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Granada challenging for European competition spot after beating Real Sociedad

Granada pulled themselves into contention for a European spot by beating Real Sociedad 3-2 away in La Liga on Friday, snatching all three points with a late goal after throwing…

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Spain’s Catalonia makes masks compulsory in public at all times

Catalonia on Wednesday ordered all residents and visitors to wear face masks in public at all times, becoming the first Spanish region to toughen a national directive mandating their use…

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Photo Story: Pamplona cancels Sanfermines due to COVID-19

View to the Monument to Bull run in Pamplona, northern Spain. Sanfermines usually begin on the 06 July but the festival was cancelled due to COVID19. Via EPA-EFE/Jesus Diges

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Zidane says Real deserve more respect following accusation of favourable refereeing

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said it was unfair that his side were constantly being accused of benefiting from favourable refereeing after they closed in on the La Liga title…

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Barcelona beats Villareal after disappointing streak of matches

Barcelona responded to a trying week by producing a scintillating display to thrash Villarreal 4-1 away on Sunday and stay alive in the Liga title race. The Catalans had drawn…

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Galicia, second Spanish region to impose lockdown to curb new spread of coronavirus in 24 hours

The northwestern Spanish region of Galicia imposed restrictions on about 70,000 people on Sunday following a COVID-19 outbreak, a day after Catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of…

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Catalonia’s region of Segria under indefinite lockdown due to new Covid-19 outbreak

The government of Catalonia has ordered an indefinite new lockdown for the Segrià region of Spain due to outbreaks of Covid-19. The confinement will be effective from midday on Saturday…

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Spain’s banks look to make lockdown branch closures permanent

As Spain reopens after the COVID-19 crisis, its banking industry is seizing the opportunity to shrink its swollen branch network which has long been a drag on profitability, with just…

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Movement curbed in Spain for 200,000 people after new coronavirus outbreak

Spain's north-eastern region of Catalonia enforced a new lockdown on more than 200,000 people on Saturday, after several new outbreaks of the coronavirus were detected. Residents in Segria, which includes…

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Photo story: Spanish UNIFIL soldiers prepare to travel to Lebanon

Spanish soldiers deployed to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) wear face masks as they prepare to travel to the Middle Eastern country. The soldiers spent six months…

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End of lockdown fails to boost jobs market in Spain

The end of the coronavirus lockdown in Spain failed to bring a surge in employment as government data showed that the 900,000 jobs lost at the peak of the…

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Photo Story: Oceanografic reopens in Valencia

People look at a beluga whale at the Oceanografic in Valencia, Spain. The Oceanografic has reopened after 110 days closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Via EPA-EFE/Ana Escobar

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Photo Story: Spain and Portugal reopen their common borders

(L-R) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and Spain's King Felipe VI wave as they go for a walk along…

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Real Madrid move two points clear at the top of La Liga

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema produced an audacious back-heeled assist for Casemiro to score as they beat Espanyol 1-0 away on Sunday to capitalise on Barcelona’s slip-up a day earlier and…

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Spanish airline Iberia will downsize due to coronavirus

Spanish airline Iberia will reduce the size of its fleet, the number of destinations it flies to and how frequently as the coronavirus pandemic continues to drag on demand, its…

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Suarez laments Barcelona’s draw against Celta Vigo

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez lamented his side’s 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Saturday after the champions twice threw away the lead to hand more momentum to title rivals Real…

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Spain to uphold cruise liners ban

Spain is to uphold a ban on cruise liners from docking at its ports to stop the spread of Covid-19, according to a ministerial order published on Saturday. Cruise liners…

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Atletico Madrid registers fourth consecutive win

Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 at home on Saturday in La Liga to maintain their superb run of form since the season resumed, recording a fourth consecutive win to further…

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Coronavirus traces found in Spanish sewage from March 2019

Spanish researchers have found traces of the novel coronavirus in Barcelona wastewater collected in March 2019, nine months before COVID-19 was identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan. University of…

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Photo Story: King and Queen of Spain visit Majorca

Queen Letizia (L) and King Felipe VI (R) of Spain, walk along El Arenal promenade in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 25 June 2020, to show their interest for the situation…

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Real Madrid counter attacks referee favours criticism

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has rubbished suggestions that his side have been getting favourable refereeing decisions recently, arguing critics are looking for ways to attack the team since they…

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Real Madrid beats Mallorca to go back to co-share La Liga’s top place

Real Madrid eased to a 2-0 home victory over Real Mallorca on Wednesday thanks to goals in each half from Vinicius Jr. and Sergio Ramos to stay in charge of…

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Photo Story: St. John’s night tradition in Spain

Children burn palm tree's branches to mark St. John night in the village of Tuineje, Fuerteventura island, Spain, early 24 June 2020. Traditionally, people from coastal cities light bonfires in…

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Spain to decide this week which non-European tourists can visit

Spain will decide this week which visitors from outside Europe can enter as it welcomes back travellers from neighbouring nations in an effort to revive a tourism industry hammered by…

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Real Madrid moves to top after beating Real Sociedad

Real Madrid took control of the Spanish title race by beating Real Sociedad 2-1 away on Sunday to move top of La Liga above Barcelona after a second-half high on…

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Photo Story: Dawn in Spain’s Pamplona during summer solstice

A series of photos showing four views of the rising sun at dawn during the summer solstice as seen from Mount San Cristobal near Pamplona, northern Spain, 20 June…

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Sevilla holds Barcelona in a 0 – 0 draw

Title-chasing Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw at Sevilla in an empty stadium on Friday as they dropped points in La Liga for the first time since the season…

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Spain expects swift decision on travel corridor with Britain

Spain expects a decision very soon in its talks with Britain on whether to establish a travel corridor to facilitate tourism and avoid imposing a quarantine on travellers, a Spanish…

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Spanish government announces $4.8 bln plan to help tourism

The Spanish government announced on Thursday a near 4.3 billion euro ($4.82 billion) plan to help the crucial tourism industry recover from the coronavirus crisis that halted leisure travel for…

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Photo Story: Relatives embrace through plastic device

A woman (L) embraces her mother (R) through a plastic device after three months without a hug at a home for the elder in Valencia, Spain, amid the ongoing coronavirus…

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Atletico Madrid increase their chances of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League

Atletico Madrid hammered Osasuna 5-0 away from home in La Liga on Wednesday to secure their biggest win of the season and give a huge boost to their chances of…

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Spain optimist on economic recovery

Spain's most recent favourable employment indicators anticipate an economic recovery in the second half of the year after the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said…

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Spain may quarantine British tourists

Spain is considering imposing a quarantine on British travellers when it reopens its borders next week, in response to a similar policy at London's end, its foreign minister said. Arancha…

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Spain to reopen EU borders on June 21, more than a week ahead of schedule

Spain, one of the world’s leading tourist destinations, will next Sunday re-establish free travel with fellow EU countries, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced. The land border with Portugal will however…

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Real Madrid beats Eibar in their first post Covid-19 competitive match

Real Madrid beat Eibar 3-1 on Sunday in their first competitive match at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium following La Liga’s three-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Toni Kroos…

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Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao end their match in 1-1 draw

Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday on their return to action after La Liga’s three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, missing out on the chance to…

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Spain to open most Schengen borders

Spain will open its borders to countries in the European Union’s Schengen area – excluding Portugal – on 21 June, Spanish media reported. The country’s border with Portugal will open…

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Messi’s greatness not interrupted by Covid-19

Lionel Messi scored and grabbed two assists as La Liga leaders Barcelona eased to a 4-0 win away to struggling Real Mallorca on Saturday, making the perfect return to action…

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Photo Story: Barcelona enters phase 2 of gradual exit strategy from coronavirus lockdown

A waitress wearing a face mask cleans a table next to a sign advising on new health security measures against coronavirus infections inside the Nuria restaurant in downtown Barcelona, north-eastern…

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Spain’s Repsol transfers its exploration rights for oil and gas off Bulgarian coast

Bulgaria has granted Spain's Repsol permission to transfer 30% of the rights to explore a block off its Black Sea coastline for gas and oil to the other two rights…

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Murder re-enactment – Spain protests George Floyd’s death

Protesters reenact the scene of arrest, as they gather to protest against George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, in front of the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain, 07 June 2020. A…

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Photo Story: Three main Museums in Madrid reopen

Spanish Culture Minister, Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes (C), unveils the entrance to El Prado Museum during its reopening day in Madrid, Spain, 06 June 2020. El Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina…

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Photo Story: Robot at work in Pamplona

The robot Alexia, with 1,60 meters and 80 kilos weight, serves a drink on the terrace of a bar at Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona, Spain. The android is a…

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Spain won’t rush on border opening

Spain will further ease a coronavirus lockdown in its two main cities from Monday, but will not start opening its borders to foreign tourists before July 1 while it seeks…

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Confusion over opening of land borders in Spain

Spain played down the possibility of reopening its land borders on June 22 after a government minister announced earlier on Thursday it would do so, prompting confusion in neighbouring Portugal,…

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Photo Story: Tribute to George Floyd in Barcelona

A woman takes a photo of a graffiti to pay a tribute to African American George Floyd, by urban artist TVBOY, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain. A bystander's video posted online…

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Spain to investigate airlines which haven’t offered refunds for cancelled flights

Spain's government has requested an investigation into several airlines for allegedly breaching European Union regulations on compensation for cancelled flights, Consumer Protection Minister Alberto Garzon said on Thursday. As the…

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Spain seeks to open up to some foreign tourism from June 22

Spain is working on starting to gradually open up to tourists from countries considered more secure in the fight against COVID-19 from June 22, a tourism ministry spokesman said on…

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No deaths in Spain from Covid-19 for first time in three months

Spain's Health Ministry reported no new deaths from the new coronavirus on Monday, with the total death toll unchanged from Sunday at 27,127, the health ministry said. It said the total number of COVID-19 infections…

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Spanish prime minister to seek two-week extension of state of emergency

Spain’s prime minister has said he will ask parliament to agree to a last two-week extension of the state of emergency lockdown until 21st June, after which the government will…

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Spain’s cabinet approve guaranteed minimum income scheme for vulnerable families

The Spanish Cabinet approved on Friday a guaranteed minimum income scheme set to help 850,000 vulnerable families. It is not the first welfare program of its kind in Spain: there…

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Austria, Italy, Portugal, Spain receive €279m after natural disasters in 2019

On Thursday, Budgets Committee Members approved €279 million in EU aid following extreme weather events in Austria, Italy, Portugal and Spain in 2019. The draft report by rapporteur José Manuel Fernandes, (EPP,…

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Nissan Motor to close Barcelona plant

Japan's Nissan Motor Co has decided to close its factory in Barcelona, resulting in the loss of about 2,800 jobs as part of a new worldwide three-year restructuring plan, the…

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Spain starts 10 days of mourning

A Spanish flag is flown at half-mast – a tribute to those who have lost their lives to the pandemic COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus – over the…

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Foreign tourists can book vacations in Spain as from July

Foreign tourists can book vacations in Spain from July as the two-week self-quarantine for overseas travellers is likely to be suspended by then, the tourism minister said on Monday. One…

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Spain to reopen borders to tourists in July

Spain will reopen its borders to tourists in July and its top soccer division will kick off again in June, the Prime Minister said on Saturday, marking another phase in…

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Far-right protests erupt in Spain against government’s handling of coronavirus

Thousands of cars honking horns and flying Spanish flags out of their windows drove in procession through Madrid on Saturday as part of a nationwide anti-government protest called by the…

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