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Photo Story: Nearly 1,500kg of cocaine seized and 18 arrested in Spain in international anti-drug operation

An undated handout photo made available by the Spanish Civil Guard on 17 February 2022 shows a Spanish Civil Guard officer looking at sacks containing cocaine hidden among colourful polyethylene…

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Spain’s trade deficit almost doubled in 2021 from previous year

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Spain's trade deficit in the full 2021 widened 95% from the previous year, to 26.18 billion euros ($29.77 billion), the industry ministry said on Thursday. Imports rose almost…

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Updated: Canadian rescue services recover 10 bodies from sunk Spanish trawler

MADRID, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Sea rescue services from the Canadian city of Halifax found and recovered 10 bodies from a Spanish trawler that sank off the eastern coast of…

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Photo Story: Salome with the Head of John the Baptist by Caravaggio shown in Madrid

A view of 'Salome with the Head of John the Baptist' by Italian painter Caravaggio during presentation at the Estucos Hall at the Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain on 14…

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UPDATED: Spain’s far-right Vox poised for first share of power

MADRID, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The far-right Vox party is on the verge of securing a share of power for the first time in Spain after a snap election in…

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Spain to increase minimum wage to 1,167 euros per month, Labour Minister says

MADRID, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spain will increase the national minimum wage by 3.6% to 1,167 euros ($1,334) per month, Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said on Wednesday, marking the fourth…

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Spain’s King Felipe and Denmark’s Queen Margrethe test positive for Covid

MADRID, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe tested positive for COVID-19 earlier on Wednesday after displaying mild symptoms overnight and will remain in isolation for seven days, the Royal…

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Spain will send four fighter jets and 130 troops to Bulgaria

SOFIA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spain will send four warplanes and 130 troops to Bulgaria this week for air policing tasks amid tensions over the Russian military build-up on the…

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EU refers Malta, Poland, Spain, Sweden, UK to EU court

BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it was referring Malta, Poland, Spain, Sweden and former EU member Britain to the European Court of Justice related…

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Spain wants EU member countries to set own fiscal targets

MADRID, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino suggested on Monday that each European Union member state should set its own fiscal targets in the future instead of…

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Spain to scrap mandatory outdoor masks from Feb 10

MADRID, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Spanish government will lift the requirement for people to wear masks outdoors as an anti-coronavirus measure from next Thursday, Health Minister Carolina Darias said…

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Spanish labour reform passed in knife-edge vote, opposition blames error

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's fragmented parliament approved the minority leftist government's labour reform on Thursday by a margin of just one vote, which the main opposition party said had come…

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Spain’s January jobless rises from December to 3.12 million

Feb 2 (Reuters) - The number of people registering as jobless in Spain rose 0.55% in January from December, or by 17,173 people, leaving 3.12 million people out of work…

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Foreign tourism to Spain soars in 2021, but far below pre-pandemic level

MADRID, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Foreign tourism to Spain rebounded 64% last year from 2020's historic coronavirus crash but failed to reach half its pre-pandemic levels, data showed on Wednesday,…

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Spanish economic growth at fastest in 20 years but misses government forecast

Spain's economy expanded at its fastest pace in two decades last year but slowed down in the fourth quarter as public and private spending slipped amid soaring inflation. Gross domestic…

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Spain hands list of 1,000 contested Church properties to local authorities

Spain's government handed over a list of almost 1,000 properties claimed by the Catholic Church on contested legal grounds to a federation of local authorities on Thursday, taking a first…

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Spain’s unemployment rate at the lowest since 2008

MADRID, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Spanish unemployment fell in the fourth quarter to its lowest since the onset of the financial crisis of 2008, data showed on Thursday, as hiring…

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More than 300 migrants rescued off Spain’s Canary Islands

ARGUINEGUIN, Spain, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Spain's sea rescue service on Wednesday picked up more than 300 migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands in rickety boats, with nine of…

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Spain’s foreign minister says Europeans are ‘united’ on Ukraine crisis

MADRID, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Spain's foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday that Europeans have a united position on the crisis over the Russian military build-up on the…

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Spain’s COVID infection rate continues to drop

Spain's COVID-19 infection rate fell for the second day in a row on Wednesday after 11 weeks of surges to record highs, raising hope among health authorities that the frenetic…

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UPDATED: Fire kills six at Spanish retirement home

MADRID, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Six residents died in a fire at a Spanish retirement home in a suburb of Valencia early on Wednesday. The blaze started late on Tuesday…

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Spain grants monthly aid to lure youths out of parents’ homes

The Spanish government will pay 250 euros ($284) a month to low-income youths to help them cut the cord in a country where more and more young adults live with…

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Spanish supervisor to get more control over crypto-asset advertising

MADRID, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Mass crypto-asset advertising campaigns in Spain will require an authorisation from the stock market supervisor CNMV, the government said on Monday in its official bulletin.…

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Spanish police arrest ‘Spanish Pablo Escobar of heroin’

Spanish police on Sunday said they had arrested the leading figure in heroin smuggling to the country, smashing the organization he led for years. Referred to by investigators as the "Spanish…

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Seville derby abandoned after Sevilla player is hit by pole

A Spanish Cup game between city rivals Sevilla and Real Betis was abandoned on Saturday after Sevilla player Joan Jordan was struck in the head by an object thrown from…

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Spain’s tourist sector seen reaching 88% of pre-pandemic size in 2022

Spain's huge tourism sector will come close to reaching its pre-pandemic size in 2022, an industry association said, although the surge in the Omicron variant and supply issues will prevent…

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Housing, food costs push Spanish end-2021 inflation to 6.5%, highest since 1992

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Housing, utilities and food costs have pushed Spanish inflation to its highest since 1992 in December, final monthly data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed…

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Spain to cap antigen test prices, expand booster programme

MADRID, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Spain will cap prices for rapid coronavirus tests and open up its booster shot programme to everyone over the age of 18, the government said…

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Valverde’s extra-time strike gives Real 3-2 victory over Barcelona

Federico Valverde finished off a stunning move in extra time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory over arch-rivals Barcelona in an exhilarating Spanish Super Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Real…

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Spain suggests tracking pandemic differently, to limit retail price of COVID antigen tests

MADRID, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Spanish government is working on rules to limit the retail price of COVID antigen tests, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday, after shortages…

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Spain’s service activity slows in Dec as Omicron spreads -PMI

MADRID, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Activity in Spain's services sector grew in December at the slowest pace since April as the fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 shook consumer confidence and…

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Spain to consider pets’ welfare in divorce battles

Spain will consider a pet's welfare when couples divorce or break-up from this week in a legal shift that strengthens the case for couples obtaining shared custody of their animals.…

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Bearing Christmas cheer but no sweets, the Three Wise Men return to Madrid

Flanked by dancers and live camels the Three Wise Men paraded down Madrid's central avenue atop glittering floats on Wednesday evening as traditional Epiphany celebrations returned - with restrictions -…

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Spanish students to go back to school after Christmas break, despite Omicron

Students at Spanish schools and universities will return to class in-person when the new term begins on Jan. 10, the Health Minister said , ending speculation that record COVID-19 infections…

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4,400 migrants lost at sea bound for Spain in 2021, double previous year

More than 4,400 migrants, including at least 205 children, were lost at sea trying to reach Spain in 2021, a monitoring group said on Monday - more than double the figure from…

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Photo Story: First meteor shower of 2022

An overlay image of 20 photographs shows the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2022, over the village of Hinojedo, in Cantabria, northern Spain, early 03 January 2022. the Quadrantids…

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Spanish factory activity grows in Dec at slowest pace since Feb -PMI

MADRID, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Spanish factory activity grew in December at the slowest pace in 10 months as accelerating inflation and supply-chain bottlenecks hampered production, a survey showed on…

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Madrid’s restaurants struggle with wave of Omicron cancellations

MADRID, Dec 31 (Reuters) - After nearly two years of COVID-19-induced uncertainty, Madrid's bars and restaurants had been counting on solid bookings over the festive season to bolster their finances,…

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Speculation that Juan Carlos hopes to return to Spain soon

There is increasing speculation in Spain that former King Juan Carlos, hopes to return to the country soon. The former monarch abdicated in favour of his son seven years ago…

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La Palma volcano eruption declared over after three months of destruction

Scientists declared the eruption on Spain's La Palma officially over, allowing islanders to breathe a sigh of relief nearly 100 days after the Cumbre Vieja volcano began to spew out…

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Spain’s November hotel bookings jumped five-fold from November 2020

MADRID, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The number of nights booked by tourists in Spanish hotels surged five-fold in November from the same month a year earlier, but was still 20%…

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Spain brings back outdoor mask-wearing to stem Omicron spread

Spain will make it compulsory to wear a face mask outdoors again as part of a package aimed at containing the fast spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Navarra, Spain

St. Martin de Anorbe chapel (R) and some windmills are seen over a blanket of fog at dawn in a photo taken from El Perdon, in Navarra, northern Spain. Photo…

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Spain’s daily economic activity back at pre-pandemic levels

Spain's daily economic activity has returned to pre-pandemic levels as the pace of recovery accelerated in the second half of the year, Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said this week. The…

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Spain’s truck drivers call off Christmas strike

MADRID, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Spain's truck drivers have called off a three-day strike during the week leading up to Christmas after reaching an agreement with the government late on…

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Spain’s coronavirus infection rate rises to ‘very high risk’ level

Spain's coronavirus infection rate rose above 500 cases per 100,000 people on Friday, crossing over the threshold considered "very high risk" by the Health Ministry and more than doubling since…

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Spain to invest 6.9 bln euros in renewables, green hydrogen, energy storage

Spain will allocate 6.9 billion euros ($7.8 billion) to renewables, green hydrogen and energy storage in the next two years and aims to attract another 9.45 billion euros in private…

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Spain November inflation remains at 29-year high, pushed by food and fuel costs

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Spain's inflation remained at a 29-year-high in November for the second month in a row, propelled by food and fuel prices, final monthly data from the…

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End of eruption? Spanish Cumbre Vieja volcano calm for second day

LA PALMA, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma was silent for a second day on Wednesday, raising hopes of an end to…

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Swiss drop money-laundering case involving Spain’s former king

Geneva's chief prosecutor said on Monday he had closed a criminal investigation into allegations Spain's former king Juan Carlos laundered "illegal commission" payments from Saudi Arabia, due to insufficient evidence.…

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Football: LaLiga talking points

Sevilla stand out While Madrid got all the attention at the weekend because of the local derby between Real and Atletico, clubs from the southern city of Sevilla also kept…

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Eruption in Spain’s La Palma is longest running on island

The volcanic eruption on La Palma that has sent spectacular rivers of molten lava running down the slopes of La Cumbre for nearly three months is the longest running on…

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Photo Story: Arga river overflows in Navarra

Vehicles are seen semi-submerged in a flooded area after Arga river overflowed due to heavy rains in Burlada, province of Navarra, Spain. Severe flooding in Spain's Navarre region submerged cars…

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Nearly 70 ICU medics at Spanish hospital COVID-19 positive after Christmas party

Nearly 70 nurses and doctors working in the intensive care unit at a Spanish hospital have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a Christmas party, health authorities revealed. Sixty-eight medics…

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Photo Story: Snow in Navarra, Spain

A photograph taken with a drone shows Colegiata de Roncesvalles, during a snowfall in Roncesvalles, Navarra, Spain. Via EPA-EFE/JESUS DIGES

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Spain’s services activity picked up pace in Nov though new restrictions loom- PMI

MADRID, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Activity in Spain's services sector in November accelerated to its fastest pace in three months though renewed COVID-19 restrictions in other parts of Europe raised…

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Spain detects first domestic case of COVID-19 Omicron variant

Regional authorities in Madrid said they had detected Spain’s first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a vaccinated person without links to risk countries, and were investigating two similar…

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