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La Palma volcano eruption forces stay-home order for some residents

LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Authorities told several thousand residents of La Palma to stay home because of worsening air quality as the erupting volcano on the Spanish island spewed…

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Barca’s Pedri to miss Spain’s Nations League finals campaign

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain midfielder Pedri is out of next week's Nations League finals, the Spanish FA (RFEF) said on Friday. The 18-year-old Barcelona player, who was a standout performer…

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La Palma residents grapple with devastation wrought by volcano

Residents of Spain's La Palma are struggling to come to terms with the devastation wrought by the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which has been ejecting a destructive cocktail of ash, smoke…

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Air quality stable in La Palma as lava pyramid rises from sea

A pyramid of steaming black rock emerged from the Atlantic Ocean off Spain's La Palma as lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano crashed into the sea, sending up plumes of…

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Nine days after eruption, lava from La Palma volcano reaches ocean

Red hot lava from a volcano that devastated the Spanish island of La Palma reached the Atlantic Ocean late on Tuesday evening, nine days after it started to flow down…

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La Palma volcano spurts again as lava nears the sea

A volcano on Spain's La Palma island began ejecting lava again on Monday after a lull, while hundreds of people in coastal villages hunkered down in anticipation of lava emitted in previous days reaching the…

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Authorities lockdown coastal area in La Palma as lava approaches sea

Emergency authorities early on Monday ordered people in an area on the eastern shore of La Palma island as the lava gushing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano approaches the sea.…

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La Palma’s airport reopens but no flights as volcano still erupting

The airport on the Spanish island of La Palma reopened although all flights were cancelled as the volcano spewed lava and emitted ash clouds over the surrounding area a week…

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UPDATE – Airport closed as La Palma volcano eruption intensifies

LA PALMA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Volcanic explosions spewed red hot lava high into the air on La Palma on Saturday as a new emission vent opened, forcing the small…

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Firefighters retreat as La Palma volcanic explosions intensify

LA PALMA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns on Friday, while…

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Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont detained in Italy must face Spanish courts

MADRID/ROME, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, who was detained by Italian police in Sardinia, must face justice in Spain, the Spanish government said on Friday ahead…

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Spanish airport operator to lose $1.8 bln in revenues on new COVID-19 regulation

MADRID, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Spanish airport operator Aena could lose up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.76 billion) of revenues between 2020 and 2025 after Spain passed a law on…

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Photo Story: Nighttime in La Palma, Canary Islands

Lava and smoke rise from the volcanic eruption in Laguna Mountain from the village of El Paso in La Palma Island, Canary Islands, 23 September 2021. The Cumbre Vieja volcano…

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Canary Islands eruption could last for three months

A volcanic eruption in Spain's Canary Islands could last three months, experts have said. The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute said that the eruption on the island of La Palma and…

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‘All we can do is cry’ – La Palma volcano leaves trail of devastation

LA PALMA, Spain, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Lava flowed from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma for a fourth day on Wednesday, forcing more people to…

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Spanish, Italian police arrest 106 in mafia sting operation

Spanish and Italian police said on Monday they had arrested 106 people for belonging to a gang that allegedly laundered money for mafia groups and made millions of euros through…

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Vestas to shut plants in Spain, Germany and Denmark

Wind turbine maker Vestas said on Monday it would cease production at three plants in Spain, Germany and Denmark as part of the integration of its onshore and offshore business.…

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Canaries airspace open despite volcano eruption, few flights cancelled

Spain's civil air authority Enaire said on Monday that the airspace above the Canary Islands was open despite a volcanic eruption, while only a few flights were cancelled by a…

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UPDATED: Thousands flee as lava spewing from volcano on Spain’s La Palma island destroys houses

Authorities have evacuated about 5,000 people from villages in the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma as lava spews from an erupting volcano, local officials said. The 15-meter high lava…

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Felix sees red as Atletico Madrid held by Athletic Bilbao

MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix was sent off as the LaLiga champions were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Felix, Atletico's…

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Earthquakes ease on Spain’s La Palma as volcano alert remains

LA PALMA, Spain, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A surge in seismic activity on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma has slowed in the past day but could return at…

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Spain’s government to hike minimum wage 1.6%, according to labour ministry

Spain's government agreed to increase the minimum wage by 1.6%, according to a statement by the Labour ministry, the third time the left-wing coalition government has done so since coming…

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Spain to add more than 80,000 jobs in September

Spain is likely to add more than 80,000 jobs in September as the economy recovers from the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Social Security Minister Jose Luis Escriva said.…

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Spain to give third vaccine dose to care-home residents, infections fall

Spain will give a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and other vulnerable groups, the Health Ministry said, and released data that showed the infection rate fell…

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Earthquake swarm triggers volcano alert on Spain’s La Palma

Authorities on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma have warned that a sudden increase in seismic activity could herald a volcanic eruption in the coming days or weeks. Spain's…

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Amazon to more than double payroll in Spain to 25,000 by 2025

TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. online retail giant Amazon will more than double its payroll in Spain to 25,000 workers by 2025 from 12,000 last year, Mariangela Marseglia,…

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Photo Story: 15 migrants on a boat rescued in Granada

Maritime rescue services transfer a group of migrants rescued at sea in a small boat to Motril's port in Granada, Spain, 16 September 2021. A total of 15 Moroccan, including…

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Spain’s COVID-19 incidence drops below ‘high risk’ level

Spain's coronavirus incidence slipped below 150 cases per 100,000 people - a threshold the Health Ministry considers a "high risk" of contagion - for the first time in more than…

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Wildfire raging in Spain forces more than 900 to flee, a firefighter dies

A wildfire has forced the evacuation of more than 900 people from around the southern Spanish resort of Estepona, local authorities said. A 44-year-old firefighter died while working on the…

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Wildfire in Southern Spain forces 500 to flee

A wildfire has forced the evacuation of some 500 people from the southern Spanish resort of Estepona, local authorities said on Thursday. The blaze started on Wednesday around 9:30 p.m.,…

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Switched at birth, Spanish woman sues health department over identity mix-up

A 19-year old Spanish woman whose identity was swapped at birth with another baby born hours earlier is suing the regional health department for more than 3 million euros ($3.55…

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Spain authorises booster COVID-19 shots for severely immunocompromised people

Spain’s healthcare regulator approved a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines for people with severely compromised immune systems who are likely to have weaker protection from the conventional two-dose inoculation schemes.…

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Spanish village hosts first bull running fiesta since pandemic

Ten bulls charged through the streets of Villaseca de la Sagra on Sunday in pursuit of hundreds of runners as the first bull running fiesta was held in Spain since…

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Spain’s Economy Minister expects minimum wage hike to be approved in September

Improving economic conditions should allow Spain to approve a long-awaited minimum wage hike in September, the economy minister said on Monday, bringing an end to months of back and forth…

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Spain’s 14-day COVID-19 contagion rate falls below 200 for first time in two months

MADRID, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Spain's two-week COVID-19 contagion rate fell below 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the first time in over two months, according to health ministry data…

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Spain’s Fallas fiesta resumes after COVID hiatus, rain damage

Heavy rain has dampened the giant paper mache figures lined up for the Fallas festival in the Spanish city of Valencia, but not the spirits of participants eager to celebrate…

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Spain’s jobless numbers fall in August to reach pre-lockdown levels

The number of people registering as jobless in Spain fell for the sixth month in a row in August to its lowest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, as…

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Storm hits Spain, flooding towns, cutting electricity, rail services

An intense rain storm wreaked havoc in several parts of Spain, causing severe flooding in some towns, leaving thousands of people without electricity and forcing the closure of some roads…

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Migrant arrivals to Spain’s Canary Islands double from last year

Spain's sea rescue service on Wednesday rescued around 100 migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands in rickety boats from north or west Africa amid a surge in arrivals that…

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Foreign tourism to Spain surges in July from a year ago, still below 2019 levels

The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain jumped to 4.4 million in July, 78.3% more than a year earlier when global travel restrictions slowed international tourism to a near halt,…

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Spain retail sales rise 0.1% y/y in July

Spanish retail sales rose 0.1% in July from a year earlier on a calendar-adjusted basis, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Monday. The June figure was revised to a…

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Germany takes Spain off high-risk COVID-19 list from Sunday

BERLIN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Germany is removing Spain from its list of high-risk areas for COVID-19 from Sunday, meaning that incoming travellers who are not fully vaccinated will not…

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Photo Story: Preparations for Fallas Festival in Valencia, Spain

Artists give the finishing touches to their fallas in Valencia, Spain. The Fallas 2021 will be held in the first week of September 2021, months later than traditionally, after being…

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Germany takes Spain off high-risk COVID-19 list from Sunday

Germany is removing Spain from its list of high-risk areas for COVID-19 from Sunday, meaning that incoming travellers who are not fully vaccinated will not longer have to quarantine, the…

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Photo Story: Increase in number of killer whales sightings off Spanish coast

An undated handout photo made available by the Maritime Rescue Services shows killer whales (Orcas) pursuing a boat from the Spanish Maritime Rescue Services in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain.…

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Spanish rescuers pull body from collapsed building, one still missing

Firefighters in the Spanish coastal town of Peniscola found the body of a teenager early on Thursday in the wreckage of a collapsed building and said they were still searching…

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Spain’s Rovi says possible Moderna vaccine contamination under investigation

Spanish pharma company Rovi said on Thursday the potential contamination of some doses of the coronavirus vaccine which it manufactures for Moderna was under investigation and appeared limited to some…

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Spain offers itself as hub for Afghans who collaborated with EU

U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez agreed two military bases in southern Spain can be used to receive Afghans who have worked for the U.S. government,…

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Photo Story: Preparations for Fallas festival in Valencia

A worker finishes details on a sculpture installed in Valencia, Spain, 20 August 2021. The Fallas 2021 festival will be held in the first week of September 2021, months later…

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Thirty-seven migrants feared dead at sea off coast of Spain’s Canary Islands

Thirty-seven migrants are feared dead after a dinghy carrying dozens of people capsized off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands, the sole survivor to have been found so far told…

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Spain gets tranche of 9 billion euros in EU COVID recovery fund, Lithuania 289 million

Spain received its first tranche of money amounting to 9 billion euros ($10.6 billion) from the 800 billion euro EU Recovery Fund meant to help the bloc recover from the…

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Spain evacuates nearly 1,000 people from path of wildfire

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have evacuated nearly 1,000 people from their homes to protect them from a wildfire that has destroyed at least 12,000 hectares (29,652 acres) of land…

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Spain continues to tackle wildfires

At least 800 people were evacuated in Spain as forest fires blazed Sunday in two regions, with extremely dry conditions worsening the risk of more wildfires during the hottest weekend…

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Photo Story: Valencia prepares for Fallas 2021

Valencia's councilor for Culture, Pilar Bernabe (C), chats with artists Manolo Martin (L) and Jose Ramon Espuig (R) next to their falla 'The Meditator' in Valencia, Spain. The Fallas 2021…

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Spain starts returning Moroccan minors after Ceuta migration crisis

Spain started sending hundreds of Moroccan youths, who in May crossed into its North African enclave of Ceuta, back to Morocco after reaching an agreement with Rabat, Spanish media reported,…

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Photo Story: Shark swims close to a beach in Benidorm

A blue shark swims near of the coast in Poniente beach, in the touristic city of Benidorm, eastern Spain. Authorities closed the beach as they try to take the shark…

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Spain gets green light to test homegrown COVID vaccine on humans

Spain’s medicines agency has authorized the first round of clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Spanish company Hipra, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. The early stage clinical trial…

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