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3d ago

Over 40% of Sudan’s population faces high levels of acute food insecurity, monitoring group warns

More than 98,500 children were treated for severe acute malnutrition from January to March, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification.
Customers buy vegetables at a market in Sudan.
Customers buy vegetables at a market in Sudan.
4d ago

Remains of 2nd U.S. soldier who disappeared in Morocco have been recovered

The soldier was identified as Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington of Taveres, Fla., the U.S. military Europe and Africa said in a statement. She was 19 years old.
Two camouflage helicopters hover over a desert landscape with blue waters in the background.
Two camouflage helicopters hover over a desert landscape with blue waters in the background.

Americans from hantavirus-hit cruise ship being monitored for observation, U.S. officials say

Two Americans are being treated and monitored in biocontainment units in Omaha and Atlanta, officials said.
First passengers leave HV Hondius amid suspected hantavirus concerns in Tenerife
First passengers leave HV Hondius amid suspected hantavirus concerns in Tenerife
6d ago

Remains of U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered

1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer, was one of two U.S. soldiers who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike while off duty.
1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key, Jr.
1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key, Jr.

Americans evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship en route to the U.S.

Of the 17 passengers, one “tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus” and another has mild symptoms, the HHS said.
A person wearing sunglasses, a face mask, and a blue plastic hazard suit waves from a bus window while holding their phone up
A person wearing sunglasses, a face mask, and a blue plastic hazard suit waves from a bus window while holding their phone up

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak sparks international effort to track passengers

Health officials in at least a dozen countries are monitoring passengers who dispersed around the world after the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship killed three people.
CAPE VERDE-HEALTH-TOURISM
CAPE VERDE-HEALTH-TOURISM

Hantavirus ship passenger says ‘we were not well informed’

Ruhi Cenet, who recorded the moment the ship’s captain announced the first death of a passenger, said life continued on as usual after.
Ruhi Çenet.
Ruhi Çenet.

3 passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship as new case is confirmed in Switzerland

Authorities confirmed that the Andes strain, which can be spread among people, was identified in passengers.
Medical workers await three people evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship in Cape Verde on May 6, 2026.
Medical workers await three people evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship in Cape Verde on May 6, 2026.

Cruise ship at center of suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dock

The cruise operator said the ship may sail from Cape Verde to Las Palmas or Tenerife in the Canary Islands and dock there.
An outbreak of "severe acute respiratory illness" on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic has left two people dead and a third in intensive care in Johannesburg.
An outbreak of "severe acute respiratory illness" on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic has left two people dead and a third in intensive care in Johannesburg.

Suspected hantavirus infections leave 3 dead, several ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic

One of the six believed to be affected is in intensive care in South Africa, the World Health Organization said.
A blue and white cruise ship floats in calm waters under a clear blue sky.
A blue and white cruise ship floats in calm waters under a clear blue sky.
14d ago

2 U.S. service members missing after military exercises in Morocco

The U.S., Morocco and other countries participating in the African Lion exercise have launched a search and rescue operation.
Soldiers look at a plan taking off in the distance outside
Soldiers look at a plan taking off in the distance outside

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