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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A non-profit group in Nova Scotia has failed in its bid to bring two orcas from southern France to live in a seaside refuge that is being built for whales retired from marine theme parks. The Whale Sanctuary Project issued a statement confirming the French government has decided to send the killer whales — Wikie and her son Keijo — to Spain’s Loro Parque zoo on Tenerife Island.The decision marks a major setback for the privately funded group, which announced plans to build a 40-hectare, floating enclosure near Wine Harbour, N.S., more…

World Health Organization has reiterated that the risk of hantavirus spreading is ‘low’.Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026There are currently 10 global cases of hantavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, lowering its earlier figure of 11 after a person who was thought to have contracted hantavirus was confirmed to be negative.Maria Van Kerkhove, the director of the WHO’s department for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said on Friday that the earlier count “included one individual who had an inconclusive test … We’ve had further confirmation from the United States that person was negative.”Recommended Stories list of 3…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan Senate duo are pushing a proposal to permanently prohibit former lawmakers and elected officers of Congress from lobbying.Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have teamed up on a measure called the “Banning Lobbying And Safeguarding Trust Act,” or “BLAST Act.”UNIVERSITIES FACE FUNDING THREAT AS LAWMAKERS TARGET SCHOOLS WITH TIES TO ADVERSARIAL NATIONS Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican from Florida, in the Senate Subway during a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images)”When…

John Krasinski and Michael Kelly join “CBS Mornings” to discuss reuniting for the movie, “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War,” after starring in the TV series “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” for four seasons. They discuss the movie, their friendship and how they balance it all with their busy family lives.

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BANGKOK: Thailand’s parliament on Friday (May 15) revived a law that would enshrine the right to breathable air and tax emitters, setting up a final vote in the senate on the landmark legislation.Several cities in Thailand, including Bangkok and northern tourist hub Chiang Mai, suffer from seasonal smog, sometimes ranking among the world’s most polluted urban areas, according to air quality monitor IQAir.Smog peaks between December and April when farmers burn crop stubble to prepare land for the next planting season.Lawmakers voted 611 to 3, with one abstention, to advance the clean air Bill.  It must now go to the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, an alleged senior leader of the Venezuelan Tren de Argua (TdA) gang, appeared before a judge in Houston Friday following extradition from Colombia in a historic first for cartel prosecutions.Martinez Flores, also known as Chuqui, was allegedly part of TdA’s “inner circle,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He is the first alleged TdA member extradited to the U.S. on terrorism-related charges since the gang was designated a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) in 2025.”This is a first of its kind, which is important. I think, as…

The payout process has begun for those who processed a claim in a $500-million settlement for a class-action lawsuit stemming from the alleged industry-wide price fixing of bread. The settlement was reached in July 2024 and included a combined $404 million to be paid by Loblaw and George Weston Ltd. The remaining $96 million is accounted for through a gift card program Loblaw announced in 2017.“Payments are being issued on a rolling basis and not all claimants will receive payment at the same time,” the claim’s website states. “The amount you receive will depend on whether or not you previously received…

United States President Donald Trump has departed China following a three-day trip, touting several broad trade deals but suggesting little progress on key issues related to Taiwan or the US-Israeli war in Iran.Trump’s visit, the first of his second term, was filled with pomp and circumstance, including a greeting from waiving children and a military honour guard, a private tour of a secretive former imperial garden, and the Confucian 15th-century Temple of Heaven.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBy the end, both sides characterised the visit as a success, even if their accounts of what was agreed to varied.Speaking…

The top federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital announced on Friday her office is planning to target parents if their teenagers violate the local curfew, in a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of “teen takeovers.””Law-abiding taxpayers should no longer have to pay for parental neglect,” D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a news conference on Friday. The presser was planned in order to update the media about the results of President Trump’s law enforcement surge that launched last summer to reduce violent crime in the city.”Parents: Do your job. Or we will do ours,” she said.Teen takeovers…