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Getty ImagesHealth authorities in Brazil are monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection in the country’s two biggest cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. A man, 37, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) “exhibited symptoms such as fever”, São Paulo’s state government said.In Rio state, the health department said it had activated safety protocols after a Belgian man who arrived from Uganda showed “viral symptoms such as cough, chills and diarrhoea”.The test results for both patients should become available next week. There are now more than 1,000 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo, with at least…
Getty ImagesSocial media star and Britain’s Got Talent judge KSI has announced he is leaving the YouTube collective Sidemen after 13 years.KSI, whose real name is Olajide Olatunji, has made football, comedy and challenge videos with the group – which has 23 million YouTube subscribers – since 2013.His spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that he was leaving, after many of his followers voiced suspicions that it was a stunt. Sidemen said it “came as a surprise” but wished him well.”This is honestly the hardest video I’ve ever had to make in my life,” KSI announced on YouTube.”But after a lot…
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has said musical performances celebrating the country’s 250th birthday should be called off after several artists dropped out, citing the event’s affiliation with the White House.”Cancel it,” he said in a post on Truth Social, calling the slated performers “overpriced” and “boring”. As of Sunday, only a few musical acts were still scheduled to perform out of nine featured artists originally announced on Wednesday. Martina McBride, The Commodores, Young MC and Bret Michaels dropped out.Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli are still on for 26 June as is Flo Rida on 2 July. Trump said he…
Shwe Phee MyayA devastating explosion has killed at least 55 people and wounded dozens more in a village in a region of Myanmar under insurgent control, the BBC has been told.A source familiar with the situation on the ground in Kaung Tat, a village in Namkham Township in Shan State, near the Chinese border, said 25 women and 30 men had died. Other reports gave slightly different figures.A huge cloud of smoke could be seen billowing over the village shortly after the blast occurred on Sunday. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), which controls the area and has been fighting…
Watch: Paris police fire tear gas in clashes with triumphant PSG fansA total of 219 people have been injured in clashes between football fans and police across France after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the Champions League final against Arsenal.Eight were in a serious condition, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said. Thousands of officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted bus, train and rail services in the capital, Paris. Fifty-seven of them were injured.Nuñez said 780 people had been arrested over the violence – with more than 450 in custody. A person was found dead after an accident on Paris’s ring…
Rochelle LewisRochelle Lewis, 31, was diagnosed with the condition last yearFor Rochelle Lewis, it took years to confirm the reason why she had pains, excessive facial hair, bloatedness – and it was “absolutely devastating” when she found out it could affect her chances of being a mother.She was one of more than 170 million women globally to be diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition in which they have higher levels of certain hormones in their bodies.Lewis got her diagnosis last February which she said was a “long time coming” following years of symptoms and tests.She was told it…
‘He wanted to take it’ – Gabriel’s first Arsenal penalty ends with heartbreakGabriel’s first penalty for Arsenal ends in heartache as his shootout miss hands Paris St-Germain a second successive Champions League title.17 hrs agoArsenal
LIVEThousands of fans watch on as Arsenal celebrates Premier League win with open-top bus paradeIt comes a day after the team were denied a first Champions League triumph, losing on penalties to reigning title holders Paris St-Germain
More people rescued from flooded Laos cave on Saturday after more than a weekSome of those freed from a flooded cave in Laos are helping in efforts to find the last two missing men trapped inside, rescuers have said.So far, five of the seven initially missing have been rescued but it is believed the remaining two men are trapped deeper inside the cave in the mountain area of central Xaysomboun province.The men, all local villagers, entered the narrow tunnels on 20 May in search of gold but flash floods stopped them from leaving.On Sunday, a rescuer told AFP that several…
ReutersIsrael’s military says it captured Beaufort Castle, a strategic fort in southern Lebanon The Israeli military has increased the zone in southern Lebanon that it has warned residents to evacuate from, as it further expands its ground operations against Hezbollah.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reiterated its warning to everyone south of the Zahrani river to leave. “Anyone present near Hezbollah elements, facilities or means of combat endangers their life,” a spokesman said. The warning came shortly after the army confirmed it had taken Beaufort Castle, a strategic point on a high ridge above the Litani river.The latest evacuation warning is…