Spain
Spanish, Italian police arrest 106 in mafia sting operation
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish and Italian police said on Monday they had arrested 106 people for belonging to a gang...
Read moreProsecutor investigates anti-LGBT, Nazi march in downtown Madrid
MADRID (Reuters) - The Madrid prosecutor's office opened an investigation on Monday after a crowd of about 200 people sporting...
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The Canaries are safe and the volcano is a great show, says minister
LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - The Canary Islands are safe to visit and a volcano eruption there is a "wonderful...
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Lava pours out of volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands
By Borja Suarez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday,...
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Greek PM says climate crisis is with us and cost of ignoring it ‘unimaginable’
By Lefteris Papadimas and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Mediterranean nations must lead the way in addressing climate change, the...
Read moreAbout 25,000 Spanish students hold ‘macro-botellon’ drinking party
MADRID (Reuters) - About 25,000 people took part in the biggest illegal drinking party in Madrid since the start of...
Read moreFalse bomb threat prompts evacuation in Spain’s Oviedo
MADRID (Reuters) - A bomb threat which forced an evacuation of a central part of the northern city of Oviedo...
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Spain, Catalonia still ‘far apart’ on independence as talks resume
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain's prime minister and Catalonia's regional leader said their positions on independence remained "very...
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Hundreds protest against rise in homophobic attacks in Madrid
MADRID (Reuters) - Hundreds of people gathered in central Madrid on Saturday to call for better protection for LGBT rights...
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Thousands of Catalans rally for independence in Barcelona
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Thousands of Catalans chanted, sang and waved flags as they marched through Barcelona on Saturday, calling for...
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Anger as Spanish wildfire blazes for fourth day
By Mariano Valladolid and John Nazca ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) - A wildfire raging close to a popular Costa del Sol...
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Firefighters retreat as Spanish blaze rages on
By Jon Nazca and Mariano Valladolid ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) -Worsening weather conditions on Friday afternoon forced the retreat of firefighters...
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Venezuelan ex-spymaster to be held in Spanish jail pending transfer to U.S
MADRID/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former Venezuelan military intelligence chief Hugo Carvajal, who was arrested on Thursday in Madrid after hiding for...
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Spain sets out plan to tackle rising hate crimes
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will create specialised groups within the Interior Ministry and the police force to prevent hate crimes...
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Spanish minister, in Pakistan, expresses concern over women and human rights in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Friday expressed concern over human rights and the treatment of...
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Jorge Sampaio, who showed extent of Portuguese presidential powers, dies at 81
LISBON (Reuters) - Former Portuguese president Jorge Sampaio, who made national history in 2005 with an extraordinary use of his...
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Wildfire raging in Spain forces more than 900 to flee, a firefighter dies
By Jon Nazca ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) -A wildfire has forced the evacuation of more than 900 people from around the...
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Spanish police arrests ex-Venezuelan spy chief Carvajal
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish police said on Thursday it had arrested the former head of Venezuela's military intelligence unit,...
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Top EU court gives broad protection to term ‘champagne’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The top European Union court backed French champagne makers on Thursday who had argued that their protection...
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New Zealand buys Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from Spain
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Around a quarter of a million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine bought from Spain will arrive in...
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