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Growth will also be hit. Gross domestic product (GDP) may even have shrunk in the first quarter, and there’s likely worse to come. Tourism, long a crutch that the kingdom could fall back upon in lean years, is hurting and never really recovered from the pandemic. If the war lasts six months, receipts stand to fall by 10 per cent, reckons the government, and millions fewer will visit than forecast. Bars and clubs in the capital’s normally buzzing district of Sukhumvit were fairly quiet last weekend, with reservations at rooftop watering holes easy to come by, even for a large group.To…

Health officials say they will capture and test rodents in area taken by Dutch couple on a cruise who died from virus.By AFP, Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 6 May 20266 May 2026Health authorities of the South American nation of Argentina are working to determine whether their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has claimed several lives on board an Atlantic cruise ship.The Argentinian Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that it would send experts to the far south area of Ushuaia to capture and test rodents, which typically transmit the disease, “in areas linked…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Every Democrat asked during this week’s California gubernatorial debate said they supported providing healthcare coverage for illegal immigrants, a position they took moments after candidates spent several minutes warning that California’s healthcare system is already too expensive and straining families, businesses and the state budget.”We had a broken immigration system, and now you want to victimize the people who are working here and making the state run,” Democratic candidate and billionaire businessman Tom Steyer said when asked if he supported giving coverage to illegal immigrants after the current California governor, Gavin Newsom,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX – Shocking video shows an illegal immigrant from Mexico being shot and killed by a Texas father during a carjacking attempt involving his family of eight, including a baby, police confirmed to Fox News.The Garland Police Department said at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a crash involving a car that hit two other vehicles.Officials said the driver of the car at fault, identified as Jose Ramirez, 30, parked at a nearby gas station and was unsuccessfully attempting to “take several vehicles by force” in the parking lot.CARJACKING…

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he won’t take a position yet on whether people with only a mental illness should be able to access assisted dying. “I like to take informed positions and I’ll wait for the report,” he said before a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill.A parliamentary committee of senators and MPs is studying whether the country is ready to expand medical assistance in dying, or MAID, to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness.That extension is set to happen in March 2027, after it was delayed more than once by the previous…

A passenger bus has collided with a fuel tanker truck on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 16 people.

XRP price is coiling, and its prediction is getting more bullish than ever. The token has reclaimed $1.45 with a weekly gain of 4%, and the chart pattern appeared to like what happened when it surged 66% in under two weeks. A bull flag is forming.The coin’s recent price action mirrors the bull flag structure during 2025, which was followed by controlled consolidation and another leg up. XRP climbed from $1.40 to $1.45 in days, as higher highs and higher lows remain intact above $1.40. $XRP broke above $1.45, pushing toward $1.475, with a high at $1.4798. Price is now…

INDIA’S BALANCING ACTBefore conflict broke out in February, Indian diplomacy in the Middle East was viewed as a successful balancing act between several countries that are at odds with each other.India, under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government since 2014, has expanded cooperation with Israel while deepening links with Gulf states such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman.Simultaneously, it has built upon its historically close ties with Iran, despite pressure from successive US administrations and Iran’s deteriorating relations with Israel and several Gulf states in recent years.However, India decided not to criticise Israel and the US when they launched a…

new video loaded: Video Shows a Jet Ski Collide With a Grey WhaletranscriptBacktranscriptVideo Shows a Jet Ski Collide With a Grey WhaleCanada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating after a person driving a jet ski struck a grey whale off the coast of Vancouver. Emergency service officials say the operator of the watercraft was transported to the hospital in serious but stable condition.“Oh my God.” “Are you OK?” “I need help.” “You need help?” “Whale!” “Just let them drown.” “We’re coming — we’re coming.” “Keep your head up.”Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating after a person driving…

Washington — The Justice Department on Wednesday charged a Texas man with assault and weapons offenses, after he allegedly fired his gun toward a Secret Service agent and wounded a bystander on the National Mall.Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, faces charges of assaulting federal officers with a dangerous weapon, using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.The incident took place on May 4 near the Washington Monument, as the motorcade for Vice President JD Vance was departing the White House and passing through the area of 15th…