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Hantavirus: How it differs from COVID
In 2018-2019, the Andes virus hantavirus spread person-to-person in Argentina. Eleven people died — but it was stopped. Analysis of that outbreak shows the current one can also be…
Germany news: 1-in-6 retailers fear for future
About one-in-12 German businesses worry about survival, with twice as many retailers jittery. Meanwhile in Stuttgart, five pro-Palestinian activists face trial over attacking an I…
Bruno Mars shines in Detroit
There’s a moment toward the end of the night where Bruno Mars is using that raspy tenor of voice of his to sing his 2012 hit “Locked Out of Heaven” as if he was launched out of a …
Endemic, epidemic, pandemic: What's the difference?
The Andes hantavirus outbreak shows how easily disease labels are misunderstood — and why they describe patterns of spread, not how dangerous a virus is.
Somali piracy disrupts global shipping and trade routes
As ships reroute around Africa to avoid Middle East conflict zones, piracy off Somalia is back. The resurgence is driving up insurance, transit times and security costs, putting n…
Germany's businesses frustrated by economic decline
No one had higher hopes for Friedrich Merz's chancellorship than the German business community. Now, however, early euphoria has given way to bitter disappointment.
Shaleta arrest warrant details embezzlement case - The Pillar
Shaleta arrest warrant details embezzlement case The Pillar
Why is Hollywood missing from Cannes?
There are no US blockbusters premiering at the Cannes Film Festival this year. So who's snubbing who?
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Why did the England football team not fulfil their potential at the 2006 World Cup?
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Why did the England football team not fulfil their potential at the 2006 World Cup?
The summer a golden generation lost its shine
The summer of 2006 was meant to be England's moment. A world-class squad, celebrity partners and confident fans - the hype was huge and the fall was hard.
The summer a golden generation lost its shine
The summer of 2006 was meant to be England's moment. A world-class squad, celebrity partners and confident fans - the hype was huge and the fall was hard.
The summer a golden generation lost its shine
The summer of 2006 was meant to be England's moment. A world-class squad, celebrity partners and confident fans - the hype was huge and the fall was hard.
BBC speaks with civilians inside Iran struggling with impact of war
Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised by conflict and government repression.
Iranian activist tells BBC how fear of war restarting intensifies trauma of repression
A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure.
His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body
The UN human rights office condemns incident as "'appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians" in the West Bank.
Could German ex-leader really negotiate Ukraine peace?
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder is a controversial — and some critics would even say, unserious — choice as a negotiator on the Ukraine war. He's long been criticized fo…
Germany: 'Ulm 5' on trial after attack on Israeli arms firm
Five activists have gone on trial in Germany following a break-in at the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems in Ulm. Their lawyers intend to argue they were trying to obstruct a ge…
Berlin: Fighting the city's young far-right scene
A recent police raid on Germany's neo-Nazi scene has revealed how alarmingly young some of its members are. But those targeted by this hatred are fighting back.
Assyrian Filmmaker Preserves Chaldean Heritage Through 'Authentic' Storytelling
Michigan is home to the world's largest Chaldean population. Sterling Heights filmmaker Weam Namou is keeping the culture and Aramaic language alive. ( Sarah Johnson)Chaldean Amer…
New film portrays Thomas and Erika Mann — with an oddly twisted premise
Premiering at Cannes and starring Sandra Hüller, Pawel Pawlikowski's "Fatherland" is set during the Cold War — a complex period for the prominent anti-Nazi intellectuals.
Eurovision 2026: Politics collide with a blockbuster show
Controversy over Israel's participation and boycotts unprecedented in scale are already weighing on the Eurovision Song Contest before it even kicks off in Vienna.
Michigan Recognizes Chaldean American Month
Michigan has officially recognized May as "Chaldean American Month" in Michigan, the first designation of its kind by any state in the nation. State Rep.
Iraqi Archaeologist Sounds Alarm on Stolen Artifacts
Thousands of artifacts belonging to the Bethnahrinian (Mesopotamian) civilization have been stolen, smuggled, and sold on black markets during the many years of wars and crises th…
AIPAC pairs Haley Stevens with Republican in joint Senate fundraising email, attacks El-Sayed
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is facing backlash in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race after one of the country’s most powerful and controversial pro-Israel lobbying groups promoted her alongs…