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The East African island nation of Mauritius on Monday allowed the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn to dock in the capital, Port Louis, after finding no evidence of cholera on board. The first passengers were expected to disembark on Tuesday morning at 6:00 a.m. local time. This follows an involuntary delay to the cruise from South Africa via Madagascar and La Réunion to Mauritius. More than 3,000 people — over 2,000 passengers and 1,000 crew members — were stranded aboard a cruise ship off Mauritius amid suspicions of a possible cholera outbreak.The ship waited offshore pending test results for the more than 10…

Joe Biden has said he hopes a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas can be secured by the weekend.The US president made the remarks during an unannounced visit to the Van Leeuwen ice cream parlour, next door to 30 Rock in New York, on Monday. Flanked by late night TV show host Seth Meyers, Mr Biden was asked by reporters on when a ceasefire in Gaza could start.In a surprise turn, he said that he hopes it will take place “by the end of the weekend”.”My national security advisor (Jake Sullivan) tells me that we’re close, we’re close, we’re not done…

Hyperactivity, impulsivity and a skittish attention span — the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tend to be seen as a weakness or mental health condition that needs to be treated. But ADHD also has advantages that have been scientifically investigated. People with ADHD are considered creative and dynamic, they are socially and emotionally competent and have high cognitive abilities. And that’s not all. In a new study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania attempted to trace the origins of ADHD. Co-author David Barack writes on X: “ADHD and ADHD-like cognitive traits such as distractibility or impulsivity are widespread and often…

There was open animosity, jeers and boos at the Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena near Athens where Greece’s main opposition party, Syriza, held its four-day party convention. Fresh political ideas, however, were thin on the ground. Stefanos Kasselakis was elected leader of Syriza, the Coalition of the Radical Left, only five months ago. In that short space of time, he has succeeded in alienating even those party officials who backed him to become leader last September. Kasselakis, a 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader and the country’s first openly gay party leader, appeared seemingly out of nowhere last year and was elected party…

With the death of Alexei Navalny, Russia has lost Vladimir Putin’s best known rival — but also unexpectedly gained a new symbol of resistance. In an emotional video posted in the days after his death on February 16, Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya pledged to continue her husband’s fight against the regime and urged others to fight “harder, more desperately and more fiercely,” than before. “I know it already appears impossible to do more, but more is needed. To join up into a single powerful fist and strike their insane regime — Putin, his friends, the bandits in uniforms, thieves and…

Alexei Navalny was set to be freed as part of a prisoner swap when he died, one of his allies has said,The Russian opposition leader died at a penal colony within the Artic Circle while serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges his supporters said were politically motivated. His death was announced on 16 February.An ally of Mr Navalny has said the prisoner-swap talks were in their “final stages” when he died.In a video posted on the late Kremlin critic’s YouTube channel, Maria Pevchikh, who lives outside Russia, said: “Alexei Navalny could have been sitting here now, today. It’s not…

1. Marburg virus The most dangerous virus is the Marburg virus. It is named after a small and idyllic town on the river Lahn – but that has nothing to do with the disease itself. The Marburg virus is a hemorrhagic fever virus. As with Ebola, the Marburg virus causes convulsions and bleeding of mucous membranes, skin and organs. It has a fatality rate of 90 percent. 2. Ebola There are five strains of the Ebola virus, each named after countries and regions in Africa: Zaire, Sudan, Tai Forest, Bundibugyo and Reston. The Zaire Ebola virus is the deadliest, with…

Algeria inaugurated on Sunday what it described as “Africa’s biggest mosque” and the third-biggest mosque in the world, following over a decade of construction and preparation marred by controversy. The Great Mosque of Algiers is situated in the capital, with a minaret towering 265 meters (869 feet) high and a large prayer room. Algerian state media says the entire facility could host over 120,000 worshippers. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune inaugurated the project on Sunday. Ali Mohamed Salabi, the General Secretary of the World Union of Muslim Ulemas said the inauguration would guide Muslims “toward goodness and moderation.”President Abdelmadjid Tebboune inaugurated the project,…

Turkey and Somalia last week signed a significant defense and economic cooperation agreement. Under the 10-year pact, Turkey will help defend Somalia’s long coastline and also rebuild the naval forces of the fragile Horn of Africa nation. “We will help Somalia develop its capacity and capabilities to combat illegal and irregular activities in its territorial waters,” a Turkish Defense Ministry official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said. “With this agreement, Turkey will contribute to the recovery of natural resources within Somalia’s maritime borders,” said Yunus Turhan, a Turkey-Africa relations analyst at Haci Bayram Veli University in Ankara. The Somali government hopes the deal…

Hungary’s parliament voted in favor of Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Monday afternoon. Only a handful of MPs opposed the motion, after Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government allowed it to come to a vote following months of delay. The motion passed passed with 188 votes in favor and six against. Sweden hails ‘historic day,’ to be NATO’s 32nd member “Today is a historic day. The parliaments of all NATO member states have now voted in favor of Swedish accession to NATO. Sweden stands ready to shoulder its responsibility for Euro-Atlantic security,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson wrote on social media…