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Argentinian tourism hotspot denies causing hantavirus outbreak

The National Ministry of Health, meanwhile, has not put forward a definitive theory. “We cannot rule out, in principle, that the infections occurred in Tierra del Fuego, but there is an important fact to consider: since Hantavirus became a notifiable…

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says

BEIRUT — Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation says. The foundation says her transfer comes after days of pleading by her family…

Iran sends response to US proposals to end war

No details have been released of Iran’s response – or the US proposals – designed to bring the war to an end. Source link

Plane carrying Spanish passengers from hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship leaves for Madrid

TENERIFE, Canary Islands — The first plane carrying passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship left Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday for Madrid, where they will be taken to a military hospital. Spanish nationals were the first to leave the MV…

All the film stars and fashionistas who stole the show at Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards

Celebrities, filmmakers and creators arrived at the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) in Nigeria with dramatic trains, sculptural gowns, shimmering fabrics and heavily theatrical designs that once again transformed the event from an awards show…

U.S. projected to borrow $2 trillion this year

The Treasury Department is on course to borrow more than $2 trillion by the end of the fiscal year — up from $1.7 trillion last year.  The department’s Wednesday Quarterly Refunding Documents include estimates of needed borrowing over the next…

Buddhist monk arrested over alleged rape of teen in Sri Lanka

The Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero holds one of the most revered positions in the Buddhist world. Source link

Woman sentenced to 32 months in prison for role in seven robberies of D.C. Walgreens she managed

A federal judge sentenced a woman to 32 months in prison for her role in seven inside job robberies of a Walgreens in Chinatown, where she worked as a manager. London Teeter, 22, worked with middleman Gianni Robinson, 28, his…

Is This Telescope a Threat to U.S. Security?

Our reporter Emma Bubola visits the foothills of the Argentine Andes to find out why a giant Chinese-sponsored telescope is sitting dismembered. Source link

Virus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife as medics await passengers

The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford reports from Tenerife where the MV Hondius has arrived, after a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Source link