powering electric tools from a toolbox.That solution was codified into an impromptu request from the company that asked dealerships in the state to loan out its F-150s to other Texans in need of respite from the arctic air plaguing the state.On Wednesday, a blog dedicated to Ford's flagship truck posted a photo of an extension cord plugged into the interior wall of an F-150 pickup bed."Easy to use, just turn it on and forget it."Ran power to some lights,

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Federal model warning of variant-driven COVID-19 spike won’t change B.C.’s approach, officials say

Variants could bring ‘strong resurgence’ of COVID-19 if restrictions lifted, feds warn The report says if community transmission of variants is already occurring, and B.C.

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Border worker vaccinations - an important step in New Zealand’s pandemic response

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says New Zealand has arrived at a key point in its pandemic response, with today’s first vaccinations of border workers. “Today’s vaccinations reinforce the value of what we’ve all been doing for the past 12 months to keep COVID-19 at bay,” Dr Bloomfield said in addressing a media conference in Auckland marking the vaccinations.

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'What a Journey': Carson Wentz pens heartfelt goodbye to teammates, City of Philadelphia and Eagles

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 06: Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Carson Wentz (11) throws a pass in the first half during the game between the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles on October 06, 2019 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA.

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B.C. reports 508 new COVID-19 cases, 6 additional deaths

Deputy provincial health officer Dr. Réka Gustafson reports 508 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, Feb. 19, and six additional related deaths in the last 24-hours.

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Nova Scotia Health issues COVID-19 exposure warnings for locations in New Minas, Wolfville

COVID-19 exposure warnings for locations in New Minas and Wolfville.The potential exposures occurred on Feb. 10 and Feb.

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New York man killed when driver loses control, crashes into guardrail in Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man from New York was killed when the driver he was with lost control and struck a guardrail on Interstate 95 in Brevard County Friday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Alberta reports 325 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, 7 additional deaths

COVID-19 on Friday, as well as seven additional deaths from the disease.The new cases came as a result of 9,376 test being completed, putting the province’s positivity rate at about 3.6 per cent.There were 352 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Friday afternoon, 55 of whom were being treated in the ICU. COVID-19 emergency benefits including CRB, sickness benefit, to be extended: Trudeau The seven additional deaths bring the province’s death toll from COVID-19 to 1,812.Six of the deaths occurred in the Edmonton zone.

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EXPLAINER: How have storms affected COVID-19 vaccinations?

NEW YORK – Efforts to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 have been stymied by a series of winter storms and outages that have hobbled transportation hubs and highways in parts of the country not used to extreme cold weather.

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Japan’s government says it has identified new, more contagious coronavirus variant

TOKYO - Japan has confirmed the discovery of a new, more contagious coronavirus variant, according to a report released by the country’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID).Reuters reported that the new strain appears to have originated overseas, but is different than the other strains identified in Britain, South Africa and Brazil."It may be more contagious than conventional strains, and if it continues to spread domestically, it could lead to a rapid rise in cases," Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Friday, Reuters reported.According to the NIID report, 91 cases of the new strain have been identified in the Kanto region of Japan, roughly 64 miles north of Tokyo. The discovery of the new strain comes as Japan

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Weather Authority: Winter storm departs leaving behind an icy mess

PHILADELPHIA - A winter storm that brought significant snow to parts of the region on Thursday before turning to spotty ice and sleet overnight continues to pull offshore Friday morning. The National Weather Service has downgraded its Winter Storm Warning to a region-wide Winter Weather Advisory as the storm subsides. The advisory cites the change of freezing rain, light snow, and otherwise icy conditions through 7 p.m.The last rush of winter weather will drag across parts of the region Friday morning with light snow to the north of Philadelphia and a wintry mix in southern New Jersey and Delaware.

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Air Force orders new review into racial, ethnic disparities

WASHINGTON – The Air Force inspector general will do a second investigation into racial and ethnic disparities across the force, service leaders said Friday, expanding the review to include gender and additional racial categories such as Asian and American Indian.

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New G7 support gives COVAX program a shot in the arm

COVAX, the push to equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccine throughout the world, got a major boost today with a fresh infusion of pledges, as G7 leaders gathered virtually at a security conference.

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COVID-19 media update, 20 February

The first COVID-19 vaccinations for New Zealand border workers will take place in Auckland today.

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Kim and Kanye: Tales of an uber celeb marriage gone wrong

NEW YORK – Holograms and Twitter rants, roving gospel gatherings and billion-dollar business ventures. If there's one word that defines the lives of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, it's BIG.

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US COVID-19 markers decline, vaccine makers eye expanding recipient pool

Across the country 7-day averages of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are dropping in 43 and 49 states, respectively. According to CNBC, only Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming reported a rise in new cases.

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Edmundston businesses still struggling as region goes orange again

New Brunswick looks to get more vaccines in arms as they delay second dose for low-risk individuals As of Friday, there are still 89 active cases of the coronavirus in the zone.Marquis says conversations with Public Health have him feeling confident those cases have been contained.In the orange level, households can expand to include 10 contacts and outdoor activities like snowmobiling and ice skating are allowed.“We’re probably going to see a lot of people going outside this weekend,” says Marquis.Businesses in the area aren’t feeling entirely optimistic yet, though, as huge portions of their business are still locked on the other side of the Quebec or Maine borders.“Our biggest asset, right now, is our greatest enemy,” says Martin La

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After Giving Birth To A Baby And A New Album During The Pandemic, Kelly Rowland Is The Black Magic She Sings About

st day, of the 21st year, of the 21st century,” as Rowland wrote in an Instagram caption last month, she welcomed her second son, Noah Jon, with husband Tim Weatherspoon. Now, on the 19th day of the second month of the year, she’s released her fifth album, “K.”“I felt like I was going to be in trouble,” Rowland tells ESSENCE laughing as she remembers bracing for fans to be disappointed her big announcement this past October was that she was expecting a baby versus releasing a new EP.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises $2 million for Texas relief after deadly winter weather

said she is also planning to visit Houston this weekend."Wow. We officially raised $1 million for Texas relief at 9:17 pm.

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32 new coronavirus cases, 2 additional deaths confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths on Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 6,099, including 184 deaths.Nineteen of the new cases are in Barrie, while four are in Bradford, two are in Collingwood, two are in New Tecumseth and two are in Tay Township.

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MLB has 0.3% positive COVID-19 rate during intake testing

NEW YORK – Thirteen of 4,336 tests for COVID-19 were positive during intake for Major League Baseball's spring training, a rate of 0.3%

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AOC calls for ‘full investigation’ of Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes amid coronavirus pandemic

ALBANY, NY - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a chorus of New York lawmakers demanding an investigation into Gov.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia reports 2 new COVID-19 cases, announces first vaccine clinic for Mi’kmaq

At a press conference Friday with Premier Scott McNeil and chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang Friday, Nova Scotia reported two new cases of the coronavirus.

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Brazil virus variant found in Florida as officials report 6,650 new cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – As health officials work to vaccinate millions of Floridians, researchers say the first case of the P.1 virus variant has been found in Florida.

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Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador report 60 new cases of COVID-19

COVID-19 in the province today.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says there are also nine new presumptive cases, and 34 of the new positive cases today were previously listed as presumptive.But a presumptive case reported this week in the Labrador community of Makkovik has turned out to be negative.

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12 new coronavirus cases, 12 recoveries in London and Middlesex Friday

coronavirus in London and Middlesex while another 12 cases have resolved, health officials said Friday.The region’s pandemic case tally stands at 6,068, of which 5,754 have resolved and 181 people have died. The most recent death was reported on Saturday.At least 133 cases are considered active by the health unit.A total of 360 cases have been reported since Feb.

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Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged

NEW YORK – In the first television interviews of his post-presidency, Donald Trump repeated his false claims that the election was stolen from him 10 times — each instance unprompted and unchallenged.

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Sen. Toomey, who once unified the GOP, now on the outs over Trump

US Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) HARRISBURG - Before he became the object of fury of Republicans for voting to convict Donald Trump during the former president’s second impeachment trial, U.S.

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Coronavirus: Guelph reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

COVID-19 on Friday, raising the city’s death toll to 37.So far this year, 23 deaths have been attributed to the novel coronavirus, including 15 in February.

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New Brunswick reports 6 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday

COVID-19 on Friday.Combined with 12 recoveries from Thursday the province now has 105 active cases of the virus.Five of the cases being reported on Friday are located in the Edmundston region: two people 19 years old or under; an individual between the ages of 20 and 29; and two people between the ages of 40 and 49.There is one case being reported in the Miramichi region: an individual between the ages of 40 and 49. New Brunswick looks to get more vaccines in arms as they delay second dose for low-risk individuals There have now been 1,417 confirmed cases of the virus, of which 1,287 people have recovered.Officials say there have been 24 COVID-19-related deaths.

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Brain-swelling virus 75x deadlier than Covid could be next pandemic, top doc warns

coronavirus.The Nipah virus could be ‘The Big One’ and may trigger another global outbreak, one leading doctor predicts.

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AP source: Buffalo Bills LB Matt Milano to test free agency

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Starting linebacker Matt Milano will explore free agency next month because of Buffalo's salary-cap constraints, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday.

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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

Powerful quake strikes New Zealand, prompting tsunami warnings

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