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South Africa declares natural disaster as flooding kills at least 10
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (284+ words) A woman walks on a waterlogged pathway of the informal settlement in Khayelitsha, on the outkirks of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Credit: AP/Bheki Radebe JOHANNESBURG " At least 10 people are dead with many homes destroyed in flooding caused…...
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (224+ words) The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is seen at anchor after arriving at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. Credit: AP/Manu Fernandez TENERIFE, Spain " A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board…...
WHO head will oversee evacuation of passengers, crew from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (941+ words) TENERIFE, Spain " The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Spain on Saturday to oversee the evacuation of more than 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed to the Canary Islands. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said…...
Aboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, some passengers fear what awaits back home
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (597+ words) Passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship use binoculars to scan the horizon during their voyage to the port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. Credit: AP/Uncredited MADRID " In the days since the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic…...
Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (975+ words) The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Credit: AP/Misper Apawu MADRID " Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed…...
Botswana mourns death of Festus Mogae, the former president who prioritized HIV/AIDS fight
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (404+ words) President of the Republic of Botswana Festus Mogae addresses the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 26, 2007, at the U. N. headquarters. Credit: AP/Ed Betz GABORONE, Botswana " Festus Mogae, Botswana's former president who made a national priority of the fight…...
South Africa's top court revives Ramaphosa cash scandal, paving way for impeachment
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (478+ words) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron on the opening day of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Credit: AP/Halden Krog JOHANNESBURG " South Africa's highest court has set aside lawmakers' vote to reject…...
The Latest: 3 passengers from virus-hit cruise ship evacuated to the Netherlands
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1750+ words) Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Credit: AP/Misper Apawu PRAIA, Cape Verde " Three cruise ship passengers with suspected hantavirus infections…...
Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (938+ words) Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Zambia, addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig HARARE, Zimbabwe " Zambia is accusing the United States of tying a $2 billion…...
130 Nigerians seek repatriation after latest anti-immigration protests in South Africa
1+ week, 1+ day ago (141+ words) ABUJA, Nigeria " Nigeria will repatriate 130 Nigerians living in South Africa after a new wave of anti-immigration protests in that country, according to the foreign minister, who summoned South Africa's top representative there on Monday to express concern. Odumegwu-Ojukwu was meeting…...