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Experts call bird flu a small threat despite one fatality

The father of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia who died this week after contracting bird flu has tested positive for the virus but has not displayed any major symptoms, health authorities said Friday. The death came amid heightened concerns over a wave of bird flu that has spread through much… Read More

Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine stalled at one year

Ukraine’s leader pledged Friday to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the somber anniversary of the Russian invasion that upended their lives and Europe’s security. It was Ukraine’s “longest day,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, but the country’s dogged resistance a year on has proven that… Read More

Roald Dahl ‘classics’ to be republished in addition to rewrites

Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers. Along with the new editions, the company said 17 of Dahl’s books would be… Read More

Country star to feature Zelenskyy in new song

A year ago, country star Brad Paisley watched the news on television as Russian troops invaded Ukraine and, like many people around the world, he felt helpless at the images of people fleeing their homes. “The world felt like it was in a new place that it hadn’t been in… Read More

Zoo welcomes 1st baby pangolin born in Europe

A Chinese pangolin has been born in the Prague zoo, the first birth of the critically endangered animal in captivity in Europe, and is doing well after initial troubles, the park said on Thursday. For the first few days after the baby female was born on Feb. 2, park keepers… Read More

Bird flu kills 11-year-old girl, officials say

An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country’s first known human H5N1 infection since 2014, health officials said. Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, normally spreads in poultry and wasn’t deemed a threat to people until a 1997 outbreak among visitors to live poultry… Read More

Latin Grammys to experience first-time shakeup this year

The next Latin Grammy Awards gala will be held in southern Spain, leaving the United States for the first time, the head of its organization said Wednesday. Latin Recording Academy CEO Manuel Abud and the regional president for Spain’s Andalusia region made the announcement in Seville. Sponsored: Clear your lungs… Read More

Soccer star out of hospital after being kicked in head

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has been discharged from the hospital and is “recovering well” after being kicked in the head during an English Premier League game, the club said on Tuesday. Azpilicueta was taken off on a stretcher wearing a neck brace and breathing from an oxygen mask following a… Read More

Jane Fonda wants to ban fishing in the ocean

Actress “Hanoi Jane” Fonda became known for her hippie activism in the 1960s, culminating in her 1972 decision to pose on one of North Vietnam’s anti-aircraft guns. Even after this controversy, Fonda stayed with her far-Left activism. Want a copy of my controversial book? [sponsored] Now, she’s campaigning for a… Read More