Hantavirus outbreak renews painful memories for Patagonian village

Mailen Valle lost her father and two sisters during a hantavirus outbreak more than seven years ago in Epuyen, a village in Argentina’s Patagonia region. With the recent hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, hard memories have resurfaced for the 33-year-old. The Epuyen outbreak recorded 34 cases and 11 fatalities between December 2018 … Read more

Evacuated passengers started returning home

05/11/202611 May 2026 Hantavirus has been confirmed in a passenger on an American cruise ship bound for America. One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus. That’s according to a spokesperson for Nebraska Medicine. The passengers are expected to arrive in Nebraska Monday morning after … Read more

Germany’s business community is frustrated and disappointed

When Friedrich Merz came to office in May 2025, corporate boardrooms were filled with hope. As soon as he takes over as chancellor, the leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) promised nothing less than an “economic turnaround.” He declared that under his leadership every political decision would be preceded by the question: Will … Read more

Why is Hollywood missing from Cannes?

Hollywood will not go to Cannes this year. The world’s most important film festival kicks off on May 12 with a line-up of new films from some of global arthouse cinema’s most acclaimed filmmakers – Pedro Almodovar, Asghar Farhadi, Paweł Pawlikowski, Christian Mungeau – but not a single film from a major American studio. There … Read more

Defense Minister Pistorius reached Kyiv

Skip to next section EU’s Calais rejects German former Chancellor Schröder as Ukraine mediator 05/11/202611 May 2026 EU’s Calais rejects German former Chancellor Schröder as Ukraine mediator EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Monday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to seek mediation from former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder to end the war in … Read more