Spain
Alleged victim of Madrid homophobic attack says injuries were consensual – Interior Ministry
MADRID (Reuters) - A 20-year old Spanish man who said a masked gang assaulted him with a knife in Madrid...
Read moreSwitched at birth, Spanish woman sues health department over identity mix-up
MADRID (Reuters) - A 19-year old Spanish woman whose identity was swapped at birth with another baby born hours earlier...
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‘Uncontrolled’ Spanish wildfire was started deliberately, official says
MADRID (Reuters) - A wildfire in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia that has burned through 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres)...
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Spain’s PM to convene hate crime commission after suspected homophobic assault
MADRID (Reuters) - Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will chair on Friday an urgent meeting of Spain's commission against hate crimes...
Read moreMexico City to replace Columbus statue with one of indigenous woman
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A prominent statue of explorer Christopher Columbus on one of Mexico City's principal avenues is to...
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Spanish village hosts first bull running fiesta since pandemic
By Guillermo Martinez and Sergio Perez VILLASECA DE LA SAGRA, SPAIN (Reuters) - Ten bulls charged through the streets of...
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Spain’s Fallas fiesta resumes after COVID hiatus, rain damage
By Eva Manez VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Heavy rain has dampened the giant paper mache figures lined up for the...
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Migrant arrivals to Spain’s Canary Islands double from last year
GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's sea rescue service on Wednesday rescued around 100 migrants trying to reach the Canary...
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Pope says Afghan withdrawal ‘legitimate’ but mistakes Putin remarks for Merkel’s
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said the West's withdrawal from Afghanistan was "legitimate" but backed some...
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Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan reported a fresh contamination case involving Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, the fourth such incident in less than a...
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Rescue boat keeps migrant plight in spotlight as Mediterranean arrivals soar
By Juan Medina ON BOARD THE ASTRAL, OFF LAMPEDUSA (Reuters) - A wooden dinghy carrying 19 African migrants is so...
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Pope defends deal with China, says dialogue necessary
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has defended the Vatican deal with China's communist government on the...
Read moreFerry runs aground in Ibiza, leaving 10-year-old boy seriously injured
MADRID (Reuters) - A ferry ran aground off the Spanish island of Ibiza on Saturday night, an incident the emergency...
Read moreCut off from escape, an Afghan hip-hop dancer fears for his life
By Marco Trujillo MADRID (Reuters) - With less than a week until the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, an Afghan hip-hop...
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Spanish rescuers pull body from collapsed building, one still missing
By Eva Manez PENISCOLA, Spain (Reuters) - Firefighters in the Spanish coastal town of Peniscola found the body of a...
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Germany’s Sept election and why it matters to markets
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - A momentous German election marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16...
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LGBT family that fled Russia says advert brought more hope than hatred
By Horaci Garcia Marti and Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) - A Russian family who fled their country after receiving homophobic...
Read moreSpain says it could receive up to 4,000 Afghans at two military bases
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Spain could temporarily host up to 4,000 Afghans, who had worked for the United States,...
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In Spain, Afghan basketball star fears for the country she has left
By Elena Rodriguez and Marco Trujillo BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) - As she started a new life in Spain after escaping...
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U.S., Spain agree use of military bases in Spain for Afghan refugees
MADRID (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez agreed two military bases in southern Spain...
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