Rabid Tenerife protesters blasted the upcoming arrival of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in the Canary Islands -- fearing a repeat of the deadly COVID-19 outbreak that decimated tourism on the island nation. 

It is the world’s remotest inhabited island — located 1,500 miles away and a six-day boat ride from its nearest inhabited neighbor, St Helena. 

The remarkable AI-generated digital portrait, released by the Pompeii Archaeological Park Monday, features a man using a bowl-like object to shield his head while attempting to flee against the flaming backdrop of Mount Vesuvius during the volcanic eruption that left the city in ruins 2,000 years ago. 

South African anti-poaching champion Schoeman van Jaarsveld, 58, was tragically gored to death by a 2,900 pound rhinoceros after caring for the animal during a routine morning patrol on Thursday.