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Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, has confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.The outbreak in southern Brazil was identified at a farm supplying Vibra Foods, a Brazilian operation backed by Tyson Foods, according to two people familiar with the matter.Vibra and Tyson did not immediately respond to questions.Vibra has 15 processing plants in Brazil and exports to more than 60 countries, according to its website.Brazil exported $US10 billion ($A16 billion) of chicken meat in 2024, accounting for about 35 per cent…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy grew 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, below market expectations but in line with government estimates, data showed on Friday (May 16). Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast annual gross domestic product growth would come in at 4.5 per cent in the January to March period. On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, first quarter GDP expanded 0.7 per cent vs a 0.2 per cent contraction in the previous quarter.   The economy grew a revised 4.9 per cent in the final quarter of 2024.  The central bank said first-quarter economic growth…

More than 19 months into its war on Gaza, Israel shows few signs that it is relenting. The last week has shown the opposite, an intensification of violence across the besieged Palestinian territory, leaving hundreds dead, and hundreds of thousands terrified of what comes next. This was a week where United States President Donald Trump toured the Middle East, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. There had been hope that some kind of ceasefire deal would be announced, or that the US would put more pressure on Israel to seriously come to the negotiating table. That was…

Vance booed at Kennedy Center concert A chorus of boos could be heard as Vice President JD Vance attended a concert at the Kennedy Center on Thursday. (Credit: Andrew Roth/The Guardian via Storyful) The Kennedy Center is seeking to revamp its family-focused programming, including through offering more faith-based content that has often been left off the center’s agenda. To kick off the new focus, the Kennedy Center will be holding a free family screening of the new Angel Studios animated movie “The King of Kings,” which journeys through the life of Jesus from the viewpoint of a young boy who, throughout…

A man convicted of stabbing award-winning British author Salman Rushdie in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison, the maximum possible term.Hadi Matar, 27, was found guilty in February of attempted murder and assault in connection to the knife attack that left Rushdie blind in one eye. Rusdie, 77, was stabbed on stage at the Chautauqua Institution before a lecture and airlifted to a hospital in northwestern Pennsylvania — where he remained for nearly three weeks.The author, whose 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” evoked worldwide protests and Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khamenei to call for his death, suffered wounds…

Canadians who thought they had won a boat through Tim Hortons’ Roll Up to Win contest, only to be told it was a mistake will soon find out if a proposed class action lawsuit can proceed. Montreal-based law firm LPC Avocats put forward the suit last year when the issue arose, saying the class action was to ask the court to order “specific performance, i.e., to force Tim Hortons to deliver the boats it informed customers they had won.”An authorization hearing is set to take place Tuesday morning at the Montreal courthouse to determine if the proposed class action can proceed.Last…

Even without the help of his injured Australian lieutenant Jai Hindley, Primoz Roglic has ridden back into the lead of the Giro d’Italia after the race’s first summit finish.While Juan Ayuso, the young Spaniard rated his main rival for the title, won stage seven with an impressive late burst, Roglic couldn’t have sounded more blase as he smiled about finishing fourth on the day and laughed: “I was a bit behind, but I didn’t really fight much.”His ride on Friday was enough to put the 2023 winner Roglic back into the pink jersey he’d briefly held after the second-stage time…

“Allegations of human trafficking and money laundering – largely unsubstantiated – have impacted Malaysia’s reputation,” the secretary-general of the human resources ministry, Azman Yusof, wrote in a letter dated Apr 23, which was reviewed by Bloomberg.  In its statement on Thursday, the Human Resources Ministry thanked Bangladesh for recognising Malaysia’s efforts to reform the foreign worker recruitment system and crack down on abuse, following the courtesy call by Asif, the Bangladeshi official who was also accompanied by the special envoy for international affairs Lutfey Siddiqi.  “The Bangladeshi side confirmed that Malaysia was not involved in any of the previously raised…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter made a woman’s day on a United Airlines flight to the point where she said she would get her sons to buy his jersey. The woman called Hunter the “nicest young man,” but the second overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft tells Fox News Digital there was no act behind it. That’s the type of person he is.  Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) runs a route during a rookie minicamp at Miller Electric Center Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla.  (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)”It was just…

ICC says Karim Khan will take a leave of absence pending the conclusion of UN-led investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies.The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has taken a leave of absence pending the conclusion of UN-led investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Khan’s office said on Friday that he had informed colleagues he would step aside until the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) wraps up its probe. The OIOS has been conducting the external investigation since December, following complaints raised with the ICC’s oversight body. Khan has…