PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) – Three cruise ship passengers with suspected hantavirus infections were being flown to the Netherlands for treatment Wednesday. Three people have died, and the World Health Organization says there are eight cases, five of them confirmed by laboratory testing.
Wall Street finished higher on Friday as falling oil prices helped support stocks, while stronger-than-expected consumer price data increased expectations that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.98% to close at 52,573.29 points. The S&P 500 rose 0.86% to 7,656.98, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.96% to 26,333.04.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping at or near remote islands on the way as passengers and crew members fell sick, according to information from the cruise operator, the World Health Organization and ship tracking data.
South Korean electronics giant LG has rejected allegations that its smart televisions secretly record conversations in users' homes, listen while in standby mode or retain recordings for transmission at a later time. The company issued its response after a lengthy investigation by technology outlet and YouTube channel Gamers Nexus, conducted alongside Level1Techs and independent security researchers.
Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship at the center of a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and gathering areas, medical teams in protective gear, and a still landscape ahead as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for direction and help off the coast of West Africa.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have arrived in New Delhi ahead of a major BRICS summit expected to be dominated by conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as growing economic pressures.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus, according to the World Health Organization and the ship’s operator.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization said Sunday.
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