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  1. Canadians among activists detained on Gaza flotilla after Israeli interception

    People are seen on a boat that has lots of Palestinian flags on board.

    Israel's navy intercepted an activist flotilla in waters off Cyprus on Monday, halting the group's latest effort to challenge a blockade of Gaza.

  2. Challenges and missteps early in Congo's Ebola outbreak likely delayed detection, sources say

    a man visible over his shoulder holds a baby in his arm as another man wearing a medical mask holds a thermometer to his head, reading his temperature

    Burial rituals allowed the virus to spread before alarms were raised, while testing missteps delayed detection, according to sources. Experts say delays could hurt efforts to stem the spread of the deadly illness, which has been declared a public health emergency of international concern.

  3. Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi sent home after discharge from hospital

    A woman sits on a hospital stretcher as she gestures with her hand.

    Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been discharged from a cardiac care unit and sent home, weeks after being transferred from prison to hospital following a suspected heart attack, a foundation run by her family said on Monday.

  4. World Gymnastics lifts all restrictions on Russian, Belarusian athletes

    A female trampoline gymnast soars into the air in front of Olympic rings.

    World Gymnastics has lifted all restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, allowing them to return to international competitions ‌under their national flags with immediate effect, it said on Monday.

  5. Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

    A three-level cruise ships arrives at a port.

    The MV Hondius was still carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached Europe's largest port on Monday morning, after its passengers disembarked on the Spanish island of Tenerife last week.