16 h. ago UN warns of 'severe' human rights abuses in Haiti as illegal weapons proliferate

A U.N. report states that a steady stream of illegal weapons smuggled into Haiti is fueling an increase in gang violence and leading to severe human rights abuses

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6 d. ago Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed

Giant blobs along 5,000-mile-wide sargassum belt has killed animals, harmed human health and discouraged tourismScientists in Florida believe they have identified a “tipping point” in atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic Ocean they say caused giant clumps of toxic seaweed to inundate beaches around the Caribbean in recent summers.Previous theories for the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt that has killed marine animals, harmed human health and plagued the tourism industry in several countries include a surfeit of nutrients in the water, such as nitrogen and phosphorus in runoff from intensive farming and carried into the ocean in the Congo, Amazon and Mississippi rivers. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Severed foot washes up at holiday hotspot beach but doesn't match body found earlier

A holidaymaker made the gruesome find just hours after a woman's body washed up in the same area, near a popular nightclub on the beach in Can Pastilla, near Playa de Palma

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1 week ago Severed human foot and other body parts found on washed up on holiday hotspot beach

The grim find is the tenth discovery of a body or body part off the coast of the Balearic Islands, hugely popular with British tourists, since the start of the year

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2 w. ago Spain's incredible £84m plans to build Caribbean beach in tourist hotspot

Construction near one of Spain's most popular cities is slated to commence, following public approval for a huge complex featuring a 1.49-hectare lagoon surrounded by a white beach, along with a 200-room 'luxury' hotel and other amenities

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3 w. ago Headless body washes up in Spain holiday hotspot having turned into 'soap mummy'

The corpse was discovered dressed in a wetsuit and was in an advanced state of decomposition in the popular Spanish resort of Fuengirola on Wednesday night

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3 w. ago Spring Break party hotspot crackdown from beach booze ban to 5.30pm curfew

Spring Break traditionally sees bare-chested and bikini-clad boozed-up students descend on the US sate of Florida, but city chiefs at two of the most popular destinations have had enough of the raucous behaviour

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3 w. ago Travel warning issued for Spain and Canary Islands as massive floods wash cars out to sea

Gran Canaria floods have seen cars washed out to sea as the Spanish holiday island is hit by a red alert for rain as local residents and emergency services are on high alert

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3 w. ago Now Canary Islands is hit with SNOW after raging floods swept through holiday hotspots

Telde, one of the main cities on the island of Gran Canaria, was hit by torrential rains that caused rivers and streams to overflow - with one woman needing rescuing from her sinking car.

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3 w. ago Streets become raging rivers on Spanish holiday island as massive floods wash cars out to sea and tourists are told to stay indoors

Spain's national weather agency issued a red alert across Gran Canaria as the weather is set to continue this week.

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3 w. ago Grisly find as man's remains discovered in suitcase with 'all internal organs removed'

An ice swimmer found two suitcases in murky waters under the Rybatsky Bridge in the city of St Petersburg, Russia, and saw severed human remains when opened one of them

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