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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship departs from Cape Verde: AFP
10+ hour, 45+ min ago (105+ words) Insider Paper A cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak that has been anchored off Cape Verde began its departure from the island nation off west Africa Wednesday, an AFP journalist witnessed. Spain's health minister has said the vessel will…...
Cruise ship passenger with hantavirus being treated in Zurich, Switzerland
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (482+ words) A former passenger on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is being treated in a Zurich hospital for the disease, Swiss authorities said Wednesday. "One person has tested positive for hantavirus in Switzerland," said a Swiss health…...
Nearly 5, 000 S. African Afrikaners take up Trump refugee offer
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (352+ words) Nearly 5, 000 white Afrikaners have entered the United States under a programme launched by President Donald Trump nearly a year ago based on unfounded claims that the South African minority faces persecution, a document seen by AFP on Wednesday showed. The…...
South Africa disinvited from G7 in France after US pressure: Pretoria
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (652+ words) The United States put pressure on France to disinvite the South African president to the G7 summit in the French town of Evian in June, the South African presidency told AFP Thursday. It marks the latest episode after months of fractured…...