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Bird flu could be “evolving under the radar” because of failures to monitor and control the spread of the virus, a leading pandemic scientist has warned.Dr Thomas Peacock, a specialist in animal-to-human spread of viruses at The Pirbright Institute, said H5N1 could be transmitting undetected in the US because of “months of missing data” that leaves researchers, vets and authorities in the dark. The strain is currently spreading between US dairy cows after crossing over from wild birds earlier in the year.Four workers on cattle farms have also become infected and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently reported the…

In a social media video, soldiers from Sudanese militia forces pose in front of the ancient ruins of Naga with their Kalashnikovs at the ready and their fingers forming a “V” for victory. Naga lies 200 kilometers (124 miles) northeast of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and not far from the banks of the Nile in an area once regarded as the cradle of civilization. The city was founded around 250 B.C. as a royal residence of the Kingdom of Meroe and featured numerous temple and palace buildings. Three temples have been excavated and restored since the 1990s by archaeologists, including a German…

I was 11 years old when the 9/11 attacks occurred. I have vividly remember walking home from school in the UK with my grandmother that day. We passed a shop with a bank of TVs facing into the street through a big window. We stood there for a while with a large group of strangers, watching the attacks unfold live on the news. Where others were shocked or crying, I felt calm. But I know this memory to be false. There were no TV shops in our village, and my grandmother never walked me home from school — she lived too far away.…

Barcelona’s – and Germany’s – worst fears came true on Monday. “Tests carried out on the first team player Marc ter Stegen confirm that he has a complete rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee,” Barcelona said in a statement posted on their website. Germany’s new No. 1 goalkeeper was to undergo surgery later the same day.  The injury occurred just before halftime during Barca’s 5-1 win at Villarreal on Sunday. Ter Stegen’s right knee buckled when he fell awkwardly after jumping to catch a high ball from a corner. Players from both teams immediately called for medical assistance and the…

Japan on Tuesday lifted a tsunami advisory for some remote islands after making the warning hours earlier following a strong earthquake. Earlier, Japan issued a tsunami advisory for residents of the Izu and Ogasawara Islands after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck in the Pacific Ocean near the uninhabited island of Torishima. No major tremor was observed, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said after the quake struck along the island chain in the ocean around 600 kilometers (370 miles) south of Tokyo.  There were no reports of any serious damage.The Pacific Ring of FireTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and…

Union negotiators on Monday said Boeing’s new offer to raise hourly wages for striking workers by 30% “did not go far enough” to address concerns, and “Boeing has missed the mark with this proposal.” “They are trying to drive a wedge between our members and weaken our solidarity with this divisive strategy,” union negotiators said in a message to members. The union complained that Boeing announced its latest offer to 33,000 striking workers without first negotiating with union negotiators. What did Boeing say? “We presented a best and final offer that made significant improvements and addresses feedback from the union and our employees,”…

Europe’s auto industry, led by German carmakers, has fallen on hard times. German Economy Minister Robert Habeck invited representatives from the German auto industry to a virtual “auto summit” on Monday to find ways to help the struggling carmakers. The summit takes place amid calls for measures to boost falling demand for electric cars. European carmakers are selling fewer of their cars are being sold than expected, and their new electric-vehicle (EV) models are struggling to find favor with customers. It’s not just the continent’s biggest carmaker Volkswagen that is facing potential factory closures — French carmaker Renault and Italy’s 14-brand car group Stellantis…

An apology issued on behalf of Janet Jackson after she made comments about Kamala Harris’s racial background was unauthorised, it is understood.In an interview published in the Guardian, the 58-year-old singer repeated the false claim that the vice president “is not black”. A statement said to have been shared on Jackson’s behalf later stated her comments were wrong and “based on misinformation”.The statement had come from Mo Elmasri, who said he was Jackson’s manager.First shared with Buzzfeed, the statement read: “Janet Jackson would like to clarify her recent comments. She recognises that her statements regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial…

With their Kalashnikovs at the ready and their fingers forming a “V” for victory, soldiers from Sudanese militia forces pose in front of the ancient ruins of Naga in a social media video. Naga lies 200 kilometers (124 miles) northeast of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and not far from the banks of the Nile in an area once regarded as the cradle of civilization. The city was founded around 250 B.C. as a royal residence of the Kingdom of Meroe, and featured numerous temple and palace buildings. Three temples have been excavated and restored since the 1990s by archaeologists, including a German team…

Alaa al-Dali remembers well the day he was shot by an Israeli sniper in March 2018 as he joined the protest marches in Gaza that took place every Friday. “I was dressed in my cycling jersey and had my bike,” he told DW. He had gone especially to protest after his applications to leave Gaza, a strip of land that is just 41 kilometers long and 12 kilometers at its widest to compete as a cyclist in Egypt, Algeria and elsewhere had been refused by the Israeli authorities. “I was 300 metres away from the fence, holding my bike in one hand…