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The Ebola epidemic  continues to grow in the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with more than 900 suspected cases and 220 deaths so far. The World Health Organization (WHO) fears that the virus will keep continue to spread in DRC. “We are facing an extremely serious and difficult outbreak. It will get worse before it gets better,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said earlier this week. The global health body wants to provide help on the ground as quickly as possible by sending equipment and medical experts. The WHO’s funds, however, are limited,…

Harry Kane scored a hat trick as Bayern Munich defeated defending champions VfB Stuttgart 3-0 to win the German Cup (DFB Pokal) for the 21st time on Saturday. The England captain’s three goals completed a domestic double for the Bundesliga champions. The win ended a six-year drought in the competition for the Bavarian giants and brought Kane’s seasonal total to 61 goals across all competitions. It also marked the Reds’ 14th league-and-cup double. No other German club has achieved the double more than once. Kane elated after third goal seals victory “Going into this final, I felt like it was my responsibility,”…

The Dutch government on Friday gave a green light for controversial US musician Kanye West to perform in the country, breaking rank with several other EU nations who sought to keep West out due to his history of antisemitic rants. Even in the Netherlands, the parliament overwhelmingly voted to ban the rapper. But the country’s migration minister said this was not enough to deny West entry. “You need clear reasons to bar people from your country. We did not find those in the analyses that were conducted,” Minister for Asylum and Migration Bart van den Brink said on Friday. The…

The Iranian regime has been accused of extortion and threats to global energy security after reports emerged that Tehran has begun charging up to $2 million (€1.7 million) per vessel for “safe passage” through the Strait of Hormuz. The strait is the world’s most indispensable energy corridor, squeezed between Iran and Oman. Before the Iran war, it carried one-fifth of all the oil and gas consumed worldwide. Iran’s government has justified the fees as war reparations for damage suffered caused during US-Israeli attacks on the country, as well as payment for “navigational services,” environmental protection and enhanced security.  The government announced that it was drafting a joint protocol…

At 26 years old, Kai Havertz has more experience than most. The former Leverkusen man has a history of game-winning goals. His most famous is perhaps his Champions League-winning goal for Chelsea against Manchester City in 2021. It was a goal that denied Pep Guardiola and gave Thomas Tuchel glory. For Havertz, it wasn’t the only one though. A year later, he scored an extra-time penalty to win the Club World Cup for Chelsea. This season, Havertz scored the injury-time winner for Arsenal in the League Cup semifinal against his former team. His injury-time winner against Sporting in the Champions…

The National Trust, Britain’s heritage and nature conservation charity, said on Thursday that specialists had started work re-chalking the UK’s “largest and most iconic chalk hill figure,” the Cerne Abbas Giant.  The roughly 55-meter (180-feet) tall chalk giant carved into a hillside overlooking Cerne Abbas in Dorset in southwest England is a standout figure of the landscape and renowned landmark, not least because it’s such an anatomically faithful rendering of a naked and clearly excited club-wielding man. The outline is prone to the elements, though, and requires regular renewal to prevent it from fading. The famous erect penis was accidentally extended…

The Iran war and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz — a key waterway through which about 20% of the global oil trade passed before the conflict — have triggered an oil supply shock on a scale unseen in decades.   The crunch has sent countries worldwide scrambling for alternatives to fill the lost supply. Many governments, particularly in Asian countries that are heavily dependent on Middle Eastern energy, have also introduced measures to curb fuel demand. The International Energy Agency (IEA) coordinated a massive release of oil reserves in March — about 400 million barrels — from the emergency stockpiles of industrialized…

Hip hop blares over speakers, barely eclipsing the thuds of gloves striking focus mitts and bodies dropping onto mats. As the evening wears on and the dozen participants break a serious sweat, condensation builds on the windows.While Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training at Athletic Sonnenberg resembles many such gyms, members of the Chemnitz sports club see it as a battleground for democracy.”This has a clear political element,” said Stani, the martial arts coach at Athletic Sonnenberg. “Lots of martial arts gyms in Saxony are run by right-wingers and there are many right-wing structures in the MMA scene generally.” Athletic Sonnenberg is focused on diversity and empowerment. Organizers hope it…

At The Game Awards last December, “007 First Light” ranked among the most anticipated games of 2026. Now, the wait is over: The new James Bond video game launches May 27 for consoles and PC. Players are able to step straight into the British secret agent’s shoes. In the game, he’s only 26 years-old, yet unmistakably Bond. James Bond was the brainchild of British author Ian Fleming. He made his first appearance in a 1953 novel, with the first Bond Hollywood movie hitting theaters nine years later. Actor Sean Connery was the first to portray the secret agent on screen, followed…

Germany’s coalition government of Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) is seeking to overturn the central provision of the heating law introduced by the previous administration. The original law stipulated that all newly installed heating systems must run on at least 65% of renewable energy, with the requirement due to apply to all new heating installations in the coming years. Under the new proposals, however, oil and gas heating systems with significantly lower shares of climate-friendly gases would still be allowed in existing buildings for a longer period. The cabinet approved the plan based on a draft bill submitted by…