The MV Hondius cruise ship is at the center of a hantavirus outbreak declared between April and May 2026. Of the 147 passengers on board, from 23 different nationalities, 9 cases have been reported —6 confirmed and 3 suspected—, 3 of them fatal. Among those affected are 14 Spaniards: 13 passengers and one crew member.
I was 18 when I first read The Odyssey along with The Iliad. I remember perfectly how much I enjoyed this journey full of traps and a sense of survival. What I felt with the ultimate trolling of the Cyclops: Nobody; the party of pig-men with the witch Circe that reminded me…
Thousands of Ceutíes took to the streets this Sunday in a massive demonstration that filled the Plaza de la Constitución to demand a response to the serious situation the city is facing after the massive entry of migrants on July 30 and to send a message that has echoed throughout the afternoon: “Enough already. Ceuta does not surrender.”
The duty judge of the Lleida court of first instance has ordered the provisional imprisonment, communicated and without bail, of Dino Marcello Miller, considered one of the most dangerous criminals in Catalonia, who had been released from the Ponent penitentiary center last April 16 after serving his sentence.
The PP has once again summoned in the Senate the ministers of Pedro Sánchez’s Government who did not appear in August to account for the management of the Ceuta crisis in the Upper Chamber.
In October 1980, Muhammad Ali returned to the ring to try to become world champion for the fourth time. Facing him was Larry Holmes, his former sparring partner, the man who had learned to strike by accompanying the master and who now occupied his throne. The fight was dubbed…
Wildfires are proving to be especially lethal again this year after two years of above-average rainfall that fostered lush vegetation which, upon drying in spring, ended up as fuel for the flames. More than half of Spain has been subjected so far this summer to high or extreme fire risk conditions, coinciding with a series of heatwaves that have created a terrible breeding ground that has overwhelmed the capacities of extinction teams.
To the complexity of the investigation into the death of businessman Isak Andic, a new element was added this Wednesday. The judge of Martorell Raquel Nieto has asked the Mossos d’Esquadra to investigate “the existence of a third person who directly or indirectly participated in the events.” And that third person is J.L., an Ecuadorian therapist who resides in Germany and periodically travels to Barcelona to consult with several families in the city, including, for many years, practically all members of the Andic family, from the deceased, through his children and their mother.
Pedro Sánchez has found another vine. Far from being daunted by the criticism received from other European leaders over the migration crisis experienced in Ceuta, he went on the counterattack yesterday with a very harsh letter against countries, such as Italy or Finland, that called for exclusion…
The groups that supported Pedro Sánchez’s investiture in 2023 are beginning to show clear signs of fatigue regarding their relationship with the Government due to the alleged corruption schemes being investigated by the National Court that threaten the Executive. Faced with the possibility of an abrupt end to the legislature, no one wants to appear in the photo alongside the socialists or is already seeking a prudent distance to act as a firewall.
