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UNESCO World Heritage Centre

The implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators was officially launched in Cabo Verde during a kick-off workshop held on 16–17 March 2026 in Cidade Velha.

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Tuesday that the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship is unlikely to escalate dramatically — though officials warned that further infections among passengers cannot be ruled...

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization has indicated that there is no current sign of a large-scale outbreak following the cluster of hantavirus infections detected on board the MV Hondius cruise ship, although further cases among exposed...

Macao Government News

MACAU, November 20 - Davis Fong and Miao Li, professors in the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) at the University of Macau (UM), visited the University of Cape Verde (Uni-CV) on 12 and 13 November, where they delivered a lecture titled...

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(MENAFN) World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has personally traveled to Spain's Tenerife to oversee the docking of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius, reassuring local residents that the outbreak poses...

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(MENAFN) World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus moved to calm public anxiety Saturday, assuring residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife that the health risk was contained as the cruise ship MV Hondius —...

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(MENAFN) The head of the World Health Organization has moved to calm public concerns after a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak approached Spain’s Tenerife, stressing that the situation does not resemble another global pandemic scenario...

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(MENAFN) US health authorities are racing to contain a rare and deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, mobilizing emergency personnel and arranging repatriation flights as infected American passengers brace for weeks of...

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(MENAFN) Newly released footage shows the captain of a cruise ship reassuring passengers after an onboard death, which later became part of a confirmed hantavirus outbreak investigation, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) American health authorities are stepping up containment procedures following hantavirus-related deaths connected to the MV Hondius cruise vessel, as US travelers aboard the ship prepare for quarantine supervision upon their return home,...

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Tuesday that a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship anchored off Cabo Verde almost certainly predates the voyage itself — with the initial patient likely infected on land before...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump on Friday described hantavirus as "not easily transferable, unlike COVID," in an effort to calm public concern while health officials across several countries work to contain an outbreak linked to a cruise ship....

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(MENAFN) The government of Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of Sao Vicente and Santo Antao after severe rainfall and flooding left seven people dead and caused major destruction.

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(MENAFN) The government of Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of Sao Vicente and Santo Antao following intense rainfall that triggered flash floods, killing at least seven people and causing widespread destruction.

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(MENAFN) Three individuals suspected of carrying hantavirus have been removed from the outbreak-stricken cruise ship and are en route to the Netherlands for urgent medical attention, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom...

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(MENAFN) Three people are dead and a fourth remains in intensive care after a suspected hantavirus outbreak tore through a Netherlands-based cruise ship, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Sunday — raising urgent alarms over a...

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (World Health Organization) has reported a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a Netherlands-based cruise vessel, resulting in three deaths and several additional illnesses, according to statements released...

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(MENAFN) Three people have died and at least five others are suspected infected aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean following a confirmed hantavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization disclosed Sunday evening in a development that...

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) says three people die after a suspected hantavirus outbreak occurs on a Netherlands-based cruise ship in the Atlantic, according to reports.

City of Boston

Program provides 1-on-1 support to renters, homeowners, and business owners and is available in multiple languages Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of the Boston Energy Saver program, a new City service helping Boston renters, homeowners,...