Two Indian crew members aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius are safe and showing no symptoms after a hantavirus-related health alert prompted the vessel to anchor near Spain’s Canary Islands, the Indian Embassy in Madrid confirmed on Sunday. The ship,...

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What began as an ordinary waste-collection effort in Ankara, Turkey eventually transformed into one of the country’s most remarkable community-driven cultural projects. Sanitation workers in the Çankaya district noticed that many perfectly readable books were being...

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A powerful explosion at a fireworks manufacturing plant in China has killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, according to state media reports. Authorities have suspended all fireworks production in the surrounding area following the blast. The explosion...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has sought to reassure the public over a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship in the Atlantic, saying the spread is expected to remain limited, although additional cases remain possible. WHO emergency alert and response...

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A jury in London has convicted a Border Force officer of assisting Chinese intelligence-linked espionage activities targeting Hong Kong dissidents living in the United Kingdom. Prosecutors said Chi Leung Wai, also known as Peter Wai, used confidential immigration...

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Nepal has objected to plans by India and China to conduct the upcoming Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Lipulekh Pass, claiming the route passes through territory it considers part of Nepal. In a statement issued by Nepal’s foreign ministry, Kathmandu said it had...

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