Scramble to evacuate two people from cruise ship amid suspected hantavirus outbreakWHO confirms seven cases of virus on MV Hondius after deaths of three passengers and four others left ill Medics are scrambling to evacuate two people from a luxury cruise ship stranded off the coast of Cape Verde, after an outbreak of a rare respiratory virus killed three people, left four others ill and forced nearly 150 people from across the world to isolate onboard.The plight of the MV Hondius, which set off in March from southern Argentina carrying 149 people from 23 countries, emerged late on Sunday after the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was investigating a suspected outbreak. Continue reading...
Flaws in Kenya's AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorestExclusive: amid unrest, President William Ruto promised to give all Kenyans access to healthcare. But the algorithm favours the rich, an investigation has found An AI system used to predict how much Kenyans can afford to pay for access to healthcare, has systemically driven up costs for the poor, an investigation has found.The healthcare system being rolled out across the country, a key electoral promise of President William Ruto, was launched in October 2024 and intended to replace Kenya's decades-old national insurance system. Continue reading...
Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise shipDutch husband and wife and third unidentified person reported to have died, with three further people taken ill A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people - including an elderly married couple - and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and South Africa's health department said on Sunday.The WHO said an investigation was under way but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. One of the patients was in intensive care in a South African hospital, the UN's health agency said in a statement to the Associated Press, and the WHO was working with authorities to evacuate two others with symptoms from the ship. Continue reading...
Two US service members missing after military exercises in MoroccoSearch and rescue operation launched after service members reported missing near south-western city of Tan TanTwo US service members are missing in south-western Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (Africom) said on Sunday.The US, Morocco and other countries participating in the African Lion exercise have launched a search and rescue operation, Africom said. Continue reading...
Canada to be first non-European nation at EPC summit as Carney seeks alliesAttendance at European Political Community meeting in Yerevan seen as part of effort to build ties after US ruptureCanada is to become the first non-European country to attend a meeting of the European Political Community when the prime minister, Mark Carney, joins Monday's summit of the 48-plus nation grouping in Yerevan, Armenia.Carney has said he is determined to build a new network of trade and diplomatic alliances after the loss of US markets under Donald Trump. His presence will also represent a show of western support for Armenia in its efforts to distance itself from Russia at a time when Washington's approach to Moscow's opponents, such as Ukraine, is at best ambiguous. Canadian diplomats have rejected suggestions Ottawa might seek EU membership. Continue reading...
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