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Hantavirus, the disease which has caused a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans.

Dutch authorities will attempt to repatriate two sick people from a cruise ship battling a suspected outbreak of hantavirus that has already claimed three lives, the vessel's operator said Monday.

Vote counting in key Indian state elections was underway Monday under tight security, with the focus on West Bengal, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party appeared set for victory.

Wales -- the cradle of Britain's revered National Health Service and a former industrial powerhouse -- has been a Labour Party stronghold for well over a century.

Vote counting in key Indian state elections was underway Monday under tight security, with the focus on West Bengal, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is hoping for crucial gains.

A global oil supply squeeze is inflicting an "enormous impact" on the Asia-Pacific region, Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday.

Bukayo Saka's return from injury has jolted Arsenal's attack back into life just in time for the Gunners to dream of a Premier League and Champions League double.

For Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, the consequences of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final clash at Arsenal may go beyond booking a ticket to Budapest at the end of May.

Tech firms led a rally across most Asian markets Monday following another healthy day on Wall Street fuelled by more strong earnings, while investors were also cheered by news that Iran had submitted fresh proposals to end its war with the United States.

Boeing is scheduled to return to court Monday to face its latest lawsuit over a deadly 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia, brought by the family of a young American NGO worker.

An Australian inquiry opened public hearings Monday into an antisemitic shooting that killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach.

Iran warned on Monday that it would consider any US attempt to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz a breach of the Mideast ceasefire, as President Donald Trump said the United States would begin escorting ships through the blocked waterway.

A North Korean women's football club will become the first sports team from the country to play in South Korea since 2018 when they visit this month, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.

The Detroit Pistons routed the Orlando Magic 116-94 on Sunday to cap a remarkable NBA playoff comeback and book an Eastern Conference semi-final clash with Cleveland.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi opened talks in Australia on Monday as the two countries seek to navigate a global oil supply squeeze.

In the western Spanish village of Almaraz, the uncertain future of the country's biggest nuclear power plant casts a pall over daily life.

US video game retailer GameStop made a takeover bid on Sunday to buy eBay for about $55.5 billion in an attempt to turn the online marketplace into a competitor to e-commerce giant Amazon.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in "critical but stable condition," his spokesman said Sunday, without disclosing what ails the 81-year-old former politician.

European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gather in Armenia Monday as they seek to navigate a fraught geopolitical environment under an unpredictable White House.

In Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the majestic shrine of Imam Ali stands quiet, its vast courtyards no longer echoing with the multilingual whispers of pilgrims from before the Middle East war.

An Israeli court on Sunday extended for two days the detention of two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, who were brought to Israel for questioning, a rights group representing them said.

Two US soldiers that disappeared while on a training deployment in southern Morocco were last seen near seaside cliffs and may have fallen into the ocean, a US defense official confirmed to AFP.

Top players including world number ones Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka kept up the pressure on the Grand Slam tournaments with a letter to Roland Garros on Monday expressing "deep disappointment" over the French major's 2026 prize money.

Operational and corporate updates highlight leadership actions, a signed definitive business combination agreement (subject to closing conditions), and continued progress toward sustained SAF production. XCF also emphasizes the role of domestic jet fuel alternatives in supporting energy resilience and national security, and its modular, repeatable build-out and licensing model designed to deploy SAF production facilities globally.Key Developments This PeriodStrengthened leadership with renewable fuels executive Chris Cooper, former President of one of the world's largest producers of renewable fuels, where he led the launch of its SAF commercial efforts in the Americas; appointed Harvey Schnitzer as Interim Chief Financial Officer, a CPA and veteran Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operational Officer with more than three decades of experience leading growth, integrations, and turnarounds.Initiated the planned upgrade program to support efficient, repeatable, sustained operations at New Rise Reno, leveraging technical input from Axens and on-site engineering oversight team from an experienced third -party consulting firm to strengthen operational readiness, procedures, and start-up execution, targeting June 2026 for operational restart at New Rise Reno.Signed a binding offtake agreement with BGN INTL for SAF production, leveraging XCF's production platform and BGN's global distribution network.Advanced strategic initiatives, including licensing arrangements and strategic partnership agreements to support international expansion in Australia and New Zealand, with partners including Continual Renewables Ventures and Axens for production technology.Signed business combination agreement with Southern Energy Renewable and Devvstream creating a diversified commercial platform spanning current and next generation technologies for renewable fuel production as well as environmental asset monetization across aviation, petrochemical, marine and other sectors.Filed XCF's first Annual Report on Form 10‑K, providing comprehensive annual disclosures and marking an important milestone in XCF's public-company reporting, targeting filing 1Q26 10Q by mid-May 2026.XCF is targeting the following financial and operational results for the full year ending December 31, 2027: gross product sales[1] of $775 - 825 million, net revenue of $110 -120 million, EBITDA1 of $65 - 70 million, and renewable fuel production of approximately 40 - 43 million gallons.[2]

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HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / May 4, 2026 / National Energy Services Reunited Corp. ("NESR" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NESR) an international, industry-leading provider of integrated energy services in the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA") region, today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter of 2026 on Monday, May 11th, 2026.

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WESTMINSTER, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 4, 2026 / BioLargo Equipment Solutions & Technologies, Inc. ("BioLargo Equipment"), a subsidiary of BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQX:BLGO), an environmental engineering company developing and commercializing sustainable technologies, today announced it has signed into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aquatech to advance the integration and commercialization of BioLargo's proprietary Aqueous Electrostatic Concentrator (AEC) for PFAS treatment.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 4, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) is bringing a new level of verification to gold, transforming one of the world's oldest stores of value into a material that can carry proof of its own origin, movement, and history.

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LOS ANGELES, CA AND PARIS, FR / ACCESS Newswire / May 4, 2026 / Pacific Avenue Capital Partners ("Pacific Avenue"), a global private equity firm focused on corporate carve-outs and other complex transactions in the middle market, announced today that an affiliate of Pacific Avenue has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire ESE World (the "Company" or "ESE") from Amcor, one of the world's leading global packaging companies.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 4, 2026 / Ameriwest Critical Metals Inc. (CSE:AWCM)(OTC:AWLIF)(FSE:5HV) ("Ameriwest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has expanded its land position at its 100%-owned Bornite Property in Oregon (the "Property"), which hosts a copper-gold-silver mineralized breccia pipe system, through the staking of additional unpatented mineral claims.