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22.1 million excess deaths recorded during Covid-19 pandemic: WHO

A striking report from the World Health Organization estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in around 22.1 million excess deaths globally between 2020 and 2023, far exceeding those officially reported. These excess deaths, including those from strained healthcare resources and broader societal impacts, soared in 2021.

The Times of India

Fauci Accused By CIA Whistleblower Of Covering Up COVID Origins In Explosive Under-Oath Claim

A CIA whistleblower claims Dr Anthony Fauci intentionally covered up Covid-19's lab origins, influencing intelligence assessments. The Senate hearing has reignited debates on the pandemic's source

International Business Times UK

Supply-chain stress that peaked in covid heads higher again

Rising logistics costs and delivery times are pressuring central banks, with some indicators reaching multi-year highs, signaling potential inflationary pressures.

The Economic Times

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Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of money

Scientists in Chile developed antibodies that successfully neutralised the deadly Andes hantavirus in lab and animal studies, raising hopes for a treatment against the rare virus that can spread between people. But the project stalled before human trials due to lack of funding and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Economic Times

Whistleblower Tells Congress the CIA Illegally Spied on White House Officials Investigating COVID Origins

CIA officer James Erdman told the Senate's Homeland Security Committee that his employer suppressed its own assessments that COVID likely came from a lab.

Reason

Hormuz shutdown deepens oil crisis; IEA warns of record inventory drop, demand plunge

Global oil stocks are depleting rapidly. The Iran war is worsening supply disruptions. This situation will continue for months. The market faces a severe shortage until October. Oil prices are under pressure. Demand is also falling sharply. This is the steepest drop since the Covid pandemic. Some signs suggest the…

The Economic Times

IRS won't tell you about these COVID refunds, but here's how to claim every dollar you are owed

Nearly 79 million Americans already filed federal tax returns this year. Yet millions may still qualify for hidden IRS COVID refund claims tied to pandemic-era penalties and interest charges. Tax experts now warn that the July 10, 2026 IRS refund deadline could become one of the most overlooked tax relief…

The Economic Times

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Staged claims and Israeli hoaxes: Debunking viral conspiracy theories about hantavirus

Misinformation about hantavirus has run rampant on social media, with online users reviving viral COVID-19 theories to spread fake news about the outbreak.

Euronews

Hantavirus outbreak drives EU push for tighter cross-border health coordination

EU countries tighten cross-border health coordination after hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship infected multiple European passengers, as experts reassure the public that the virus is not the same as COVID-19.

Euronews

Couple jailed for locking their young children up for over three years in ‘house of horrors’ in case that shocked Spain

The parents developed a fear of the outside world during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Diagnostic dilemma: An infant's brown eyes turned indigo after COVID antiviral treatment

In a visually striking medical case, a baby's eyes changed color while he was receiving care in a hospital.

LiveScience

US faces ‘reading recession’ as school test scores continue to decline

Between 2022 and 2025, only five states and the District of Columbia had meaningful growth in reading scores

The Independent UK

'I Know Brits Will Say This Is Violently American': US Woman Readies $1M to Sue Cruise Passengers Who Refuse to Self-Isolate

Teresa Jack from Connecticut plans legal action against cruise passengers refusing to self-isolate after hantavirus cases, aiming to prevent another pandemic like COVID-19.

International Business Times UK

How the U.S.‑Israel war against Iran is exposing the limits of the petrodollar system

For the first time since the Second World War, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic, public debt in the United States has surpassed the entire economy’s GDP. As of late March, debt held by the public reached US$31.27 trillion, just ahead of the GDP of US$31.22 trillion.

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The Guardian - UK

The hantavirus outbreak has been well-handled – but there are still dangerous days ahead

All the protocols that health experts like me look for have been followed. But outbreaks on cruise ships are notoriously hard to control, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - AU

What is hantavirus, and why will cruise passengers spend so long in quarantine?

While experts believe the virus is unlikely to become a ‘full-blown pandemic’, its mortality rate and long incubation period makes Covid-style isolation prudent

The Mary Sue

Why is everyone terrified of Hantavirus? A nurse from Denver explains

There’s been widespread panic online after a luxury cruise was hit with the Hantavirus. People are likening the situation to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which happened five years ago. But should there be panic? Brooke (@brookesand), a nurse from Denver, explained why people are spooked by a potential…

The Conversation

Genome sequencing is rewriting the history of disease outbreaks – but without social context, it can tell only part of the story

Fingerprinting transformed police investigations by making it possible to place a suspect at a crime scene with physical evidence. Similarly, genome sequencing has changed how disease detectives study outbreaks by allowing them to read a pathogen’s genes as a biological record of where it came from and how it spread.

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The Independent UK

Modi urges Indians to work from home as US-Iran war sparks fuel crisis

Prime minister calls for adopting measures developed during Covid pandemic

International Business Times UK

Will There Be a HantaVirus Outbreak? A 2022 Twitter Post Sparks 'Scripted Pandemic' Claims Predicting '2023 Corona Ended, 2026 HantaVirus'

Viral 2022 tweet resurfaces after hantavirus outbreak reports, sparking 'scripted pandemic' conspiracy claims and online debate worldwide.

The Conversation

Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the next pandemic

For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020. Of the passengers and crew who disembarked, 575 had COVID. The virus then spread to the community.

The Independent UK

‘This is not Covid’: CDC boss reassures concerned public over hantavirus outbreak as US cruise passengers taken to Nebraska quarantine facility

CDC Director says hantavirus is ‘not like Covid’ amid concerns about outbreak

The Guardian - UK

‘A little boring after two weeks’: what awaits MV Hondius passengers quarantined for hantavirus?

People evacuated from cruise ship to Arrowe Park hospital, Wirral, should enjoy some consolations, says man sent there during Covid pandemic

Salon

Hantavirus is a warning. We must listen

The Dutch cruise ship incident probably isn’t the next pandemic. That doesn’t mean we’re risk-free from outbreaks

The Guardian - UK

Hantavirus cruise ship passengers enter isolation facility after evacuation to UK

Twenty-two people from MV Hondius cruise spend first day isolating in self-contained flats in Merseyside

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