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 illThree people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic, while a British citizen has been taken to intensive care.One case of hantavirus infection had been confirmed and there were five additional suspected cases, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. 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...
Zambia cancels world's largest human rights and tech summit days before startGovernment blocks RightsCon 2026 conference saying it did not 'align with national values'The world's largest conference on human rights and technology has been cancelled just days before it was due to start after the Zambian government told organisers it did not align with "national values".Zambia's government had originally welcomed the RightsCon 2026 summit on "human rights in the digital age", due to be held in the capital, Lusaka, on 5-8 May, but Thabo Kawana, permanent secretary for the Ministry of Information & Media, said last week that the conference would not go ahead to allow time to ensure the gathering "aligns with Zambia's national values, policy priorities, and broader public interest considerations". Continue reading...
Sabastian Sawe receives hero's welcome in Kenya after sub-two hour marathon featRecord-breaker says London Marathon win was 'a victory for all of us' as he is greeted by family and friends in EldoretHugged, cheered and adorned with garlands, the first man to run an official marathon in under two hours has returned as a hero to his home village in Kenya.Sabastian Sawe, who stunned the world when he clocked 1h 59m 30s in the London Marathon last weekend, flew in a Kenyan military plane normally reserved for special operations on Thursday to his home region of western Kenya. Continue reading...
Canada to be first non-European nation at EPC summit as Carney seeks alliesPM's attendance at European Political Community meeting in Yerevan seen as part of effort to build new 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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