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Chery to start production in Spain this year after delays
9+ min ago (311+ words) Madrid/Barcelona "Chinese carmakerCherywill start production of its own vehicles in Spain "as soon as possible" this year, a top executive said on Friday, after successive delays to what will be its first factory in Europe. The confirmation that production…...
More storms coming as Leonardo swells rivers, fills aquifers in Spain and Portugal
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (455+ words) Grazalema, Spain " Authorities in southern Spain have evacuated residential areas out of fear a major river could overflow, and warned of landslides caused by full aquifers on Friday after Storm Leonardo swept over the Iberian Peninsula. Over 7,000 people have been…...
In surprise move, Spain will grant legal status to thousands of immigrants lacking permission
1+ week, 3+ day ago (213+ words) In surprise move, Spain will grant legal status to thousands of immigrants lacking permission'detroitnews.com Barcelona, Spain " Spain's government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without…...
Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 18 dead and forcing thousands to flee
2+ week, 4+ day ago (606+ words) Penco, Chile " Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave. Chilean…...
Building collapse in central Madrid leaves 3 construction workers injured, 4 more missing
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (95+ words) Madrid " A building under renovation in central Madrid partially collapsed on Tuesday, injuring three construction workers and leaving four others missing, Spanish authorities said. Emergency services are searching for the missing workers, according to central government official Francisco Marti'n. One…...
Just4Kids: If everyone in the world turned on the lights at once, what would happen?
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (782+ words) " If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen? " Clara The biggest effect of everyone turning lights on at once would be a surge in demand for electricity, which most people worldwide use…...
Israeli navy intercepts most flotilla boats and arrests activists. A single boat stops nears Gaza
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (771+ words) Jerusalem " Israeli navy forces boarded most of the vessels and detained dozens of activists and a number of European lawmakers aboard a flotilla attempting to break Israel's blockade of Gaza on Thursday, drawing condemnation from around the world. The organizers…...
Spain's top diplomat dismisses Israeli leader's vow of no Palestinian state, saying it will happen
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (688+ words) United Nations " Spain's top diplomat dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement that there will never be a Palestinian state, saying Israelis will one day want to live side by side in peace with Palestinians. "The day that everyone will…...
France's biggest wildfire of the summer has eclipsed the size of Paris and is still spreading
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (311+ words) Paris " France's biggest wildfire this summer was spreading quickly Wednesday in a Mediterranean region near the Spanish border after leaving one person dead, authorities said. About 2,000 firefighters and several water bomber aircraft battled the blaze that broke out Tuesday afternoon…...
Barcelona residents fear sea level rise is swallowing their beloved beaches
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (807+ words) Montgat, Spain " Ana Garci'a rents a shack at a beach just north of Barcelona every year, spending two months there in the summer with her daughter. But Garci'a fears summers by the sea in Montgat, about a 30-minute drive from…...