EU monitor says sea temperatures near all-time highs as El Nino looms
The European Union`s climate monitor said Friday that ocean temperatures are edging toward record highs as conditions shift toward a potentially powerful El Nino weather...
Author : Matheus Goncalves Cardoso
Five Hantavirus cases confirmed on cruise vessel, public risk remains low: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed five instances of hantavirus linked to fatalities on a cruise vessel currently navigating the Atlantic Ocean. In addition...
WHO: Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak `not the start of an epidemic`
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday assured that the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic is not the beginning of a...
Around 40 passengers leave hantavirus-hit cruise ship at St. Helena
About 40 passengers from a cruise ship by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have disembarked on St. Helena, according to Dutch officials Around 40 passengers, including...
US Navy fires on Iranian-flagged vessel during Gulf of Oman blockade operation
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday that American naval forces fired upon an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as part of...
Oil prices plunge up to 10 per cent as US-Iran deal hopes ease Gulf tensions
Oil prices on Wednesday once again plunged as much as 10 per cent. The sudden downfall in oil prices happened after reports suggested the United...
Child deaths mount in Bangladesh amid rising measles cases and vaccine concerns
At least six children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, pushing the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 317, as the...
US gas prices hit four-year high of USD 4.50 as Strait of Hormuz bottleneck pers
Average US gas prices topped USD 4.50 a gallon on Tuesday, the highest level recorded in nearly four years, according to an ABC News report....
US calls allies to secure Hormuz route
The United States on Tuesday urged its allies to step up and share responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz, signalling a push towards a...
Pakistan resumes alcoholic beverage exports after five decades
Pakistan`s only locally-owned brewery has started exporting alcohol – a product that continues to remain banned for the country`s majority Muslim population for nearly five...