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China confirms attack on oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, no casualties reported
BEIJING, May 8 — China’s foreign ministry confirmed today that an oil products tanker carrying Chinese crew was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and expressed deep concern about vessels […]
Third Briton has suspected hantavirus after cruise outbreak, says UK health agency
LONDON, May 8 — A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials said today. The “additional suspected case of a […]
UK to summon Chinese ambassador after spying convictions
LONDON, May 8 — Britain ‌will summon the Chinese ambassador following the conviction of two men for spying on behalf of Hong Kong and ultimately China, Security Minister Dan Jarvis […]
Death toll rises to 37 in Hunan fireworks factory blast, China’s deadliest since 2019
BEIJING, May 8 — The death toll ‌has risen to 37 from 26 and one person remains missing after a fireworks factory explosion ‌in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, […]
Farage hails ‘historic change’ as Labour reels from ‘soul-destroying’ early UK election defeats
Early losses boost pressure on British PM Starmer Farage hails ‘historic change’ in British politics Labour MP calls the results ‘soul-destroying’ Results show Britain moving into era of multiparty politics […]
Indonesian authorities race to rescue 20 Singaporean, local hikers after Mount Dukono eruption
JAKARTA, May 8 — ‌Indonesian authorities are rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera ‌island today, a local rescue agency official told Reuters. Mount […]
Countries track passengers from virus‑hit cruise ship as Hondius heads to Spain
Authorities seek to trace passengers who disembarked before outbreak was detected Three people have died, eight believed to have contracted virus Ship heading to Spain’s Tenerife Human-to-human transmission is uncommon […]
Authorities: Tourists could not have caught hantavirus in Chile, last local case in 2019
SANTIAGO, May 8 — Two cruise ship passengers who died of hantavirus were not infected in Chile when they traveled through the country, the Chilean health ministry said yesterday. A […]
Hackers block access to Canvas platform used by thousands of US schools, affecting Harvard, Stanford and others
WASHINGTON, May 8 — US universities including Harvard, Stanford and thousands of other institutions were hit by a massive cyber hack yesterday following an earlier data breach. The attack, claimed […]
Philippines’ Marcos says Asean demonstrating capacity to respond to Middle East war
CEBU, May 8 — ‌Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said today the regional bloc Asean was standing together to demonstrate its capacity to respond with unity and resolve amid uncertainty […]