Evacuations planned as suspected hantavirus outbreak traps 150 on ship off Cape Verde

May 5, 2026 12:23 PM

Evacuations planned as suspected hantavirus outbreak traps 150 on ship off Cape Verde

Medics were working on Monday to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, officials said. Around 150 people were still stuck on the vessel after three people - a Dutch couple and a German national - died, and others fell ill, including a Briton who left the vessel and was being treated in South Africa, authorities added. The Netherlands' National I...

Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in and outside Mali capital, army says

April 25, 2026 4:32 PM

Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in and outside Mali capital, army says

Militants staged attacks in Mali's capital Bamako and in several locations in the interior of the country on Saturday morning, the Mali army said, in an apparently coordinated assault involving multiple groups. Two loud explosions and sustained gunfire were heard shortly before 6 a.m. (0600 GMT) near Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, and soldiers were deployed to block off roads in the area, a Reuters witness said. There was similar unrest at around the same time in th...

At least 69 migrants killed in shipwreck off Morocco on deadly route to Spain

December 27, 2024 6:09 PM

At least 69 migrants killed in shipwreck off Morocco on deadly route to Spain

At least 69 people died after a boat headed from West Africa to the Canary Islands capsized off Morocco on Dec. 19, Malian authorities said, as data showed deaths of migrants attempting to reach Spain surged to an all-time high in 2024. The makeshift boat was carrying around 80 people when it capsized. Only 11 survived, the Ministry of Malians Abroad said in a statement on Thursday, after collecting information to reconstruct the incident. A crisis unit has been set up to monitor the situation...

West African clade 2 Mpox case confirmed in India: Health Ministry

September 9, 2024 8:55 PM

West African clade 2 Mpox case confirmed in India: Health Ministry

A man who recently returned from a country experiencing Mpox transmission has tested positive for the virus, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Monday. Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the West African clade-2 Mpox virus in the individual, marking this as a travel-related case. In a statement, the Health Ministry emphasized that the case is isolated, akin to the 30 previous Mpox cases reported in India since July 2022. It also clarified that this instance is unrela...