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WHO is seeking more information after a Russian laboratory worker died of severe pneumonia amid initial reports of possible pneumonic plague

The World Economic Forum's 2026 Tourism and Development Index ranks 110 countries based on the conditions that enable tourism to develop sustainably and resiliently. Who's in the lead?

Assistance for employees who use private vehicles for work purposes has been extended to the last quarter of 2026. Who is eligible to receive 100 euros?

From now on, a passenger whose train has been cancelled can switch to another operator's service at no additional charge. What are the terms of the change?

Condor is canceling both routes as part of its winter schedule due to challenging times and high operating costs. What happens to passengers who have booked tickets?

London Fire Commissioner Jonathan Smith has paid tribute to the 343 firefighters who died responding to the September 11 attacks 25 years ago

United is launching a new tool that will allow passengers who have been reassigned to a delayed flight due to disruption to sign up for a waitlist on up to three earlier flights

Canada will enter Eurovision 2027 for the first time, with CBC/Radio-Canada launching a national search for its debut representative

The U.S. National Park Service has asked for public help to locate hikers and backpackers who were in area at the time of the flooding

Norway’s Royal House has announced the death of King Harald V at the age of 89. Who is Norway's new King?

The unusual hantavirus outbreak aboard the Dutch expedition ship MV Hondius has raised difficult questions about disease preparedness at sea, human transmission risks, and how modern cruise ships respond when rare infections emerge far from land

The WHO confirmed eight reported hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, while stressing the rare outbreak does not spread like COVID or influenza

Airlink has also confirmed that the deceased Dutch national infected with the hantavirus had flown from Saint Helena to Johannesburg aboard an Airlink flight before boarding a KLM aircraft to fly to Amsterdam

After confirming that the MV Hondius will arrive in the Canary Islands following the hantavirus outbreak, Spain has officially received the first three suspected hantavirus cases, despite the Canary Islands' president disagreeing with the decision. UPDATE: WHO informs the public that Swiss authorities have confirmed another case of Hantavirus in a previous passenger from the same ship

WHO update: The WHO says seven people became ill, including three deaths, in the hantavirus cluster on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Human-to-human transmission may have occurred, report specialists. "Based on the current information, including how hantavirus spreads, WHO assesses the risk to the global population from this event as low"

Hantavirus originates in animals and also infects humans, although it is not transmitted between them. The dangerous virus can cause severe lung or kidney damage and even death. Here's how to recognize symptoms and reduce the risk of infection. Also: the bad news about treatment and mortality rates

Cruise alert: WHO is tracking a hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise, with one confirmed case, five suspected, and three deaths. Investigations and evacuations are underway. WHO: "We have informed our National Focal Points according to the International Health Regulations and a Disease Outbreak News for the public will be issued"