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Hantavirus case triggers political friction in Spain
MADRID, Spain, 6 May 2026 (El Pais) - The arrival in the Canary Islands in the coming days of the ship where a Hantavirus outbreak occurred has quickly sparked a political battle in Spain. The premier of Spain’s Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, from the Canary Coalition, sparked tension Wednesday morning during a series of interviews with various media outlets. He stated that his government has not received detailed information on how the operation will be carried out and speculated that it might be a highly contagious variant. |
How India uses remote island to show strength against China
NEW DELHI, India, 6 May 2026 (DW) - India is transforming Great Nicobar Island, its southernmost territory in the Bay of Bengal, into a major strategic asset. Located at the tip of the Andaman and Nicobar chain, closer to Indonesia's Sumatra than to the Indian mainland, the island sits near the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping corridors. New Delhi is investing about $9 billion to build a transshipment port, airport, township and supporting infrastructure. However, the project also faces criticism over its environmental and social impact, including the felling of about 852,000 trees and risks to Indigenous communities. |
Tunnel study advances for Westman Islands connection
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, 6 May 2026 (IR) - Preliminary investigations into a proposed tunnel between mainland Iceland and the Westman Islands are progressing, with core drilling expected to conclude by the end of the year. |
Coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island
SAN FRANCISCO, US, 6 May 2026 (AP) - A lone coyote stunned biologists and others when earlier this year it paddled its way to the remote Alcatraz Island, a former federal prison in the San Francisco Bay surrounded by swift, choppy waters notorious for thwarting prisoners’ escapes. At the time, biologists guessed the coyote swam from San Francisco, which is a little over 1 mile from the fortress. But it turns out the male coyote actually made an even longer swim from nearby Angel Island, 2 miles away. |
Loss and damage reveals staggering losses for Solomon Islands
HONIARA, Solomon Islands, 6 May 2026 (SPREP) - Documented economic losses from climate-related events since 1986 has cost the Solomon Islands a staggering USD 300 million. This amount only scratches the surface of the cost of loss and damage, including non-documented harms and non-economic losses and damages, which cannot be measured in monetary terms. |
CNMI and Guam governors push for deep-sea mining moratorium
SAIPAN, CNMI, 6 May 2026 (RNZ) - The two governors are requesting that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee take the following actions: 1) Support an immediate moratorium on all federal actions advancing deep-sea mineral leasing in the Mariana region until robust scientific, environmental, and security analyses are completed. 2) Direct the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to redesign their engagement processes to ensure meaningful, early, and sustained participation by territorial governments, Indigenous communities, and local stakeholders. |
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