ISLAMABAD – The United States wasted billions of dollars in war-torn Afghanistan on buildings and vehicles that were either abandoned or destroyed, according to a report released Monday by a U.S.

government watchdog. The agency said it reviewed $7.8 billion spent since 2008 on buildings and vehicles. Only $343.2 million worth of buildings and vehicles “were maintained in good condition,” said the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, which oversees American taxpayer money spent on the protracted conflict.

The report said that just $1.2 billion of the $7.8 billion went to pay for buildings and vehicles that were used as intended. “The fact that so many capital assets wound up not used, deteriorated or abandoned

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Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 569 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Nov. 25, and three additional deaths on the first anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic.

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WHO whistleblower who denounced spiked Italy report resigns

ROME – A U.N. epidemiologist who publicly denounced the World Health Organization’s withdrawal of a report on Italy’s coronavirus response has resigned, citing the “unsustainable situation” he faced at the agency as a whistleblower.

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AP Interview: Karzai says US plan catalyst for Afghan peace

KABUL – A recently floated U.S. draft for a deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government is the best chance to accelerate stalled peace talks between the country's warring sides, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview Thursday.

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PM's photo removed from Covid vaccine certificates in poll-bound states: Report

Health Ministry has applied filters in its Co-Win platform in poll-going states and a union territory to exclude the picture of the prime minister from the COVID-19 vaccine certificates, sources said on Thursday.In a letter to the Election Commission on March 9, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan is learnt to have said that "technical measures to comply with the directions of EC have been explored promptly.""Necessary filters" in Co-WIN have been applied for the vaccination centres situated in the four states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry, as suggested by the Commission.Following a complaint by the Trinamool Congress, the Commission had asked the health ministry to follow the model code in

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Studio apartment supply down post Covid, says report

projects.The report from Anarock states that out of the total 884 projects launched in 2020 across the top seven cities, about 130 projects offered studio apartments (a 15% share). In contrast, of the 1,921 projects launched in 2019, around 368 (19%) offered studio apartments.Also Read | Dissecting Ola’s audacious electric dreamsThe drop in supply is in line with changing preferences among the buyers, suggests the report.“In 2020, the covid-19 pandemic hit, bringing with it the uniquely new work-from-home and study at home compulsions requiring larger homes.

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Report: Cuomo groped female aide in governor's residence

ALBANY, N.Y. – An aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the Democrat groped her in the governor's residence, marking the most serious allegation among those made by a series of women against the embattled governor, according to a report published in a newspaper Wednesday.

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PSG draws 1-1 with wasteful Barcelona to reach CL quarters

PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain withstood early pressure from a much-improved but wasteful Barcelona side to draw 1-1 on Wednesday and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

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B.C. officials report 531 new COVID-19 cases, one additional death

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers for Wednesday, March 10. Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey has the details and also a preview of tomorrow’s modeling update.

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Toronto’s Sunnybrook hospital building field unit in parking lot amid 3rd COVID-19 wave fears

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre will see a self-contained, mobile facility built on one of its parking lots amid concerns about a potential third wave of the pandemic and a surge of coronavirus cases.“At first glance, these appear to be tents (but) they are very sophisticated in nature,” Robert Burgess, Sunnybrook’s senior director of patient flow, emergency preparedness and pre-hospital medicine, told Global News outside of the Bayview Avenue-area site on Wednesday.Hospital staff began preparing the site, located on the northern side of the property, in February in concert with the upper levels of government.

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B.C. plans to vaccinate all adults in Prince Rupert by April 1

COVID-19 in the region.Vaccination clinics for adults in Prince Rupert, with a population of around 12,000, and nearby Port Edward will open on Monday and continue until April 1.Those eligible can dial a dedicated phone line and appointments will be assigned based on age, with vaccinations for the city’s oldest residents starting March 15 and clinics for those aged 18 to 39 beginning March 29.A statement from Northern Health says the community approach is needed because Prince Rupert has high COVID-19 case and positivity rates that have not reflected recent improvements seen elsewhere in the region.Northern Health is also using the community immunization model on Haida Gwaii, while Island Health says all residents of nearly 30 communities

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Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze at rundown apartment building in Camden

CAMDEN - Firefighters in Camden said an apparent explosion in the upper floors of a dilapidated apartment building ignited a large 3-alarm fire early Wednesday morning.Firefighters were called to the 3400 block of Cramer Street before 12:30 a.m. for a fire on the third floor of the building.

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Construction cost up 5-6% due to covid 19, says JLL report

The churn is on at the Kota factoryIn Hyderabad, meanwhile, such a house would command Rs4,275 per square feet.MV Harish, managing director, PDS, JLL India, said, “Going ahead, we see cost as a key driver in real estate decisions. Many firms today are relooking at their real estate choices to optimize spend.

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Coronavirus: Okanagan residents report COVID-19 vaccine booking challenges

COVID-19 vaccination appointments for people aged 90 or older and Indigenous seniors.The health authority phone numbers set up for bookings were deluged with calls. Province announces urgent and primary care centre for Penticton The province said 1.4 million calls came in during the first 90 minutes the phone lines were live.In the Okanagan, siblings Steven King and Laurie Postill spent most of the day on Monday trying to book an appointment for their 90-year-old father.“I personally went through just over 100 calls and then I finally got through at about 3:00 p.m.

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B.C. officials report 550 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers for Tuesday, March 10. Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey has an analysis and what the rising number of variant cases means for British Columbia.

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Report: Economy rebound hinges on race between vaccines, variants

International economic projections have improved over the past months, but faster and more effective vaccine deployment is critical for getting key sectors back to prepandemic levels, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in its latest update.

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‘On the verge of a breakdown.’ Report highlights women academics’ pandemic challenges

Katie LanginSince early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and policymakers have raised serious concerns about impacts on women, including those pursuing careers in academic science. Today, the U.S.

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Here’s where Florida ranks in U.S. News & World Report Best States list

Living in Florida can be great, and U.S. News & World Report seems to think so as well.

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Report finds 'no racist intent' behind song 'Eyes of Texas'

AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas' long-awaited report on “The Eyes of Texas” has found that the school song has “no racist intent," but the school president said athletes and band members will not be required to sing or participate when the song is played at games and campus events.

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Investment in prop-tech firms up at USD 551 mn in 2020 amid pandemic: Report

Investment in prop-tech companies rose marginally to record USD 551 million last year amid surge in adoption of virtual platforms for real estate marketing during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Housing.com.In its report titled ‘PropTech: The Future of Real Estate in India’, realty portal Housing.com said USD 2.4 billion has been invested so far in India's prop-tech industry across 225 deals.Also Read | Australia’s prime time battle against big techHousing.com is part of Singapore-based Elara Technologies that also owns Makaan.com and PropTiger."Investments in the prop-tech segment grew marginally up to USD 551 million in 2020 from USD 549 million in 2019," the report said.This has been the peak investments since tech-based start-up

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On International Women's Day, laments of retreat on rights

CAMEROON – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on International Women’s Day that the COVID-19 pandemic has seen “a rollback in hard-won advances in women’s rights” even as calls for women's empowerment echoed around the globe, from Myanmar and Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia and the United States.

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Miles out at Kansas after LSU report revealed allegations

Les Miles is out as Kansas' head coach just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure at LSU.

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Officials promise improved transparency following report on former vaccination partner Philly Fighting COVID

PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Jim Kenney and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley are promising improved transparency in the vaccine rollout following the Inspector General’s report released Monday on the city’s former partnership with Philly Fighting COVID.Philly Fighting COVID that was led by 22-year-old Drexel grad student Andrei Doroshin was embroiled in controversy after the city pulled the plug on its mass vaccination site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

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Residential home sales on the rise across Saskatchewan: SRA report

COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on many aspects of everyday life.That hasn’t been the case for housing sales in Saskatchewan through the month of February. According to the Saskatchewan Realtor Association‘s (SRA) monthly report, sales were up roughly 74 per cent in Saskatchewan compared to the same month in 2020.The average price for a home went up nearly three per cent as well, from $265,000 to $272,000.

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US presents warring Afghan sides with draft peace agreement

KABUL – Frustrated by a stalled peace process and escalating violence, the U.S. has presented an eight-page draft peace agreement to Afghanistan's warring sides for review.

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New this week: 'Cherry,' 'Bloodlands' & Kids' Choice Awards

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Coronavirus vaccinations in Ontario long term care homes saved hundreds of lives: report

COVID-19 vaccinations in the province’s long-term care homes have saved hundreds of lives and prevented thousands of infections.The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table presented the findings in a report published today.The report says eight weeks after vaccinations began in December, COVID-19 infections were reduced by 89 per cent among long-term care residents and by 79 per cent in workers.

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Jill Biden to honor women from 15 countries for courage on International Women’s Day

WASHINGTON - First lady Jill Biden says nearly two dozen women the State Department is honoring for their courage made an "intentional decision" to persist and demand justice despite their fear.The 21 women being recognized Monday with the department's International Women of Courage Award include seven from Afghanistan who are receiving posthumous honors.The first lady says that the women's stories make it easy to think of them as "mythical heroes or angels among us" but that they're also humans who want to enjoy life's simple pleasures."Some of these women have spent their lives fighting for their cause.

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Jill Biden helps honor women from 15 countries for courage

First lady Jill Biden says nearly two dozen women the State Department is honoring for their courage made an “intentional decision” to persist and demand justice despite their fear.

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Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, TN report spike in Covid cases

Also Read | What trade freedom did to Bihar’s farmersWith 11,141 coronavirus patients, Maharashtra reported the highest daily new cases followed by Kerala with 2,100 infections, and Punjab reporting 1,043 new cases. A total of 18,599 new cases and 97 deaths were registered in the last 24 hours, with seven states accounting for 87.63% of the new fatalities.“Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (38).

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Managing burnout, building resilience strategies as pandemic stretches on

Alberta just marked one year since the first case of COVID-19 in the province, and it’s safe to say life hasn’t been the same since.How do we cope as the health crisis drags on?There is a difference between being tired and burnt out. Burnout: Here’s how to recognize the symptoms “When we think about burnout, this is the mental, emotional and physical exhaustion that we are experiencing now,” Dr.

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Report: Blinken offers plan to bolster Afghan peace process

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing a series of steps to help jumpstart Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government and Taliban, according to a letter from Blinken to Afghanistan’s president Ashra Ghani published Sunday by Afghanistan’s TOLONews.

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COVID-19 worse for tourism industry than SARS, 9/11 and financial crisis combined: report

COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s tourism industry is facing a crisis greater than the combined impacts of Sept. 11, 2001, the SARS outbreak and the global financial crisis, according to a new report.The depth of the crisis means it will be a long recovery for the tourist industry with potential shock waves for other areas of the economy, says Destination Canada, a Crown corporation whose mandate is to promote domestic tourism.

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Delhi budget may allocate funds for free Covid vaccine at govt hospitals: Report

Delhi Budget 2021-22, to be presented in the Assembly session starting Monday, is expected to have a special allocation for free COVID-19 vaccination at Delhi government hospitals, sources said.The budget is also likely to have proposals to open 'Sainik Schools' in Delhi and promote yoga at a widescale in the city, they said.Vaccination is currently underway in Delhi at 192 hospitals, including 56 run by the Delhi government, for people aged 60 years and above and those in the age group of 45-59 years having comorbidities."The government is expected to allocate funds for free vaccines to all people in the third phase of vaccination at its hospitals in Delhi, " said a government source.Currently, vaccination at government hospitals is free

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Indian consumption expenditure on health, education rises during FY12-19: report

education, health, and clothing and footwear as a percentage of total consumption expenditure from FY12 to FY19, Care Ratings said in a report. Shifts in income, family structures and increased urbanization prompt households to expand budgets on categories over and above essentials such as food and beverages, according to the report.During FY12-19—the share of private final consumption expenditure on health grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.4%, while that on education registered a CAGR of 16%.

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Too Good To Go curbs food waste by selling unsold items at discount

PHILADELPHIA - A new app is helping local restaurants during the pandemic by selling leftover food so nothing goes to waste. Customers get a good meal for major discounts before the shop closes, and restaurants can make some extra cash on food they may have otherwise thrown away. The app "Too Good To Go" just hit Philly and shows a map of restaurants onboard, including Di Bruno Brothers, Scoop Deville, Mac Mart, Bakeshop on 20th, and Baology in Center City. "The best thing a restaurant can do is minimize the amount of waste that we produce," said Baology owner Judy Ni.

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US scientists doubtful of one-shot regimen for Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines: report

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Madhya Pradesh negative Covid report mandatory for travellers from Maharashtra

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Rajasthan makes covid negative report mandatory for people coming from 4 states

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Conners builds 1-shot lead at Bay Hill as McIlroy lurks

ORLANDO, Fla. – Corey Conners spent more time grinding out pars than chasing birdies, and that proved to be the right recipe Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as Bay Hill began to bake under a warm sun.

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Report: Ex-LSU AD wanted Miles fired amid sexual complaints

LSU's former athletic director recommended in 2013 that Les Miles be fired as Tigers football coach because of his behavior with female student workers.

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EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the February jobs report

WASHINGTON – America's job market delivered a surprising burst of strength in February. It lifted hopes that the rollout of viral vaccines, the distribution of federal aid and the increasing willingness and ability of consumers to go out and spend will invigorate the economy as the weather warms up.

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Fire at Normandy Farm Hotel in Blue Bell contained to one building

Blue Bell, Pa. - An overnight fire at a popular hotel and wedding venue in Montgomery County was contained to just one building and should not impact future operations. Firefighters were called to Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center on the 1400 block of Morris Road around 8 p.m. Thursday.

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WHO investigators to scrap plans for interim report on probe of covid-19 origins

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WHO probe team to China may scrap interim report on origins of Covid-19: Report

World Health Organisation (WHO) team investigating the origins of coronavirus in China's Wuhan is planning to scrap an interim report on its finding amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, and appeals by international scientists, the Wall Street Journal reported.A group of two dozen scientists have called for an international investigation into the origin of the virus and said that the probe team had "insufficient access to adequately investigate possible sources of the new coronavirus, including whether it slipped from a laboratory".Also Read | India’s vaccine rollout changes gearsThis comes after the WHO probe team had said that there is no evidence of coronavirus circulation in any animal species in China.Hypotheses on

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B.C. officials report 564 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 564 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, March 4, and four additional deaths in the last 24-hours.

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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

Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan

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