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Police in Florida have released video of Good Samaritans hurrying to save a lady 

The names of Good Samaritans seen on amazing traffic camera footage rushing into action to aid a woman who experienced a medical emergency while driving are being sought by Florida police. The Boyton Beach Police Department, which covers the community in Palm Beach County, Florida, released a video of a lady rushing across a busy … Read more

Doctors ‘in hiding’ criticize Rachel Levine’s claim that everyone agrees on ‘gender-affirming care.’

Multiple physicians and therapists reacted angrily to Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine’s recent statement that “there is no debate” concerning gender-affirming therapy among pediatric and adolescent medical experts. Several medical experts told Fox News that while incidences of gender dysphoria among young people have skyrocketed in recent years, many of their colleagues are hesitant … Read more

US overdose deaths rose 15% in 2021 to more than 100,000

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Data released Wednesday showed that drug overdoses killed moreover 100,000 people in the United States in 2021, as the Covid-19 outbreak compounded a crisis fueled by fentanyl and fake online medicines. Experts say everyday life disruptions have been particularly harsh on persons with substance use disorders, while officials in Mexico are seizing record volumes of … Read more

Abortion rights campaigners in the United States can benefit from recent abortion developments.

The possibility of the US overturning decades of abortion rights, which surfaced this week in a leaked draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, sent shockwaves through many Latin American countries, where many feminist organizations have long looked to the US as a model of greater reproductive rights and freedoms. In recent years, however, … Read more

Pence condemns planned anti-abortion protests at Mother’s Day church services.

Former Vice President Mike Pence decried planned protests by abortion campaigners outside Catholic churches during Mother’s Day weekend, just days after a draft Supreme Court judgment overturning the historic Roe v. Wade abortion case came out. Pence spoke on Saturday before his graduating address at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia, in which he termed … Read more

A West Virginia firefighter died while attempting to save a mother and her kid

Officials say an Ohio mother and her kid died in West Virginia when the woman purposefully drove her car into a river, killing a young volunteer fireman who tried to save them. According to state Fire Marshal investigators, LaTonya Bell careened her vehicle into the Elk River in Sutton, West Virginia, at approximately 2:30 p.m. … Read more

Selena Gomez has launched a mental health initiative

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Selena Gomez goes to social media to announce the launch of Your Words Matter, a new mental health initiative. For Mental Health Awareness Month, the ad is in cooperation with the singer’s own beauty line, Rare Beauty, and discusses the “strong influence” of words. The 29-year-old is well-known for her campaigning and hopes to use … Read more

Sri Lankans have become desperate as a result of medication price increases.

Antibiotics, various pain relievers, and heart medicine are among the items subject to a 40% price increase. Sri Lankans have resorted to taking short courses of medication or seeking supplies from elsewhere. The government claims that it has no choice but to raise the prices of medicinal items. It comes on the heels of steps … Read more

Ontario party leaders try to connect with francophone voters

A token bonjour here, an offhand Bienvenue there — there may not be much more French uttered than that when Ontario’s party leaders shortly take the campaign road since none is proficient in the language for the first time in recent years. The last two Liberal premiers, Kathleen Wynne and Dalton McGuinty, both spoke French, … Read more

Ozzy Osbourne has Covid-19

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Sharon Osbourne is taking a break from her new work to assist her husband who got Covid-19. “The Talk UK,” Osbourne’s new talk show, tweeted a video on Thursday in which she tearfully shared the news that Ozzy Osbourne had tested positive. “But I spoke to him and he’s okay,” Osbourne said. “I am very worried about Ozzy … Read more

Oklahoma Enacts Abortion Ban in the Style of Texas

Oklahoma is just the latest in a string of Republican-controlled legislatures that looked to rush through a slew of contentious measures in recent months in anticipation of a Supreme Court decision that might shift jurisdiction on the issue from the federal government to the states. The measure is now on its way to the governor’s … Read more

Cook Islands records first Covid death

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The Cook Islands, a tiny South Pacific nation, confirmed its first coronavirus-related death on Sunday, more than two years after the outbreak began. On the island of Aitutaki late Saturday, a 63-year-old woman with underlying health issues died on her way to the hospital. “It is with great sadness that I announce that we have … Read more

LA company reportedly faked COVID test results; agrees to pay $22.5 m

A Los Angeles, California based totally COVID-19 checking out organization has agreed to fork over a $22 million agreement after being accused of forging check effects and tasty in fake advertising. A criticism alleged that the agency, which did business under the name “Sameday Health,” falsely advertised that it is able to supply check outcomes … Read more

Biden restores environmental safeguards dropped by Trump

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President Joe Biden’s government stated on Tuesday that it would reinstate safeguards in a key environmental law that had been eroded during Donald Trump’s administration, including a need to study the climate consequences of planned infrastructure projects.   The amendments are to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which Congress passed in 1969. In 2020, … Read more

Hepatitis of unknown origin in kids recorded in more countries

Cases of hepatitis of unknown beginning, first detected in UK children, have now been recorded in four greater European countries and in America, the EU fitness business enterprise stated on Tuesday. It becomes tracking 84 cases of extreme acute hepatitis that have been pronounced in Britain in view that April five and said it anticipated … Read more

New Zealand reports 11,560 new community cases of Covid-19

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WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 11,560 new community cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the 11,560 new community infections, 1,931 were in the largest city Auckland. In addition, there were 41 new cases of Covid-19 detected at the NZ border, said the ministry. There are 678 patients … Read more

Pakistan reports 329 new Covid-19 cases

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 329 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Friday. According to the NCOC, the department in charge of the government’s pandemic response, the overall number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Asian country has increased to 1,523,401. Statistics 25 Mar 22Total … Read more

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 43,014,687

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NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,014,687 on Thursday, as 1,938 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. In the meantime, 67 deaths due to the pandemic since Wednesday morning took the total death toll to 516,672. There are still 22,427 … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 2,010 new local COVID-19 cases

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BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 2,010 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 2,591 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Of the new local infections, 1,810 were reported in the province of Jilin, 69 in Fujian, 29 in Tianjin, 16 in Shandong, 12 in Jiangxi, 10 each in Heilongjiang and Henan. … Read more

Portugal extends COVID-19 alert situation until April 18

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LISBON – The Portuguese government announced on Wednesday the extension of the COVID-19 pandemic “alert situation” until April 18, according to a statement from the Council of Ministers. This is the lowest level of alert for disaster situations, according to the Portuguese Basic Law for Civil Protection, and was scheduled to renew on March 30. … Read more

Nearly 270,000 child COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. in past month

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LOS ANGELES – Nearly 270,000 child COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States in the past four weeks, according to the report published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association. About 12.8 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic in the … Read more

Mongolia logs 46 new COVID-19 cases

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ULAN BATOR – Mongolia’s COVID-19 tally rose to 468,700 after 46 new local infections were recorded over the past 24 hours, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, no new deaths were reported in the past day, and the country’s COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,108, the ministry said. So far, 66.8 percent of … Read more

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 43,010,971

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NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,010,971 on Tuesday with 1,581 new cases registered in the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Another 33 deaths due to the pandemic were recorded since Monday morning, taking the death toll to 516,543. Currently there are 23,913 active COVID-19 … Read more

New Zealand reports 20,907 new community cases of COVID-19

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WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 20,907 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the new community infections, 4,291 were in the largest city Auckland. The rest of the cases were identified across the nation, including 3,488 in Canterbury, according to the ministry. In addition, there were … Read more

South Korea reports 353,980 new COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL – South Korea recorded 353,980 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, bringing the total number of infections to 9,936,540, the health authorities said Tuesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 209,165 in the previous day, marking the first rebound in five days, according to the Korea Disease … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 2,281 new local COVID-19 cases

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BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 2,281 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission’s Tuesday report showed. Of the new local infections, 1,902 were reported in Jilin, 110 in Fujian, 67 in Liaoning, 43 in Heilongjiang, 31 in Shanghai, 25 each in Shandong and Guangdong, 14 in Jiangxi and 11 in Hebei. … Read more