The BBC explains what experts have to say about the infection risks associated with cruise ships.
Category: 2. World
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Do viruses spread more easily on cruise ships?
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Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 26 people
A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report.
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Moment Indonesian river overflows from heavy rain
On 4 May, heavy rain caused the Cipamingkis river to overflow in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.
Ending Ismail, a local who filmed the flood, told the BBC that a glamping facility had been destroyed by the torrent and an Islamic school almost…
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Popular Australian author pleads guilty over child exploitation material
The Jasper Jones and Runt author was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home.
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Deadly China plane crash was caused by fuel cut-off, says report
The Boeing 737 plane crashed into a Chinese hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board.
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Rescuers among three dead after yacht sinks off Australian coast
Volunteer rescuers aged 78 and 62 died after their boat rolled during “treacherous” conditions.
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Met Gala sees Beyoncé’s return and a star-studded red carpet
The Met Gala brought its annual parade of high fashion to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 4 May, with Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour serving as co-chairs for the Costume Institute fundraiser. This year’s dress code…
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Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff
Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.
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US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility
Meanwhile shipping company Maersk said one of its US-flagged commercial vessels had successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US military protection.
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The looks turning heads on the Met Gala carpet
The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is “Costume Art”, exploring fashion as an embodied art form.
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