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As heat-wave bites, wildfires ravage woods in Spain’s Catalonia

Three wildfires have laid waste to 1,600 hectares (3,950 acres) of pines and bushes in eastern Spain since Wednesday as a heatwave pushes temperatures close to record highs, regional firefighters…

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Spanish operation takes down police and customs officers helping ship cocaine and hashish into Europe

With the support of Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime Centre, the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and National Police (Policía Nacional) have dismantled a drugs trafficking network which allegedly…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Aceredo, SPAIN

A picture taken with a drone of houses of the former village of Aceredo, in Ourense, Galicia, Spain. The village of Aceredo was buried under water due to the construction…

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Spain warns Algeria is increasingly aligned with Russia

MADRID, June 13 (Reuters) - Algeria's decision to suspend a bilateral friendship treaty with Spain last week was not surprising because the country is increasingly aligning itself with Russia, Spanish…

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Spain swelters in hottest pre-summer heatwave for 20 years

Fan-sellers were doing good business in the southern city of Seville on Saturday as Spain sizzled in the hottest pre-summer heatwave for at least 20 years. Carriage drivers dampened down…

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Wildfire in southern Spain stabilised, people allowed back home

BENAHAVIS, Spain, June 10 (Reuters) - Firefighters managed to stabilise a wildfire that ravaged 3,500 hectares (8,600 acres) of woods and bushes in southern Spain, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Felix Bolanos…

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Wildfire in southern Spain forces town evacuation; three hurt

BENAHAVIS, Spain, June 9 (Reuters) - A wildfire in mountains in southern Spain has forced the evacuation of the centre of the town of Benahavis, a district that is home…

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Ryanair halts wage talks in Spain despite strike threat

Ryanair has halted talks with two Spanish unions over a salary hike, the unions said, amid threats the low-cost airline's cabin crew could go on strike in several European countries…

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Spain wants NATO to flag migration as ‘hybrid threat’ in policy roadmap

Spain, as host of an upcoming NATO summit, will push for the inclusion of "hybrid threats" such as irregular migration, food insecurity and terrorism in the alliance's new policy roadmap,…

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UPDATED: Algeria suspends foreign trade with Spain Madrid warns it will defend its interests

CAIRO, June 9 (Reuters) - Algeria said on Thursday it was suspending foreign trade in products and services with Spain as of June 9, Radio Algeria International reported, part of an escalating…

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Spanish government bails out airline Volotea with 200 mln euro loan

MADRID, June 8 (Reuters) - The Spanish government has approved a 200 million euro ($214 million) rescue loan to privately owned Spanish airline Volotea to help it recover from the pandemic crisis,…

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Spain’s scandal-hit former king Juan Carlos postpones second trip home

Spain’s former king has decided to postpone a second visit home since he established residence abroad after his reputation was tarnished by financial scandal, Spanish news agency EFE reported. Juan…

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Spanish lawmakers vote on whether to draw up laws to abolish prostitution

MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish parliament will vote on Tuesday whether to draw up legislation to abolish prostitution, cracking down further on pimping and introducing tougher penalties for men buying…

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Long lines at Madrid airport prompt hiring spree to deal with tourist surge

MADRID, June 7 (Reuters) - Long lines at the Madrid Barajas Airport in recent weeks should ease as the Spanish police work on hiring more staff to deal with the surge in…

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Spain says companies to attend to customers on the phone within three minutes max

Exasperated by hanging endlessly on the telephone to speak to a human being at a call centre? Spain aims to end the anguish by requiring companies to attend to customers…

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Spain to grant more work visas to combat labour shortages

Spain plans to relax work permit rules for foreigners, its social security and migration minister said, to address labour shortages in industries such as tourism and construction that threaten its…

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Spain’s monkeypox case tally rises to 186

Spanish health authorities reported 30 new cases of monkeypox on Friday, bringing the total tally of infections to 186, the highest of the current outbreak. The viral illness mostly occurs…

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Spain’s jobless fall below 3 million in May, lowest since 2008

MADRID, June 2 (Reuters) - Spain's jobless number dropped below 3 million in May for the first time since early in the 2008/09 global financial crisis, as the economy's recovery from the…

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U.S. in talks with Spain, Canada about taking more refugees

The Biden administration is in talks with Spain and Canada about taking more Western Hemisphere refugees for resettlement, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, signaling possible commitments that…

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Spain tourism jumps in April, approaches pre-pandemic levels

MADRID, June 1 (Reuters) - Almost ten times as many tourists visited Spain in April compared to the same month last year, spending close to the amount that foreign visitors did before…

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UPDATED: Spain’s PM Sanchez says NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable

MADRID, May 30 (Reuters) - NATO's support for Ukraine is unbreakable and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not achieve his objectives in the country his forces invaded on Feb. 24, Spanish Prime…

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PHOTO STORY: Dead 25-ton whale washes up on Spanish coast

A dead 25-ton whale, 12 meters long, lies on a beach in the village of Tavernes de la Valldigna, Valencia, Spain, 27 May 2022. The whale, which was seen off…

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Spain’s Congress passes bill qualifying all non-consensual sex as rape

Spain's lower house of parliament passed a bill that qualifies all non-consensual sex as rape in response to social outrage after the so-called Wolf Pack case gave momentum to the…

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Factbox: A look at Spain’s paid menstrual leave and abortion bill

(Reuters) - Spain is set to become the first European country to introduce paid leave for women who suffer from painful periods under a draft bill by the minority leftist…

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Spain swelters as temperatures soar above May average

MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - People waved fans, glugged water and splashed themselves at fountains in Spain on Saturday as the country sweltered under unseasonably high temperatures pushing close to…

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Belgium detects first two monkeypox cases, Spain, Portugal cases tallies each surpass 20

BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - Belgian health experts were due to meet on Friday after the country detected its first two cases of monkeypox, authorities said. The cases were diagnosed…

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Spain’s exiled former king Juan Carlos returns home after nearly two years

Former Spanish King Juan Carlos returned Spain on Thursday for his first visit since he departed to Abu Dhabi in 2020 under a cloud of financial scandals that shook the…

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Portugal identifies five monkeypox infections, Spain has eight suspected cases

LISBON, May 18 (Reuters) - Portuguese authorities said on Wednesday they had identified five cases of rare monkeypox infection and Spain's health services are testing eight potential cases after Britain put Europe…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Etxauri, SPAIN

A photo taken with a drone shows blooming rapeseed fields in the village of Etxauri, near Pamplona, northern Spain. Rapeseed is the most cultivated oilseed in the European Union and…

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Italy and Spain continue to demand masks on planes as EU drops mask mandate

The EU today ended its bloc-wide mask mandate for flights, meaning airlines are free to issue their own rules for most destinations. However, Italy and Spain are both standing firm…

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Spain plans medical leave in new law for those with severe period pain

Spain is planning to introduce medical leave for women who suffer from severe period pain, media reports suggest. A draft bill says women could have three days of leave a…

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EXPLAINER-The inflation quirk that is costing Spain billions

MADRID/LISBON, May 12 (Reuters) - Surging energy prices pushed Spanish inflation to a peak of just under 10% in March, the highest in the euro area and nearly double the 5.3% in…

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Atletico’s Simeone rules out guard of honour for champions Real

(Reuters) - Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has ruled out a guard of honour for Real Madrid when they welcome the newly crowned LaLiga champions to the Wanda Metropolitano on…

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Spain’s tourist arrivals jump 8-fold in March, edge toward pre-COVID levels

MADRID, May 5 (Reuters) - Spain received 4 million tourists in March, more than eight times as many as in the same month last year, after most pandemic-related restrictions were lifted, data…

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Spain’s April jobless number slips, formal jobs at record high

MADRID, May 4 (Reuters) - The number of people registering as jobless in Spain fell 2.77%in April to 3.02 million people, the lowest level since July 2019, as hirings sped up and…

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Spanish prime minister’s telephone infected by Pegasus spyware

Spanish authorities have detected "Pegasus" spyware in the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles, the government minister for the presidency, Felix Bolanos, said on Monday.…

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Dominant Real Madrid win record-extending 35th LaLiga title

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid claimed a record-extending 35th LaLiga title on Saturday after two first-half goals from Rodrygo spurred them to a 4-0 thrashing of mid-table Espanyol in front…

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Bank of Spain sees notable indirect impact on economy, banks from Ukraine conflict

MADRID, April 27 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine and subsequent acceleration of inflation could have a significant indirect impact on the Spanish economy and banks, even though their direct exposure is…

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Spain, Portugal urged not to act alone on high electricity prices

Power trading platforms are urging the Spanish government not to intervene alone in the system that sets the price of electricity, in its bid to bring down sky-high utility bills,…

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Real Betis hold nerve to beat Valencia on penalties in Copa del Rey final

SEVILLE (Reuters) -Real Betis held their nerve to win a penalty shootout 5-4 and edge out Valencia in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday after a thrilling contest had…

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Italy working with Spain on a treaty of enhanced cooperation

ROME (Reuters) - Italy and Spain are working on a treaty of enhanced cooperation for stronger bilateral relations, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said. Writing on Twitter after meeting…

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Spain to probe COVID-19 contracts allegedly linked to ministers

Spain's anti-corruption prosecutor said on Friday it would open a preliminary inquiry into alleged corruption by companies purportedly linked to government ministers that won lucrative contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Catalan independence leaders targeted by spyware, rights group says

Catalonia's regional leader accused the Spanish government on Monday of spying on its citizens after a rights group said his phone and dozens more belonging to Catalan pro-independence figures had…

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Real Madrid recover to beat Sevilla 3-2 and move closer to title

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) -Real Madrid's Karim Benzema struck a last-gasp winner as the visitors recovered from two goals down to beat title rivals Sevilla 3-2 in a thrilling LaLiga clash…

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Five arrested in cocaine bust off Spain’s Canary Islands

MADRID, April 17 (Reuters) - Five people were arrested when a fishing boat carrying a reported two tonnes of cocaine was intercepted off the Canary Islands, Spanish police said. The…

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Spain, Ireland report cases of mystery hepatitis in children first detected in UK

Cases of the hepatitis first identified in children in the U.K. have now been found in Ireland and Spain, the World Health Organization said in a statement. Since the U.K.…

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Crowds throng Seville as curb-free Easter processions return to Spain

SEVILLE, April 15 (Reuters) - For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, crowds thronged the streets of Seville as one of Spain's most iconic Easter processions wound its…

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Barcelona bans cigarettes on the beach

Barcelona beachgoers will no longer have to contend with cigarette butts or passive smoke starting in July when Spain's second largest city will ban smoking on all its beaches, the…

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Spain to request 12 billion euros from EU rescue funds

MADRID, April 8 (Reuters) - Spain will request 12 billion euros ($13.02 billion) from the EU rescue funds set up to help member states recover from the COVID-induced economic contraction, budget minister…

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Spanish PM to visit Morocco on Thursday as ties improve

The Moroccan royal palace said that King Mohammed VI will meet Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday in Rabat, as the two countries seek to patch up a diplomatic…

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Ship fuel suppliers stop serving Russian vessels in the Mediterranean, Malta not allowing any Russian ships to come to its ports

Marine fuel sellers have stopped serving vessels flying the Russian flag at major European hubs including Spain and Malta in another blow to Moscow's exports, five industry sources with knowledge…

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