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WHO says risk low as hantavirus‑hit cruise ship evacuates three passengers off Cape Verde, set to dock in Spain
Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak, marooned off Cape Verde Eight confirmed or suspected cases, three people have died Human-to-human transmission is uncommon Hantavirus usually spreads through contact with infected […]
UK court blocks BHP appeal over 2015 Brazil dam collapse liability
LONDON, May 6 — BHP cannot appeal against a UK ruling that it is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in south-eastern Brazil, London’s Court of Appeal ruled […]
UN urges Israel to ‘immediately’ free detained Gaza flotilla activists, probe mistreatment claims
GENEVA, May 6 — The United Nations today called on Israel to immediately release two activists taken from a Gaza-bound flotilla, and demanded an investigation into “disturbing accounts” they had […]
Indonesia jails ex‑Sritex CEO to 14 years for loan fraud and money laundering
JAKARTA, May 6 — An Indonesian court sentenced the former chief executive of the now-bankrupt textile giant Sritex to 14 years in jail today for laundering money via bank loans […]
China calls for ‘complete’ and immediate end to Middle East fighting
BEIJING, May 6 — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called today for an end to hostilities in the Middle East and for the United States and Iran to reopen the […]
Two cases of hantavirus on ship likely to be rare variant that spreads human-to-human
JOHANNESBURG, May 6 — South Africa has identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which spreads human-to-human, in two people who came off a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of […]
Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed
DENPASAR, May 6 — Buckets of blooms adorn Yuvita Anggi Prinanda’s sidewalk flower stall in Bali, but their perfume can’t mask the stench of accumulating trash bespoiling parts of the […]
Judge who doubled ex-South Korean first lady’s jail sentence found dead at High Court building
SEOUL, May 6 — A South Korean judge who more than doubled the former first lady’s prison sentence last month was found dead today, police said. Shin Jong-o was “found […]
Cambodian PM’s cousin admits 30pc stake in digital payment firm linked to cyberscams
PHNOM PENH, May 6 — A cousin of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Wednesday he owned a 30 per cent stake in a digital payments platform linked to cyberscams […]
China hosts Iranian envoy in Beijing just days before Trump visit
BEIJING, May 6 — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Beijing on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua said. Araqchi’s one-day trip […]