New hantavirus case suspected on remote island as contact tracing continuesTristan da Cunha, known for its isolation, has reported a potential hantavirus case linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. A British travele...
08 May, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary IslandsSpanish authorities are preparing to receive over 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. The vessel is expected to...
08 May, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
Two Indians part of crew of luxury cruise ship that reported hantavirus outbreakA hantavirus outbreak has been reported on the Dutch vessel MV Hondius, with five confirmed cases and three deaths, including two Indian na...
08 May, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
About 40 passengers left ship hit by Hantavirus outbreak at island of St. HelenaApproximately 40 passengers from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak disembarked on St. Helena. Among those who left the vessel...
07 May, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Hantavirus outbreak, death rate, contagious, incubation period: Is Hantavirus the Next Covid? Expert raises 'serious' warningHantavirus cruise ship's itinerary included stops across the South Atlantic, including mainland Antarctica and the remote islands of South ...
07 May, 2026, 06.48 AM IST
How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identifiedA rare hantavirus outbreak sickened passengers and crew on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina. Three people have died, and one is in inte...
06 May, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain after permission granted to dock in Canary IslandsA luxury cruise ship, the MV Hondius, is en route to Spain's Canary Islands after a deadly hantavirus outbreak, which has claimed at least ...
06 May, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
What is deadly hantavirus, and how does its human to human transmission occurs? WHO flags suspected cruise ship spreadWhat is deadly hantavirus, and how does its human to human transmission occurs? The WHO said suspected human to human hantavirus transmissi...
05 May, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Hantavirus scare: Evacuations planned as suspected outbreak traps 150 on ship off Cape VerdeMedics are working to evacuate two individuals with hantavirus symptoms from a luxury cruise ship off West Africa after an outbreak claimed...
05 May, 2026, 07.01 AM IST
What is hantavirus and how did it kill cruise ship passengers?A hantavirus outbreak on the polar expedition vessel Hondius has resulted in three deaths and several serious illnesses, prompting a WHO al...
04 May, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Where is tortoise Jonathan, world's oldest living land animal? How to go and see him?A wave of online attention recently surrounded Jonathan, the world’s oldest known land animal, after a viral post triggered widespread disc...
04 Apr, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
Indians can now travel to 56 countries without prior visa: Check the list of nationsIndia's passport has climbed to the 75th rank in the Henley Passport Index. This improvement grants Indian citizens visa-free or visa-on-ar...
13 Feb, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Deadly gunfire rocks Helena island as mass shooting in South Carolina left 4 dead and 20 wounded. Check detailsA mass shooting at Willie's Bar and Grill in St. Helena Island, South Carolina, resulted in four fatalities and at least 20 injuries. The i...
13 Oct, 2025, 05.02 PM IST
South Carolina shooting leaves 4 dead - who's the suspect, has the person been caught and what was the motive?A mass shooting at Willie's Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, left four people dead and over 20 injured early Sunday. Aut...
12 Oct, 2025, 09.54 PM IST
Four people killed, 20 injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff saysA mass shooting at Willie's Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island early Sunday morning resulted in four fatalities and at least 20 injuries. S...
12 Oct, 2025, 07.40 PM IST
Napoleon's 200-year-old handkerchief goes on sale to mark his death anniversaryNapoleon was exiled to St Helena in 1815 after the British defeated him. He died there 6 yrs later.
05 May, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
- World's oldest animal 'may be a case of mistaken identity'
A giant tortoise believed to be the world's oldest living animal may be a case of mistaken identity, according to a historian.
29 Dec, 2008, 01.13 PM IST