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WHO says good cooperation with US on hantavirus, despite withdrawal 07 May 2026 - 09:48 pm
nstitute holding a container used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus, which contains RNA from the Andes virus as part of the detection process, in Buenos Aires on May 6, 2026. Argentina has seen an increase in hantavirus cases but not an outbreak, an expert told AFP on May 6, as infections aboard a cruise ship have provoked a global health scare. The MV Hondius set sail from Ushuaia in southern Argentina on April 1 and is currently anchored off the coast of Cape Verde after three passengers died, possibly of hantavirus. (Photo by Handout / ARGENTINE HEALTH MINISTRY / AFP)
Trump says he would not pay $1,000 to watch US at World Cup 07 May 2026 - 09:46 pm
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UK to summon China's ambassador after dissident spy case convictions 07 May 2026 - 09:12 pm
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US urges Iran to free ailing Nobel winner Mohammadi 07 May 2026 - 08:40 pm
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IMF warns of 'inevitable' AI-powered threats to global financial system 07 May 2026 - 07:59 pm
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GCC urges international action to protect energy security, global supply chains 07 May 2026 - 07:49 pm
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US targets Cuba economic juggernauts in new sanctions 07 May 2026 - 07:31 pm
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Some 1,500 ships trapped in Gulf due to Iran conflict: IMO 07 May 2026 - 06:58 pm
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Oman Foreign Minister discusses regional developments, de-escalation efforts with Russian, German counterparts 07 May 2026 - 06:47 pm
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AI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsoft says 07 May 2026 - 06:30 pm
A photo taken on May 7, 2026 shows the letters AI for Artificial Intelligence on a laptop screen (top) next to the logo of the Microsoft's Copilot chatbot application on a smartphone screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
German tourist wins payout after sun lounger court battle 07 May 2026 - 04:08 pm
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Indonesian flood victims file lawsuit over slow reconstruction 07 May 2026 - 04:00 pm
A road construction crew works at dusk in Jakarta on May 6, 2026. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Two Singapore residents isolated, awaiting hantavirus test results 07 May 2026 - 03:57 pm
This general view shows the cruise ship MV Hondius, leaving the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. Photo by AFP
K-pop stars BTS draw 50,000-strong crowd in Mexico 07 May 2026 - 01:28 pm
Handout picture released by Mexico's presidency press office showing fans of South Korea's K-pop band BTS in front of the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on May 6, 2026. Photo by HANDOUT / MEXICO'S PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / AFP
'No symptomatic individuals' left on hantavirus cruise ship: operator 07 May 2026 - 01:22 pm
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Circus tackles jihadist nightmares of Burkina Faso's children 07 May 2026 - 12:56 pm
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French village in shock after teen killed on way to school 07 May 2026 - 12:43 pm
This screengrab made from an AFP video shows a gendarmerie car parked in a street in Fere-en-Tardenois, northern France. (Photo by Noorullah Shirzada / AFP)
Solomon Islands PM toppled in no-confidence vote 07 May 2026 - 10:39 am
(FILES) Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele