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May 13 0400 UTC Brief
In health and public safety
Health authorities in Europe, Africa, North America, and parts of the South Pacific are working to contain a widening hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise vessel MV Hondius. In France, President Emmanuel Macron said the situation is under control there and urged EU countries to adopt common protocols with the highest standards. That is the sort of coordination you would expect before the outbreak gets a vote.
In U.S. news
Four people were injured in a shooting in Philadelphia after investigators say at least six shots were fired, with some rounds hitting Kelvin Kelly’s SUV. In South Jersey, police are also investigating what they believe may have been a targeted arrow attack, with a 65-year-old victim found Sunday morning near Cooper Street.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said he will keep campaigning after a bomb scare in Macon. Separate incident, same reminder that American politics remains committed to variety.
In sports
Former NBA center Jason Collins has died at 47 after battling brain cancer. Collins made history as the first openly gay player in one of the four major U.S. sports leagues, a landmark moment that reached well beyond basketball.
In South America
Organizers say about 600,000 students, university staff, union members, and opposition supporters joined a protest in Buenos Aires against President Javier Milei’s cuts to university funding. The scale of the demonstration suggests the budget fight is not staying politely indoors.
In the Middle East
Residents of Rmeich, a mostly Christian town in southern Lebanon, say they protected their community by refusing to let Hezbollah use it as a launch point for attacks. The town has largely avoided the destruction seen nearby, while locals say they have faced pressure and accusations of collaboration for resisting Hezbollah’s role in the south.
In business and energy
Rising cooking gas prices across parts of Asia are pushing families toward firewood and other dirtier fuels, raising air pollution and health concerns. In south Delhi, one woman reportedly spent hours gathering kindling from urban forests and parks just to cook, a grim little snapshot of what “energy transition” looks like when the bills arrive first.
Elsewhere
Nauru’s parliament has agreed to change the country’s name to Naoero, in a break from its colonial past. The constitutional change now goes to a referendum.
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