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May 13, 2026 - World

British health authorities said on Tuesday that 10 people from remote British island territories who were contacts of individuals in the hantavirus outbreak will be brought

May 13, 2026 - World

Google DeepMind's new AI-powered pointer may change how humans interact with computers altogether.

May 13, 2026 - World

While Russia still holds the initiative in several sectors and continues to pour men, drones and artillery shells into the fight, Ukrainian soldiers say Moscow's assaults are increasingly being disrupted or destroyed before they can reach their positions.

May 13, 2026 - World

Demarcation of 410,000 hectares of territory is intended to protect the Amazonian community from farming, illegal mining and loggingMore than 25 years after the existence of one of the Amazon’s most vulnerable nomadic hunter-gatherer communities was confirmed, the Brazilian government has begun demarcating the Pardo River Kawahiva Indigenous territory, giving greater protection to the uncontacted people.The demarcation of the 410,000-hectare (1m-acre) territory located between the states of Mato Grosso and Amazonas in north-west Brazil, was confirmed by the National Indigenous Peoples’ Foundation (Funai) last week. But the process remains fraught, with legal challenges from groups linked to the country’s agribusiness sector, and the forthcoming presidential election in October. Continue reading...

May 13, 2026 - World

An 88-year-old American woman who traveled to the Bahamas on board a Carnival cruise ship died after driving her mobility scooter off a pier.