Will avian flu be the next human pandemic?

The department made its judgment with low confidence, highlighting how different agencies remain divided over the origins of Covid-19 The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to media, although the White House maintained Sunday that American intelligence remained divided on the issue. The determination -- noted in a classified report by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines's office, The Wall Street Journal reported -- marks a shift by the Energy department, which had previously said it was undecided on how the virus emerged.

Woody Harrelson's fifth time as host on isn't being met with a lot of warmth. Many viewers are slamming the actor for his monologue that they felt spread COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories.Fans took to Twitter following Saturday's new episode to call out Harrelson, and e, for his remarks — in which he seemingly compared pharmaceutical companies to drug cartels.In his monologue, Harrelson told a long, intentionally rambling story about how, after he last hosted in September 2019, he was given a script to read over.The bulk of Harrelson's story seemed to revolve around how high he likes to get, but also how he quit smoking pot for a while, and how his manager smuggled pot illegally from Los Angeles to New York.

“Saturday Night Live.”Harrelson, 61, who hosted the show, made the statement during his opening monologue. It was his fifth time on stage as an SNL host.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 25: An entrance sign near the main gate at Howard University October 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. Students have complained about mold and poor conditions in some dorm rooms and over 100 students have been staging a weeks-long WASHINGTON - A White student at Howard University’s law school is suing the institution for racial discrimination, alleging the school created a "hostile education environment."Michael Newman, the plaintiff, attended Howard University School of Law starting in the fall semester of 2020 and remained there for just two years until he was expelled in September 2022.

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(Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images) WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - A sheriff’s office in Kentucky has a "very brave and honest toddler" to thank for helping them find a fugitive wanted on drug charges and other outstanding warrants.Deputies with the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department went to a home in Williamsburg, Kentucky, on Friday to serve a warrant, the sheriff’s office said on Facebook. As officers looked around, none of the adults would say whether the wanted woman was in the house. That’s when a toddler who was visiting the home stood up, put his hands on his hips and said, "It is good to be honest.

Saturday Night Live monologue last night (February 25), Woody Harrelson shared conspiracies about COVID vaccines, leading to debate online.The episode’s host has previously called mask wearing during the pandemic “absurd” and sharing articles linking supposed “negative effects of 5G” with the outbreak of COVID.At the end of his monologue, he used a film pitch with the “craziest script” as a metaphor for the COVID pandemic, lockdowns and rollout of vaccines, though never used the word COVID or vaccine.Harrelson said: “So the movie goes like this. The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes.

avian influenza (AI) outbreak has been “unprecedented,” but the risk of contracting the virus is still low for the general public, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada.“Millions of birds have been affected worldwide, including more than 7.2 million in Canada,” the CFIA told Global News in an e-mail Thursday, adding that outbreaks are occurring in the United States and other countries around the world.Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, normally spreads among a wide variety of bird species both domestic and wild. The virus can sometimes spread from bird to human, as was the case in Cambodia, where an 11-year-old girl, who lived near a conservation area, reportedly died from the virus.

A hotel chain operated by the businessman bidding to buy Manchester United FC netted £3.1million in public Covid-19 grants - despite him being worth billions, it's been revealed.

PHILADELPHIA - A nursing home fire has claimed the life of at least one person in Philadelphia's Wynnfield Heights neighborhood early Sunday morning. Fire crews were called to the Kearsely Nursing Home on the 2100 block of 49th Street around 2 a.m. for reports of a fire.They responded to find the sprinkler system had already knocked down the blaze, which was contained to a small section of the nursing home.MORE HEADLINES:However, officials say one woman did succumb to her injuries.

A Hamilton resident has won a prestigious Prince’s Trust award after battling her depression, anxiety, and OCD to starting her own baking business.

 

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in custody after police say a woman was found fatally shot in the living room of a Philadelphia home Thursday night. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 400 block of Perlin Street just before 7 p.m. for reports of a shooting.Police found a 50-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the chest in the living room of the home.

TikTok launched into a frenzy after Chick-fil-A dropped its new "plant-forward" menu option, the "Chick-fil-A Cauliflower sandwich." The new plant-based sandwich is priced at $6.59, and is currently being tested in Colorado, South Carolina and North Carolina after its premiere on Monday, according to Chick-fil-A’s website. But the sandwich has sparked debate on TikTok, with some food influencers trying out the meal for fans. One TikToker, @morganchompz, reviewed the sandwich in a video on Tuesday that went viral with over 1.7 million views. "It honestly looks like a normal chicken sandwich, but it does have that cauliflower smell," the influencer told her followers. Her final verdict was that the sandwich mostly tasted like a "filet of breading." Another TikTok user also tried the cauliflower sandwich, but gave it a "10/10" and said that it looked and tasted like the original sandwich.The hashtag for Chick-fil-A’s cauliflower sandwich has amassed over 416 million views on the platform.A CHICK-FIL-A IN CALIFORNIA MAY BE DECLARED 'A PUBLIC NUISANCE,' CITY COUNCIL PLANS VOTEA Chick-fil-A spokesperson defended the cauliflower sandwich in a statement to Fox News Digital. Photo courtesy Chick-Fil-A "The Chick-fil-A Cauliflower Sandwich is a competitively priced plant-forward offering that features high-quality ingredients, including a whole cauliflower filet that is hand-breaded, prepared and cooked throughout the day."The spokesperson also acknowledged that customer feedback is important to Chick-fil-A menu options. "Guest input plays a key role in determining the future of test market menu offerings.

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. reported lackluster growth in the October-December quarter, highlighting the financial toll of Beijing’s heavy-handed Covid-control regime and pressure from competition.

(Photo by MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images) An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country's first known human H5N1 infection since 2014, health officials said.Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, normally spreads in poultry and wasn’t deemed a threat to people until a 1997 outbreak among visitors to live poultry markets in Hong Kong. Most human cases worldwide have involved direct contact with infected poultry, but concerns have arisen recently about infections in a variety of mammals and the possibility the virus could evolve to spread more easily between people.The girl from the rural southeastern province of Prey Veng became ill Feb.

COLOMBO (News 1st); U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is urging other leading economies to move faster in resolving debt crises that threaten a growing number of countries.Yellen made the comments in a meeting Thursday with India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, on the sidelines of a meeting of financial leaders of the Group of 20 major economies, the Treasury Department said in a statement.U.S.

LOS ANGELES - An orangutan at the Los Angeles Zoo got creative to receive a baby bottle dropped into a pool of water by a toddler on Feb. 17.The clever primate fashioned some paper into a hook in order to reach the bottle, which was on the other side of a fence.CaShawnna Wright shared video of the incident on TikTok with the text "my son dropped his bottle near the orangutans at the zoo, watch what happens next."The video shows the crafty ape using its improvised tool to get the bottle.SUGGESTED: LA Zoo raises $243K, calling it the 'Betty White effect'Wright said that it was the first time she has taken her son to the zoo."I decided to record the video because I thought it would be something my dad, who passed away recently, would have liked to see," Wright added.Orangutans are among the most intelligent primates.

The HSE has confirmed it will not publish the full report into the handling of Covid-19 at St Mary's Nursing Home in the Phoenix Park, Dublin in 2020.

A look at The Terraces estate on the small private island of Mustique. (Credit: Provided / Knight Frank) The most expensive residential estate in the Caribbean region has hit the market for $200 million. The Terraces, located on a hilltop on the small private island of Mustique, is "the largest and grandest property on an island known for its remarkable estates," the listing reads on Knight Frank, which represents the palatial estate for sale. The 17-acre plot offers panoramic views across the Caribbean and Atlantic Coasts.   It was designed "in a majestic blend of Palladium and Venetian style" and has nine principal suites, two swimming pools, and an independent guest villa with its own pool and the largest entertaining space on the island.

PHILADELPHIA - Slain Temple University police officer Chris Fitzgerald was supposed to pick up his 7-year-old son the night he was shot and killed, the child's mother told FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson. Officer Fitzgerald, 31, was fatally shot during a struggle with a suspect Saturday night on the 1700 block of Montgomery Avenue. Less than 24-hours later, authorities tracked down Officer Fitzgerald's alleged killed, 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer, at his mother's house in Buckingham Township. Officer Fitzgerald leaves behind a wife and five children, including his 7-year-old namesake Christopher.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Trinco Night Navigation Operations Project at the Trincomalee Harbour was launched recently, and is now in operation.Trincomalee Harbour, a natural deep-water harbor, is considered the fifth largest natural harbor in the world. Despite its world-class recognition among industrial and tourist ports, the development and operations of the Port of Trincomalee were hampered due to the rapid development of the Port of Colombo and the lack of potential to perform night operations. Vessels calling at the port at night had to enter the port during the daytime of the following day, after anchoring at the out-harbor waters during the previous night, which caused interruptions to port operations and their efficiency.As a result of fruitful discussions between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Japan in 2017, the two governments entered into an agreement to implement a grant aid under the Japanese Non-Project Grant Aid Program 2017, also known as the Economic & Social Development Program. Accordingly, this grant aid of 01 billion Japanese Yen was provided for the Night Navigation Operations Project at the Port of Trincomalee, which included a state-of-the-art Vessel Traffic Management System, Radar Equipment, Lighthouse Equipment, 16 Navigation Buoys, 02 Mooring Buoys, 02 400KV Generators, 14 Fire Pumps with machinery, and a Pilot Vessel provided by the Japan International Cooperation System (JICS) with the assistance of the Government and the People of Japan.The Trinco Night Navigation Operations Project, which includes all of this equipment and facilities, was handed over for operations on February 17, 2023, at a function held at the Port of Trincomalee.

Milton, Ont., over the weekend was protecting his mother from an intruder who broke into his home, his lawyer says.In a brief statement sent to Global News, Jag Virk said his 22-year-old client “is a registered firearm owner and used his gun legally against an armed intruder.”Halton Regional Police previously said that at around 5 a.m. on Sunday, a group of suspects approached a home on Gibson Crescent in Milton with the intent of committing a robbery.“Upon entering the residence, they were confronted by an occupant and a number of gunshots were fired within the home,” police said.

four-day workweek in the U.K. show showed significantly reduced rates of employee stress and illness while maintaining productivity.The six-month trial, billed as the world’s largest of its kind, included 61 companies that committed to a 20% reduction in working hours for all staff — with no drop in wages.

Robert Franks SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. - A woman was killed in her Sussex County home, and her husband has been charged with her murder, according to Delaware State Police.Robert Franks, 53, is accused of killing his wife Cynthia Moss-Franks at their home on Champions Drive in Bridgeville last week.Police say he was taken into custody Monday in Philadelphia, and charged with first-degree murder.MORE HEADLINES:He is being held in Pennsylvania as a fugitive as he awaits extradition to Delaware.No further details about what how the woman died, or what led to her death have been released by police.Police are still looking for his wife's silver 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS with Delaware tag "YCANTI." It is believed to be in the Philadelphia area.

ATLANTA - Former President Jimmy Carter remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia. The Carter Center made the announcement regarding the president's health over the weekend.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials and Temple University leaders held a press conference Tuesday morning to address the fatal shooting of Temple University Police Officer Chris Fitzgerald. Mayor James Kenney was joined by Temple University President Dr. James Wingard, Temple University Public Safety Director Dr.

FILE IMAGE - Vehicles fill the parking lot of a Home Depot store in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) ATLANTA - Home Depot said Tuesday it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers.The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month.

Ralphie is described as an "adorable Frenchie with the attitude." (Credit: Niagara SPCA) NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - An animal shelter is not mincing words when it comes to one dog who’s looking for a forever home after being returned three times.Ralphie is described as an "adorable Frenchie with the attitude."The Niagara SPCA in New York said it remains committed to helping Ralphie find a home but they are warning potential owners and not holding back."We don't actually have too many nice things to say so we're just going to come out with it," the shelter wrote on its Facebook page. "He's a whole jerk- not even half.

NEW DELHI : Sporting events have joined weddings to become major contributors to the post-pandemic rebound in the hotel sector in India, according to a report. This has led many companies to respond with enhanced value propositions and earnings to capture the rising demand. Hotels and resorts are also no longer apologetic about charging commensurately for the facilities and services they deliver, according to the ‘India Hotel Market Review 2022’ report by hospitality consultancy Horwath HTL.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 08: Trea Turner # 7 of the Philadelphia Phillies smiles during his introductory press conference at Citizens Bank Park on December 8, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The past few years have been a bit of a whirlwind for Trea Turner. They included a World Series title in Washington, a trade to Los Angeles — and then an 11-year, $300 million contract that brought him back to the NL East.The one constant amid all that: Turner has played with some pretty impressive teammates.

PHILADELPHIA - Surveillance footage captured the moment a man started a fire outside a woman's home in Philadelphia's Tioga section earlier this month.The incident was reported on the 2000 block of West Venango Street on February 4.A man in a red hooded sweatshirt is seen setting fire to flowerpots on the sidewalk, then walking away.

The U.S. has dodged a major wintertime Covid-19 surge as the pandemic continues to recede into the background. But the death toll is still growing.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A trip through a historic 6,000-acre spaceport on Florida’s east coast will likely net visitors sights of old rockets, the Vehicle Assembly Building and launch sites. Yet alongside all the human innovations, the Kennedy Space Center has become known for its refuge for thousands of animals including America’s national bird.Every year, the space agency reports American bald eagles take residence at the center and nearby Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.NASA said there are on average 11 active nests at the space center each year but a nest that gained fame for its prominence near the Vehicle Assembly Building since 1973 was no longer used by the migratory birds.Biologists believe severe storms in 2021, and an invasion of pine bark beetles badly damaged the nest and weakened the tree, forcing a pair of eagles to start building a new nest.

Also Read: Are Covid-19 vaccines affecting the heart? What doctors say Speaking about his claim, a renowned oncologist said cancer cases have been rising by 5 percent annually and it has nothing to do with the pandemic. Former chief of the Indian Medical Association's Goa unit Dr Shekhar Salkar said the number of cancer cases is on the rise with the increase in population across the world.

After economic recovery next year, Sri Lanka could decide future it wants via a ballot – President 

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple time inside a home in Philadelphia's Feltonville section early Saturday morning.Officers responded to a house on the 500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard for reports of a shooting around 1 a.m.Once inside, police found a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body.MORE HEADLINES:The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he is said to be in stable condition.Police say the motive appears to be a domestic issue, but no arrests have been made.

SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 32 ON YOUTUBEThe squirrel took it as a dinner invitation.The woman said the squirrel ran right to the dining room table, but they were eventually able to chase it back outside.

If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The crisis center provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to civilians and veterans. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

retirement planning, children's education, and a balanced lifestyle. Besides, career growth, travelling abroad and ensuring adequate care for aging parents are also emerging as important life goals for Indians, the survey mentioned. “The pandemic has certainly shaped our outlook towards life, career, health and family.

South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) has published its Annual Performance Report.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating the suspicious death of a child in the city. According to officials, police responded to a residence on the 400 block of N 50th Street in the city's West Philadelphia section on Friday around 2:30 a.m. Authorities say when officers arrived they found a 3-year-old girl unresponsive in a bathtub with no water. Medics transported the child to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was pronounced dead at 3:26 a.m., according to police. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOfficials say the child also had bruises on her body. No additional information was released by police. Police say the investigation is active and ongoing with the department's Special Victims Unit.

Revelers pose for a portrait during a street carnival parade of the "Loucura Suburbana" (Suburban Craziness) block at the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 16, 2023. (Photos by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil’s Carnival is back.Glittery and outrageous costumes are once again being prepared.

Pink is opening up about her struggle with her weight and her physical well-being amid the coronavirus pandemic.The songstress recently opened up in a profile for  and recalled the impact the global shutdown had on her mind and her health.«Having breaks is good for my voice. Not so good for the body — especially during COVID,» Pink explained.

Pink is dubbing herself a “bionic woman” after recovering from two surgeries.

Pink has revealed she gained  36lbs during the pandemic after eating a 'lot of sourdough' as she recovered from hip and double disc replacement surgery.The singer, 43, who is married to Carey Hart, 47, said she has now lost the weight due to her grueling workout regime and feels like 'the bionic woman' in a candid chat with Variety.She said: 'Having breaks is good for my voice. Not so good for the body.

Stars, they’re just like us! Homemade sourdough bread was all the rage during the coronavirus pandemic, and it turns out Pink also hopped on that trend — to the detriment of her health!

Over a six-week period, as part of the ‘Out of Pocket’ series, Global News is examining how inflation is impacting Canadians from coast to coast.