Ranking the World Cup 2026 groups: Which teams are favourites to progress?
The first stage of the 2026 World Cup 2026 features 12 groups. We’ve ranked them and picked the favourites to advance.
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Tata-ASML deal: How significant is it for India’s semiconductor push?
The agreement reflects India’s ambition to enter a sector dominated by a handful of global powers.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in the Netherlands
MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
India’s Tata and Dutch giant ASML sign semiconductor deal during Modi visit
Prime Minister Modi says his talks with the Dutch PM also focused on expanding cooperation in defence and security.
Eurovision final marred by protests as five countries boycott over Israel
Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia and Netherlands all withdrew in protest against Israel’s participation amid Gaza war.
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Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from COVID-19
Experts say the transmission of hantavirus between humans is so rare that a pandemic is nearly ‘impossible’.
Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship
The infected man is one of more than 120 passengers and crew members evacuated from MV Hondius, the ministry says.
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Trump says hantavirus is ‘under control’ as WHO tracks cruise outbreak
US President Donald Trump says a hantavirus cruise ship cluster is ‘under very good control.’
Published On 9 May 2026
Hacked educational platform partially restored for millions of students
The hacker group, ShinyHunters, threatened to leak student data after breaching the educational platform Canvas.
Three people evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship in the Atlantic
Development comes amid death of three others from rare disease as the Canary Islands refuses to allow cruise ship to dock.
Two hantavirus cases confirmed, five more suspected on stranded cruise ship
Among the seven cases, three people have died, one is critically ill and three have mild symptoms, the WHO says.
