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SAO PAOLO — Brazil declared a state of animal health emergency for 180 days in response to the country’s first detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in wild birds, in a document signed Monday by Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro. Infection by the H5N1 subtype of avian flu in wild birds does not trigger trade […]
Nick Jonas went to therapy after he “blacked out” onstage amid an awards show performance seven years ago. As part of a conversation alongside his brothers Joe and Kevin Jonas for the Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard that aired on Monday, the singer-songwriter recalled how he flubbed a guitar solo during Kelsea Ballerini’s rendition […]
SAN FRANCISCO — TikTok on Monday filed suit in U.S. federal court to stop the northern state of Montana from implementing an overall ban on the video-sharing app. The unprecedented ban, set to start in 2024, violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech, TikTok argued in the suit. “We believe our legal challenge will prevail […]
Billie Eilish is performing at a global climate event in Paris. Next month, Billie will join the likes of Lenny Kravitz, H.E.R. and Jon Batiste at a free, ticketed event ‘Power Our Planet: Live In Paris’ from Global Citizen with the goal of pushing world leaders and the private sector to commit to confronting the […]
Olivia Rodrigo has promised fans that she is “so close to being done” with her new music. The Good 4 U singer made the revelation on Sunday as she celebrated the second anniversary of the release of her 2021 debut album Sour on Instagram. “Oh man oh man oh man. SOUR turns 2 years old […]
Maggie Rogers has finished writing and recording her third album. The 29-year-old singer/songwriter and former protégé of Pharrell Williams revealed the news on Instagram on Sunday. “That’s a wrap on LP3 !!!!” she told fans in the post, which was accompanied by a snippet of new music and shots of her at the Electric Lady […]
KISS have cancelled the first show on their upcoming U.K. farewell tour. The rock group were scheduled to open the U.K. and Europe leg of the End of the Road Tour at Home Park Stadium in Plymouth, England on 3 June. However, they have had to cancel due to “travel, equipment and logistical complications”. A […]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Weather-related disasters have surged over the past 50 years, causing swelling economic damage even as early warning systems have meant dramatically fewer deaths, the United Nations said Monday. Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused 11,778 reported disasters between 1970 and 2021, new figures from the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) show. Those […]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The World Health Organization on Monday won basic approval for a $6.83 billion budget over the next two years, including a 20% hike in mandatory membership fees. As the U.N. health agency kicked off its annual decision-making assembly, member states in a key committee approved the budget without objection. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday. SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip from Kennedy Space Center. Also on board: a U.S. businessman who now owns a […]
