WASHINGTON – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs despite a drop in confirmed viral infections and evidence that the overall economy is improving.

Thursday's report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims rose by 9,000 from the previous week. Though the pace of layoffs has eased since the year began, they remain high by historical standards.

Before the virus flattened the U.S. economy a year ago, applications for unemployment aid had never topped 700,000 in any week, even during the Great Recession.

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Over 32,000 Indian Army personnel were affected by covid: defence ministry

Also Read | What trade freedom did to Bihar’s farmersThe Indian Navy reported 3,604 cases of infections of covid-19 and fatality rate was 0.05%.As per rules, “no special compensation for deaths occurring due to infectious disease is provided to armed force personnel, while they are in service." Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik said in his written reply to the question posed to the ministry. “However, all such cases of death while in service are provided terminal benefits," Naik said.According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there have been more than 11 million cases of infection so far and 157, 853 deaths from covid-19.

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Over 910,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to arrive in Canada this week

COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as pharmaceutical companies ramp up deliveries to make good on their contractual obligations by the end of the month.The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country will receive nearly 445,000 shots from Pfizer-BioNTech for the second week running as the companies settle into a rhythm following a lengthy lull in January and much of February.The remaining 465,000 shots are expected from Moderna, as the pharmaceutical firm steps up its delivery schedule from once every three weeks to once every two.

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Oil slips after hitting pandemic high above $70 after Saudi attack

LONDON : Oil prices slipped on Monday after earlier climbing above $70 a barrel for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began after attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.Yemen's Houthi forces fired drones and missiles at the heart of the Saudi oil industry on Sunday, including a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura vital to petroleum exports. Riyadh said there were no casualties or loss of property.Benchmark Brent climbed as high as $71.38 a barrel in early Asian trade, its highest since Jan.

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Six-month Covid immunity post-infection - HIQA

The Health Information and Quality Authority has said that the duration of immunity following Covid-19 infection should be considered to be six months.

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Harvard professor ignites uproar over 'comfort women' claims

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A Harvard University professor has ignited an international uproar and faces mounting scrutiny for alleging that Korean women who were kept as sex slaves in wartime Japan had actually chosen to work as prostitutes.

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After whirlwind historic visit, Pope leaving Iraq for Rome

BAGHDAD – Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country's marginalized Christian minority with a message of coexistence, forgiveness and peace.

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Claimed value of sleepy NY estate could come to haunt Trump

NEW YORK – It’s sleepy by Donald Trump’s standards, but the former president's century-old estate in New York's Westchester County could end up being one of his bigger legal nightmares.

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More than 3,000 fans return to Wells Fargo Center on Sunday

Flyers fans returned to the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday. PHILADELPHIA - The Wells Fargo Center on Sunday welcomed just over 3,000 fans back inside for the first time since last March as improved caseloads of COVID-19 allowed Philadelphia to relax some restrictions on large indoor gatherings.Fans who were lucky enough to return to the arena to watch the Flyers host the Capitals were required to wear a mask unless eating or drinking.

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Pune reports over 2,000 covid cases in 24 hours

Maharashtra on Sunday added 11,141 new infections, taking the tally to 22,19,727 while 38 deaths pushed the toll to 52,478, the state Health department said.After reporting more than 10,000 fresh coronavirus positive cases on two days in a row, Maharashtra on Sunday added 11,141 new infections, taking the tally to 22,19,727 while 38 deaths pushed the toll to 52,478, the state Health department said.On Friday and Saturday, the state reported 10,216 and 10,187 cases, respectively.Mumbai city reported 1,361 fresh cases during the day while Mumbai division, including Mumbai and satellite cities, added 2,493 new infections.Mumbai city's case tally reached 3,35,569 while the overall death toll rose by four to 11,504, the department added.Night

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Megan Barton Hanson visited by police and denies claims she threw birthday party amid Covid-19 lockdown

Megan Barton Hanson has been photographed speaking with police after being accused of breaking lockdown rules with a birthday party. The 27 year old, who recently installed a make up room and a huge walk-in wardrobe dressing room inside her mansion, was seen dressed in a midi off-the-shoulder skin-tight white number with her blonde mane styled down into loose waves as she spoke to cops on her Southend doorstep at 8:45pm on Saturday night.

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Coleen Rooney opens up on 'tough year' of looking after 4 children amid Covid-19

Coleen Rooney has admitted she found the recent lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic "tough".It saw her and husband and footballer Wayne Rooney have to homeschool their four children as schools across the country shut in a bid to contain and stop the spread of the deadly virus which has killed millions worldwide.

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3,000 at Romania anti-vaccination protest amid COVID-19 rise

BUCHAREST – Around 3,000 anti-vaccination protesters from across Romania converged outside the parliament building in Bucharest on Sunday as authorities announced new restrictions amid a rise of COVID-19 infections.

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Katy Perry's $9 health hack stems from her childhood

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Katy Perry has joined the likes of Victoria Beckham and Scarlett Johansson by incorporating one very specific drink into her daily diet – apple cider vinegar. MORE: Katy Perry displays post-baby figure in eye-catching swimsuitThe American Idol judge, who welcomed daughter Daisy Dove last August with fiancé Orlando Bloom, shared a photo of herself holding a bottle of lime citrus flavoured prebiotic drink from Bragg.

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Punjab reports over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases second day in a row

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Maharashtra sees more than 11,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day, highest in over 5 months

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Casting a wide intrusion net: Dozens burned with single hack

BOSTON – The SolarWinds hacking campaign blamed on Russian spies and the “grave threat” it poses to U.S. national security are widely known. A very different — and no less alarming — coordinated series of intrusions also detected in December has gotten considerably less public attention.

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Karnataka to have 3,000 vaccination centres from tomorrow: Health minister

Karnataka will be increased to 3,000 from Monday, state health minister K Sudhakar said on Saturday. "From 8 March, Covid-19 vaccination will be provided at about 3,000 centres including Primary Health Centers (PHCs), Taluk Hospitals and District Hospitals and the target is to vaccinate 1.5 lakh people each day across the state," Sudhakar said during a review meeting.The state health minister also informed that the daily Covid-19 case count in Bengaluru has jumped to 400, after recording about 200-250 new infections for several weeks.

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Scots doctors refuse to work at Covid treatment hub in row over wearing high-grade PPE

Acute Respiratory Illness Centre (ARIC) in Hamilton after NHS Lanarkshire told them they could no longer bring their own face masks.They had previously been allowed to wear FFP3 masks - respirator masks which protect by filtering out tiny virus particles from the air - which they bought themselves.

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COVID-19: Calgary’s Bowness High School heading online after outbreak

province’s website, as of Saturday, five to nine cases have been confirmed at the school. These are cases where the virus could have been acquired or transmitted in the school.However, multiple sources within the high school’s community told Global News that students attended a party last weekend, though there was no confirmation of transmission from there.Bylaw Services is not aware of any complaints related to the party.

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Former 'Miracle on Ice' hockey star Mark Pavelich passes away

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: American hockey player Mark Pavelich #16 of Team USA in action during the 1980 exhibition game against the Soviet Union on February 9, 1980 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios vi ((Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images))SAUK CENTRE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Mark Pavelich, a former member of the 1980 Team USA "Miracle on Ice" hockey team, has passed away in a residential treatment center in Minnesota, according to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office.Pavelich, 63, was receiving care at Eagle's Healing Nest in Sauk Centre when he died.

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18-year-old buys first lottery ticket four days after her birthday, wins $25,000

TOPEKA, Kan. - Sloan Stanley likes cows and thinks they are cute. And her favor towards cattle ultimately paid off when she won $25,000 in the Kansas Lottery.Stanley was barely old enough to even buy a $5 Cash Cow lottery ticket, having turned 18 just four days prior.

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Joel Embed to donate $100,000 to Philadelphia homeless shelters

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 03: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts after scoring during the first quarter against the Utah Jazz at Wells Fargo Center on March 03, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly a PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid announced Saturday that he will donate his winnings from Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game to Philadelphia homeless shelters.The homeless shelters benefitted include Project HOME, Sunday Breakfast Mission and Youth Service INC.In total Embiid has committed $100,000 to these organizations. "So many have fallen on such hard times during the pandemic," Embiid said.

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Walter Gretzky, Canada’s hockey dad, to be laid to rest Saturday

Wayne Gretzky, Walter Gretzky, passed away Thursday following complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 82.The funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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Covid-19: Punjab records more than 1,000 for second time in March, night curfew imposed in four districts

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Maharashtra reports over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for second day in a row

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Russia reports over 11,000 new COVID-19 cases, 441 deaths

Russia's coronavirus tally has increased by 11,022 cases over the past 24 hours, slightly down from the 11,024 cases recorded the day before, the government's coronavirus response center said in an update on Saturday."Over the past day, 11,022 coronavirus cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 1,290 cases (11.75) without clinical symptoms," the center said.The highest local daily increases were confirmed in Moscow (1,820), St.

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Covid-19: Centre rushes high level public health teams to Maharashtra and Punjab

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Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

WASHINGTON – Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party's showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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Motivation High School student killed in shooting remembered and praised

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A 15-year-old girl is being remembered for the huge presence she had at Motivation High School where she was a 10th grade scholar. "She affected everybody she met in a positive way," said Principal Rennu Teli-Johnson about 15-year-old Embaba Mengesteabe. Teli-Johnson is still emotional days after the beautiful and bright teen passed away. "We were shattered. That’s the best way I can put it out.

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Number vaccinated in Ireland expected to pass 500,000 this weekend

The number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to people in Ireland is expected to pass the milestone of half a million this weekend as the roll-out continues.

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Food processing workers remain vulnerable to COVID-19

Olymel’s pork-processing plant in Red Deer, Alberta has reopened after being shut down by the industry’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.

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Asteroid Apophis: Huge space rock to pass by Earth, even closer in 2029

LOS ANGELES - A huge asteroid called Apophis will make its closest approach to Earth, but pass safely by our planet Friday evening.According to Space.com, Apophis will remain about 44 times as distant as the moon on March 5.

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Live performance venues could soon reopen across Quebec, but COVID -19 curfew concerns remain

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]That time will help venues adapt, said Blackmore, who is also the executive and artistic director of the MainLine Theatre and the Montreal Fringe Festival. “Venues have to hire staff,” she said.

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High stress and difficult emotions: critical care physician weighs in on a year of pandemic

For the past year, University of Alberta Hospital critical care physician Dr. Peter Brindley has been a regular guest of Gord Steinke, sharing the challenges front-line workers faced as the COVID-19 pandemic grew.

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Western Hockey League provides coronavirus testing update for the Regina hub

WHL) announced on Friday afternoon that all the teams in its Eastern hub have been cleared to begin full-team on-ice practices.The league said 428 COVID-19 tests have been administered between the five Saskatchewan teams and the two Manitoba teams in the Regina hub. Saskatoon Blades throwing support behind Bobby Kirkness during cancer treatment All have come back negative.Players, coaches and support staff were tested when they arrived in Regina, and then a second time after a mandatory quarantine period.Across the entire league, the WHL has administered a total of 1,099 tests for COVID-19, from Feb.

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UPS driver moved to tears after residents on his route throw ‘thank you’ party and give him $1,000

Dauphin, Pa. - A Pennsylvania UPS driver was moved to tears after being surprised by his regular clients with a "thank you" party and $1,000.Video shared on March 2 shows a group of neighbors lining up to greet their UPS driver, Chad Turns, with a surprise party to thank him for his services over the past year.In the footage, people gather near a table adorned with balloons and goodies as Turns pulls up in his big brown truck.Freeze frame of Turns wiping away his tears during his thank-you party.

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Ryan Andrews’ terrifying ordeal as ‘best friend’ dad placed in COVID coma

Fair City actor and Dancing With The Stars winner Ryan Andrews has opened up about the terrifying experiences that faced his family after his ‘best friend’, his father Jimmy, contracted COVID-19 and was rushed to hospital.

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The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic — March 5

more than 2 million people around the globe.Next, we look at the dangers of consuming too much fructose and too many refined carbohydrates, and we investigate which occupations are most likely to be associated with heavy drinking.We also have news of two novel treatments for diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.

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Matt Hancock unlawfully failed to publish more than 500 Covid contracts in time, High Court confirms

Matt Hancock unlawfully failed to publish details of more than 500 Covid contracts within the required time, the High Court has confirmed.

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Maharashtra records over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time since October

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Covid-19: Death toll in Russia passes 200,000 mark

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In hopeful sign for economy, US adds 379,000 jobs in February

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a robust 379,000 jobs last month, the most since October and a sign that the economy is strengthening as confirmed viral cases drop, consumers spend more and states and cities ease business restrictions.The February gain marked a sharp pickup from the 166,000 jobs that were added in January and a loss of 306,000 in December.

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Berlin film festival's Golden Bear goes to 'Loony Porn'

BERLIN – Judges at the Berlin Film Festival announced Friday that the satirical movie ‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ by Romanian director Radu Jude has been awarded this year’s top prize, saying it has the “rare and essential quality of a lasting art work.”

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Pope Francis lands in Iraq to rally Christians despite pandemic

Pope Francis waves as he departs for his trip to Iraq from Leonardo Da Vinci airport on March 05, 2021 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) BAGHDAD (AP) - Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns to make his first-ever papal visit.The pope, who wore a facemask during the flight, kept it on as he descended the stairs to the tarmac and was greeted by two masked children in traditional dress.

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US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs remain high

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