Press Releases

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(MENAFN) Three individuals suspected of carrying hantavirus have been removed from the outbreak-stricken cruise ship and are en route to the Netherlands for urgent medical attention, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom...

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(MENAFN) World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has personally traveled to Spain's Tenerife to oversee the docking of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius, reassuring local residents that the outbreak poses...

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(MENAFN) World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus moved to calm public anxiety Saturday, assuring residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife that the health risk was contained as the cruise ship MV Hondius —...

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(MENAFN) The head of the World Health Organization has moved to calm public concerns after a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak approached Spain’s Tenerife, stressing that the situation does not resemble another global pandemic scenario...

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(MENAFN) US health authorities are racing to contain a rare and deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, mobilizing emergency personnel and arranging repatriation flights as infected American passengers brace for weeks of...

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(MENAFN) Newly released footage shows the captain of a cruise ship reassuring passengers after an onboard death, which later became part of a confirmed hantavirus outbreak investigation, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) American health authorities are stepping up containment procedures following hantavirus-related deaths connected to the MV Hondius cruise vessel, as US travelers aboard the ship prepare for quarantine supervision upon their return home,...

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (World Health Organization) has reported a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a Netherlands-based cruise vessel, resulting in three deaths and several additional illnesses, according to statements released...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump on Friday described hantavirus as "not easily transferable, unlike COVID," in an effort to calm public concern while health officials across several countries work to contain an outbreak linked to a cruise ship....

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(MENAFN) Three people have died and at least five others are suspected infected aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean following a confirmed hantavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization disclosed Sunday evening in a development that...

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(MENAFN) Three people are dead and a fourth remains in intensive care after a suspected hantavirus outbreak tore through a Netherlands-based cruise ship, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Sunday — raising urgent alarms over a...

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) says three people die after a suspected hantavirus outbreak occurs on a Netherlands-based cruise ship in the Atlantic, according to reports.

Macao Government News

MACAU, June 15 - The 35th Annual Meeting of the Association of Portuguese Speaking Universities (AULP) opened today (15 June) at the University of Macau (UM). The meeting has brought together over 150 representatives from universities in countries...

World Trade Organization

General Council H.E. Ms Clare Kelly (New Zealand) Dispute Settlement Body H.E. Mr Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota (Brazil) Trade Policy Review Body H.E. Ms Nella Pepe Tavita-Levy (Samoa) Council for Trade in Goods: H.E. Mr Erwin Bollinger...

City of Boston

Mayor Michelle Wu joined City departments and local and state partners to kick off a historic summer of global events across Boston, including Boston 250, the FIFA World Cup™, and Sail Boston.

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(MENAFN) Cabo Verde, Mauritius, and Seychelles have achieved a landmark public health victory by eliminating measles and rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan nations to reach this milestone, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Monday....

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(MENAFN) Corruption continues to pose a significant challenge across Africa, with most Sub-Saharan countries ranking among the lowest globally, according to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index released on Tuesday by Transparency International....

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(MENAFN) Transparency International unveiled alarming findings Tuesday showing corruption "remains a serious problem" across the African continent, with the majority of Sub-Saharan nations landing at the bottom of the 2025 global corruption...

City of Boston

City to recognize Fastest Bostonians; host Fan Fest on City Hall Plaza Mayor Michelle Wu, City officials, and regional partners announced public safety preparations for the 130th Boston Marathon at a joint press conference with the Massachusetts...

World Trade Organization

Notifications At a formal meeting on 10 November the WTO's Committee on Customs Valuation reviewed 63 notifications pertaining to the customs valuation legislation of 37 members, including the first notifications received from Guyana and...