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PARIS — A French passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship that was struck by an outbreak of hantavirus has shown symptoms of the disease while being repatriated to France, the country’s prime minister has said. Sébastien Lecornu said the French national developed symptoms while on a chartered flight from Tenerife to Paris, and so all five evacuated from the shiphad been “immediately placed in strict isolation until further notice”. France has also introduced isolation measures for contacts “to protect the general population.” The French citizens are among more than 90 tourists to be ferried home from the Dutch…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran’s response to the latest US peace proposal for ending the Middle East war as “totally unacceptable”, raising the likelihood of renewed conflict in the Arabian Gulf after weeks of hectic diplomacy to resolve the standoff that has throttled shipping and sent energy prices soaring. Oil prices jumped $3 a barrel on Monday following news of the continued stalemate that leaves the narrow Strait of Hormuz largely closed. Before the war the waterway carried one-fifth of the world’s oil supply and has emerged as one of the central pressure points in the…

For months, Ali Ismail and his family feared that their daughter, Salama, might grow up in silence. The baby never startled at loud noises, never turned when her siblings called her name, never reacted when her father leaned close and raised his voice beside her ears. “We kept hoping maybe she just needed more time,” he said. But at six months old, the family knew something was wrong, setting them on a nine-month search that would lead to one of Abu Dhabi’s most complex paediatric hearing surgeries. “We noticed she didn’t cry when there were loud sounds. She didn’t turn…

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Mohannad Abuissa, Managing Director of Solutions Engineering & CTO at Cisco for the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, Romania and the CIS. Cisco’s State of Wireless Report reveals how UAE organisations are driving productivity, efficiency, and revenue growth by treating wireless infrastructure as a strategic business investment rather than a basic IT utility. Wireless networks are moving from back-end infrastructure to boardroom priority as UAE organisations accelerate AI, IoT and connected business models. For enterprises, wireless investment is no longer only about coverage or connectivity; it is becoming a foundation for productivity, operational efficiency, customer engagement and revenue growth. Cisco’s State…

SYDNEY — Australia’s far-right One Nation party has won a seat in the country’s House of Representatives for the first time. With almost all the votes counted, One Nation candidate David Farley, a former agribusiness consultant, won over 57% of the tally in the special election for Farrer, a vast regional constituency in New South Wales, with independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe on almost 43%. The contest was triggered by the resignation of Sussan Ley, who quit when she was ousted as leader of the opposition conservative Liberal Party. Saturday’s poll was the first federal test of One Nation’s support after…

BUENOS AIRES — Authorities in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province are vehemently disputing claims that a deadly hantavirus outbreak, linked to an Atlantic cruise ship, originated within their borders. Instead, they are urging investigations into other Argentine provinces visited by passengers. Local officials in the southernmost South American archipelago reject the assertion by national health authorities that a rubbish dump in Ushuaia was the probable source where two Dutch tourists contracted the virus while bird-watching. Ushuaia has long enjoyed its reputation as “The End of the World” and as a gateway for trips both to Antarctica and for tourists to…

Long hours, constant notifications and the pressure to always be “on” have defined modern life for years. But across the UAE, that mindset is starting to shift, with more people choosing balance over burnout. What was once seen as a niche wellness habit, meditation is now finding its way into everyday routines. From early morning breathwork sessions to corporate-led mindfulness programmes, a growing number of residents are rethinking what it means to be productive. This shift reflects a wider global trend. According to the World Health Organization, more than one billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions such…

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New Instinct MI350P PCIe GPUs are designed to help organisations run AI workloads on standard air-cooled infrastructure. Enterprise AI adoption is accelerating, but many organisations are finding their existing infrastructure under pressure. Cloud-based AI can offer flexibility, yet it may also create concerns around data privacy, sovereignty, latency and unpredictable costs. Building dedicated AI infrastructure, meanwhile, can demand major investments in power, cooling and specialised GPU platforms. AMD is addressing that challenge with its new AMD Instinct MI350P PCIe GPUs, designed to help enterprises deploy AI workloads within existing data centre environments without significant infrastructure redesign. The new accelerator cards…