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Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
47+ min ago (856+ words) MADRID " Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expected…...
WHO reports 6 confirmed hantavirus cases tied to Spain-bound cruise
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (249+ words) KSL. com WHO reports 6 confirmed hantavirus cases tied to Spain-bound cruise By Padmanabhan Ananthan, Reuters | Posted - May 8, 2026 at 5: 05 p. m. The World Health Organization said on Friday "that eight people had fallen ill, including three who died, in a hantavirus outbreak linked…...
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (853+ words) PRAIA, Cape Verde " Three patients with suspected hantavirus infections were being evacuated from a cruise ship to the Netherlands on Wednesday, the U. N. health agency said, as the vessel at the center of a deadly outbreak remained off Cape Verde with…...
Colombia recovers first treasures from 300-year-old 'holy grail of shipwrecks"
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (392+ words) BOGOTA, Colombia " Colombia has recovered gold and bronze coins, a porcelain cup and a cannon from a sunken Spanish warship dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks." The artifacts are the first treasures to be recovered from the wreckage of the…...
Israel cleared to stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and others quit in protest
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (788+ words) GENEVA, Switzerland " Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organizer, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war and plunging the competition into one of the biggest rows in…...
Excavators find $1 M in gold coins from Spanish shipwreck along Florida's 'Treasure Coast"
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (432+ words) MELBOURNE, Fla. " Hidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of Florida known as the "Treasure Coast," a team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company have uncovered exactly that " a load of long-lost Spanish treasure they estimate is worth…...
Body of American student who went missing in Barcelona has been found, police in Spain say
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (394+ words) BARCELONA, Spain " The body of James "Jimmy" Gracey, a college student from Illinois who went missing while in Spain on spring break, was found Thursday in the water off a Barcelona beach, police said. Catalan police say that their investigation…...
Argentina vs. Spain Finalissima in Qatar called off after widening of Middle East war
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (556+ words) NYON, Switzerland " UEFA said Sunday that the game between Argentina and Spain known as Finalissima that was supposed to be held in Qatar has been canceled after the widening Middle East war. The game between South American champion Argentina and…...