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.
Biggest drug seizure ever: 30,215 kilos of cocaine
Spanish authorities made the largest drug seizure ever last Monday, following the interception of the ship Arconian off the coast of Western Sahara.
Netherlands-based cab app secretly transmitted customer data to Russia
MLU, the company behind the Netherlands-based cab app Yango, has been fined as much as 100 million euros by the Personal Data Authority for forwarding sensitive personal data of drivers and customers to Russia.
Volcanic eruption in Indonesia: 3 tourists dead
A group of 20 hikers went missing when the Dukono volcano in the North Moluccas province on the Indonesian island of Halmahera suddenly erupted on Friday morning.
German police looking for owner who left damaged Porsche behind
Who on earth leaves a sports car worth at least 220,000 euros by the side of the road? This glaring question has kept Germany on its toes for a week.
Double murder in McDonald's Zwolle: milder sentence for perpetrator
Veysel Ü had an appointment with brothers Ali (57) and Hüseyin (62) Torunlar at a branch of McDonald's in Zwolle in March 2022. The fast food restaurant was packed at the time as it was lunchtime. However, the conversation between the three men suddenly escalated. Ü pulled out a revolver and fired as many as eleven shots at the brothers. In the process, both men were killed.