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NEW YORK (news agencies) — A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and potentially deadly — threat.The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital.The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from an attempt to better gauge how common these kinds of illnesses are. The government does not require doctors to report the illnesses.“It’s kind of the first time we’ve had an estimate like this,” said the CDC’s Dr. Jeremy Gold, the study’s…

Zendaya’s advice on working with husband Tom HollandHollywood power couple Tom Holland and Zendaya have been dominating red carpets all summer.And the pair were back at it on Wednesday evening at the London premiere of their latest film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with scores of fans turning out for a glimpse of two of the biggest young stars on the planet.It’s been a busy year for the couple, who recently got married and are also starring in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster, The Odyssey.But when asked by BBC News if she has any tips for working together with your husband, Zendaya replied:…

AFP via Getty ImagesSaudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has embarked the country on a course known as Vision 2030Saudi Arabia is facing a difficult dilemma. Ever since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on 28 February, the Saudis have largely tried to stay out of it. But now, after being attacked from three sides, the Saudis have had enough. This week, they carried out joint strikes with the US on Iranian proxy militias in Iraq who they believe have been launching drones at the Kingdom.For Saudi Arabia the dilemma now is whether to keep on hitting back as…

Is World Cup sell-off plan a step too far by Infantino?BBC Sport explores why Fifa president Gianni Infantino feels powerful enough to sell off stakes in the World Cup – and what the consequences could be.6 hrs agoWorld Cup

AFP via Getty ImagesSharp falls in the value of chip makers have stoked investor concerns that the euphoria around artificial intelligence (AI) related companies is fading.The AI revolution has promised to reshape the way we work and live and has created vast wealth for investors in a handful of companies predominantly in the US and Asia. Companies are desperate to be the winners of a transformative technology that many have compared to the advent of the internet, the telephone, even electricity itself. As Sir Demis Hassabis, founder of UK company Deepmind, which was eventually bought a decade ago by US…

Planes dump water on French wildfires as temperatures riseThe aerial cavalry of three Canadair aircraft flying overhead look as impressive as they sound.They arrive in formation, before sharply banking over towards the thick plume of black smoke ahead of us.Their individual payloads of more than 1,000 gallons of water are then dumped onto the flames below.A succession of helicopters then follows with their own streams of red fire retardant.As the smoke eases, firefighters then move into the forest on foot to try and contain the latest flare-up.They are the principal concern for the thousands of crews and volunteers combating the…

Watch: Explosion at Japan mall after earthquakeJapan’s south-western Kyushu region has had more than 100 aftershocks since it was struck on Tuesday by a powerful earthquake which left at least 13 people dead.Many others were said to be in cardiac arrest – a term often used in preliminary reports in Japan before a death is officially confirmed.In searing heat, rescue crews are digging through the rubble at a paper factory and a shopping mall in Kumamoto prefecture, looking for trapped survivors. The mall suffered an explosion in the hour after the quake struck. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned it…

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in showdown with Republican lawmakersFormer top US health official Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a US Senate hearing about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying he feared Republican lawmakers would try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury. He invoked the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, which says no individual can be “compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself”. Days before the hearing, Republican Senator Rand Paul released more than 1,000 pages of Fauci’s pandemic-era diary, in which he mused about his fame and the origins…

Fifa offers $40m if nations back controversial planFifa has set a deadline of 19 September for member associations to access cash as FA voice disapproval of world governing body’s funding plan before emergency Uefa meeting.33 mins agoWorld Cup

Getty ImagesGlen Hansard was the lead singer of The Frames and an Oscar-winning songwriterOscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard has died in a motorbike crash in Dublin.Hansard, 56, was the frontman for rock group The Frames and also featured in The Commitments.He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Falling Slowly in 2008 which he wrote for the low-budget film Once.Hansard was born in Dublin in 1970 and busked on its streets before landing the role of Outspan Foster in Alan Parker’s The Commitments, a 1991 film about a soul band made up of a group of working-class young…