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Justin Bieber has cancelled his current world tour in order to prioritise his health.

Justin Bieber has postponed the remaining dates of his ‘Justice’ world tour.It comes after the singer recently returned to touring after overcoming his battle with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which for weeks left the entire right side of his face paralysed.Tonight (September 6) Bieber has issued a statement through TMZ which has been confirmed by Variety, stating that all remaining dates have been cancelled due to health issues.“Earlier this year, I went public about my battle with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, where my face was partly paralysed. As the result of this illness, I was not able to complete the North America leg of the Justice Tour,” he wrote.“After resting and consulting with my doctors, family and team, I went to Europe in an effort to continue with the tour.

Justin Bieber canceled his Justice World Tour to focus on his health. Bieber, 28, posted the announcement for his fans via Instagram. "Earlier this year, I went public about my battle with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, where my face was partly paralyzed," he wrote.

A provided still from a 2018 FUNAI video, filmed during a government monitoring mission, shows the man chopping a tree. (Credit: FUNAI) A man who was the last surviving member of an uncontacted indigenous tribe in Brazil — often referred to as the "Man of the Hole" — has died after living in isolation for over two decades, according to the country’s indigenous agency. The man received this moniker for his habit of constructing deep holes, some with sharpened stakes in them to trap animals, Survival International, a nonprofit protecting tribal rights, said in a statement.

Covid-19 infection and severity, including hospitalisation and death. Interestingly, the study suggests that a weekly tally of 150 minutes of moderate intensity, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity, physical activity seems to afford the best protection.

A new study finds waning Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine protection against symptomatic infection in Brazilian and Scottish teens starting 27 days after the second dose amid the Delta and Omicron variant waves, but protection against severe illness was still strong at 98 days in Brazil.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 15: The Adidas Al Rihla official match ball of FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar during the Pre-Season friendly match between Melbourne Victory and Manchester United at Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 15, 2022 in Melbourne, Au A last chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Kylian Mbappé back on the biggest stage of all. Brazil bidding for a record-extending sixth title.One of the most eagerly anticipated World Cups in memory — as much for off-the-field reasons as those on it — is just around the corner in Qatar and excitement is building after the qualification period was wrapped.Thirty-two teams, 64 matches, 28 days.

FILE IMAGES - Chips, canned ring-shaped pasta in tomato sauces, and packaged cookies are shown in file images. (Photo illustration by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) SAN DIEGO - While most people are aware that consuming lots of processed frozen meals, hot dogs, and sugary drinks may not be best for your overall health, new research suggests that eating a large amount of these ultra-processed foods can greatly impact brain function over time. The new study, presented this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2022 in San Diego, examined the eating habits of more than 10,000 adults in Brazil with an average age of 50.6 years.

BRAZIL - 2021/12/13: In this photo illustration a Instagram logo seen displayed on a smartphone with a Meta Platforms logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Social media platform Instagram decided to stall plans to update its app after celebrity users Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner criticized the platform for emulating TikTok. Several Instagram users, including the Kardashian sisters, were vocal about the test version of the app, arguing the platform was too similar to social media rival TikTok and saying Instagram does not focus enough on sharing photos anymore. Instagram, which is owned by Meta, announced it will reverse some updates to its photo-sharing app, including altering its algorithm for users to view more recommended videos on their home screens. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, took to social media Tuesday to address concerns users may have about the platform updates and what the company is working on to create a better experience. INSTAGRAM HEAD SAYS FEED WILL SHIFT MORE TOWARD VIDEO CONTENTHe captioned the video post with a waving hand emoji, saying, "There’s a lot happening on Instagram right now."NETFLIX EXPANDING PASSWORD-SHARING CRACKDOWN WITH NEW TEST"We’re experimenting with a number of different changes to the app.

monkeypox cases and Calafornia had 799 infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data as quoted by AP. New York Governor Kathy Hochul had also declared a state disaster emergency in the last two days due to the rising monkeypox cases, with the state health department calling it an “imminent threat to public health." In an official statement, Adams and Vasan said that they will work with their federal partners to secure the doses of monkeypox vaccine as soon as they become available.

BRAZIL - 2022/05/22: In this photo illustration, the homepage of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website seen on a computer screen through a magnifying glass. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The IRS has been increasing its audit rates for earners making $100,000 or more based on data starting from the 2021 fiscal year. The IRS said "resource constraints" have limited the agency’s ability to conduct audits against high net worth individuals as well as major corporations and complex businesses," according to a statement released in May. "Audit rates for taxpayers with incomes of more than $200,000 decreased the most, largely because higher-income audits tend to be more complicated and require auditors to manually review multiple issues," Ken Corbin, chief taxpayer experience officer for the agency, told the House Oversight Subcommittee in May.A 2021 report found that IRS audits overall declined by 44% between the fiscal years of 2015 and 2019. The report found that Americans making more than $5 million per year only had a 2% chance of being audited, according to the report. The most recent announcement by the IRS comes as Democratic leaders push to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency of Medicare. Under the latest proposal, people earning more than $400,000 a year and couples making more than $500,000 would have to pay a 3.8% tax on their earnings from tax-advantaged businesses called pass throughs.

What is a PHEIC? The conditions which must be met are set out under the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR) -- the legal framework defining countries' rights and obligations in handling public health events that could cross borders. A PHEIC is defined in the regulations as "an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other states through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response".

Global COVID-19 activity stayed high and largely even last week, as deaths rose, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly update on the pandemic.

Soumya Swaminathan said on Twitter while sharing a thread by Philip Schellekens, Senior Advisor at World Bank Group. Global development & COVID-19. Explaining the wrath that new Omicron variants can cause, Schellekens said, “We're seeing a global U-turn in COVID-19 mortality.

SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Referee Tantashev Ilgiz disallows a goal after checking VAR during the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Final Round Group B match between Japan and Vietnam at Saitama Stadium on March 29, 2022 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Mas FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system.FIFA said Friday it is ready to launch semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) that uses multiple cameras to track player movements plus a sensor in the ball — and will quickly show 3D images on stadium screens at the tournament to help fans understand the referee’s call.It's the third World Cup in a row that sees FIFA introduce new technology to help referees.Goal-line technology was ready for the 2014 tournament in Brazil after a notorious refereeing error in 2010.

The experimental cancer drug sabizabulin slashed all-cause deaths by 55.2% over placebo in high-risk hospitalized COVID-19 patients by 60 days and was tied to fewer adverse events, according to interim results of a randomized, controlled phase 3 trial published yesterday in NEJM Evidence.Scientists from sabizabulin manufacturer Veru, Inc. led the mu

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida man is facing animal cruelty charges after investigators said he killed his neighbor's pet rooster. Jacksonville resident James Nix told Action News Jax he was checking his mail in mid-May when his neighbor's rooster began attacking him."I just checked my mail and turn around and go, and I hear, ’Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!’ And I turn around, and there’s a chicken out there in the street. I said, ’Oh boy, here we go.’" he recalled.

Even neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh have fared better at a time the World Health Organization warned that the pandemic ‘is far from over’, with a fresh spike in new covid cases seen in 110 countries India lags far behind its developing-country rivals in the covid-19 booster vaccination race, even as cases have seen a steady uptick in the past fortnight. The poor show comes even as the country started its ‘precaution’ dose inoculation drive around the same time as some of the other countries, shows a Mint analysis. For every 1,000 people, India has managed to administer just 32 boosters, i.e.

BRUSSELS - A huge Belgian chocolate factory has halted production after detecting salmonella in a batch of chocolates.The Barry Callebaut company said Thursday that its plant in Wieze – which it says is the world’s largest chocolate factory – shut down all production lines as a precaution while the contamination is investigated.Barry Callebaut produces chocolate for multiple brands sold around the world.FILE - Barry Callebaut company factory in Weize, Belgium. (The Barry Callebaut Group)The salmonella was detected Monday, and all chocolate products made at the plant were placed on hold pending investigation, the company said.

COVID-19 cases jumped 18% last week and are at their highest levels since April, and the increase comes as the more transmissible Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants cause most infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest update.

CNN report pointed out, In a weekly update with little movement overall, the move to Level 3 is a big jump up for Kuwait, which had been at Level 1. The Dominican Republic moved up from Level 2. Level 3, or "high," is now the top rung in terms of risk level and applies to places that have had more than 100 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days.

again due to Coronavirus. Last year, Louisa and fiancé Ben Bhanvra revealed during an appearance on Loose Women that they chose to delay the wedding because of the pandemic and the fact Louisa was also pregnant. ‘Yeah, we’ve cancelled the wedding,’ she said, laughing.

BRAZIL - 2021/08/29: In this photo illustration the iCloud logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) TAMPA, Fla. - A California man accused of breaking into thousands of Apple iCloud accounts and stealing private photos and videos of nude young women has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison.Hao Kuo Chi, 41, of La Puente, California, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Tampa, Florida, according to court records.

Lucas' mother, the Brazilian model and TV presenter Luciana Gimenez, took to the same Instagram post's comments section to reassure him."He will be OK, my darling.

Benin is one of several African countries to make significant progress against sleeping sickness. Above, a health professional holds an insect net in front of Bopa Medical Centre. ©Eric Lafforgue

Travelers at Berlin's airport. (Photo by Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S.

UFC star Paulo Costa is reported to have been questioned by police after he allegedly hit a nurse over his Covid-19 vaccination certificate in his native Brazil.The middleweight fighter is reported to have been questioned in his hometown of Contagem for allegedly hitting a nurse with his elbow over his vaccination certificate, as reported by a number of local news outlets. The nurse who claims the UFC star hit her spoke to local radio station Itatiaia and said that the fighter attended a vaccination centre, walked around for a few minutes before then saying that he had already been vaccinated.

Since peaking in January, COVID-19 cases worldwide have steadily fallen, dropping 11% last week compared with the week before, and COVID deaths have declined 3%, but cases continue to rise in the Americas region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its weekly update.

NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic remains a cause of worry among households in India and China, according to findings of Ipsos Essentials Survey 2022 conducted in 16 markets.

FILE IMAGE - Healthcare professional shows a dose of Pfizer vaccine as part of the first group of children under 12 years of age to be part of the immunization campaign against COVID-19 on Jan. 17, 2022, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

FILE - Referees Yoshimi Yamashita (L), Stephanie Frappart (C), and Salima Mukansanga. (Getty Images)GENEVA - Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar.Three female referees and three female assistant referees were announced Thursday by FIFA among 129 officials selected for World Cup duty, including one man who caused controversy when refereeing a chaotic African Cup of Nations game in January while suffering with heatstroke.French referee Stéphanie Frappart already worked men’s games in World Cup qualifying and the Champions League, after handling the 2019 Women’s World Cup final.

ATLANTA - Rosie Axtman feels like she has finally made peace with her weight.The 47-year-old Lawrenceville, Georgia, hair stylist and mother of 3, who grew up in Brazil, has lost 50 pounds since January, after struggling with the scale for years."I remember crying and feeling hopeless, because I have tried all the pills, I have tried all the diet fads," Axtman remembers.By December 2021, her body mass index, or BMI, a measure of her height and weight, was 40, on the cusp of being considered morbidly obese.Rosie Axtman of Lawrenceville, Georgia, says a newer weight loss procedure known as ESG has helped her lose 50 pounds in 3 and a half months (Rosie Axtman)"I was 233 pounds," she says.  "I had mobility issues, back problems.

COVID-19 Alert Level is approaching ‘high’."NYC is waking up — its #COVID19 hospitalizations are surging and now New York City issues mask advisory for all indoor public places, now warning that COVID-19 Alert Level is approaching “high. Late as usual @NYCMayor. #CovidIsNotOver pic.twitter.com/nHJd7sHzGV

Though COVID-19 cases continue to decline globally, they rose last week for the third week in a row in Africa and the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly pandemic update.

Every few years, the mysterious disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa resurfaces in the headlines, and 2022 is no different. Recently, there have been two instances of human remains being found at Lake Mead in Nevada after a noticeable drop in water levels due to drought conditions. The first body was discovered in a barrel on May 1 along the newly exposed shoreline of the lake formed by Hoover Dam between Nevada and Arizona. In that case, police said the body was a man who had been shot, probably between the mid-1970s and the early 1980s because he was wearing shoes manufactured during that period.Authorities in Nevada are investigating two instances of human remains found in Lake Mead after the water level severely dropped due to drought conditions.The second case came a few days later after two sisters from the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson were paddle-boarding on the drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir when they spotted bones in the Callville Bay area of the lake.

Authorities seized more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine – valued at over $50 million – that was discovered in shipments of coffee bean bags delivered to a Nespresso plant in Switzerland. The cantonal police were called to the company's factory in Romont on Monday after employees discovered "an undetermined white substance while unloading bags of freshly delivered coffee beans."ILLICIT COVID-19 DRUGS BOUND FOR MEXICO SEIZED BY US AUTHORITIESPolice say the employees were unloading bags that had just arrived off of five shipping containers from Brazil. Officers immediately responded to the factory to analyze the powder, which turned out to be 80% pure cocaine. "The search of the five sea containers delivered on the day in question by train led to the discovery and seizure of more than 500 kg of this drug," police said. Nespresso employees in Switzerland discover cocaine while unloading coffee beans (Cantonal police) GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREThe market value of the drugs was estimated by police at more than 50 million Swiss francs, which is equivalent to $50.65 million. Police determined that the drug was likely intended for the European market. The drugs were isolated and "did not come into contact with any product used in production," according to police. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESSA Nespresso spokesperson told FOX Business that it reported the "suspicious substance" immediately and that the "substance in question did not come into contact with any of our products or production equipment used to make our products." The company declined to share more details while the investigation is ongoing.

WHO estimates, 4.7 million people died in India as a result of the pandemic until last year, when hospitals ran out of oxygen and beds due to a record wave driven by the Delta variant.

Two studies based on phase 3 clinical trials published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine show promising results for two novel COVID-19 vaccine platforms—a plant-based coronavirus-like particle vaccine, and a receptor-binding domain (RBD)–dimer-based vaccine.

Walter Orthmann (Credit: Guinness World Record) A Brazilian man has broken the Guinness World Record for working at the same company for 84 years and 9 days. 100-year-old Walter Orthmann's accomplishment was verified by GWR on Jan. 6, according to the organization. GWR said Orthmann started working for ReneauxView, a textile company, as a shipping assistant when he was 15 years old on Jan.

Covid deaths on weekends have been higher compared to weekdays during the pandemic, according to a new global study.

BRAZIL - 2022/02/21: In this photo illustration, a hand holding a TV remote control points to a screen that displays the Netflix logo. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) If you really love a show or movie on Netflix, the company wants you to hit the "Double Thumbs Up" option.The streaming service said its latest feature will provide viewers with more choices and recommendations that better suit their tastes."Providing an additional way to tell us when you’re really into something means a profile with recommendations that better reflect what you enjoy," the company said on its website. RELATED: Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter's board of directors, company says"Consider Double Thumbs Up as a way to fine-tune your recommendations to see even more series or films influenced by what you love," the company continued. Company leaders said, for instance, if users like the show "Bridgerton," they will see other productions with the cast members pop up on their menus or other Shondaland-produced content. Netflix’s family-friendly horror movie 'Nightbooks' is now on Netflix.

booster shots available to all adults for a fee from Sunday, officials said, as the number of new virus cases in the country drops sharply.

The world reported about 9 million COVID-19 cases last week, with cases dropping across all regions for the second week in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest weekly update.

Miley Cyrus is back in Los Angeles, currently recovering from COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus, following her recent tour in South America and facing a number of difficult situations, including an emergency landing and health issues.The 29-year-old rock star explained that she loved every second of her tour, which was also her first in seven years, performing in Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Colombia.“Traveling around the world, playin for 100,000 people a night & meeting hundreds of fans a day the chances of getting Covid are pretty high,” Miley admitted, adding that she has “Covid now but it was definitely worth it.”Miley was forced to cancel her performance at Janie’s Fund on Sunday, hosted by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. “Unfortunately because of this I’m missing out on Janie’s Fund which sucks because it’s a charity that’s super important to me & my friend Steven Tyler.

Miley Cyrus has revealed that she has COVID-19.

Miley Cyrus has tested positive for COVID-19 following her whirlwind world tour, which saw her travel to the likes ofBrazil and Colombia over the course of a month.The singer, 29, announced her health update via Twitter on Friday, writing: 'Traveling around the world, playin for a 100,000 people a night & meeting hundreds of fans a day the chances of getting Covid are pretty high.'The Wrecking Ball hitmaker added that although she tested positive for the infectious disease, she is not too upset about it: 'I have Covid now but it was definitely worth it.' Down with Covid: Miley Cyrus has tested positive for COVID-19 while on her world tour; Pictured on March 19, 2022 in Santiago, ChileThe Tennessee-born star was however upset that she would miss out on her upcoming Grammys weekend performance benefiting Steven Tyler's fund. 'Unfortunately because of this I’m missing out on Janie’s Fund which sucks because it’s a charity that’s super important to me & my friend Steven Tyler.'However, she appeared to be looking on the bright side and assured fans that she is feeling fine, despite testing positive.

Miley Cyrus’ South American tour has resulted in the singer testing positive for COVID-19.

Two studies yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases confirm that COVID-19 vaccination confers substantial added protection—particularly against severe illness—to those previously infected with the virus.