“It’s easy to attack the Commonwealth because it ultimately stems from the countries who were part of the British Empire, but it’s been quite resilient. It’s been able to reinvent itself,” said Associate Professor Kevin Blackburn, a sports history expert with NTU.  For one, the Commonwealth Games is more inclusive than the Olympics, with non-disabled athletes and para athletes competing under the same umbrella, in the same arena and at the same time, he noted.…

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GENEVA: The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said on Friday (Apr 19), though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. Avian influenza A (H5N1) first emerged in 1996 but since 2020, the…

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LONDON : Reports of an Israeli attack on Iranian soil that possibly drags the Middle East into a deeper conflict has jolted world markets with geopolitical risks that can swiftly change the direction of anything from oil to bonds and renew inflation risks. Stocks tumbled on Friday, oil briefly jumped…

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