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(Corrects country reference in paragraph 2 to the Netherlands instead of New Zealand) TENERIFE/MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) – The final two flights to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak docked near Tenerife will depart on Monday afternoon, Spain’s health minister said on Sunday evening, adding 94 passengers had been evacuated so far. One flight frm Australia will carry six passengers and another from the […]

By Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK, May 11 (Reuters) – Thailand’s influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on Monday, after about eight months behind bars following a court ruling that deemed he had wrongfully stayed in hospital to avoid jail time. The 76-year-old billionaire remade and dominated Thai politics for a quarter-century, but his influence has waned of late following his jailing and his once formidable Pheu Thai […]

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, May 11 (Reuters) – The dollar advanced against its major peers in early Asia trade on Monday, supported by strong U.S. jobs data released late last week and as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire hung by a thread, boosting demand for the safe-haven currency. The euro was down 0.2% at $1.1767, the yen slipped 0.1% to 156.905 yen per dollar and the British pound was 0.3% lower […]

By Noel Randewich May 10 (Reuters) – Six bodies were found on Sunday in a train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, according to police.  A Union Pacific worker discovered them in a train yard at a remote location near the Mexican border, and police and firefighters later confirmed they had died, said Laredo Police Investigator Joe Baeza. Police have not determined how they died, Baeza said. The investigation is ongoing, he […]

By Jonathan Stempel May 10 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to wean Israel off U.S. military support within a decade as his country pushes to strengthen ties with Gulf states, he said in an interview that aired on Sunday. “I want to draw down to zero the American financial support, the financial component of the military cooperation that we have,” Netanyahu told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” program. […]

The Detroit Pistons upgraded guard Kevin Huerter to questionable but downgraded fellow guard Caris LeVert to questionable ahead of Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. Huerter (adductor) made brief appearances in four games during the first round against the Orlando Magic, posting six points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals across 42 total minutes. He has yet to play in the semifinals. During the regular season, he […]

NASCAR’s road-racing superstar put on a comeback for the ages on Sunday afternoon. After a pit stop with 24 laps to go at Watkins Glen International, Trackhouse Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen amazingly erased a 29-second deficit as he chased down leader Ty Gibbs and roared away to win the NASCAR Cup Series’ Go Bowling At The Glen in Watkins Glen, N.Y. The New Zealand-born driver fell to 22nd place after […]

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle took the Fenway Park mound on Sunday afternoon with a heavy heart. Pitching two years and a day after his mother, Jina, died following a nearly eight-year battle with colon cancer, the 23-year-old Tolle wore his pant legs near his knees showing his pink socks on Mother’s Day. When his start was rained out Saturday, Tolle had a lot more time to […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts is set to return after missing more than a month because of a right oblique strain when the Los Angeles Dodgers open a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Betts hasn’t played since April 4, when he was hurt in a 10-5 win at the Washington Nationals. Manager Dave Roberts said he would have Betts hit second or third in the […]