Health officials are tracing passengers and contacts after a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been linked to three deaths.The ship is heading to Tenerife for evacuation and medical assessment.One infected passenger briefly boarded a flight from South Africa to the Netherlands before dying, prompting authorities to monitor exposed travellers across several countries.The incident has drawn in health agencies in the Netherlands, the UK and the US, among others.The outbreak matters now because passengers have already disembarked in multiple countries, creating a wider contact-tracing challenge.Officials are trying to identify who may have been exposed before the... [Continue Reading]
A Voice in the Wilderness of War: Who Still Dares to Speak Truth While Empires March There are moments in history when the world suddenly accelerates toward disaster, moments when anyone who has studied history can feel the temperature rising even before the explosions reach their peak. The current escalation in the Middle East is one of those moments. According to the facts we now see unfolding, the United States and Israel made the unilateral decision to attack Iran without the approval of the United Nations, without a global coalition mandate, and without the support of most of the international... [Continue Reading]