Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, Spain’s interior minister said on Saturday, adding that transport will also be arranged by the European Union, the US and the UK for the remaining passengers. Source link
A flurry of new schemes to launch Europe-based social networks faces a steep, rocky road to seduce users away from American and Asian giants in the sector. Source link
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence of victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II – a show that didn’t include heavy weapons for the first time in nearly two decades. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and … Read more
A market analysis with the price of bitcoin resting on the fine line of $80,000 contradicts the bullish sentiment that investors expect for the second half of May. According to Santiment data, Tether (USDT) on Ethereum saw highest net outflow from exchanges in three monthswith 1.29 billion USDT on Friday, May 8. The chart provided … Read more
Conservative Peter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister on Saturday. Magyar’s center-right Tisza party defeated Viktor Orban’s right-wing populist Fidesz in a landslide last month, ending his 16-year rule. “The Hungarian people have given us a mandate to end decades of disorientation,” Magyar said. “They have given us the mandate to open … Read more
Health authorities have launched international contact tracing efforts following three deaths aboard a cruise ship linked to suspected hantavirus exposure. Officials are monitoring passengers who disembarked in St. Helena, while suspected cases in Alicante and Barcelona remain under observation pending test results. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Morris reports from Madrid. Source link
Spanish authorities say a 32-year-old woman from Alicante has symptoms of hantavirus infection and is being tested. The woman was on the same flight as a Dutch woman who was on the MV Hondius cruise ship and later died from the virus. Officials said the woman was showing “mild respiratory symptoms” and was kept in … Read more
Russia’s scaled-down Victory Day celebrations highlighted mounting security concerns and the strain of the war in Ukraine, according to Chatham House analyst Grégoire Roos. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Roos said tighter security, internet shutdowns and fears of Ukrainian drone strikes created an atmosphere “closer to wartime protection” than national triumph, even as President Vladimir Putin … Read more
When trade ministers from the so-called Group of Seven, or G7, countries met in Paris this week, they were to address the most pressing issues facing global trade, including critical minerals and the impact of the Iran war. Instead, the meeting was overshadowed by US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on European … Read more
