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What is Nipah virus? Key things to know about the disease amid cases in India

28 janvier 2026 à 12:36

Highly contagious virus, which spreads from animals to humans, has a high fatality rate and there is no vaccine

Airports across Asia have been put on high alert after India confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in the state of West Bengal over the past month.

Thailand, Nepal and Vietnam are among the countries screening airport arrivals over fears of an wider outbreak of the virus, which can spread from animals to humans and has a high fatality rate.

‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement

The Guardian

Par :Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

27 janvier 2026 à 13:00

Tariffs cut to zero for many industrial products, including iron and steel, plastics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals

India and the EU have finalised a landmark free trade agreement, which the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, hailed as the “mother of all deals”.

The agreement comes after almost two decades of on-off negotiations between India and the EU, which vastly accelerated in the past six months and were finally concluded late on Monday night.