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Iran dares Trump to reject its ‘take it or leave it’ deal as Hormuz truce unravels
TEHRAN, May 13 — Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. The
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Asian markets slide as Middle East deadlock and AI woes rattle investors
HONG KONG, May 13 — Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as markets digested the lack of progress towards Middle East peace and setbacks that rattled the boom in AI technology. Iran’s chief negotiator said on Tuesday that Washington must accept
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US appeals court temporarily reinstates Trump’s 10pc global tariffs
WASHINGTON, May 13 — A US federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a ruling declaring President Donald Trump’s global 10-per cent tariffs illegal, granting a government request to suspend the decision pending appeal. Trump imposed the temporary 10-per cent
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‘Our work is not over’: Hantavirus remains contained, urges countries to ‘follow advice’, says WHO chief
MADRID, May 12 — World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness. The fate of the MV
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Indonesia tightens hantavirus screening at Soekarno‑Hatta for arrivals from US, Argentina, Uruguay and Panama
JAKARTA, May 12 — Indonesia has tightened health screening and monitoring at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for travellers arriving from four countries following concerns over potential Hantavirus transmission cases. Head of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Health Quarantine Centre Naning Nugrahini said
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Breach of protocol: Dutch hospital quarantines 12 workers after hantavirus samples from cruise ship patient mishandled
AMSTERDAM, May 12 — A Dutch hospital quarantined 12 staff members in a preventive measure after blood and urine from a hantavirus patient were handled without observing strict protocols. The hospital staff members will be quarantined for six weeks, the
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Keir Starmer vows to continue governing amidst resignation calls
LONDON, May 12 — Prime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign today, telling ministers he would “get on with governing” despite a “destabilising” 48 hours of growing calls to set out a timetable for his departure after an election
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Last evacuation flights with final 28 evacuees from hantavirus ship land in Netherlands
EINDHOVEN (Netherlands), May 12 —The last two evacuation planes carrying passengers and crew from the hantavirus-hit ship MV Hondius landed in the Netherlands today, according to an AFP journalist. Travelling in the two planes were 28 evacuees from the ship,
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So much for a royal flush: Frustrated Trump learns he doesn’t have the cards on Iran
WASHINGTON, May 12 — One of President Donald Trump’s favorite metaphors is that he’s got the cards—that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can overpower any adversary. On Iran, the former casino owner is
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Texas lawsuit accuses Netflix of illegal data collection
NEW YORK, May 12 — The top prosecutor in Texas filed a lawsuit against Netflix yesterday, accusing the streaming giant of improperly collecting users’ data and designing its platform to be addictive. “When you watch Netflix, Netflix watches you,” reads
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