Stockholm announces British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel "The Remains of the Day" , has won the 2017 Nobel Literature Prize. The 69-year-old author reacts to the news in London.

Mont-Saint-Michel becomes an island amid high tides, a rare phenomenon during which the water rises as fast as it has receded. In the space of a few hours, the famous tourist monument is cut off from the world.

Welcome to five-star quarantine in Thailand, where well-heeled tourists can live in luxury while obeying some of the world's strictest anti-coronavirus measures. At The Senses Resort overlooking Phuket's Patong Bay, 16 villas have been specially prepared for quarantine guests

The coronavirus pandemic has silenced the famous New York boardwalk in Coney Island, causing one of the most difficult periods in its 150-year history, and sparking fears for its future.

Boat tours restart in Mexico's famous Xochimilco, a maze of canals and artificial islands created centuries ago by the area's indigenous peoples. The area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws around one million tourists a year in normal times.

The world's biggest electric passenger ferry sails between Denmark and Sweden for a 4km journey. The ferry "works pretty much like a phone", that charges for up to nine minutes when it needs more power, explains Jens Ole Hansen, the COO of ForSea, which operates the line.