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Three patients with suspected hantavirus infections were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship anchored off Cape Verde on Wednesday, 6. May 2026. The Dutch-flagged vessel, carrying 149 people (88 passengers and 61 crew members), has been barred from docking in Praia as a precaution and remains offshore awaiting transfer to Spain’s Canary Islands. The World Health Organization said eight cases have been recorded, including three confirmed and three deaths. The evacuees, including a British, a Dutch and a German national, were transferred to specialised hospitals, highlighting concerns over infectious disease management at sea. The ship had departed Argentina on…
Spain’s diverse coastline of almost 8,000 kilometres isn’t short of beautiful beaches, but this year it’s the high eco-standards and safety that sets them apart. This week, the Blue Flag International Jury has awarded Spain a record 677 flags for its beaches, alongside 111 for marinas and six for tourism boats. At a staggering 794 in total, 44 more than in 2025, the Mediterranean country edges above Greece which received a total of 657 and Türkiye which received 625. Spain’s 677 Blue Flag beaches account for 15% of all Blue Flag beaches worldwide. As many as 713 beach entries were…
Warning: This article contains language some readers may find offensive. Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap are no strangers to controversy, as evidenced by their recent legal woes, which eventually saw the charges against member Mo Chara dropped, with the UK government losing its appeal. However, beyond the headlines, they can back up their engaged verve with artistic mastery, as their new album ‘Fenian’ can attest. However, Transport For London (TfL) doesn’t seem to be letting them off the hook. The band’s manager has said that the posters for ‘Fenian’ had to be censored as the local government body responsible for most…
It said the movement will also allow for an assessment of the situation in the region and “help reassure maritime trade stakeholders.” French President Emmanuel Macron announced in March that he intended to set up a “purely defensive mission” including both European and non-European countries to escort commercial shipping through the strait. European countries have been very reluctant to get involved in the war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, but the continent faces a growing commercial and energy emergency because of the blockade. Earlier this week, Trump pledged the U.S. would escort vessels out of Hormuz under operation Project…
Faced with tight deadlines, strict demands, and repeated tariff threats from US President Donald Trump, EU negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council are entering crucial EU–US trade talks with slim prospects of a breakthrough. On Wednesday evening, German MEP Bernd Lange (S&D), chair of the European Parliament’s influential trade committee, and the Cypriot EU presidency, representing member states, will attempt to finalise a deal agreed last summer in Turnberry between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Negotiators are under pressure following Trump’s recent threats to raise tariffs on EU-made cars from 15%…
Published on 06/05/2026 – 14:42 GMT+2 Japan’s Studio Ghibli has received Spain’s highest honour, the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, in recognition of its global impact in animation and the dissemination of universal values through film. Founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki, the studio has built a filmography that combines imagination, sensitivity and a profound reflection on the relationship between human beings and nature. According to the jury’s report (source in Spanish), their works “have transcended generations and borders, creating a cultural bridge” and transmitting values such as empathy, friendship and…
Goldman Sachs research shared with POLITICO estimates that commercial jet fuel stocks in Europe, excluding government reserves, could fall to below 23 days of supply by the end of May or early June. That is a critical threshold flagged earlier by the International Energy Agency, beyond which airports may begin to face shortages. This would occur under the base scenario, which anticipates that the situation in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz will normalize by June. “Under an adverse scenario (normalization delayed to July), stocks could be depleted entirely by year-end,” the research said. Lufthansa reported overall positive results despite higher…
Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar will meet Italian PM Giorgia Meloni for talks on Thursday, Rome said in a statement on Wednesday but gave no further details about what the pair would talk about. The lack of information has led to speculation about what Magyar and Meloni could discuss and how relations between Budapest and Rome might look different after 16 years of government under previous PM Viktor Orbán. Orbán and Meloni, who both sit on the political right, were allies, although Italy did not have the same degree of close cooperation with Hungary as it did to Robert Fico’s…
By Euronews Persian with AFP Published on 06/05/2026 – 14:41 GMT+2 A fire ripped through a commercial complex near Iran’s capital Tehran, killing at least 11 people and leaving dozens more wounded, state media reported on Wednesday. The blaze erupted on Tuesday in Arghavan commercial complex in the city of Andisheh, west of Tehran. Footage broadcast by state-run television showed a multi-storey building on fire with thick black smoke billowing into the sky. According to an earlier report, the fire injured 41 people. The complex had more than 250 commercial units and 50 office units, according to local officials. The Public and Revolutionary…
The Israeli Community of Lisbon (CIL) has expressed its opposition to Kanye West’s planned concert in the Algarve because the organisers have access to public finances and facilities for the show. CIL has sent a request to the Faro and Loulé city councils and to the national government not to give the show any support. The concert is scheduled to take place at the Algarve Stadium on 7 August. David Botelho, president of CIL, believes that the state is “normalising” the granting of support “to initiatives and individuals with anti-Semitic speeches and attitudes”. Speaking to the Portuguese news agency Lusa,…