Cape Verde

Iran's players hug each other after the 2026 World Cup Group G football match between Iran and New Zealand at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 15, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Iran snatch draw in World Cup opener, Spain stunned by Cape Verde

Equalizers from Ramin Rezaeian and Mohammad Mohebi spare Team Melli from humiliation in the World Cup opener.

July 5, 2026

Third Briton has suspected hantavirus after cruise outbreak: health agency

Three British people have been diagnosed with the suspected Hantavirus after the cruise ship outbreak, its health security agency said.

May 8, 2026

An ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits, returns to the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026 after a visit to the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the harbor. (AFP)

WHO tracing over 80 people on flight taken by hantavirus victim

WHO traces contacts on a flight from Saint Helena to Johannesburg after a cruise ship passenger later tested positive for hantavirus and died, prompting contact tracing for all 82 passengers and six crew members.

May 5, 2026

This aerial picture shows a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3, 2026. An outbreak of "severe acute respiratory illness" on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic has left two peopl

Cape Verde bans passengers from cruise with suspected virus deaths

Cape Verde refuses to allow cruise passengers to disembark from MV Hondius over suspected hantavirus outbreak after three deaths, while health authorities continue investigating the cause.

May 4, 2026