Spain

UPDATED: Spain to keep using AstraZeneca vaccine, no blood clot cases reported

Spain has not registered any cases of blood clots related to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine so far and will continue administering the shots, Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Thursday. She…

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Spain says vaccine passport could start in May

Spain's Tourism minister Reyes Maroto said on Wednesday that the country could start using the vaccine passport in May, when the international tourism fair FITUR is due to take place…

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Thousands of women protest in Spain demanding equal rights

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Holding signs such as "Respect my existence or expect my resistance," thousands of women on Monday protested across Spain against gender violence and in support of equal…

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Spain’s gig economy poses labour rights conundrum as regulation eyed

Thousands of kilometres (miles) away from his native Venezuela, 48-year-old Nestor Perez died last month on the streets of Madrid when he was hit by a garbage truck while delivering…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Oviedo, Spain

A view of Christ statue on the top of Mount Naranco amid a blanket of fog in Oviedo, northern Spain. Photo: EPA-EFE/Alberto Morante

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Greece, Portugal and Spain follow Cyprus and invite vaccinated British to their countries

Daily Star reports that Portugal and Spanish islands are set to welcome back British tourists from the middle of May. Rita Marques, Portugal’s tourism minister, said the hope is that…

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UK variant behind up to 90% of cases in parts of Spain

Anadolu - As new COVID-19 infections continued their general decline in Spain on Friday, the Health Ministry said the coronavirus variant could be behind as much as 90% of infections…

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Spain’s jobless hit four million for first time in five years

The number of jobless people in Spain rose above 4 million for the first time in five years in February, official data showed, as COVID-19 restrictions ravage the ailing economy.…

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Spain lowers coronavirus tally after recount, infection rate falls

Spain revised downwards its tally of coronavirus cases after eliminating those registered twice in the region of Catalonia and its health ministry said the rate of infection had also fallen.…

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Spain ready to act unilaterally if no EU agreement on vaccine passports is reached

Spain said today that unless European Member States agree on vaccine passports, it is prepared to act unilaterally and open up green corridors for vaccinated British tourists. The country's Tourism…

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Former Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu arrested after club offices raided

Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested on Monday after Catalan police officers searched the La Liga club's offices. A regional police spokeswoman confirmed several arrests had been made following an…

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Ten arrested in Barcelona as protests over jailed rapper turn violent

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Ten people were arrested in Barcelona on Saturday for assaulting police officers in fresh unrest over the jailing of a rapper for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty…

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Photo Story: Valencia prepares a virtual Fallas festival

A craftsman works on a falla, a papier-mache sculpture, in his workshop despite that the Fallas festival was suspended for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus…

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Spain’s former king pays 4.4 million euros in back taxes amid scandals

Spain's former King Juan Carlos, who left the country in August amid a cloud of scandals, has settled a back tax bill worth more than 4 million euros ($4.9 million),…

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Just 2% in Spain refuse coronavirus vaccine

Just over 2% of Spaniards offered a coronavirus vaccine have rejected it, including people who avoided the shot for medical reasons, the Health Ministry said, as the nation’s overall infection…

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Spanish government commits to controlling rental prices

Spain will regulate rental prices in areas where the demand for homes outstrips those on offer, Treasury Ministry Maria Jesus Montero said, the latest twist in a drawn-out internal spat…

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Spain announces 11-billion-euro package to help companies face the covid crisis

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Wednesday an additional 11-billion-euro ($13.4 billion) package for small and mid-sized companies and the self-employed to help them cope with the economic crisis…

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BBVA may cut 3,000 jobs in Spain

Spain's BBVA is considering cutting around 3,000 jobs in its home market, or around 10% of its staff there, to adapt to the rise in online banking, newspaper Expansion reported…

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Photo Story: Another night of protests in Spain

Riot police officers clash with protesters during a march on Saturday evening against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel in Barcelona, Spain. Riots continued in several Spanish cities after…

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Protesters throw stones at police and neighbours over jailed Spanish rapper

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Police charged protesters who threw stones and bottles at officers and neigbours in Spanish cities on Friday in the fourth night of clashes after a rapper was…

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Spain to dedicate 1 billion euros in EU funds to social housing

Spain will dedicate 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) of the European Union’s coronavirus recovery funds to social housing, the government announced, largely using real estate assets held by Sareb, Spain’s…

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Spain to make quarantine obligatory for travellers from South Africa, Brazil

Spain will make travellers from South Africa and Brazil go into quarantine for at least seven days following their arrival, Health Minister Carolina Darias said, part of efforts to quell…

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Barricades burn in Spanish streets amid protests over jailed rapper

Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets, and sound bombs at two protests in Madrid and Barcelona on Wednesday night, each attended by thousands, the day after a rapper was arrested…

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Spain to widen AstraZeneca vaccine use as contagion slows

MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Spain will administer AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine to people aged 45 to 55 in the next phase of its national inoculation plan, the Health Ministry said…

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Spain betting on vaccine passports to revive summer tourism

Spain hopes the introduction of vaccination passports combined with pre-travel COVID-19 testing will allow British tourists to return to Spanish destinations this summer, a tourism ministry source told Reuters on…

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Photo Story: Violent protests in Barcelona

A fire burns during a protest march on Tuesday evening to condemn the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pau Rivadulla Duro A.K.A 'Pablo Hasel' in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Hasel was sentenced…

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Catalonia holds regional election, gauging separatists’ strength

Catalan voters head to the polls on Sunday for an election that will test the strength of the Spanish region’s pro-independence movement in an era now dominated by the coronavirus…

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Pandemic puts Catalan independence on backseat in Sunday’s election

For close to a decade, campaigning for parliamentary elections in Catalonia has been dominated by its push for independence. But for Sunday's regional ballot, healthcare and the economy have taken…

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Retailers give a helping hand in Spanish vaccination drive

Supermarkets, department stores and consumer-goods firms in Spain offered to help overloaded health authorities with coronavirus vaccinations, while the government said more than 1 million people had already received two…

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Bars start to reopen in some Spanish regions as infections slow

Castilla La Mancha became the latest Spanish region to announce an easing of pandemic restrictions as the national COVID-19 infection rate fell to its lowest level in nearly a month.…

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Mapfre’s net profit fall 14% in 2020 as pandemic hits business

Spanish insurer Mapfre said on Thursday its net profit fell 14% in 2020 as consumers took out fewer insurance contracts as a result of the business restrictions imposed to curb…

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Spain’s recovering COVID-19 patients must wait six months for vaccine

MADRID, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Spain's health ministry said on Wednesday that people under the age of 55 without major health complications who have previously contracted coronavirus will have to wait…

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Spain to strengthen support for company solvency soon

The Spanish government expects to prepare additional measures to support companies' solvency soon, Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Tuesday. "We can go one step further to support solvent companies,…

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Protesters in Spain demand law to ban hunting and protect hunting dogs

Reuters / Anadolu - Hundreds of people marched in peaceful protests against hunting on Sunday, Feb. 7, in Spain's more than 30 provinces. Protesters in capital Madrid carried banners against…

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Foreign tourists in Spain fell to 51-year low in 2020

MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The number of foreign tourists who visited Spain in 2020 fell by more than 80% to 19 million, a level not seen since 1969, official…

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Close to 4 million jobless in Spain as the pandemic hits the economy

The number of people registering as jobless in Spain rose for the fourth month in a row in January to 3.96 million, as restrictions to contain new outbreaks of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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Spain’s pressure on ICUs rises

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's death toll from COVID-19 rose by 513 on Friday to 58,319, in one of the highest one-day increases since the first wave of the pandemic, health ministry…

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Covid19 Crisis – Spain’s death toll rises by over 500, hospitals under pressure

MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Spain's death toll from COVID-19 rose by 513 on Friday to 58,319, in one of the highest one-day increases since the first wave of the…

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Photo Story: Full Moon in southern Spain

The Full Moon is seen behind houses at dawn in the town of Rincon de la Victoria, Malaga, southern Spain, early 29 January 2021. EPA-EFE/Jorge Zapata

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Expecting a fresh influx, Spain opens migrant camps in the Canaries

GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain is launching a new migration policy in the Canary Islands, opening camps for undocumented migrants in a sign that it expects a significant influx…

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Top Spanish general resigns over allegations of vaccination queue-jumping

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's top general resigned on Saturday after allegations he had received the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of priority groups, one of a number of public officials who have…

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Spain sells to Andorra 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines

Health workers from the Nostra Senyora de Mertixell Hospital receive the first batch of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Andorra. Spain has signed an agreement with Andorra to…

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Lockdown in Ibiza over coronavirus pandemic

Spanish Civil Guard members check passengers at an almost empty Ibiza airport in Ibiza, Balearic islands, Spain, 23 January 2021, after the decision of the regional government to reinforce lockdown…

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Polemic in Spain as officials jump vaccine queue as COVID-19 cases surge

A steady drip-feed of public officials admitting to having been vaccinated ahead of priority groups has sparked uproar on social media in Spain at a time when several regions are…

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Amazon to raise fees on Spanish vendors due to new digital tax

U.S. tech giant Amazon will raise fees for Spanish companies using its platform to sell their wares in response a digital tax imposed by the government, El Confidencial reported on…

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Spain’s health minister to resign as COVID-19 cases hit new daily high

Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa will resign next week to campaign in regional elections in Catalonia, an official from his party announced, while national authorities reported a record 44,357 new…

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Spain pushes for vaccine certificates to ease travel resumption

Spain is pushing the European Union and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development for the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine certification that would ease travel, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez…

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British Airways-owner IAG buys Air Europa in cut-price 500 million euro deal

British Airways and Iberia owner International Airlines Group has agreed to buy Spain's Air Europa for 500 million euros ($606.7 million), after the pandemic cut the price in half and…

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Building collapses in central Madrid explosion, several injured – TVE

Reuters - One building collapsed in a central Madrid explosion, a Reuters reporter saw, with smoke coming out of the building and rescue workers evacuating elderly people from a nearby…

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Migrants rescued at sea arrive in Spain

Members of the Maritime Rescue Services assist migrants as they arrive to Motril port in Granada, Spain, early 18 January 2021. A total of 18 migrants on board three toy…

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Photo Story: Exhibition by photographer Chema Madoz

A visitor walks past two pictures of Spanish photographer Chema Madoz during the presentation of his exhibition 'The Nature of Things' at Patio Herreriano Spanish Contemporary Art Museum in Valladolid,…

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Photo Story: Cold snap in Toledo, Spain

Frozen landscape in Consuegra, near Toledo, Castilla La Mancha, Spain after heavy snowfall affected the region. Severe low temperatures are affecting central Spain. Frozen vineyard landscape in Consuegra, near Toledo,…

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Spain reports record 40,197 COVID-19 cases

Spain reported a record 40,197 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, while the incidence of the disease measured over the past 14 days hit a new high of 575 cases per…

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Photo Story: Exhumation of bodies executed during Spanish Civil War and Franco’s dictatorship

Archaeologists dig during the exhumation of people executed during the Spanish Civil War and Franco's dictatorship at a common grave at the cemetery in the coastal city of Gandia, eastern…

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Spain aims for all care home residents to get first COVID-19 vaccine dose by end of week

MADRID, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Spain aims for all its nursing home residents to have received a first dose of vaccine against the coronavirus by the end of the week,…

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Photo Story: Storm Filomena paralyzes Madrid

Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles speaks with Military Emergency Unit (UME) personnel as she supervises snow removal works at the Atocha train station after storm Filomena hit Madrid. EPA-EFE/FERNANDO ALVARADO

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In pictures – White Spanish Ice – Storm Filomena covers Spain in Snow

Storm Filomena brought the heaviest snowfall in decades across central Spain and killed four people. Story can be accessed here. https://cde.news/spain-sends-out-vaccine-food-convoys-after-snowstorm-paralyses-roads/ Photo Story Photos by EPA/EFE

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