Spain

Spain’s virus surge hits mental health of frontline workers

Jan 28, 2021 02:36

A study released recently by Barcelona’s Hospital del Mar looking at the impact of the spring’s COVID-19 surge on more than 9,000 health workers across Spain found that at least 28% suffered major depression. Dr. Jordi Alonso, one of the chief researchers said that is six times higher than the rate in the general population before the pandemic.
Blaze in migrant squat near Barcelona kills at least two

Dec 10, 2020 11:34

Flames ripped through an abandoned warehouse occupied by scores of immigrant squatters in a Barcelona suburb, killing at least two people and injuring at least 19 overnight.
Spain extradites former Iranian banker sentenced to jail for corruption

Oct 15, 2020 09:49

Spain has extradited a fugitive ex-Iranian banker implicated in a financial corruption case.
President Rouhani: Europe must not allow US bans to affect ties with Iran

Sep 29, 2020 15:33

President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the European Union for backing the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement in the face of the US’s unilateral withdrawal, saying Europe should not allow American sanctions to influence its trade dealings with Tehran.
Health workers protest in Madrid against lack of support, demand better conditions

Sep 15, 2020 12:13

Health workers in the Spanish capital protested on Tuesday against the regional health authority's lack of support and demanding better working conditions.
Spain rescues 58 migrants at sea near Canary Islands

Sep 02, 2020 11:10

A Spanish coast guard boat brought 58 migrants to the port of Arguineguin in the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Wednesday, after rescuing them from three dinghies in the Atlantic Ocean.
Protesters in Spain call for end to monarchical rule

Aug 10, 2020 09:44

Protesters in Spain have called for an end to monarchical rule in the country, following the departure of former king Juan Carlos into exile this week in the middle of a corruption scandal.
Spain re-imposes lockdown on Galicia amid second wave of COVID-19

Jul 06, 2020 00:03

Spain has re-imposed a lockdown on about 70,000 people in Galicia as a second-wave outbreak of COVID-19 hits the northwestern region.
Venezuela slams Spain for harboring ‘criminal’ opposition figure

Jun 28, 2020 08:03

Venezuela has voiced strong protestation to Spain for harboring an opposition figure involved in planning a recent incursion to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro.
UK, France, Italy, Spain slam US over exit from digital services tax talks

Jun 18, 2020 05:07

The United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain have criticized the US over its decision to pull out of negotiations on a global digital services tax, an idea proposed by the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).