Olympic Games in the Netherlands: dream becomes increasingly realistic
There is a growing likelihood that 102 years after the Amsterdam Summer Olympics, Olympic games will once again take place on Dutch soil.
Drone full of explosives found in water near popular Greek holiday island
Last Thursday, a fisherman suddenly found an attack drone loaded with explosives in the water off the Greek holiday island of Lefkas. For now, how the kamikaze drone ended up in the Ionian Sea remains a mystery.
Tunnel between Africa and Europe becomes increasingly realistic
A new feasibility study has shown that a tunnel between Spain and Morocco is not impossible after all. Will the continents of Africa and Europe soon be connected via a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar?
'Hantavirus is not a new covid-19'
All passengers and crew were able to leave the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius in the port of Granadilla in Tenerife in a controlled manner and after a health check. The ship was en route from Argentina to Cape Verde when several people on board fell ill.
Pétanque now also has its own influencer
Giving pétanque (French boules sport) a new image as a cool, accessible sport for younger generations: that's the goal of Tanguy Penin, a 26-year-old Frenchman, and the first "pétanque influencer".
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 boy has slipped into a coma in Australia while his mother was baking a cake.
Two wingsuiters collide and crash over Austria
Two women wearing wingsuits were seriously injured in an accident in Vorarlberg, Austria, on Saturday afternoon after they collided in mid-air.
More than 100 passengers felled by highly contagious norovirus on cruise ship
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 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.