1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (223+ words) A taxi windscreen was smashed in Tsim Sha Tsui in the early hours of Friday (May 29) after a drunken foreign passenger allegedly punched it during a ride from Central. Police said two male tourists from the United Arab Emirates boarded…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (345+ words) Taiwan's badminton star and Olympic silver medallist Tai Tzu-ying has announced her retirement, saying her era "has come to an end" but that she hopes her spirit stays with fans. "A beautiful chapter has come to an end. Thank you,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (314+ words) A cruise ship, carrying more than 1, 000 passengers many of whom are British, remained stranded in Bordeaux on Wednesday after an outbreak of stomach flu during its voyage. One of the ship's passengers, a 92-year old Briton, had passed away on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (755+ words) A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived in Spain's Canary Islands Sunday, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived'near the Spanish…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (754+ words) The World Health Organization's chief is due in the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday to help coordinate the evacuation of passengers hit by the hantavirus, Spanish ministry sources said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will accompany Spain's health and interior ministers…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (567+ words) Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak before it got marooned off the coast of Cape Verde, to prevent further spread of the disease." Three people - a Dutch…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (925+ words) A luxury cruise ship that has been hit by an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus was preparing to travel from Cape Verde towards Europe on Wednesday after the Spanish government gave permission for it to dock in the Canary Islands....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (135+ words) The regional government of Spain's Canary Islands is opposed to allowing a luxury cruise ship that has been hit by an outbreak of the deadly hantavirusto dock on the archipelago, its leader, Fernando Clavijo, said on Wednesday. "This decision is…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (569+ words) Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday stressed Spain was a "reliable member" of NATO, after a report the United States was considering trying to suspend it over its refusal to support military operations against Iran. The Reuters news agency cited…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (235+ words) A 48-year-old man took his own life after suffering depression following a failed dental procedure in Turkey that left him without any teeth, a coroner's court in Norfolk has heard. Pawel Bukowski, a married father of three and forklift driver…...