Spain

Around 1,500 people evacuated amid raging wildfire in northeast Spain

Aug 15, 2022 02:28

A massive wildfire in drought-hit northeast Spain, which expanded alarmingly on Sunday, has forced the evacuation of eight villages and at least 1,500 people in Zaragoza Province, according to local reports citing firefighters.
Spanish coast guard rescues 61 migrants at sea, one dead

Aug 10, 2022 12:12

Spanish coast guards rescued 61 sub-Saharan migrants approaching Gran Canaria's coast in a wooden boat on Tuesday.
Spain reports second monkeypox-related death in Europe

Jul 31, 2022 00:37

Spain on Saturday reported its second monkeypox-related death, one day after announcing what is believed to be the first fatality linked to the current outbreak in Europe.
Spain reports Europe's first monkeypox-related death

Jul 30, 2022 06:32

Spain has reported what is believed to be Europe’s first monkeypox-related death in the current outbreak of the disease that began in early May.
Attacks by racist mob force Spanish Gypsy people to flee homes

Jul 29, 2022 01:54

Dozens of Gypsy people have been forced to abandon their homes in a small Andalucían town when a killing triggered a wave of racist violence
Over 1,700 died in Spain, Portugal due to heatwave: WHO

Jul 23, 2022 07:43

A ferocious heatwave that brought record temperatures to parts of Europe has resulted in the deaths of over 1,700 people on the Iberian Peninsula alone, according to the World Health Organization's European office.
Brutal heatwave, wildfires engulf Europe, 2000 dead in Spain, Portugal

Jul 22, 2022 03:45

More than 2,000 people have died in Spain and Portugal in recent weeks amid record-breaking temperatures, accompanied by massive wildfires that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
37 migrants dead at Morocco-Spain land border amid police use of ‘violence’, rights groups call for probe

Jun 27, 2022 09:09

Human rights groups in Spain and Morocco have demanded a probe into the deaths of at least 37 migrants after a mass attempt to scale the border fence into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in northern Africa.
Labor unrest spreads across Europe amid cost of living crisis

Jun 26, 2022 03:38

Strikes in Europe's transport sector have disrupted air flights and train schedules as transportation companies struggle to cope with rising demand at the start of the peak summer travel season after the COVID restrictions were lifted.
US allows Spanish, Italian firms to import Venezuelan oil to cut Russia dependency

Jun 06, 2022 09:29

The United States has issued waivers to Spanish and Italian oil companies to receive Venezuelan crude in an attempt to reduce their heavy reliance on Russian energy.