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HAVANA (ANP/RTR) - De bedreigingen van de VS kunnen leiden tot een bloedbad op Cuba. Dat heeft de Cubaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken tegen ABC News gezegd.

Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla reageert in een interview op de recente bedreigingen van de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump. "We nemen de bedreigingen van de VS erg serieus. Het lijkt erop dat de VS een gevaarlijk pad hebben gekozen. Een pad dat tot ondenkbare consequenties kan leiden: een humanitaire catastrofe, genocide, het verlies van Cubanen en jonge Amerikanen, tot een bloedbad in Cuba aan toe."

De VS legden donderdag Cuba opnieuw financiële sancties op. Dit keer aan een conglomeraat dat wordt geleid door het Cubaanse leger en aan een Cubaans-Canadees mijnbouwbedrijf. Trump wil zo de druk op de leiders van het eiland opvoeren door zich te richten op bronnen van buitenlandse investeringen.

VN-deskundigen hebben donderdag verklaard dat Trumps eerdere brandstofembargo tegen Cuba neerkomt op "energie-uitputting" met ernstige gevolgen voor de ontwikkeling en mensenrechten van Cuba.

BUENOS AIRES (ANP/AFP) - Het is nog niet mogelijk om de bron van de besmetting met het hantavirus te bevestigen. Dat meldt het Argentijnse ministerie van Volksgezondheid donderdagavond in een verklaring.

"Op dit moment, en gezien de informatie die tot nu toe is verstrekt door de betrokken landen en de betrokken nationale instanties, is het niet mogelijk om de oorsprong van de besmetting te bevestigen", aldus het ministerie in een persbericht, na afloop van een vergadering met de gezondheidsautoriteiten van de 24 provincies van het land.

Woensdag had hetzelfde ministerie onder meer aangekondigd de reisroute te achterhalen van de twee Nederlandse passagiers van het schip die zijn overleden. Zij kwamen op 27 november Argentinië binnen en reisden vier maanden lang tussen Argentinië, Chili, Uruguay en opnieuw Argentinië voordat zij op 1 april in Ushuaia aan boord van de MV Hondius gingen.

Mijn nicht studeert wiskunde. Ik app haar of zij ook gebruik maakt van Canvas. „Hoezo?”, vraagt ze. Ik stuur het bericht van de NOS door dat Canvas wereldwijd is gehackt.

Horizontaal: 1. ‘Duitser krijgt schadevergoeding om handdoekjeleggen op __’ 7. __ Scrooge 11. ‘Pussy Riot dwingt Russisch paviljoen op __ in Venetië deuren te sluiten’ 13.

Plaats de cijfers 1 tot en met 9 zo in het diagram dat elk cijfer precies één keer voorkomt in elke rij, kolom, de negen vetomrande 3x3 vakken, én de vier grijze 3x3 vakken.

Naturalist says he has been ‘overwhelmed by greetings’ as milestone is marked with event at Royal Albert Hall

David Attenborough said he had been “completely overwhelmed by birthday greetings” for his centenary on Friday and thanked wellwishers “most sincerely”.

The naturalist said he had hoped to celebrate his 100th birthday quietly. Instead, the milestone will be marked with a live event at the Royal Albert Hall broadcast on BBC One, featuring music from his programmes as well as stories and reflections from public figures and leading advocates for the natural world.

In a recorded audio message shared on Thursday night, Attenborough said: “I had rather thought that I would celebrate my 100th birthday quietly, but it seems that many of you have had other ideas.

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Jeremiah Manele toppled after months of political upheaval in the nation seen as one of China’s closest partners in the Pacific

Solomon Islands prime minister Jeremiah Manele lost power in a no-confidence vote in the South Pacific country’s parliament, ending months of political uncertainty.

Parliament was adjourned to allow the governor general to make arrangements for the election of a new prime minister.

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Donald Trump says the ceasefire remains in place despite the strikes, with Iranian TV saying the situation is ‘back to normal’

The United States and Iran exchanged fire late on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire.

Iran accused the US of violating the ceasefire by targeting two ships at the strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, as the US insisted it struck in retaliation.

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Companies including Philips and Pandora say they plan to seek tariff reimbursements after the Supreme Court ruled Trump's sweeping duties illegal, with the U.S. potentially facing up to $175 billion in refunds. Many firms say tariffs hurt earnings, but CFO survey results suggest companies applying for refunds are unlikely to pass savings back to consumers through lower prices. CNBC reports: Companies across Europe are flagging disruption from tariffs as a factor contributing to a skewed earnings picture. "We will ask for a rebate of tariffs in line with the government policies," Roy Jakobs, CEO of healthtech firm Philips, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Wednesday morning. "We have been saying that of course we prefer a world without tariffs, without trade barriers, because we want to serve patients." Philips included the cost of tariffs within its full-year guidance and did not assume the impact from any potential refunds. Danish jeweler Pandora also announced its intention to apply for a rebate on Wednesday, with CEO Berta de Pablos-Barbier telling CNBC that tariffs were a "headwind" to earnings in the first quarter. "We have no news yet, so we cannot count on any of that refund," she told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe." "Let's wait and see."

De Pablos-Barbier noted that the biggest factor impacting Pandora's profit this quarter is the cost of silver, which more than quadrupled in the last 18 months. She reiterated the firm's pivot from pure silver to platinum as a way of reducing costs. BMW, Daimler, Renishaw, Smith & Nephew and Continental all flagged tariffs as negatively impacting results in a slew of earnings updates on Wednesday, but the companies did not say whether they are applying for rebates. Businesses often bear some of the cost of tariffs, with some costs passing on to consumers through price hikes. Tariffs have had an overall inflationary impact on the economy, economists have told CNBC.

Despite the refund process potentially covering more than 330,000 importers on roughly 53 million entries, per court documents, consumers are unlikely to benefit, according to the results of the latest CNBC CFO Council quarterly survey. Twelve of the 25 chief financial officers interviewed said their company plans to apply for tariff refunds, however, none intend to lower prices in response.

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