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Bangkok Post - Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary Islands
11+ hour, 41+ min ago (569+ words) PUBLISHED: 10 May 2026 at 16: 45 GRANADILLA DE ABONA (SPAIN) - Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began leaving the vessel in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday for their repatriation. Three passengers from the…...
Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife
16+ hour, 32+ min ago (353+ words) PUBLISHED: 10 May 2026 at 12: 00 TENERIFE: The cruise "ship "hit by a deadly hantavirus "outbreak arrived early on Sunday near the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife, "Reuters footage showed, where it "will anchor for the evacuation of the passengers and some of…...
Canary Islands brace for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (701+ words) Worried authorities in Tenerife say ship cannot dock but must anchor offshore PUBLISHED: 9 May 2026 at 18: 45 TENERIFE, Spain - A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is headed for Spain's Canary Islands, where most of the nearly 150 people on board…...
Studio Ghibli awarded Spain's "Nobel Prize' for communication, humanities
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (178+ words) PUBLISHED: 7 May 2026 at 12: 04 The Japanese animation production company Studio Ghibli was awarded the Princess of Asturias Award, considered the Spanish equivalent of the Nobel Prize, for communication and humanities in 2026, according to the foundation. "Its productions are characterised by great…...
Train driver killed, two critically injured as French TGV collides with truck
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (521+ words) PUBLISHED: 7 Apr 2026 at 17: 45 BULLY-LES-MINES " A French high-speed train crashed into a truck carrying military equipment in northern France on Tuesday, killing the driver of the TGV and critically injuring two people, officials said. The train, which was travelling from the…...
Thai punters lured by Lao lottery
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (862+ words) PUBLISHED: 10 Mar 2026 at 15: 40 For many Thai lottery enthusiasts, a week is not seven days but three. There is only Monday, Wednesday and Friday. When the clock nears 8pm on these anticipated days, attention shifts toward Vientiane, where the latest set of…...
Dozens of people fleeing Middle East conflict arrive in Spain
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (125+ words) Bangkok Post Dozens of people fleeing Middle East conflict arrive in Spain Dozens of people landed at Madrid's Barajas International Airport on Tuesday evening (March 3) from Abu Dhabi, with most of them recalling the sound of strikes and alerts over…...
Russian tourist dies in fall at Koh Samui viewpoint
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (254+ words) PUBLISHED: 6 Feb 2026 at 14: 07 SURAT THANI: A Russian tourist has died after an apparent fall from a cliff at the Na Phra Lan Cape viewpoint on Koh Samui, police said. Koh Samui police said they were alerted on Thursday to a…...
French tourist falls to his death at Koh Samui waterfall
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (112+ words) Bangkok Post Police said he fell while visiting the Na Muang 2 waterfall around 1pm. He was identified only as Alexis, 22, and was travelling with his girlfriend He reportedly climbed onto a rock to take pictures with his partner, took a step…...
Rampant England and France reach Women's Euro 2025 quarter-finals
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (265+ words) ST. GALLEN (SWITZERLAND) - Holders England reached the quarter-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Sunday after thrashing Wales 6-1 and taking second place in Group D behind France, who won 5-2 in a. .. Call to move U23 ties out of Cambodia Supreme Pogacar wins Tour de…...