Campaigners warn Italy’s gutted rape bill could help assailants
A politician said the law could be used for revenge, and demanded it be reworded. Read More
Scientists lay first traps in bid to see if hantavirus is present in Argentine region
A cruise ship which sparked a global hantavirus scare set sail from the region on April 1. Read More
China will open its market to AI chips from US, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says
He was a last-minute addition to the delegation of US business leaders for the Trump-Xi summit. Read More
US Justice Department charges Maduro ally Alex Saab with money laundering
May 18 – U.S. prosecutors charged Alex Saab, known as the “bag man” for former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with money laundering over his alleged exploitation of a Venezuelan welfare…
Mass protests over Eurovision vote prompt resignation of Moldovan Radio/TV head
CHISINAU, May 18 – Mass public protests over voting in last weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest prompted the resignation on Monday of the head of Moldova’s public radio and television broadcaster.…
US police ‘neutralise’ shooter at San Diego mosque complex
TV footage showed armed response teams gathered outside a building, with one unidentified person lying in a pool of blood. Read More
Cuba warns US military action would cause ‘bloodbath’ after drone report
HAVANA, May 18 – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday that any U.S. military action against Cuba would lead to a “bloodbath” with incalculable consequences for regional peace and…
Flawed tests and funerals allowed Ebola to spread undetected, sources say
KINSHASA, May 18 – By the time health officials confirmed new Ebola infections in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, the total number of suspected cases meant the outbreak…
Britain gets experimental drug from Japan to bolster hantavirus response
It accepted delivery of the drug to bolster treatment stocks, even though the risk of wider transmission in the UK remained very low. Read More
Officials say 39 pupils abducted in Nigeria’s Oyo state, one teacher killed
ABUJA, May 18 – Gunmen abducted at least 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers in Nigeria’s southwestern Oyo state, killing one teacher in captivity and wounding security operatives with explosive devices…