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CHICAGO — The US government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease.The US Department of Agriculture reported infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wild white-tailed deer in the state of Ohio, according to a statement. There were no reports of deer showing symptoms of infection, the USDA said."We do not know how the deer were exposed to SARS-CoV-2," USDA spokeswoman Lyndsay Cole wrote in an e-mail to Reuters. "It’s possible they were exposed through people, the environment, other deer, or another animal species."The USDA has previously reported COVID-19 in animals including dogs, cats, tigers, lions, snow leopards, otters,...
August 28, 2021
US reports world's first deer with COVID-19
August 18, 2021
Balqees Fathi revealed as Madame Tussauds Dubai's first wax figure
TOKYO — Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku has died, his Japanese company said Tuesday. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer.Known as the “Godfather of Sudoku,” Kaji created the puzzle to be easy for children and others who didn’t want to think too hard. Its name is made up of the Japanese characters for “number” and “single,” and players place the numbers 1 through 9 in rows, columns and blocks without repeating them.“Known as the Godfather of Sudoku, he was adored by puzzle lovers around the world and we would like to express our gratitude to all of you,” his company, Nikoli, said on its website.Sudoku wasn’t a global hit until 2004, after a fan from New Zealand pitched it and got it published in the British newspaper The Times. Two years...
August 17, 2021
Maki Kaji, ‘godfather of sudoku’, dies at 69
July 18, 2021
Britney Spears says she won't perform while under father conservatorship
July 17, 2021
'Titane' wins top prize at Cannes Film Festival
July 07, 2021
Yusuf Khan is dead, long live Dilip Kumar
SAN JUAN — A former sugar cane farmer in Puerto Rico has been confirmed as the world's oldest man by Guinness World Records, just a few weeks shy of his 113th birthday.Emilio Flores Márquez was born on Aug. 8, 1908, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, making him 112 years and 326 days old as of Wednesday, when Guinness World Records announced the record.Growing up, Márquez, who was the second oldest of 11 children, was in charge of many household chores and helped take care of his younger siblings.As the first-born son, Márquez also helped on his father's sugar cane farm —starting when he was a young boy — and would water the plants and load cut sugar cane into wagons for transport, according to a news release from Guinness World Records."I was the oldest of the children, so I...
July 05, 2021
A 112-year-old in Puerto Rico sets Guinness World Record as oldest living man
LONDON — Elaph, an Arabic news service based in London, has signed an agreement with the Financial Times (FT) to produce the FT’s luxury magazine “How To Spend It” (HTSI) in Arabic.The move opens the door for the FT's award-winning luxury lifestyle magazine to a new audience across the Middle East and North Africa.HTSI Arabic will be distributed in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. It will also be available in an online edition.Under the editorship of Jo Ellison, HTSI features stories about the most exclusive and unique fashion, travel, interior design, food and other experiences imaginable. The weekly magazine is renowned for its compelling visual aesthetics.London-based Elaph Media Publications intends to launch HTSI’s Arabic...
June 16, 2021
Elaph to launch Financial Times’ weekly magazine ‘How To Spend It’ in Arabic
June 09, 2021
Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Children’s Museum to reopen with new interactive art experience
LONDON — The Royal Mint, the original maker of UK coins, has Monday launched a new range of collectable coins celebrating the iconic British band — The Who.To celebrate the launch of the coin, co-founder and lead singer of The Who, Roger Daltrey, visited The Royal Mint to strike one of the very first coins, giving the band's seal of approval on the new coin and its design.The Who collectable coin is the fourth in The Royal Mint's 'Music Legends' series, and follows coins in honor of Queen, Elton John and David Bowie.The coin's dynamic design includes some of the most iconic symbols from the band's live and loud performances — including a union flag, Mod logo and speaker-smashing Rickenbacker guitar.Together, the symbols on the coin form a pinball table, a nod...
May 25, 2021
Royal Mint places The Who centerstage on a new range of collectable coins
