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Cape Verde blocks cruise ship following suspected hantavirus outbreak

Officials in Cape Verde have said they will not allow a cruise ship believed to be harbouring an outbreak of a rare respiratory virus to dock in its ports, after three passengers died.

04 May 2026-21:04
Austrian police arrest suspect in HiPP baby food poisoning extortion case

Austrian police detained a 39-year-old man in connection with an attempted blackmail case in which rat poison was placed in jars of baby food produced by the German brand HiPP, a spokeswoman for the Public Prosecutor's Office in Eisenstadt told Germany's DPA news agency on Saturday.

03 May 2026-10:56
Germany holds world’s second-largest gold reserve: Calls grow to sell assets

Germany currently holds the world’s second-largest gold reserve, totaling approximately 3,350 tonnes valued at roughly $240 billion.

27 Apr 2026-17:08
France's Cosmobilis in talks to buy World Rally Championship rights, sources say

French automotive group Cosmobilis is in talks to buy the commercial rights to the World Rally Championship (WRC), two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

24 Apr 2026-22:09
Ukrainian veterans to train German military in modern drone warfare

For the first time, Ukrainian military instructors with direct frontline combat experience have arrived in Germany to train Bundeswehr units — a striking reversal of the training relationship that has defined Western military assistance to Ukraine since 2022, according to Militarniy.

23 Apr 2026-12:50
New Medieval books: Anthology of Medieval German tales translated for general readers

A new anthology titled "Medieval German Tales", translated and edited by Sebastian Coxon, Professor of Medieval German Literature at University College London, has been released to provide a vivid glimpse into the storytelling traditions of the 13th and 14th centuries.

21 Apr 2026-16:11
Two leading UK Parkinson’s charities shared positive research updates on April 21, 2026

Out of my radio this morning came news from Parkinson’s UK about research which may lead to early diagnosis of Parkinson’s even before symptoms make an appearance.

21 Apr 2026-13:41
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Colombia-Ecuador border

21 Apr 2026-06:49
Commerzbank turns down UniCredit takeover offer

Commerzbank officially rejected UniCredit's takeover bid on Monday, arguing that the Italian bank had not offered a premium to shareholders despite attempting to take control of the German lender.

20 Apr 2026-20:25
Defiance in the rubble: The Warsaw Ghetto uprising of April 19, 1943 - VIDEO

On April 19, 1943, the streets of the Warsaw Ghetto became the site of one of the most profound acts of human defiance in history.

19 Apr 2026-08:27