Spanish policemen killed in pursuit of drug smugglers at sea
Drug smugglers are increasingly moving away from major ports such as Antwerp, Rotterdam or Hamburg and are increasingly bringing drugs ashore in Spain and Portugal by speedboats.
UK sends paratroopers toward suspected hantavirus patient on remote island
The United Kingdom is sending military paratroopers to a remote island to assist in the care of a suspected hantavirus patient. The Dutch cruise ship has meanwhile docked in the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, after which authorities are holding a controlled evacuation and repatriation of passengers on Sunday and Monday.
Toddler in coma after inhaling gold dust powder while baking cake
A 14-month-old toddler fell into a coma in Australia while his mother was baking a cake.
Two wingsuiters collide and crash over Austria
Two women with wingsuits were seriously injured in an accident in Vorarlberg, Austria, on Saturday afternoon after colliding in mid-air.
More than 100 passengers felled by highly contagious norovirus on cruise ship
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the norovirus has broken out on a cruise ship touring the Caribbean. More than 100 passengers and 10 crew members have already been felled by the contagious stomach flu.
Dutch backpacker (21) brings measles to Panama
A 21-year-old Dutch backpacker may have triggered an outbreak of measles in Panama. The young traveler returned last week from a long tour of South America and reported with symptoms of high fever, coughing and a blown-out rash. Doctors quickly diagnosed measles shortly after arriving in Panama City. Subsequently, the young Dutchman was placed in isolation. This is the first time in a long time that the contagious disease has appeared in the Central American country.
Dutch boy (14) missing for weeks finally found
A reassuring message reaches us from Poland: The 14-year-old Dutch boy who had been missing for three weeks has been found in Poland. He is healthy and well and was sleeping under a blanket at a bus stop.
Dutch cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak arrived in port on Tenerife
The Dutch ship has since docked in the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, after which authorities are holding a controlled evacuation and repatriation of passengers on Sunday and Monday.
Belgian woman found dead in Fuerteventura garbage dump
On the Spanish island of Fuerteventura, a 56-year-old Belgian woman was found dead in a garbage dump.
Mexico City is sinking at 25 centimeters per year
Mexico City is among the fastest-sinking cities in the world. The soil is sinking an average of 24 to 25 centimeters per year, with major consequences for the infrastructure and water supply of the metropolis where more than 20 million people live.