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MLB Tigers star pitcher Skubal to undergo elbow surgery

MLB Tigers star pitcher Skubal to undergo elbow surgery

Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner as top pitcher Tarik Skubal will undergo arthroscopic elbow surgery to remove loose bodies, Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers announced on Monday. The move came after an elbow injury flared up on Sunday, with neither the Tigers nor the

Hantavirus: spread by rodents, potentially fatal, with no specific cure

Hantavirus: spread by rodents, potentially fatal, with no specific cure

Hantavirus, being linked to deaths on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans. Dutch cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed Monday it was dealing with "a serious medical situation" on board the MV Hondius, travelling from Argentina to

Oil prices jump on Hormuz tensions as US indices retreat from records

Oil prices jump on Hormuz tensions as US indices retreat from records

Oil prices jumped on Monday after a drone strike sparked a fire at an Emirati energy installation, threatening a fragile US-Iran ceasefire, while US warships entered the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Seoul and Taipei hit record highs as Asian traders joined the rally in tech shares, but US equity

No.6 Morikawa withdraws from final PGA Championship tuneup

No.6 Morikawa withdraws from final PGA Championship tuneup

World number six Collin Morikawa, a two-time major winner, withdrew from the PGA Truist Championship on Monday, taking a rest before next week's PGA Championship at Aronimink. The 29-year-old American, who captured the 2020 PGA Championship and 2021 British Open, has battled several injuries in

Amazon to ship stuff for any business, not just its own merchants

Amazon to ship stuff for any business, not just its own merchants

Amazon announced Monday it is opening up its massive shipping and delivery network to any business that wants to use it -- not just the merchants who sell on Amazon's website. The new service, called Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), lets companies pay Amazon to handle the behind-the-

Swastikas daubed on NY Jewish homes, synagogues: police

Swastikas daubed on NY Jewish homes, synagogues: police

Antisemitic graffiti including swastikas has been spray-painted onto Jewish homes, synagogues and a memorial commemorating Kristallnacht, New York police and city officials confirmed Monday, with the incidents being investigated as possible hate crimes. The graffiti is the latest instance of antisemitic vandalism against the city's Jewish community,

Colombian guerrillas offer peace talks with Petro successor

Colombian guerrillas offer peace talks with Petro successor

Colombia's largest active guerrilla group said Monday it was open to resuming peace talks with whoever succeeds left-wing President Gustavo Petro in upcoming elections. Petro, who will leave office in August following elections starting May 31, has failed to achieve his aim of "total peace,"