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LONDON — Two poultry employees within the U.Okay. have examined constructive for hen flu, however that they had no signs and there’s no proof of transmission between folks, the Health Security Agency stated Tuesday. The two are the primary people to check constructive for the virus within the U.Okay. for t...

The CIA has urged Russians to share their secrets and techniques in regards to the Ukraine warfare in a brand new video posted on social media. The Russian-language video was first posted on Telegram - a social media website used broadly by each side within the warfare - in addition to YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. "We want to reach those brave Russians who feel compelled by the Russian government's unjust war to engage CIA and ensure they do so as securely as possible," a CIA official mentioned. Image: A body from the video displaying a Russian citizen contacting the US company. Pic: CIA The extremely produced two-minute video with dramatic music is captioned: "Why I made contact with the CIA: My decision."It seems to...

Pilots for WestJet Airlines issued a 72-hour strike discover after a breakdown in contract negotiations between the union and the airline. The union introduced on Monday that if a deal just isn't reached by May 19 its pilots would start to strike. The union added {that a} negotiating workforce shall be obt...

Before-and-after photographs have revealed the devastation brought on by lethal Cyclone Mocha.The highly effective cyclone got here ashore in Myanmar's Rakhine state close to Sittwe, with wind speeds of as much as 130mph, in response to the nation's meteorological division. Figures for the variety of deaths in Myanmar - a rustic run by army management following a 2021 coup - have but to be independently verified.State media, which is tightly managed by the army junta, have reported round two dozen deaths and a whole bunch of others injured as a result of Mocha.However, residents of the western area of Rakhine state, the place there's a massive inhabitants of Rohingya Muslims, mentioned not less than 100 individuals had died and lots of extra had been lacking and feared useles...

LONDON — A lawyer for Prince Harry argued in a London courtroom Tuesday that he needs to be allowed to problem a authorities determination that denied him the fitting to pay for police safety when he visits the U.Okay. The case is one in every of six the Duke of Sussex has pending in courtroom that focus o...

Russian forces launched an enormous barrage of 18 missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday. All of them had been shot down, Ukraine says.Using "onion rings" of various weapons and missiles supplied by the West, Ukraine's air defences are actually more and more profitable at thwarting Russian launches. From Stinger missiles that may be carried by a single soldier to the leading edge Patriot techniques, Ukraine now has quite a lot of choices to defend its skies.Sky News spoke to navy analyst Philip Ingram about why Kyiv's air defences are actually so efficient, and the psychological enhance this offers the inhabitants.But first let's rewind again to 24 February 2022 and the early hours the full-scale invasion when Russia launched greater than 100 missiles from land and sea. ...

Ukraine’s air defenses knocked out a wave of Russian missiles early Tuesday, together with at the very least six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles aimed toward Kyiv that Moscow claimed had been invulnerable, navy officers mentioned. In addition to the Kinzhal missiles launched from MiG-31 jet fighters, Russia fi...

Syria's president Bashar al Assad has been invited to attend this yr's COP28 local weather talks in Dubai.Mr Assad, whose nation stays mired in a years-long civil battle, was invited to the summit on Monday and if he attends he'll share a venue with Western leaders who've opposed and sanctioned him for years. He was invited by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, in accordance with Syrian state information company SANA and the UAE embassy in Damascus.The company confirmed photographs of Mr Assad studying the letter alongside an Emirati diplomat within the Syrian capital."COP28 is committed to an inclusive COP process that produces transformational solutions," a COP28 spokesperson mentioned. "This can only happen if we have everyone in the room."Syria is a celebration to t...

LONDON (AP) — Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech, 9 months after being stabbed and severely injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression within the West is below its most extreme risk in his lifetime. Rushdie delivered a video message to the British Book Awards, the place he was awarded ...

A chef has spent greater than 100 hours cooking in a bid to attain a brand new Guinness World Record.Hilda Baci, primarily based in Lagos, Nigeria, has captivated the nation together with her culinary marathon, within the hope of setting a brand new file for the longest ever cooking session by a person. The 27-year-old was backed by celebrities and politicians together with President Muhammadu Buhari in her try to beat the present file of 87 hours and 45 minutes, set by Indian chef Lata Tondon in 2019.Baci, also referred to as Hilda Bassey Effiong, started cooking on Thursday afternoon and eventually stopped on Monday night.Thousands of cheering supporters gathered to look at her getting ready dishes together with iconic West African dish, Jollof rice, together with her effor...