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Countries airlift nationals evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship

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France's Prime Minister says that one of the passengers repatriated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship in the Atlantic has shown symptoms. The individual was among five French nationals flown back on Sunday from the MV Hondius, currently moored off Tenerife in Spain.

Also in the programme: Iran says it has sent a response via Pakistan to the latest US plan to end the war with counter-proposals reported to include a separation of talks on the immediate conflict and Tehran's nuclear programme; the story of a criminal underworld in Brazil; and the choir, here in the UK, singing music based on whale song!

(Photo: They were pictured boarding buses to Tenerife's airport after reaching land. Credit: Reuters)
10 May 5PM English United Kingdom News

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