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WHO chief due in Canaries to coordinate hantavirus ship evacuation

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The World Health Organization’s chief is due in the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday (May 9, 2026) to help coordinate the evacuation of passengers hit by the hantavirus, Spanish Ministry sources said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will accompany Spain’s Health and Interior Ministers to a command post there “to ensure coordination between administrations, health control,…

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Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares

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Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in ‌the Gulf on Friday (May 8, 2026), while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for…

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NCRB data testifies to UP’s strong law and order: DGP

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Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna. File | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna said, “The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for the year 2024 clearly establishes that crime rate is the only scientific and statistically appropriate basis for comparing crime among different states. Against the national crime rate of 252.3,…

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There are very few players in world cricket who can strike the ball like Finn Allen: Boucher

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There are very few players in world cricket who can strike the ball like Finn Allen: Boucher

Former South African Cricketer Mark Boucher. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Former South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Mark Boucher believes there are “very few players in world cricket” who can match Finn Allen’s clean striking ability after the New Zealand opener’s unbeaten century guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a comprehensive victory over Delhi Capitals in the…

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Magyar to become Hungary’s ‘regime change’ PM

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Magyar to become Hungary’s ‘regime change’ PM

Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pro-European conservative Peter Magyar is to be sworn in as Hungary’s Prime Minister on Saturday (May 9, 2026) as he promises “regime change” after nationalist Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power. The former government insider-turned-critic scored a landslide victory last month, pledging wide-ranging reforms to…

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Indian sailor killed in dhow fire near Strait of Hormuz

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Indian sailor killed in dhow fire near Strait of Hormuz

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 8, 2026. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian sailor was killed and several others injured after their wooden dhow caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz, government sources said on Saturday (May 10, 2026). 17 other Indian crew members were rescued following the incident…

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PM Modi, leaders pays homage to Tagore on Rabindra Jayanti

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PM Modi, leaders pays homage to Tagore on Rabindra Jayanti

A worker washes a statue of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on the eve of Rabindranath Tagore ‘Jayanti’, in Nadia | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (May 9, 2026) paid rich tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary and said he made a mark as an exceptional philosopher, educationist,…

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Why U.S. Project Freedom couldn’t secure free navigation in Strait of Hormuz

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Why U.S. Project Freedom couldn’t secure free navigation in Strait of Hormuz

The crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, where it is expected to discharge crude oil, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. announced Project Freedom on May…

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Top Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse

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Top Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday (May 9, 2026) for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the…

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Kochi Corporation plans cloud kitchen for Indira Canteens

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Kochi Corporation plans cloud kitchen for Indira Canteens

Indira Canteen. File | Photo Credit: Allen Egenuse J. KOCHI The Kochi Corporation is exploring the possibility of developing a business model for running a cloud kitchen to supply food to new Indira Canteen units likely to be opened by other United Democratic Front-led local bodies in Ernakulam district. Municipalities such as Thrikkakara and Kalamassery…

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