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ABUJA, May 4 (Reuters) – At least 130 Nigerian citizens in South Africa have asked their government to fly them home after a protests there targeting foreigners, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said. There were the first to apply to a new scheme to repatriate citizens launched by Nigeria’s government, Odumegwu-Ojukwu said on Sunday, amid …
Suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship kills 3, health officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News Health officials say six people were sickened and three have died from a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. Hantavirus is a rare virus spread by rodents. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Aircraft have been searching the Moroccan coastline for two U.S. soldiers who have been missing since Saturday night. According to defense officials, the service members were off-duty and hiking when they fell off a cliff and went crashing into the waves below. Officials say the soldiers were involved in an overseas training mission. Chris Livesay …
President Trump said on Sunday the U.S. “will guide” trapped ships from countries not involved in the war with Iran through the Strait of Hormuz while maintaining the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. It comes as the key waterway continues to impact gas prices in the U.S. with costs up 35 cents in just the …
BEIRUT, May 4 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament speaker, who is the most senior Shi’ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah, said on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a halt to the war that has raged on in southern Lebanon in spite of a ceasefire. Nabih Berri’s comments, made as Israeli …
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Dutch cruise ship with around 150 passengers on board was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus onboard killed three people and left at least three others seriously ill, the World Health …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Candidates for Ohio’s top elected offices will stand before voters in a statewide primary on Tuesday, although many of them are already looking ahead to the November general election. Ohio is expected to play a high-profile role in the midterm elections, with a prominent ally of President Donald Trump vying for an …
DUBAI, May 4 (Reuters) – Iran’s navy said on Monday it had prevented the entry of enemy warships into the Strait of Hormuz by issuing a “swift and decisive warning”, according to state TV. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. would start an effort on Monday morning to free ships stranded in …
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After years of coming up short, Democrats think they can make Iowa a political battleground again. Iowa Democrats plan to have 60 field organizers on the ground by June, nearly double from eight years ago during the midterm elections of Trump’s first term. Another two dozen people will staff a …
ABU DHABI, May 4 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates is discussing a currency swap line with the United States, its trade minister said on Monday. “We have this discussion and conversation with many, it’s part of an elite group that the U.S. is having this swap policy with. They are only having it with …