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Roger Daltrey pays tribute to Keith Altham, legendary rock music publicist of The Rolling Stones and the Who

Renowned publicist is credited with giving Jimi Hendrix the idea to set his guitar on fire in 1967

The Independent UK

Hantavirus outbreak drives EU push for tighter cross-border health coordination

EU countries tighten cross-border health coordination after hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship infected multiple European passengers, as experts reassure the public that the virus is not the same as COVID-19.

Euronews

Is there a hantavirus vaccine? Scientists race to develop one for new strain

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has raised fears over emerging viruses with no cure or vaccine. The UK government had already commissioned researchers to develop what could become the world’s first hantavirus vaccine

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Worse Than the Truss Shock? Experts Warn UK Markets Are Entering Dangerous Territory

UK borrowing costs rise above 5%, sparking fears of fiscal strain amid inflation, political uncertainty, and global pressures that are fueling market instability.

International Business Times UK

Hantavirus outbreak: Passengers evacuated from cruise ship to leave hospital after 72-hour quarantine

Passengers evacuated from the virus-hit Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius are set to begin leaving a specialist isolation facility in the UK after completing an initial 72-hour quarantine period, as health officials continue efforts to contain a rare hantavirus outbreak linked to the vessel.

The Times of India

Are hantavirus cases spreading? French woman in critical condition in hospital

The French passenger with hantavirus is in critical condition in a hospital in Paris. The WHO says there is currently no sign of a larger outbreak, though more cases may still emerge given the virus's long incubation period.

Euronews

Fears Grow Over Hantavirus 'Generation 3' Transmission, but the WHO Says the Threat to the Public is Low

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has resulted in three deaths. Health officials are concerned about potential human-to-human transmission of the Andes strain.

International Business Times UK

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French hantavirus patient is critically ill, on an artificial lung as total cases grow to 11

A French woman is critically ill with hantavirus, requiring an artificial lung, as the cruise ship outbreak reaches 11 cases and three deaths. Health officials are investigating the virus's origin in South America, with Argentina dispatching experts. Returning passengers are advised to quarantine for 42 days.

The Economic Times

Hantavirus Map Hotspots: Growing Infection Rate Now Feared in the Following Countries After Cruise Ship Spread

A hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has led to international quarantines and emergency measures as cases spread across Europe, Africa, North America, and the South Pacific.

International Business Times UK

Hantavirus outbreak: French woman critically ill, placed on artificial lung support

A French woman is in critical condition with hantavirus from a cruise ship outbreak. She is being treated with an artificial lung in Paris. The outbreak has caused multiple infections and deaths. Investigations are underway to find the source of the virus. The cruise ship is returning to the Netherlands…

The Times of India

Britons connected to cruise ship outbreak of hantavirus to complete isolation in UK

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The Independent UK

Beverley Martyn obituary

Star of the 60s London folk scene whose career faltered after her troubled marriage to the musician John Martyn

The Guardian - UK

Hantavirus cases to jump in next few days, warns WHO director, shares details on epidemic fears

Hantavirus outbreak: 11 hantavirus-related cases have so far been reported, including three deaths.

The Economic Times

The hantavirus outbreak has been well-handled – but there are still dangerous days ahead

All the protocols that health experts like me look for have been followed. But outbreaks on cruise ships are notoriously hard to control, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

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We Got This Covered

Hantavirus is spreading on a cruise ship. So, people are dusting off a 12-year-old ‘The Simpsons’ episode to figure out what happens next

Another prophecy?

Euronews

What we know about the presumed hantavirus patient zero

A Dutch ornithologist is suspected of being the “patient zero” in the hantavirus outbreak that has spread among passengers aboard a cruise ship. But how and where did he come into contact with the virus?

International Business Times UK

WHO Chief Warns of Six to Eight-Week Hantavirus Time Bomb as New Cases Are Confirmed in France and the US

The WHO warns that the hantavirus outbreak linked to a South Atlantic cruise ship is likely to worsen, with confirmed cases in France and the US. The virus has a six-to-eight-week incubation period.

Euronews

'Smear campaign': Ushuaia rejects claims it was ground zero for Hantavirus outbreak

A landfill in Ushuaia, Argentina, is suspected to be the source of the hantavirus outbreak. Local authorities reject the theory, saying the province never recorded a case of the hantavirus.

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WHO Warns More Hantavirus Cases Expected After Deadly Cruise Ship Outbreak

WHO warns of hantavirus spread after deadly MV Hondius cruise outbreak, as agencies trace passengers and monitor exposures globally.

Euronews

Hantavirus outbreak latest: Spain confirms one new case amongst evacuees

Spain confirms one new hantavirus case amongst evacuees as passengers remain under watch across Europe.

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What is hantavirus, and how is it transmitted? Questions and answers about the outbreak

Health authorities assess the risk of hantavirus transmission among the general population as ‘very low’.

The Guardian - UK

WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases

Health officials in Paris say French woman who contracted disease on MV Hondius is on ventilator in intensive care

The Economic Times

WHO chief says 'work not over' after hantavirus evacuation; urges caution

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the efforts to contain the hantavirus outbreak was not over after evacuations from a cruise ship. Ghebreyesus emphasised that there were no signs of a larger outbreak but cautions of rising cases due to the virus' long incubation period.…

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“We were spun out on meth at the time. I’d go to the rehearsal room, crank everything insanely loud and just jam”: Gary Holt and Lee Altus on why Exodus will never be a legacy thrash act –and the song that took 27 years

The Bay Area thrash stalwarts return with the face-ripping Goliath, an album that finds them with nothing to prove but Holt's still out for blood anyway

The Independent UK

Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11

Spain's health ministry says a Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus

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