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The BNP leader claimed Mamata Banerjee's government was the "impediment" to the Teesta Barrage agreement and hoped that with Suvendu Adhikari at the helm in West Bengal, the BJP administration would relook at the treaty.

Hantavirus is a rare virus carried by rodents, spread to humans through exposure to their urine, droppings, or saliva. Confirmed cases aboard an Atlantic cruise ship has raised alarm.

The Pakistan Navy launched a rescue and support operation for the crew-- six Indians and one Indonesian-- after the Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre in Mumbai contacted authorities in Islamabad.

British crew member among those evacuated from MV Hondius, which is now heading for Canary IslandsEurope live – latest updatesWhat is hantavirus?Three people with suspected hantavirus, including a British doctor, have been medically evacuated from a cruise ship.The British crew member, along with a Dutch colleague and another passenger, were taken from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius for onward travel to the Netherlands, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Continue reading...

Ministers also approve exploration in 70 new areas of country’s waters, prompting accusations of madness and greenwashingThe Norwegian government has been heavily criticism for approving plans to reopen three North Sea gas fields nearly three decades after they were closed to help fill the gap in energy supplies created by the Middle East war.Amid sharp price rises in oil and gas since the US and Israel’s attack on Iran in February, Oslo has also given its approval for oil and gas companies to explore in 70 new locations in the North Sea, Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea. Continue reading...

During his latest monologue, Meyers stated that the president’s disapproval numbers were now “higher than Covid and January 6.” 

The death of the media mogul who transformed TV news was confirmed by his family and reported by CNNTed Turner, the media mogul who founded CNN, has died at 87, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing a news release from Turner Enterprises.In a statement, Mark Thompson, the chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide said that “Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judgement.” Continue reading...

Conservative leader says her party ‘are willing to work with people who will help deliver Conservative policies’Labour has criticised Zack Polanski for saying he was concerned about how the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings was treated when he was arrested by the police.Referring to what Polanski said about this in his Today interview this morning (see 9.33am), a Labour party spokesperson said:Our brave police ran towards a suspected terrorist and tackled him while he was still carrying a knife and before they could handcuff him.The fact that Zack Polanski is still sympathising with this individual is utterly astounding. For the Green party leader to be litigating the case for the defence against the police shows whose side he is truly on.The latest unemployment figures for February showed a fall, interest rates were expected to come down, the markets were pricing in a couple of cuts during the course of the year.The truth is, with the effect of the Iran war, we can’t count on any of that at the moment. There is likely to be an effect on prices, which feeds through from energy costs, and there may well be labour market implications. Continue reading...