A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults.

Kids may be more likely to get the new ‘Cicada’ variant of Covid-19, scientists say. Here’s what to know about BA.3.2

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on

Factbox-China's crewed lunar programme eyes astronaut landing by 2030

The deepening energy crisis triggered by the US-Israel war with Iran has thrust energy security back onto the political stage in European countries.

Energy security rifts widen in Europe

Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates emphasized the "urgent need to refrain from measures" that risk further inflaming tensions on the ground. Eight Muslim-majority countries "strongly condemned" Israel's move to pass a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinian terrorists convicted in military courts, a joint statement released by Pakistan said on Thursday.

Eight Muslim nations condemn Israel's 'dangerous' new death penalty law

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - This week, Airbus got a brutal reminder that even the world’s most-delivered jet - the A320 - isn’t immune to shocks as disparate as solar flares and flawed metal. Days after recalling 6,000 A320-series planes over a software glitch linked to cosmic radiation, the European giant was ​forced to slash delivery targets when defects surfaced in some of their fuselage panels.

Analysis-From 'Icarus bug' to flawed panels: Airbus counts cost of relying on single model

"Auld Lang Syne" as we know it today first came together in the late 1700s, and wasn't initially a song for New Year's Eve. Here's what it means and how it became a popular holiday song in the U.S.

What is ‘Auld Lang Syne’? Why we sing this song at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

It comes after police in Scotland and Spain carried out a series of simultaneous pre-dawn raids on Friday.

Major Scottish gangland figure Steven Lyons arrested in Bali

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CBS News is tracking a record number of measles cases around the country after an outbreak in West Texas that led to the deaths of two children.

Map shows more than 1,900 measles cases across U.S.

At least 2,500 people have been killed in Iran since protests broke out at the end of December, the Norway-based human rights organization Hengaw said on Tuesday. The group noted that its verification team is working daily to document deaths linked to the state crackdown on mass protests.

Rights group: At least 2,500 deaths during protest crackdown in Iran

November’s Leonid meteor shower peaks this week. Here’s how and when to see the Leonids.

The Leonid meteor shower is peaking early this week. Here’s what to know

The IDF attack on the heavy water reactor comes after the military called for residents of nearby Arak to evacuate ahead of imminent strikes on regime military infrastructure. Israel attacked Iran’s Khandab heavy water reactor in Arak, as well as the uranium enrichment facility at Ardakan, on Friday, the IDF confirmed.

Israel strikes Iranian nuclear development facilities, Tehran vows retaliation

The American-made Merops system has already recorded over 1,000 kills against Russian Shahed-type drones in Ukraine.

Ukraine proved this drone-killer works. Now, the West is giving it a shot.

The multi-year, according to the official press release, will also increase the awards show's accessibility and widen the academy's global audience.

The Oscars are moving from ABC to YouTube starting in 2029

France may be known for its glamorous cities and famous landmarks, but its most enchanting treasures are tucked far away from the usual tourist trails. These small villages offer a glimpse into traditional French life, ... Read more

25 Most Beautiful Villages in France You Can Actually Visit

People looking to lose weight and lower their blood sugar may someday be able to get a single injection that turns their cells into tiny factories that churn out a protein that is essentially the active ingredient in drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro.

The race is on to turn your body into a GLP-1 factory

The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable.  This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing.

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

Defence correspondent Jonny Beale flies onboard an RAF Voyager as it refuels Typhoon and F-35 jets in the Middle East.

Inside the cockpit of RAF tanker during defensive mission against Iranian drones

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new image of the Butterfly Nebula, a grand and graceful cosmic wonder.

Witness the elegance of the cosmic butterfly in a remarkable telescope photo

HAVANA () -Cuba is fighting a wave of mosquito-borne illnesses including dengue and chikungunya virus that have swept the island in recent ​weeks, affecting nearly one-third of the population and sickening swaths of workers,‌ the country's top epidimiologist said late on Wednesday. Dengue fever has long plagued Cuba but has grown worse ‌as an economic crisis hampers the government's ability to fumigate, clean roadside trash and patch leaky pipes.

Cuba fights to contain spread of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

The powerful magnetic field belonging to the sun is generated far beneath the visible surface.

Sun storms are powered by a magnetic engine 16 Earths deep, study finds

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Wednesday and is under observation for a neurodegenerative condition, his organization, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, said in a statement

Jesse Jackson hospitalized, under observation for a neurodegenerative condition

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The actor best known for his role as Ziggy Sobotka in the acclaimed HBO series died on Friday by suicide, officials said.

Tributes pour in for James Ransone, 'The Wire' actor who died at 46

IDF troops, operating with Shin Bet direction, arrested more than 60 wanted suspects across the West Bank last week, including 18 Hamas operatives Members of the IDF's Paratroopers Brigade killed a terrorist who threw rocks at soldiers in Ofra in the northern West Bank, the military confirmed on Sunday. The Paratroopers were dispatched to the area following a report about several terrorists throwing rocks at Israeli citizens.

Paratroopers kill terrorist who threw rocks at Israeli citizens, soldiers near Ofra in West Bank

The Israeli military said on Thursday it has killed more than 40 members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon in the last 24 hours. Sources within Hezbollah also reported that dozens of fighters had been killed in close combat with Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.

Israel says 40 Hezbollah members killed as forces advance in Lebanon

Li Xiong, 41, the former chairman of Huione Group and a core member of what Chinese authorities call the Chen Zhi criminal syndicate, was escorted off a China Southern Airlines flight in Beijing on April 1 – shaven-headed, handcuffed, flanked by officers from China’s Ministry of Public Security. The real ...

Alleged Huione Group Money Laundering Boss Extradited to China

Germany is setting up a council to oversee the return of cultural property and human remains taken from former colonies.View on euronews

Germany to create restitution council to return colonia-era acquired cultural artefacts

Several Muslim countries have strongly criticized Israel's new death penalty law passed by parliament earlier this week. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates strongly condemn "the imposition of the death penalty in the occupied West Bank and its de facto application against Palestinians," according to a joint statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Thursday.

Muslim nations condemn new Israeli death penalty law

While writing "Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online," Fortesa Latifi learned a lot about parent and child influencers. Like, a lot.

$1,000 bribes, Mormon momfluencer mixers and making content to get plastic surgery: The wildest things I learned reporting my book

Human Rights Watch says Capt Traoré, other military leaders and jihadists "may be liable" for the killings.

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