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WHO says all aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship are ‘high-risk’ contacts as death toll reaches three
WASHINGTON, May 10 — The World Health Organization said Saturda it considered everyone on board a cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak as “high-risk” contacts who should be actively monitored for 42 days. There are nearly 150 people on
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Frontier plane kills trespasser on Denver runway, 12 injured in evacuation after engine fire
COLORADO, May 10 — A Frontier Airlines passenger jet struck and killed a pedestrian on a runway at Denver International Airport during a planned takeoff for Los Angeles late on Friday, the airport said in a statement. The Frontier flight reported
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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to Canary Islands for mass evacuation, WHO to coordinate
MADRID, May 10 — A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is headed for Spain’s Canary Islands, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea. The Dutch-flagged MV
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Iranian Revolutionary Guards warn of strikes on US sites after tanker attacks in Gulf
TEHRAN, May 10 — Islamic Revolutionary Guards threatened yesterday to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran’s response to its latest negotiating position. “Any attack
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Three hikers killed in Mount Dukono eruption in Indonesia, including two Singaporeans
NORTH HALMAHERA, May 9 — Three hikers—two Singaporeans and a local—died in an eruption yesterday of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano where they found themselves in a no-go zone, officials said. The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 10 kilometres
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Two found dead in Japan in likely bear attacks amid rising fatalities this year
TOKYO, May 9 — Two people were found dead in northeastern Japan in likely bear attacks earlier this week, which, if confirmed, would bring this year’s fatalities from such incidents to three so far, Kyodo News reported. With the two suspected cases
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WHO confirms six hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship outbreak, three deaths reported
GENEVA, May 9 — There are six confirmed cases of hantavirus so far out of eight suspected ones following an outbreak on a cruise ship, the World Health Organization said today. “As of 8 May, a total of eight cases,
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US arranging evacuation flight for Americans aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship
WASHINGTON, May 9 — The United States said yesterday it was organizing an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-struck cruise ship that has sailed to the Canary Islands, which are part of Spain. “The Department of State is arranging a
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Mexico to end school year early over heatwave and World Cup hosting backlash
MEXICO CITY, May 9 — Mexican authorities yesterday announced that the school year would end over a month early as the country gears up to host World Cup matches, prompting broad backlash. Education Secretary Mario Delgado said the decision to
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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 said yesterday. “The activities carried out by these men, on
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