1+ week, 22+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 4+ 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…...

1+ week, 5+ day 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…...

2+ week, 7+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 1+ 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....

2+ week, 1+ 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…...

3+ week, 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, 6+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (194+ words) At least 90 reports of individuals trapped in lifts and 30 fire alarms were activated across Hong Kong Island on Thursday morning after a brief voltage dip hit multiple districts. According to the Fire Services Department, nearly 100 lift entrapment reports along with…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (187+ words) Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from January 1, 2027 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. "Greece is among the first countries in the world to adopt such a measure," the prime minister said, adding that he…...