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PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONSThe city’s rodent problem has drawn attention as well due to the public health implications.In May, Hong Kong recorded its first human case of rat hepatitis E for the year.About one in five rats carry the virus. While human infections are rare, people can potentially contract the virus through food or water contaminated by rat waste.Symptoms may include fever, nausea and vomiting, though some infected people show no symptoms. Severe cases can result in liver failure.Cases have been on the rise globally, with more than 50 recorded so far, said Dr Siddharth Sridhar, a clinical associate professor at…

Venezuela has declared a state of emergency after two back-to-back earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 struck, killing at least 32 people.A major search and rescue operation is under way after Wednesday’s quakes caused widespread damage, especially in the capital, Caracas.Recommended Stories list of 1 itemend of listEmergency crews are searching through the rubble of collapsed buildings while authorities closed the country’s main airport in Caracas, suspended classes and mobilised health workers to respond to the disaster.The United States Geological Survey (USGS) warned that “high casualties and extensive damage are probable”, and US President Donald Trump said the quakes –…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration marked a major immigration enforcement milestone Wednesday, announcing that federal authorities have arrested more than 10,000 suspected gang members since President Donald Trump began his second term.The arrests are part of the administration’s broader immigration enforcement campaign, which officials say is aimed at removing violent criminals from U.S. communities.According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), those arrested have been accused of crimes including murder, assault with a deadly weapon, drug trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, robbery and extortion.Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has delivered…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Park Police is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person captured on camera as part of an investigation into damage to the Reflecting Pool and the alleged destruction of government property in Washington, D.C.Police said the incident happened Friday at about 3:36 p.m. at the Reflecting Pool on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital.Video released by police shows what appears to be a person kneeling next to the Reflecting Pool and reaching an arm into the water.The person appears to have dark hair and is…

It will be young talent time at Marvel Stadium as an in-form Carlton host West Coast on Saturday but interim coach Josh Fraser admits one player in particular has given him “something to think about”

“We always talk about just the results,” said Hong. “In terms of the process of preparation and how we can put that onto the playing field, that is something that I had thought about.”Of course, if we had known the results already beforehand, then I probably would have made some different choices, but I had a strategy in mind.”The Korean coach said the result was his responsibility.”Ultimately, it comes down to me,” he said. “I guess I made the wrong decisions, and that was the reason why we had a bad result. Nothing more, nothing less.”Hong explained he had left…

Actor and comedian Danny McBride talks about his new book, “Thrilling Tales of Modern Men,” which is a short story collection that dives into modern masculinity. McBride, known for playing over confident characters, says he wanted to make the book an extension of what he’s delivered on TV.

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President Trump’s meeting with Republican senators on Wednesday turned testy, and at one point, he sternly told Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy to sit down, after questions arose about the War Powers Resolution, according to sources directly familiar with the meeting. Cassidy had been trying to respond to the president, telling the president he should sit down — but Cassidy later relented, saying he would be seated, but not at Mr. Trump’s behest. “He raised his voice. I lost my temper. That’s not appropriate. It’s the Irish in me, but I again matched his tone and his volume,” Cassidy told reporters after the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former New Jersey middle school teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student was indicted Wednesday on new charges, including manufacturing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors said.Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township, now faces a 12-count indictment that also includes sexual assault of a minor and a pattern of official misconduct, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.According to prosecutors, the alleged victim, who is now an adult, told police he had an unlawful sexual relationship with Fisler while he was a minor and she was his teacher at…