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From BBC News. Five cases of hantavirus have now been confirmed in relation to an outbreak on a cruise ship, the World Health Organization (WHO) says, and more may follow due to the virus’s six week incubation period. Three people have died either on board or after travelling on the MV Hondius, which set sail…
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From BBC News. It has been a year since billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk left his informal position in President Trump’s White House in May 2025. But behind the scenes, Musk has been busy. Musk has spent the last few weeks in a California courtroom, where he is suing his former business partner, OpenAI CEO…
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From BBC News. Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who disembarked from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. The ship’s operator said 29 passengers, of at least 12 different nationalities, left the MV Hondius on 24 April. The Dutch government gave a different figure…
From BBC News. The World Health Organization is about to give an update on the outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship. Three people have died either on board or after travelling on the MV Hondius, which set sail from Argentina a month ago. #Hantavirus #BBCNews
From BBC News. There are nearly 100 documented cases so far of children fathered by British soldiers near an army base in Kenya since the 1950s who have grown up without knowing their dads, sometimes facing poverty or being ostracised by their community. Now, some are finally finding answers with the help of a UK…
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From BBC News. Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a Hantavirus-hit cruise ship have arrived in the Netherlands for treatment, operator Oceanwide Expeditions has said. A third passenger in a stable condition was on board an evacuation flight that has been delayed, the operator added. The MV Hondius is now sailing…
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From BBC News. Iran says a US proposal to end the war is "still being considered", after reports the two sides could be close to an agreement. The White House believes it could be closing in on a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran, according to a report by US news outlet Axios. A senior…
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From BBC News. A US warplane has fired on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. The US military said the ship was trying to breach the US imposed blockade of Iran’s ports. The attacks is the latest threat to the four week ceasefire between the two countries. President Trump has threatened Iran…
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From BBC News. We count down to the Senedd, Holyrood and English local elections happening on Thursday. With less than 24 hours to go until the polls open, the parties are making their final efforts to win over voters across the UK. Adam, Chris, Laura, Felicity and James put their heads together to give a…
From BBC News. Around 150 people from 23 countries are stranded on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus. The World Health Organization has confirmed eight cases of the virus onboard the MV Hondius, including three people who have died. The BBC’s health reporter Jim Reed tells us what…
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From BBC News. Iranians living in Tehran have told the BBC what they think of the war and revealed how the conflict has affected their day to day lives. In recent days, attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz has raised fears that an already fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran could collapse.…
From BBC News. On the afternoon of 8 April in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the neighbourhood of Hay el Sellom was hit by an Israeli air strike. It was part of a deadly wave of strikes that begun at 14.15 local time and saw about 100 targets across Lebanon hit in the space of…
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From BBC News. Ocean engineering and technology company DEEP is on a mission to make humans aquatic, which is why it’s setting up an underwater training facility in Chepstow. The 50-acre site, with a controlled body of water, will be dedicated to saturation diving – a technique that allows people to live and work underwater…
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From BBC News. Airlines have cut 13,000 flights globally in May as jet fuel prices soar due to the conflict in the Middle East. Airlines have removed nearly two million seats from flights over May, new data shows. Istanbul and Munich have seen the largest reduction in flights, according to figures from aviation analytics firm…
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From BBC News. A Dutch cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak on board is to sail to the Canary Islands, Spain’s health ministry has said. Two crew members, including the ship’s reportedly British doctor, require urgent medical care and were due to be evacuated on a hospital aircraft to the Canary Islands on Tuesday. A…
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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump said that "Project Freedom", which began days earlier, would be halted by "mutual agreement" because "great progress" had been made toward a deal with Iran. We’ve not yet had an official response from senior figures in the Iranian regime, but several Iranian media outlets have framed the US…
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From BBC News. A cargo vessel in the strait of Hormuz has been struck by unknown projectile, according to the UK maritime authority. It said the environmental impact of the incident was unknown. It came as Iran launched more attacks on the United Arab Emirates which reported that it had intercepted 15 missiles and drones…
From BBC News. A cargo vessel in the strait of Hormuz has been struck by unknown projectile, according to the UK maritime authority. It said the environmental impact of the incident was unknown. It came as Iran launched more attacks on the United Arab Emirates which reported that it had intercepted 15 missiles and drones…