South Africa Says British National Critical After Hantavirus Case on Antarctic Cruise

JOHANNESBURG, May ⁠4 (Reuters) – ⁠South ⁠Africa’s health ministry ​said on ‌Monday that ‌two ⁠passengers ⁠have died and a British ​national was in ​critical condition after ⁠a ⁠Netherlands-based cruise ⁠ship was ​hit by a ​suspected ⁠outbreak of hantavirus. The ⁠ship, carrying about 150 tourists from ⁠various countries, had departed Ushuaia, Southern Argentina, for Canary Islands about three …

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Russian Missile Attack Kills Five in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region, Officials Say

May 4 (Reuters) – A Russian missile ⁠attack ⁠on the town ⁠of Merefa, in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, ​killed five people and wounded several others, Ukrainian officials ‌said on Monday. Regional governor ‌Oleh Syniehubov said that at least 10 houses, ⁠an ⁠administrative building, four shops, a car repair workshop and ​a food establishment were damaged …

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Indonesia, Japan Sign Defence Cooperation Agreement

JAKARTA, May 4 (Reuters) – Indonesia and ⁠Japan ⁠signed a defence ⁠cooperation agreement on Monday, officials said, which ​includes cooperation in the defence industry, human development and ‌disaster mitigation measures. Here are some ‌details about the agreement: • Indonesian Defence Minister ⁠Sjafrie ⁠Sjamsoeddin signed the agreement with his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro ​Koizumi in Jakarta. • …

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Sweden Arrests Chinese Captain of Suspected Russia-Linked Vessel

OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) – The Chinese ⁠captain ⁠of a seized ⁠oil tanker with suspected Russian links has ​been placed under arrest on suspicion of carrying false ‌documents and of violating ‌laws on seaworthiness, a Swedish prosecutor said ⁠on Monday. The ⁠coast guard and police on Sunday boarded the Syrian-flagged ​Jin Hui in Swedish territorial …

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Modi’s Party Set to Gain Big in Indian State Elections

MUMBAI, May 4 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra ⁠Modi’s ⁠party was on course to win ⁠two of four crucial state elections on Monday, expanding its influence and ​weakening its key rival half-way into his third term in office. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to return to power ‌in the eastern state of Assam …

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Austria Expels Three Russian Diplomats Over Signals Spying

VIENNA, May ⁠4 (Reuters) – ⁠Austria declared ⁠three Russian diplomats ​personae non gratae ‌over an “antenna forest” ‌on ⁠the ⁠rooves of diplomatic buildings that ​could be used for spying, ​the government said on ⁠Monday. “It ⁠is unacceptable ⁠that diplomatic ​immunity be used to ​commit ⁠espionage,” Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger ⁠said in a statement confirming that …

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