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Hantavirus outbreak suspected after 3 cruise passengers die: What is it?
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (556+ words) (NEXSTAR) " Authorities believe a rare hantavirus outbreak may have been the cause of multiple deaths and illnesses aboard a Dutch cruise ship. Out of a total of six suspected cases from the ship, the MV Hondius, three people have died…...
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic kills 3 people
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (578+ words) The Dutch company that operates the cruise said the ship was now sitting off the coast of Cape Verde, an island nation off Africa's west coast, and local authorities were assisting but had not allowed anyone to disembark. It said…...
Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (507+ words) Organizers Access Now, a New York-based advocacy group, said late Friday it had canceled the Rights Con summit in Zambia that was due to take place next week after the Zambian government initially said it was postponed. Access Now said…...
Taiwan president postpones Eswatini visit and says China pressured African countries
1+ week, 6+ day ago (363+ words) President Lai Ching-te was set to visit Eswatini, Taiwan's sole remaining diplomatic ally in Africa, from April 22-26. But flight permits were canceled in island nations along the route, Secretary-General to the president, Pan Meng-an, told journalists in Taipei. "The cancellation…...
Veteran negotiator Roelf Meyer appointed as South Africa's ambassador to the US
2+ week, 5+ day ago (352+ words) Meyer's appointment comes during a period of strained relations between South Africa and U. S. President Donald Trump's administration, which expelled former Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool following his criticism of Trump. The fallout put pressure on Ramaphosa to appoint an ambassador who would…...
A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
3+ week, 4+ day ago (925+ words) Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years. Themes Leo is expected to raise include Christian-Muslim coexistence, the…...
Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (828+ words) Like many people across the world, Isaac is one of millions across Africa who are reeling from the economic impacts of the faraway conflict in the Middle East, which began Feb. 28 with joint U. S. -Israeli strikes on Iran. For many Africans,…...
Severe thunderstorms likely today with damaging wind gusts
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (197+ words) ABC27 TODAY: Severe T-Storms, Windy Winds: S 15-25 mph Gusts to 50 mph TONIGHT: Snow Showers, Windy Winds: W 15-25 mph TUESDAY: Partly Sunny, Cold & Windy Winds: W 10-20 mph Gusts to 35 mph A potent cold front will move through the region later today and…...
US to end health aid to Zimbabwe after funding talks collapse
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (726+ words) The loss of the southern African nation's largest health donor casts uncertainty over programs to combat HIV and the public health sector in one of the world's most vulnerable health systems, where patients often must supply even basic items such…...