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WHO says deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak involves rare human-to-human strain
GENEVA, May 14 — Eight people infected in the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes virus, the only strain transmitted between humans, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. “Eight cases were laboratory-confirmed
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Abu Dhabi rejects Israeli claim that Netanyahu made undisclosed UAE trip
DUBAI May 14 — The United Arab Emirates said Thursday it “denies reports” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently visited the country, after Netanyahu’s office said he had held a secret meeting with the UAE president. “The United Arab
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Israel steps up attacks on Gaza since Iran truce, as military says Hamas rearming
CAIRO, May 13 — Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the US in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian enclave where the military believes Hamas fighters
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Modi cuts motorcade size as India faces fuel crisis triggered by Iran war
NEW DELHI, May 13 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “significantly” cut the size of his motorcade to save fuel, a government source said on Wednesday, days after he urged citizens to tighten their belts amid a surge in
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Trump goes to Xi’s house in first China visit by US president in almost a decade
BEIJING, May 13 — Donald Trump was due in Beijing Wednesday on the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to ramp up trade despite potential friction over Taiwan and Iran. Leaving
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The ‘Lu’ loophole: China hacks its own sanctions to welcome US state secretary Rubio
WASHINGTON, May 13 — Secretary of State Marco Rubio was heading Tuesday to Beijing with President Donald Trump despite being under Chinese sanctions – a breakthrough apparently made possible after China changed his name’s transliteration. As a US senator, Rubio,
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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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