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Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized 'in critical but stable condition,' spokesperson says
Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spokesperson said Sunday. Source link
Suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship kills 3, WHO says
In a statement to The Associated Press, the WHO said an investigation was ongoing but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. Source link
Agent at correspondents' dinner was hit by bullet from suspect's shotgun, prosecutors say
Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an attempt to kill U.S. President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent, according to the federal prosecutor overseeing the investigation. Source link
Cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz reports being attacked, as Iran makes new peace proposal
A cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz has reported being attacked by multiple small craft, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said Sunday, marking at least two dozen attacks in and around the strait since the Iran war began. Source link
Press freedom is at a 25-year low, says Reporters Without Borders
Worldwide press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years, according to NGO Reporters Without Borders. For the first time since its World Press Freedom Index launched in 2002, more than half of the world’s countries fall into the ‘difficult’ or ‘very serious’ categories for press freedom. Source link
Ukraine hits Russian oil-loading port, 'shadow fleet' tankers
Ukraine on Sunday launched a wave of strikes against Russian oil targets, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude. Source link
In Pompeii, ancient graffiti depicting daily life is being revealed thanks to modern technology
The walls of a corridor that once linked two theatres in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii hold hundreds of inscriptions made by residents before Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago. An international research team is now using a very modern technique to bring them to life. Source link
Former teen track prodigy Mary Cain is exposing a culture of abuse that nearly destroyed her
Former teen track prodigy, Mary Cain, delves into the years of psychological abuse and body shaming that forced her to leave the sport she loved. Source link
Two Canadians on aid boats intercepted by Israel have been released, organizers say
A spokesperson for a group trying to break the Israeli navy blockade of Gaza to deliver aid says two Canadians who were detained by Israel in the Mediterranean Sea have been released. Source link
Jailed Nobel laureate's life at risk if she is not released from Iranian custody, Nobel committee chief says
The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Saturday the life of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was in the hands of the Iranian authorities after her health “deteriorated seriously,” and called for her to be released to her dedicated medical team. Source link