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At least 87 Gaza aid flotilla activists abducted by Israel on hunger strike
14+ hour, 58+ min ago (213+ words) The protest comes after Israeli forces intercepted the last remaining vessel sailing towards the besieged Gaza Strip. At least 87 people abducted by Israeli forces from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza have begun a hunger strike, organisers say, after Israeli…...
Spain's Canary Islands brace for incoming hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
1+ week, 4+ day ago (172+ words) The 140 passengers and crew on the MV Hondius will be "completely isolated" and evacuated, say Spanish authorities. A cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak is en route to Spain"s Canary Islands, where it plans to drop off 140 passengers…...
British doctor evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship in stable condition, Spanish minister says
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (319+ words) A 56-year-old British doctor evacuated from a virus-hit cruise ship'is in a stable condition, after previously being critical, the Spanish health minister says Three people were evacuated from the MV Hondius in Cape Verde on Wednesday morning "the Dutch government…...
T&T: $1. 2 M engine-equipped 'fishing' boat seized in anti-drug operation
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (175+ words) (Trinidad Express) " Police have made a dent in the illegal transnational narcotics trade with the seizure of a high-speed, modified pirogue and the arrest of four Venezuelan men and two local nationals in Moruga over the weekend. Police said the…...
We will no longer stand by: Austria plans social media ban for under-14s
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) Austria plans to ban children under 14 from using social media, with an official saying certain online sites are addictive and making young people "sick. "Austria is introducing "a compulsory minimum age of 14 for the use of social media platforms, conservative…...