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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A French woman evacuated from a cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus and her health worsened in the hospital overnight, French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Monday. The woman was among five French passengers repatriated Sunday to Paris from the MV Hondius. She developed symptoms on the flight to …
NEW DELHI, May 11 (Reuters) – India and Peru will probably hold the next round of talks on a proposed free trade pact next month, a senior Peruvian diplomat told Reuters, adding that a deal could be signed by the end of the year. “In principle, in June we are going to resume the negotiations,” …
LONDON (AP) — The Beatles are headed back to one of the band’s most famous sites with a new fan experience in London. Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by the Fab Four, announced Monday that it will open a new seven-floor fan experience at the company’s early headquarters. The building is the place where …
SEOUL, May 11 (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential Blue House on Monday condemned in the strongest terms an attack against a cargo ship operated by a Korean shipper this month in the Strait of Hormuz and said it plans to respond once the source of the attack is identified. Experts conducted an initial forensic analysis …
BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) – China voiced strong opposition on Monday to U.S. sanctions for three China-based companies that Washington claimed enabled Iran’s military operations, calling the curbs illegal and unilateral. “We have always required Chinese enterprises to conduct business in accordance with laws and regulations, and will firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests …
Starmer plans to use a speech on Monday to argue that he will “face up to the big challenges” and restore “hope” to the country. That includes “putting Britain at the heart of Europe,” a decade after the U.K. voted to leave the EU, his office says. But Starmer’s position is fragile, with dozens of …
BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) – Chinese and U.S. authorities arrested five suspects and seized a batch of drugs in a joint investigation of a drug smuggling and trafficking case, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. The authorities carried out operations in both countries and the suspects include two Chinese nationals and three U.S. nationals, according …
May 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military and regional officials on Monday reported Russian drone strikes and battlefield clashes over the past 24 hours, despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 as part of a U.S.-led push for peace under President Donald Trump to …
MANILA, May 11 (Reuters) – Lawmakers in the Philippines are set to vote on Monday on whether to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, in what could create a major hurdle for her bid to run for the presidency in 2028. A house justice committee last month found probable cause for her impeachment in a petition …
Neon chief and co-founder Tom Quinn has watched the last six Palme d’Or ceremonies from the same spot: gathered with colleagues around a laptop on the breakfast tables at his Cannes hotel. “I think we upgraded a couple years ago and connected the computer to a TV,” Quinn says. “I wouldn’t want to do it …