Hantavirus ship, Putin talks war end and Congo misinformation killings
5/10/202612 min
Passengers begin disembarking the hantavirus-hit cruise ship near Tenerife and are transferred to quarantine. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the war in Ukraine may be "coming to an end" as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire holds. Iran says it's sent its response to a U.S. peace proposal. A car bomb and ambush kill at least 14 police officers in Pakistan. Plus, false health rumors spreading on social media have fueled mob attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo Watch the latest On Assignment episode: A conversation with Pulitzer winners Listen to the Morning Bid podcast here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsTara Oakes· Host0:00
Hi, I'm Tara Oakes in Liverpool. It's Sunday, May 10th. Today, [gentle music] passengers start disembarking from the ship hit by hantavirus. Putin signals the war in Ukraine may be nearing its end, and false health claims spread from villages to social media with deadly results in Congo. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week. The cruise ship at the heart of the hantavirus outbreak has anchored near the Spanish island of Tenerife, and passengers have begun to disembark. Spanish nationals were the first to disembark the MV Honduras on small boats in groups of five. Once on shore, they're transferred onto buses and taken to the local airport. The passengers who are not showing any symptoms of the virus will board a flight back to Madrid on a Spanish military plane and taken to hospital to be quarantined. That's according to government officials who have emphasized that they will have no contact with members of the public. Passengers of other nationalities will follow. There have been six confirmed cases of the virus on people no longer on the ship, including three who died. Two further cases