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On Friday, April 5, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert concerning the current avian influenza outbreak, highlighting a case where a farm worker in Texas tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu strain. The CDC noted that the virus found in the individual closely resembles strains previously detected in both cattle and birds within …

Jebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, has issued a pointed critique of Hezbollah amid the current skirmishes with Israel, highlighting the folly in believing that one group can dominate Lebanon’s populace while still aiming to overcome Israel. During an iftar gathering in Jbeil, Bassil underscored the importance of maintaining Lebanon’s unity and the integrity of its state institutions. …

Iranian authorities have detained three individuals suspected of affiliating with the Islamic State (IS) group, who allegedly intended to carry out attacks during the final celebrations of Ramadan, as reported by state media on Saturday. The apprehensions occurred in Karaj, located in the Alborz province to the northwest. Among those captured was Mohammed Zaker, described by the official IRNA news …

An earthquake struck New York, momentarily halting flights and causing buildings across the city to tremble on Friday, but resulted in no injuries and left the city’s famous skyline unharmed. The Empire State Building humorously reassured everyone of its safety through a post on its X account, amid the city’s minor panic. The quake, registering a magnitude of 4.8 according …

American and Israeli officials are set to meet in Cairo this weekend for talks aimed at negotiating a ceasefire and a prisoner exchange in a conflict that has lasted nearly six months. President Joe Biden has reached out to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, urging them to exert pressure on Hamas to commit to a ceasefire agreement, as disclosed …

An airstrike by Israel on a residential area in southern Lebanon resulted in the deaths of three fighters from the Amal Movement, an ally of Hezbollah. Israel justified the strike as targeting an Amal military base in preparation for an assault against it. Alongside this, the Israeli military conducted strikes on several sites associated with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and …

In an unexpected turn of events at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco, Italian qualifier Fabio Fognini overcame a challenging second set to defeat the tournament’s top seed, Serbian Laslo Djere, with scores of 7-6 (1), 2-6, 6-4. Despite falling behind early in the third set, Fognini rallied to secure the last four games, finally winning on his …

Global stock markets experienced a downturn on Wednesday, following a significant sell-off on Wall Street that ended its exceptional bullish trend with the market’s worst performance in recent weeks. In Europe, the French CAC 40 saw a minor increase of 0.1% to 8,139.15, and the German DAX rose by 0.3% to 18,331.04 in the early hours. However, the British FTSE …