Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship
AMSTERDAM: Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak before it got marooned off the coast of Cape Verde, in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease. Three people — a Dutch couple and a German national — died in th»»»
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey
BUENOS AIRES: Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.The health emergency aboard the ship that’s moored across the ocean comes as Argentina sees a surge of hantavirus cases tha»»»
CDC Says Monitoring US Travelers on Cruise Ship after Hantavirus Outbreak
The United States is closely monitoring the situation with US travelers on board the luxury cruise ship that was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday. Three people - a Dutch couple and a German national - have died in the outbreak on t»»»
China’s Treasury sell-off gains pace as fault lines appear in dollar dominance
China’s gradual retreat from US Treasury markets in the past year has accelerated significantly of late, with analysts pointing to a sharper shift in strategy following the February 28 outbreak of hostilities with Iran across the Middle East. The pattern, while thus far largely incremental rather t»»»
China’s Treasury sell-off gains pace as fault lines appear in dollar dominance
China’s gradual retreat from US Treasury markets in the past year has accelerated significantly of late, with analysts pointing to a sharper shift in strategy following the February 28 outbreak of hostilities with Iran across the Middle East. The pattern, while thus far largely incremental rather t»»»
China’s Treasury sell-off gains pace as fault lines appear in dollar dominance
China’s gradual retreat from US Treasury markets in the past year has accelerated significantly of late, with analysts pointing to a sharper shift in strategy following the February 28 outbreak of hostilities with Iran across the Middle East. The pattern, while thus far largely incremental rather t»»»
How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified
CAPE TOWN, South Africa: A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping at or near remote islands on the way as passengers and crew members fell sick, according to »»»
Hantavirus ship passenger: 'They didn't take it seriously enough'
Ruhi Cenet was surprised when cruise-ship life carried on as usual aboard the MV Hondius, even after the captain announced the first passenger's death. The Turkish travel vlogger had boarded the ship in Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1 to do a story about one of its stops, Tristan da Cunha, the remot»»»
FBI raids business of Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas who led redistricting efforts - UPI.com
FBI agents raided offices belonging to Virginia Democratic state Sen. L. Louise Lucas on Wednesday. Lucas was not arrested. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 6 (UPI) -- The FBI raided the offices of and a cannabis business co-owned by L. Louise Lucas on Wednesday in Portsmouth, Va. »»»
Patients evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship land in Europe
At least three people who had been onboard the MV Hondius cruise ship and contracted the hantavirus were evacuated by plane to Europe on Wednesday. While one of the two aircraft was forced to land in Spain’s Canary Islands due to a technical issue, the other later touched down in the Netherlands, w»»»
Plane that left Cape Verde after hantavirus ship evacuation lands in Canaries: AFP
Gran Canaria, Spain: One of two planes that left Cape Verde following the evacuation of three people from a ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak landed in Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday. An AFP journalist saw the jet land at the airport of Gran Canaria, but it was unclear which of the e»»»
Foreign Office 'working urgently' to help Britons on virus-hit cruise get home
Foreign Office 'working urgently' to help Britons on virus-hit cruise get home Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleElla Kipling Getty ImagesPassengers onboard the MV Hondius have been stranded off Cape Verde due to a hantavirus outbreak The Foreign Office has said it is "working urgently" to»»»
French citizen was on same plane as hantavirus case: ministry
Paris, France: A Frenchman was being monitored as a hantavirus "contact case" after he travelled on the same plane as a cruise ship passenger suffering from the respiratory disease, French authorities said Wednesday. The MV Hondius cruise ship off Cape Verde has been at the centre of an internation»»»
Three infected people taken off hantavirus-hit cruise ship for treatment
Three people infected with hantavirus are being taken off a cruise ship stricken by the deadly disease while the ship was anchored off the coast of Cape Verde, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Health officials confirmed the presence of the rare Andes strain, the only known form of the »»»
Spain says Canaries will take Hantavirus-infected ship, islands say 'no' - UPI.com
Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which has a suspected hantavirus outbreak onboard, was due to set sail from Cape Verde for the Canary Islands on Wednesday after Spain agreed to allow passengers and crew to disembark there. File Photo by Elton Monteiro/EPA May 6 (UPI) -- A cruise ship with a hantaviru»»»
Three suspected hantavirus cases evacuated from cruise ship
Geneva: Three people believed to have been infected with hantavirus have been evacuated from a cruise ship off Cape Verde and are being taken to the Netherlands, the WHO chief said Wednesday. World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that "the overall public health »»»
Schneider Electric and Royal Avebe electrify industrial site without expanding grid connection
Schneider Electric has worked with Royal Avebe, the farmer-owned cooperative specialised in starch and plant-based proteins, to electrify one of its production facilities in the Netherlands, the Foxhol site. The site is dedicated to starch derivatives and includes several production facilities, as »»»
Human-to-human hantavirus strain confirmed on cruise ship
Dubai: South Africa has confirmed that a rare strain of hantavirus capable of spreading between humans was detected in a passenger evacuated from a stricken Atlantic cruise ship after three people died in the outbreak. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said preliminary tests identified the Andes str»»»
Antarctica's Tourism Boom Raises Concerns about Contamination and Disease
Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, tourism to the bottom of the world is soaring. And experts warn that with more visitors comes an increased risk of contamination, illness and other damage to the continent. W»»»
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain after permission granted to dock in Canary Islands
MADRID/LONDON/GENEVA/AMSTERDAM: A luxury cruise ship that has been hit by an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus was preparing to travel from Cape Verde toward Europe on Wednesday after the Spanish government gave permission for it to dock in the Canary Islands. The Spanish Health Ministry said it ha»»»
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to arrive in Canary Islands in 'three to four days'
Two critically ill crew from the MV Hondius will be evacuated via Cape Verde to the Netherlands after a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has killed three. The quarantined vessel, anchored off Praia, is expected to resume its journey to the Canary Islands once evacuations are complete. Two seriously »»»
Human-to-human transmission? Spain says hantavirus ship due in the Canaries soon
Spain will receive a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak in "three to four days", in the Canary Islands, the health ministry said late Tuesday. "The exact port of arrival has not yet been determined," it said, adding: "Once there, the crew and passengers will be duly examined, care»»»
Police officer tells of operation to retrieve human remains from crocodile
Police officer tells of operation to retrieve human remains from crocodile 13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMayeni JonesAfrica correspondent, Johannesburg Johan Potgieter A police officer has recalled the moment he was lowered from a helicopter into a crocodile-infested river in Sou»»»
Local authorities probe possible exposure linked to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
Greek health authorities are set to carry out a series of contacts to determine whether a Greek national aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, where three passengers have died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak, resides in Greece or abroad. This piece of information will determine the next steps, incl»»»
Cruise passengers face being stranded at sea after hantavirus outbreak
Cruise passengers face being stranded at sea after hantavirus outbreak Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJake Lapham Watch: On board MV Hondius off Cape Verde amid hantavirus outbreak "We're not just a story. We're not just headlines, we're people with families, with lives, with people wai»»»
Race to Find Port for Cruise Ship Battling Deadly Rodent Virus
Health authorities raced Tuesday to find a port for a cruise ship battling a hantavirus outbreak, as it remained off the West African coast with passengers isolating after three people died. The World Health Organization said the MV Hondius could head from Cape Verde to Spain's Canary Islands, thou»»»
Race to find port for cruise ship battling deadly rodent virus
Praia, Cape Verde: Health authorities raced Tuesday to find a port for a cruise ship battling a hantavirus outbreak, as it remained off the West African coast with passengers isolating after three people died. The World Health Organization said the MV Hondius could head from Cape Verde to Spain's C»»»
Hantavirus strain on cruise ship has transmits via human-to-human contact - UPI.com
Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off the coast of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, on May 4, after three people died on board from hanta virus. Photo by Elton Monteiro/EPA May 5 (UPI) -- The hantavirus that has killed three and sickened others on board a cruise ship is believed »»»
Greek national on board cruise ship with suspected hantavirus outbreak
A Greek national is among the passengers aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius crossing the Atlantic Ocean, where three passengers have died in a suspected outbreak of hantavirus. The information was obtained by a list of passengers and crew issued by Oceanwide Expeditions, the ship’s owners. The compa»»»
Bali immigration arrests 62 foreigners in crackdown on violators of local laws, customs
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have detained 62 foreign nationals in Bali in an ongoing crackdown on violators of local customs and visa rules, officials said on Tuesday. At least 2,600 foreign nationals in Bali were deported between January and July 2025, latest government data showed, while some»»»
Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says
Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says 7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleIan Aikman Watch: What is hantavirus? Cruise ship outbreak explained The World Health Organization has said it believes there may have been human-to-human transmission of hantaviru»»»
A propos - Hantavirus: Spread by rodents, potentially fatal, with no specific cure
Hantavirus, which is being linked to deaths on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans. Dutch cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed on Monday it was dealing with "a serious medical situation" on board the MV Hondius, travelli»»»
WHO tracing contacts of hantavirus cruise ship passenger
Geneva: The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it was trying to trace people on a flight between the island of Saint Helena and Johannesburg taken by a cruise ship passenger who died of hantavirus. The Dutch woman, whose husband died of the virus on the ship now stuck off Cape Verde, disem»»»
Passengers stranded on cruise off Cape Verde following suspected hantavirus deaths
PRAIA, Cape Verde: Passengers and crew desperately hunkered down in isolation on a ship stuck off Cape Verde on Monday, after local authorities barred it from docking following the death of three people in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The island nation’s refusal to allow them to disembark came »»»
A Cruise Ship is Waiting for Help after 3 People Died in a Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak
A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and at least three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus, according to the World Health Organization»»»
Stars shine at the Met Gala, fashion’s biggest night
DUBAI/ NEW YORK: The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and style — led by Beyonce, Madonna and Nicole Kidman — hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the Manhattan charity ball that doubles as fashion's biggest night. The A-listers were asked to dress for the theme "Fashion is Art," »»»
Three dead on Atlantic cruise ship in suspected Hantavirus outbreak, says WHO
Three people have died aboard a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic after an outbreak that includes a confirmed case of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said Sunday, raising concerns about a rare but potentially severe infection at sea. Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic»»»
Cruise ship waiting for help off Cape Verde amid suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak
A Dutch cruise ship carrying 149 people of 23 nationalities is awaiting urgent assistance off Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak left three passengers dead and others seriously ill. Health authorities and the World Health Organization are investigating as the vessel remains under stri»»»
What is hantavirus, the illness suspected to have killed several people on an Atlantic cruise ship?
A Dutch cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard, including 17 Americans, was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus killed three passengers and left at least three others seriously ill, the World Health Organi»»»
EAA Foundation underlines vital role of collaboration, philanthropy
Tribune News Network Doha Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global foundation for education and development, participated in a series of high- level engagements in Paris under the French G7 Presidency, contributing to international discussions on the future of development finance and the grow»»»
What is hantavirus, the illness suspected to have killed several people on an Atlantic cruise ship? – Ya Libnan
Share: A Dutch cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard, including 17 Americans, was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus killed three passengers and left at least three others seriously ill, the World Health»»»
Cape Verde declines docking for cruise ship with suspected hantavirus outbreak - UPI.com
Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off the coast of the city of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, on Monday after three people died onboard from an acute respiratory syndrome, possibly hantavirus. Photo by Elton Monteiro/EPA May 4 (UPI) -- Officials in Cape Verde have not allowed a»»»
Final touches to hand over technical offer on Renaissance Dam
by Hamdi Kamel Next Saturday, September 5, is the deadline set by the technical committee of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam during its 8th meeting, held in Addis Ababa to receive the modified technical offer by the French and Dutch consultancy offices to be reviewed by experts of the three countries»»»
Hantavirus: spread by rodents, potentially fatal, with no specific cure
Geneva: Hantavirus, the disease which has caused a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans. Dutch cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed Monday it was dealing with "a serious medical situation" on board t»»»
Minister of Economy approves another set of decisions regarding foreign and Joint Venture companies to support Libya’s investment climate
Following three other similar decisions in April approving a total of 42 foreign companies, the Minister of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, approved yesterday seven decisions related to foreign companies. These decisions included opening branches, extending branch operating licenses, and autho»»»
Hantavirus explained: What we know after cruise ship deaths
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has brought renewed attention to a rare but potentially deadly disease, after three people died and several others fell ill during a voyage spanning South America and Africa. The vessel, currently off the coast of Cape Verde, has become the focus»»»
Cruise ship operator says Dutch to repatriate two ill passengers
The Hague: Dutch authorities will attempt to repatriate two sick people from a cruise ship battling a suspected outbreak of hantavirus that has already claimed three lives, the vessel's operator said Monday. In a statement on the crisis, Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed it was dealing with "a seriou»»»
EAA contributes to French G7 Presidency discussions on development finance and philanthropic partnership
Doha, Qatar: Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global foundation for education and development, participated in a series of high- level engagements in Paris under the French G7 Presidency, contributing to international discussions on the future of development finance and the growing role of p»»»
WHO: 3 Die on Atlantic Cruise Ship from Suspected Hantavirus
Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO said Sunday, one a confirmed case of hantavirus -- an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents. The outbreak occurred on the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde. "To date, one case of hantavirus in»»»
3 dead, 3 ill in suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship - UPI.com
May 3 (UPI) -- Three passengers on a cruise ship off West Africa have died from suspected hantavirus and at least three others are receiving medical treatment, cruise and health officials said Monday. The cruise ship Hondius of Oceanwide Expeditions is currently off the coast of Cape Verde and is e»»»