Spain

Photo Story: The 18th International Gastronomy Fair opens in Madrid

A series of photos taken during the 18th 'Madrid Fusion 2020' International Gastronomy Fair in Madrid, Spain, 13 January 2020. The gastronomic event, under the slogan 'Essential cuisine, thoughtful simplicity',…

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Catalan separatist stripped of EP seat

Jailed Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras is to be stripped of his seat in the European Parliament, the assembly's president said Friday. David Sassoli said in a statement that Junqueras' mandate…

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Madrid names ministers from Unidas Podemos in the new Government

The Moncloa Presidential Palace has confirmed the identities of the members of Unidas Podemos that will be taking part in the new coalition Government formed by the socialist party and…

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Photo Story: Warning of possible six meters waves along the Spanish Atlantic coast

Two people walk along Orzan beach in La Coruna, Galicia, north-western Spain, 09 January 2020. Spanish authorities set off the orange warning due to a storm coming from the Atlantic…

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Spain’s coalition government approved

Spain’s caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was voted back in to power by Congress at the second round of an investiture debate on Tuesday. Thanks to this vote, Sanchez will…

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Sanchez left-wing coalition government approval set for vote today

Spanish parliamentarians are expected to vote by the narrowest of margins on Tuesday to confirm Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez as head of a left-wing coalition government. El Pais reports that…

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Photo Story: Epiphany celebrations in Spain

Photos from the Three Wise Men parade in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday evening. The traditional Three Kings parade is held all over the country on the evening of the 05…

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Sanchez fails first attempt to get parliament’s backing to form government

Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez failed the first attempt to get parliament's backing to form a government. As expected, Sánchez’s bid did not prosper at that first vote, given that…

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Sanchez wins Catalan support to form new Spanish government

Spain's interim Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been backed by Catalonia's largest separatist party to form a coalition government. Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) MPs are to abstain in a…

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Bolivia’s government expels Mexican and Spanish diplomats

Bolivia's government expelled Mexican and Spanish diplomats on Monday, escalating a diplomatic dispute after Mexico's embassy in La Paz granted asylum to allies of Bolivia's former socialist president Evo Morales.…

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Spain’s Socialist and Podemos parties present coalition programme

Spain’s Socialist and radical left Podemos parties on Monday outlined corporate tax increases and more worker-friendly labour legislation as they unveiled their programme for the country’s first coalition government since…

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52 people were rescued at sea – Spain

A Spanish Sea Rescue ship carries ashore some of the 52 rescued migrants at the Arguineguin port in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, 29 December 2019. A total of 52…

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Spain – 43 arrested after 27 are poisoned by contaminated clams lead to organised crime network

An investigation into the trafficking of contaminated clams resulted in dismantling a large organised crime network involving poachers, intermediaries and distribution companies responsible for the food poisoning of at least…

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Spain’s coastguard saves 200 migrants on Christmas Day

The Spanish coastguard said it had rescued about 200 migrants on Christmas Day, plucking them from the makeshift boats in the Mediterranean Sea. It said they were saved in a…

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61 rescued persons brought to shore in Spain

Spanish Civil Guard officers escorts some of the 61 rescued migrants upon their arrival at the port of Motril, Granada, southern Spain, 25 December 2019. A total of 61 people,…

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Five dead as storm wreaks havoc in Spain and Portugal

A storm sweeping across Spain and Portugal has killed at least five people, damaged buildings, cut power lines and forced authorities to shut roads hit by flooding and fallen trees,…

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Floods in Spain

Photos made available by Reinosa's City Council in Spain show flooded roasd in Reinosa, northern Spain, 20 December 2019. Heavy rains caused the overflow of three rivers flooding the town.…

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Violent incidents after El Clásico football match in Spain

Protesters have clashed with police outside a Barcelona and Real Madrid football match at Nou Camp in Spain. Thousands of fans inside the stadium held up banners urging the Spanish…

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Photo Story: Yellow warning in Spain as snowfalls cover Galicia in white

A man cycles through snow covered O Cebreiro, Lugo, Galicia, north-western Spain. Authorities set off the yellow warning for snowfalls as snow accumulations may reach up to twenty centimetres in…

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Photo Story: Madrid prepares for New Year’s Eve

Master Clockmaker of the Puerta del Sol, Jesus Lopez checks out a clock's operating machinery in Madrid, Spain, on Monday 16 December 2019. The exercise was made to ensure the…

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Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets

Marathon international climate talks ended Sunday with negotiators postponing until next year a key decision on how to regulate global carbon markets. After two weeks of negotiations in Madrid on…

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Photo Story: Heroes Comic Con Fair in Madrid

Costumed visitors attend the opening of the 3rd Heroes Comic Con Fair at IFEMA Convention and Exhibition Centre in Madrid, Spain. The Comic Con runs from 14 to 15 December.…

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UN climate conference talks deadlocked in Madrid

The COP 25 UN climate conference in Madrid remained deadlocked on Sunday, more than 24 hours after the two-week talks had been scheduled to end. The Chilean official leading UN…

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World reacts to Johnson’s victory

USA - President Donald Trump tweeted “Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his great WIN!” Trump tweeted. “This deal has the potential to be far bigger and more lucrative than any deal…

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Bad weather in the north of Spain

Images from the streets of San Sebastian, Spain, on the 13 December 2019, after a violent storm. Winds of 144 kilometers per hour have been registered in the area, along…

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Photo Story: Full Moon over Toledo

The full Moon rises over the Saint John Monastery in Toledo, Spain, on the evening of Wednesday 11th December 2019. Photo:EPA-EFE/Ismael Herrero Click on photo to enlarge

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Photo Story: Works start to tow Maltese registered ship ‘Blue Star’ in Spain

Tugs in Ares, La Coruna, Spain, manoeuvre for the transfer of the stranded Malta-flagged chemical vessel ‘Blue Star’ to Ferrol, Galicia. The ship got stranded on 22 November when it…

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Europe wide operation smashes WhatsApp groups that created and exchanged child abuse material

A successful operation in encrypted chat groups has been carried out by Policia Nacional of Spain. The investigation, begun in 2017 and led by the Central High Tech Crime Unit,…

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Spanish clothing company Inditex announces 12 percent increase in benefits in nine months

Spanish clothing company Inditex, owner of Zara, announced a 12 percent increase in benefits in the last nine months with a net profit of 2,720 million euro, a 12 percent…

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Fire engulfs chemical plant in Spain, Residents told to stay indoors

Spanish emergency services have advised residents in and around a north-eastern town to stay indoors after a major fire engulfed a nearby chemical plant, sending huge flames and clouds of…

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MEPs push for high ambitions at the COP25 in Madrid

A delegation from the European Parliament is in Madrid to participate in the COP25, where they will meet with key stakeholders in the negotiations. An official delegation from the European…

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Passport of Maltese professor Joseph Mifsud turns up in lost-and-found office in Madeira

The passport of a Maltese academic implicated in the leaking of Hillary Clinton’s emails to the Trump campaign and accused of being a spy, turned up in a lost…

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Climate change talks met with dance protests in Madrid

Hundreds of people blocked one of Madrid's most emblematic streets on Saturday by dancing to demand action against climate change in what protesters dubbed civil disco-bedience. The rally was joined…

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Photo Story: Keith Haring exhibition in Valladolid, Spain

A woman takes a picture of the artwork 'Keith Haring a Milano Salvatore Ala - June 11-84' by US artist and activist Keith Haring during the inauguration of the exhibition…

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Photo Story: 5,000-year-old cave painting discovered in Spain

A view of a 5,000-year-old cave painting discovered by Spanish expert and researcher Agustin Palomo in Alburquerque, Extremadura, Spain, 27 November 2019 (issued 28 November 2019). The paintings were found…

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Photo Story: Exhibit on History of Video Games Opens in Madrid

A woman visits an exhibition, titled 'Game On. The History of Video Games 1972-2020' at the Canal Foundation in Madrid, Spain, 27 November 2019. The exhibit will open to public…

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Photo Story: Spanish authorities tug ‘narco-submarine’ off Spanish coast

A Spanish civil guard officer works next to a crane ship (back) to refloat the 'narco-submarine' with difficulties due to weather conditions, off Cangas de Morrazo's coast in Galicia, northwestern…

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Strong winds force Maltese flagged tanker Blue Star run aground in La Coruna, Spain

The chemical ship 'Blue Star' has run aground in Ares, La Coruna, Spain, 23 November 2019. The vessel under Maltese flag ran aground due to strongs winds, reports said. Chemical…

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Photo Story: Madrid lights up for the Christmas holidays

Photos of the Christmas Lights 2019 around Cibeles Palace in Madrid, Spain. On Friday evening the Christmas lights were light up in the Spanish capital in preparation for the upcoming…

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Ryanair baggage fee policy ruled as ‘excessive’ in Spain

A Spanish court has called budget airline Ryanair's policy of charging a fee for hand luggage "excessive" after a passenger was fined for taking a carry-on bag without a special…

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Photo Story: Two dead in train-van collision in Spain

Members of the Emergency Services are seen at the site where a train and a van have crashed in Manzanares, Spain, 20 November 2019. Two people that travelled in the…

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Military exercise ‘Toro 2019’ in central Spain

Two Eurocopter AS532 Cougar helicopters of the Spanish Army take part in the military exercise 'Toro 2019' at the National Training Center (CENAD) in Chinchilla, central Spain. The Spanish…

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Photo Story: Madrid gears up for Christmas

Light installations are on display at the exhibition 'Las Luces del Real Jardin Botanico' (lit. Royal Botanical Garden Lights), a Christmas spectacle that is part of the 'Christmas Garden' project…

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Photo Story: Cold wave hits Spain with snow and strong winds

A man walks along a snowed path in Lugo, Galicia, north-western Spain. A low pressure is reaching the peninsula, bringing a cold front with winds and decreasing temperatures, especially in…

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15 arrested in joint police operation against human trafficking gang in Lithuania and Spain

The Lithuanian Police and the Spanish National Police supported by Europol and Eurojust, have dismantled a large organised crime group involved in human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The criminal group,…

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Fishing boat shipwrecked as adverse weather conditions hit Spain

The fishing ship 'Divina del Mar' remains stranded due to high waves and strong winds at Porto do Son coast in Coruna, Galicia, Spain, 13 November 2019. Persistent rainstorms are…

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Socialists and Podemos reach preliminary agreement for coalition government in Spain

Caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the leader of left-wing Unidas Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, have reached a preliminary agreement to form a coalition government after Sunday’s inconclusive general election in…

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Protesters block border on highway connecting Spanish region of Catalonia to France

Protesters blocked a border point on the AP-7 highway that connects the Spanish region of Catalonia with France. The protest stopped the traffic in both directions, a Catalan police spokesman…

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Despite Sanchez’s win the Spanish elections remain inconclusive

Spain's far-right Vox party more than doubled its number of lawmakers in the country's fourth national election in four years, which delivered a deeply fragmented parliament, setting the stage for…

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Spaniards vote in fourth election in four years

Spaniards on Sunday headed to vote in the second parliamentary election in just over six months, likely to deliver an even more fragmented parliament with no clear winner and a…

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Spain prepares to vote once more

Spain on Sunday will be holding its fourth general election in as many years — and the second this year — amid voter distrust and a renewed Catalan independence bid…

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Photo Story: Cantabria in Spain under weather alert

A huge wave crashes against the light house in the island of Mouro, in Santander, province of Cantabria, Spain. The region of Cantabria is under orange level alert due to…

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EU heavyweight states push for joint supervisor against money laundering

The European Union’s largest states are pushing for the establishment of a new supervisory authority that would take over from states the oversight of money laundering at financial firms, after…

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Photo Story: Snowfall in Navarra, Spain

A snowplough clears the snow covering the N-137 road after a snowfall in Larra-Belangoa, Navarra, northern Spain. This is the first snowstorm of the season in Navarra, where temperatures are…

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Photo Story: At least five migrants died as they tried to reach Spanish coast

Paramedics remove the body of a migrant from a beach in the coastal city of Teguise, island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, southwestern Spain. At least five migrants died when their…

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Thousands protest against Spanish royal family visit in Catalonia

Several thousand demonstrators banged on kitchen pots and chanted "Catalonia has no king!" on Monday in protest against a visit by the Spanish royal family to the capital of the…

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Polls indicate new gridlock in Spain

A general election in Spain on Sunday is unlikely to break the current political gridlock, as neither left-wing or right-wing parties are set to win a parliamentary majority, three polls…

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