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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 26 MIN

WHO rules out pandemic risk after hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

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Iran is considering a temporary peace proposal to end the conflict with the U.S. amid reports of new strikes. The World Health Organization says a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic does not signal the start of a COVID-like pandemic. The Chinese foreign minister has met with a visiting delegation of U.S. lawmakers.

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