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Rare Human-To-Human Spread Confirmed In Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Ship
May 6, 2026 - World 
A WHO update suggests rare human-to-human hantavirus transmission may have occurred on the cruise ship where an outbreak has left 3 dead so far. Risks to public health, however, still remains low.
From Eurovision to the Venice Biennale, culture contests are being overshadowed by politics
May 6, 2026 - World 
The Venice Biennale, Eurovision and Cannes are framed as artists representing their nations. But in a fractured world, national identity seems increasingly futile• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAre the arts being drowned out by politics? A few days before the biggest week of the year in Europe’s cultural calendar, that impression may be hard to avoid. The Venice Biennale opens its doors to the public on Saturday, but talk in the run-up to the world’s largest contemporary event has focused little on the works that will go on display inside the national pavilions, and a lot on which pavilions are going to open their doors, or shouldn’t.The building housing the Russian national representation was open for press previews on Tuesday, pumping out techno, for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It’s a decision the biennale president, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, seems to have made against the wishes of the Italian government that appointed him, and could cost the festival €2m in EU funds for a breach of its ethical standards. Russia has not participated in the past two editions due to its war in Ukraine. Its pavilion’s doors will be closed to the public when the biennale opens fully on 9 May, which a Ukrainian official told the Guardian was a “meaningful step”, after the biennale’s jury resigned en masse in April, in objection to entries from countries whose leaders are subject to international arrest warrants. Continue reading...
Central African Republic opposition leader denounces seizure of his passport
May 6, 2026 - World 
Central African Republic’s former prime minister and major opposition figure, Anicet Georges Dologuélé, criticized the confiscation of his diplomatic passport as an abuse of power
Navy jet fighter disabled an Iran-flagged oil tanker trying to breach U.S. blockade
May 6, 2026 - World 
The U.S. Navy fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker that was attempting to breach the U.S. maritime blockade of Iran and sail to a port on the Gulf of Oman, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Germany Surpasses US To Become Leading Ammunition Producer: Report
May 6, 2026 - World
Germany's defence company Rheinmetall says it has massively increased its military production in recent years.
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