To the Canary Islands and back: Going nowhere in Senegal...Yet

BY MAKIKO KITAMURA [This story was published originally on Immigration Here & There, a project of the Medill School of Journalism] Momar Ba is back where he began, with little more than a harrowing story to...

Spanish customs seize huge cocaine haul

The Spanish custom officials have taken a boat carrying five tonnes of cocaine near the Canary Islands. Officials boarded the Dona Fortuna about 780 nautical miles (1,444 km) north-east of the islands on Thursday and discovered the boat's cargo with a street value of £221m....

13 dead migrants, 46 survivors found on packed boat near Canary Islands

Opinion Barry Artiste Again, as I have always said, those Countries who deride the West rarely have people dying to get into Western Countries for a better life. Usually those people from these countries die by...

Pollution small Island Tenerife Spain

The pollution problem of the Island Tenerife is a delicate one. Near the posh Hotel  Maritim in Puerto de la Cruz Spain is a plant which is supposed to convert sewage into something more clean before it runs...

Digital Art Made from Lava and Cactuses

This artwork by Darko Friz creates a giant "204" Error Message in the desert of Fuerteventura Island (part of the Canary Islands) by making a pattern from black lava and spiky yellow cactus plants. This is absolutely amazing, gorgeous work. "The horticulture unit...

Metro Now Largest Newspaper in the World

"It's official. Metro, the flagship title of Metro International, has been declared the 'World's Largest Global Newspaper' by no less an authority than Guinness World Records. According to the Metro website, the...

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