US plans evacuation flight for Americans on hantavirus ship

The United States said Friday it was organizing an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-struck cruise ship that has sailed to the Canary Islands.

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Zimbabwe to return land Mugabe seized from white farmers

67 unoccupied farms to be handed back as Zimbabwe seeks to return Mugabe-era seized farms to European investors; over 400 white farmers allowed to buy back land.

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IS-linked Australian women charged with keeping slave in Syria

The women returned to Australia on Thursday after years spent in a Syrian detention camp, where they were stranded after Islamic State's collapse.

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Child deaths mount from Bangladesh measles outbreak

Measles is highly contagious, spreading through coughs and sneezes, and has no specific treatment once caught.

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Russia, Ukraine trade major attacks ahead of Kremlin's WWII celebrations

"As we did over the past 24 hours, Ukraine will respond in kind today as well," Zelensky wrote on X.

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WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak

A Dutch couple who had travelled around South America before boarding the ship in Ushuaia, Argentina on April 1 were the first fatalities.

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US and Iran trade fire, threatening fragile truce

The US military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets in response, although Tehran charged that it was Washington that had initiated the exchange of fire.

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Sri Lankan ex-CEO linked to Airbus bribes found dead

Kapila Chandrasena, the former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines, was found at the Colombo home of a relative, said police.

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'No medicine for my son': Sudanese struggle to survive in new war zone

"My son is five years old. He has malaria. There is no medicine for my son," Awad, 38, added from the sprawling Al-Karama 3 Camp in state capital El-Damazin.

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Twin jihadist-claimed attacks kill more than 30 in Mali

The Malian army said on Thursday it had carried out "a targeted operation against terrorist armed groups" in the area and around a dozen fighters were "neutralised".

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'They looked like me': Why Arsenal became Africa's club

There were ecstatic scenes at a bar in Nairobi on Wednesday when Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 to reach the Champions League final for only the second time.

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Arsenal sense Premier League glory as Spurs eye safety

Arsenal are firmly back in control of the Premier League title race and a win at struggling West Ham on Sunday could all but seal the Gunners' first English title in 22 years.

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Carrick says strong finish matters more than his Man United future

Michael Carrick said Thursday he is more worried about Manchester United finishing the season in style than his own future at Old Trafford.

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Plane carrying hantavirus-struck evacuee lands in Amsterdam

A plane believed to be carrying a sick passenger from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrived in Amsterdam on Thursday.

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Rubio meets Pope Leo in bid to ease tensions

US diplomat Marco Rubio went to the Vatican on Thursday for talks with the first US pope, Leo XIV, against the backdrop of sharp tensions between the White House and the Vatican.

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Trump says he would not pay $1,000 to watch US at World Cup

President Donald Trump said in an interview that he would not pay the $1,000-plus ticket price for the United States' first World Cup match, piling pressure on FIFA over its sky-high costs.

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IOC lifts Olympic ban on Belarus but Russia 'still suspended'

The IOC on Thursday lifted its ban on Belarusian athletes competing in the Olympics, although restrictions on Russian athletes remain in place.

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Israeli strike kills top Hamas official's son in Gaza: hospital, Hamas

A Gaza hospital and Hamas on Thursday said the son of the Palestinian Islamist movement's chief negotiator had died from wounds sustained in an Israeli strike a day earlier.

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PSG 'not here to defend' against Bayern, says Luis Enrique

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said his side's one-goal first leg lead meant "nothing" ahead of Wednesday's second Champions League semi-final at Bayern Munich.

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Human-to-human hantavirus strain confirmed in cruise passenger: South Africa

The Andes strain of the hantavirus that is transmissible between humans has been confirmed in a passenger evacuated to South Africa from a stricken cruise ship, the health minister said Wednesday.

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Germany firm BioNTech to cut up to 1,860 jobs as Covid jab sales drop

The biotech company plans to stop operating at three manufacturing sites in Germany by the end of 2027

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Vodafone to take control of UK operator

Under the agreement, Vodafone will buy out Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s 49-per cent stake in the company through a share cancellation.

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Pioneering CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

The 24-hour network was the first in the United States to run non-stop news and quickly built a worldwide footprint.

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Somali pirates abandon hijacked UAE dhow mothership

Somali pirates have abandoned a hijacked lemon-laden Emirati dhow at sea after failing to use the vessel to attack other ships, security sources in Somalia's Puntland state told AFP.

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Arsenal on cusp of history after reaching Champions League final

Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to use the "energy and belief" generated by reaching the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years as fuel to complete an historic double.

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Bayern's Kompany channels 'inner tranquility' before PSG showdown

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said he was in a state of "total calm" before Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against holders Paris Saint-Germain.

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Cruise ship passenger with hantavirus being treated in Zurich

"One person has tested positive for hantavirus in Switzerland," said a Swiss health ministry statement.

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Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

WHO said two crew members and one other person thought to be infected were being taken off the MV Hondius, anchored off Cape Verde, to be flown to the Netherlands for treatment.

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US trade gaps widen in March as AI spending boosts imports

The US trade deficit grew slightly less than expected in March, government data showed, as spending linked to the artificial intelligence buildout boosted imports.

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Simeone, Atletico at crossroads after Arsenal Champions League KO

Arsenal's Champions League elimination of Atletico Madrid condemned Diego Simeone's side to a fifth straight season without silverware

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Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended World Cup ticket prices, insisting that football's global governing body was obliged to take advantage of US laws

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Virus-hit cruise ship evacuees land in Europe

A plane believed to be carrying a passenger from a cruise ship struck by the deadly hantavirus landed in the Netherlands on after patients were evacuated from the vessel off Cape Verde.

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Amnesty accuses IS-linked fighters of eastern DR Congo war crimes

Amnesty International on Tuesday accused militants in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to the Islamic State group of "rampant" war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Saka sparks Arsenal attack into life ahead of Atletico showdown

Bukayo Saka has reignited Arsenal’s attack ahead of their crucial Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid.

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World leaders pressure Iran as ceasefire on brink

World leaders on Tuesday piled pressure on Tehran to stick to diplomacy to bring an end to the Middle East war, after a salvo of attacks in the region left a ceasefire crumbling.

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Romanian pro-EU PM faces no-confidence motion

Romania's parliament on Tuesday will vote on a motion of no confidence that could oust liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, deepening political turmoil in the country.

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Zack Polanski: 'Eco-populist' eyeing big gains for UK Greens

Zack Polanski, a pugnacious, self-styled "eco-populist" and one-time hypnotherapist, hopes to lead the Green Party to a landmark political breakthrough in British local elections on Thursday.

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What is hantavirus, and can it spread between humans?

So far, one case of the potentially deadly virus has been confirmed, according to the World Health Organization, which stressed that the risk to the public remains low.

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Ethiopia and Sudan accuse each other of attacks

Ethiopia's foreign ministry accused Sudan's army of supporting "mercenaries" with the Tigray People's Liberation Front, who fought a civil war against the federal government from 2020 to 2022.

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Race to find port for hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

So far, two hantavirus cases have been confirmed and there have been five other suspected cases among the 147 people who were on the cruise ship.

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