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Cape Verde denies docking to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as WHO confirms seven cases
Cape Verde's health authorities on Monday denied permission to dock at the port of Praia to polar cruise ship MV Hondius, on board which the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed seven cases of hantavirus — two of them laboratory-verified — and three d...
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US destroys six Iranian boats while opening Strait of Hormuz to trade amid threatened ceasefire
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Contractor testifies Adorni paid $245,000 in cash to remodel his country home; government rejects the figure
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Politics
- Falklands, public consultation on Nature Reserves closes 5 May
- Bolivia's agro-environmental court judge shot dead amid wave of drug-related violence
- Pentagon seals artificial intelligence agreements with seven tech giants
- Caracas and Washington launch direct flights after seven years and sign two oil deals
Economy
- Chile's labor market hits 38 months of unemployment above 8% as growth forecast is revised down
- UK government borrowing costs rise to their highest since 2008 financial crisis
- US/Iran war lifting oil prices, but benefiting countries such as Australia, Norway and Brazil
- Argentina expects to raise $2 billion from privatizations this year, says Minister Caputo
Energy & Oil
- United Arab Emirates leaves OPEC amid energy crisis fueled by Iran war
- Hormuz closure keeps Brent above $105 with outlook uncertain
- Iran attacks ships in Hormuz as Trump extends ceasefire without conditions and faces domestic backlash
- Cuba confirms meeting with US representatives in Havana, insists on lifting energy blockade
Agriculture
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- Brazil coffee exports fall 21% in Q1 despite record crop forecast
- Falklands, Plant Heritage seeds to turn the Islands into a Cosmos garden
- FAO food commodities prices up in March; concern with energy and fertilizer costs
Environment
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- Brazilian platform to track commodity chains ahead of EU deforestation rules
- Earth Day turns 55 with climate challenges still unresolved
- Uruguayan court rejects injunction against offshore seismic prospection, allowing exploration to continue
Entertainment
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- South Georgia/Falklands Stamps to honor 100th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II birth
- Falklands celebrate success of Shearers and Wool-handlers Team at world Golden Shears competition in New Zealand
- ‘One Battle after Another’ leads the Oscars with six wins in a ceremony with few direct references to war
Health & Science
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- Bukele bets on Google to build “world's best health system” as medical sector decries layoffs
- Orion capsule splashes down in Pacific, completing Artemis II, first crewed Moon flight in over 50 years
- Argentina permanently revokes licenses of laboratories implicated in contaminated fentanyl case
