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WHO confirms 1st human death from new bird flu strain
June 6, 2024, 8:06 pm
MEXICO CITY – The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that a resident of Mexico became the world’s first person to die from a bird flu strain not previously detected in humans. The H5N2 strain of avian influenza has been recorded in birds worldwide, but no cases of human… Read More
ECB expected to cut interest rates for 1st time in half decade
June 6, 2024, 5:34 pm
BERLIN – The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut its benchmark interest rates for the first time in five years on Thursday when it will announce its decision, as inflation in the eurozone is shadowed by the weak economic growth outlook. The ECB’s Governing Council is certain to cut… Read More
UN chief: Humans both danger, solution for climate crisis
June 6, 2024, 2:32 pm
HAMILTON, Canada — The head of the United Nations (UN) warned about the ongoing climate crisis on Wednesday and said humans are the danger, but also the solution. "Like the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs, we’re having an outsized impact. In the case of climate, we are not the dinosaurs.… Read More
Global temperature likely to temporarily exceed pre-industrial level
June 6, 2024, 1:08 pm
GENEVA – There is an 80 percent likelihood that annual average global temperature will temporarily exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for at least one of the next five years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). This is a stark warning… Read More
Number of students coming to schools hungry rising in UK: Survey
June 6, 2024, 12:53 pm
ANKARA – Primary schoolteachers in the UK pointed out the increasing number of students coming to schools feeling hungry and without proper clothing or school supplies compared to last year, a survey revealed on Wednesday. A recent research carried out by the National Foundation for Educational… Read More
Defectors send propaganda materials to N. Korea after trash balloons
June 6, 2024, 12:03 pm
SEOUL – A North Korean defectors' group said Thursday it has sent about 10 large plastic balloons carrying propaganda leaflets against the North Korean regime across the border, raising concerns Pyongyang could resume sending trash-filled balloons. Filled with 200,000 flyers criticizing the… Read More
Japan enacts law to halt falling birth rate as fertility rate dips
June 5, 2024, 7:38 pm
ISTANBUL – The Japanese parliament endorsed Wednesday a new law to halt the falling birth rate as the country posted a record lowest total fertility rate last year. Under the new law, the government will expand child allowances and parental leave. The enactment of the new law comes as Prime… Read More
Papua New Guinea calls off search for 2K people buried in landslides
June 5, 2024, 7:29 pm
ISTANBUL – Papua New Guinea has officially halted the search for approximately 2,000 people buried under a massive landslide in Enga province, authorities said on Wednesday. The disaster management committee declared Tuliparo village, engulfed by the landslide, a "mass cemetery," local media… Read More
Israeli gov't divided by US ceasefire proposal
June 5, 2024, 3:40 pm
JERUSALEM – The Israeli government is divided over a US proposal for a ceasefire, with leaders of the Orthodox religious parties voicing support on Tuesday while far-right leaders threaten to quit the coalition. “I told the representatives of the kidnapped families today that our position is… Read More
Amount of Israeli bombs dropped on Gaza surpasses World War II
June 5, 2024, 1:30 pm
ISTANBUL – Israel has dropped more than 70,000 tons of bombs on the Gaza Strip since last October, far surpassing Dresden, Hamburg, and London combined during World War II. In late April, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor estimated that 70,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Gaza, covering a six-month… Read More
Innovative ‘metamaterial’ could revolutionize dev't of smart materials
June 5, 2024, 12:49 pm
JERUSALEM – A collaborative team of Israeli and American researchers have made a significant breakthrough in materials science by developing a mechanical metamaterial capable of remembering the order of actions performed on it. By bridging the fields of magnetism and mechanics, its inherent… Read More
Authorities expel homeless people from Paris ahead of Olympics
June 5, 2024, 12:16 pm
ANKARA – French authorities continued to expel homeless people, including asylum seekers, in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games, which begin next month, a non-governmental organization said in a report. The expulsion began a year ago, and 12,545 people were expelled from Paris in 2023-2024, a 38.5… Read More
China experiences warmest spring in history
June 4, 2024, 4:47 pm
ANKARA – China experienced the warmest spring on record between March and May, with temperatures hitting a record high since meteorological records began to be maintained in 1961, state media reported on Monday. The national average temperature between March and May reached 12.3 degrees Celsius… Read More
400,000-year-old tools reveal early human adaptation to changing prey
June 4, 2024, 2:34 pm
JERUSALEM – Tel Aviv University researchers have identified the earliest known instance of specialized stone tools designed for butchering fallow deer, dating back 400,000 years. The unique tools, known as “Quina scrapers”, were discovered at the prehistoric sites of Jaljulia and Qesem Cave… Read More
US watching tensions in Korean Peninsula with 'great concern'
June 4, 2024, 2:26 pm
WASHINGTON – The United States is watching growing tensions in the Korean Peninsula with "great concern," a White House official said Monday, stressing ongoing efforts to ensure that America is "best-postured" to support South Korea. National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby made the… Read More
Fauci testifies before US House on Covid-19 pandemic response
June 4, 2024, 1:04 pm
WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the doctor who led the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic under two presidents, defended his record Monday, denying that he attempted to cover up the virus' origins under grilling from Republican lawmakers. Fauci, an immunologist who served as the former… Read More
G7 leaders 'fully endorse' US-sponsored ceasefire deal in Gaza
June 4, 2024, 12:10 pm
ROME – Leaders of the Group of Seven nations on Monday said they "fully endorse" a proposal recently outlined by US President Joe Biden to end the fighting in the Gaza Strip that would lead to an immediate ceasefire. "We reaffirm our support for a credible pathway towards peace leading to a two… Read More
OPEC+ extends output cuts to support oil prices
June 3, 2024, 9:27 pm
VIENNA – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, decided to extend its current output cuts at least into the third quarter of this year to shore up oil prices. Following a virtual meeting of OPEC+ oil and energy ministers, OPEC said in… Read More
Yoon: Massive oil, gas reserve could be buried off Pohang
June 3, 2024, 5:45 pm
SEOUL – President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday said a potentially massive oil and gas reserve could be buried off the southeast city of Pohang, and drilling will begin later this year to determine whether it is real. The reserve off Yeongil Bay in Pohang, about 260 kilometers southeast of Seoul,… Read More
Israel arrests another Palestinian journalist in West Bank
June 3, 2024, 4:28 pm
RAMALLAH, Palestine – A Palestinian woman journalist was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to local media. Rasha Herzallah, from the northern city of Nablus, was summoned by Israeli intelligence agents for questioning at a detention center in the Ariel… Read More
