Bird flu outbreak in Japan spreads to fifth prefecture

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Bird flu has been detected in a fifth Japanese prefecture, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday, as a wave of infections in poultry farms triggered Japan’s worst outbreak in more than four years. Avian influenza was discovered on two egg-producing farms in the city of …

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Kenya’s Kandie licks world record for half marathon

[ad_1] VALENCIA, Spain: Kibiwott Kandie of Kenya broke the men’s world record for a half marathon in Valencia on Sunday in a time of 57 minutes 32 seconds. His spectacular performance was almost half a minute faster than the previous record of 58min 01sec set by compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor in …

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Hayabusa2 has sent bits from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth

[ad_1] Fireball taken from Coober Pedy.Image: JAXA After six years of traveling and exploring, tto Hayabusa2 from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Investigation on Saturday he sent a capsule back to Earth filled with what scientists hope is at least a 100 milligram sample of the asteroid Ryugu, which is …

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