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- What is hantavirus and how does it spread?on May 10, 2026 at 4:22 pm
The Andes strain of the virus, which can rarely be passed from person to person, has been found among passengers of a cruise ship.
- Worldwide race to trace passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise shipon May 8, 2026 at 9:02 pm
About 12 countries have so far been linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, as the UN health agency confirms at least five cases.
- The Global Storyon May 8, 2026 at 9:00 am
When conversation drifted into fantasy, one man grabbed a hammer and prepared for war.
- Ethiopian woman’s joy at rare quintuplets after 12 years trying for a babyon May 8, 2026 at 6:48 am
The woman, 35, says she was praying for a baby and was “overjoyed” to be “blessed with five at once”.
- University explores endometriosis and cancer linkon May 8, 2026 at 4:36 am
The condition affects one in 10 women in the UK and can cause debilitating pain and infertility.
