90-Second Read: Hantavirus fuels fears over Taipei rat sightings
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Sofia Ramirez
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Published May 13, 2026
Viral videos of rats inside Taipei shopping malls, markets and train stations are fueling public anxiety after Taiwan recorded its first Hantavirus death in 25 years. As rat sightings spread across social media, city officials are ramping up poison traps, street cleanings and disinfection campaigns across Taiwan's capital. The man accused of stealing suitcases from a car, which contained some of Beyoncé's unreleased music, has pleaded guilty. Cosmetics co-founder Scott-Vincent Borba says was a life of "luxury living" in Hollywood, Scott-Vincent Borba tells CNN affiliate KGO in an interview that he is preparing to be ordained to be a Catholic priest.
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