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'Risk to public is low,' officials say after 18 US passengers return from hantavirus ship

American passengers from the virus-hit MV Hondius have returned to the US to be evaluated at facilities in Nebraska and Atlanta, with one confirmed case.


News imageA person in protective clothing walks next to an ambulance during an evacuation operation of suspected hantavirus patients, following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, in Praia, Cape Verde, May 6, 2026

How worried should we be about hantavirus?

Passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus are being repatriated, so what is the risk to the wider public?

8 hrs ago
Health
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Starmer promises to prove doubters wrong as dozens of Labour MPs call on him to stand down

Catherine West - who said at the weekend she was prepared to challenge the UK prime minister herself - says Starmer's speech this morning was "too little, too late", and calls for an "orderly transition".

Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants

The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.

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Europe

Trump's China visit set to test fragile truce

The first US presidential visit to China in almost 10 years will test a fragile tariff truce.

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Business

BBC tests out England and Argentina's World Cup training grounds in Kansas City

Will Grant tested out one of the pitches where England captain Harry Kane and his team will call home in Kansas City.

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Washington dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump.

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Three fun challenges to slow your brain's ageing

Our brains thrive on a challenge, but it doesn't all have to be hard work to see the health benefits. Here are three simple and fun ways to protect your brain as you age.

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How 'divine visions' predicted the fall of the USSR

In May 1917, three Portuguese children said the Virgin Mary had appeared before them to deliver three prophecies. In 1992, a witness told the BBC about the "miracles".


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US health authorities say 18 Americans from the MV Hondius cruise ship have returned to the US, with one testing positive for hantavirus.

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