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Chile fights wildfires that killed 19 and left 1,500 homeless
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (145+ words) Five large wildfires were still active Monday in the South American nation, with temperatures higher than usual due to a summer heat wave, said the National Service for the Prevention of Disasters. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of…...
Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 18 dead and forcing thousands to flee
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (317+ words) Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in the country's central Biobio region and the neighboring "uble region, around 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. The emergency designation allows greater coordination with the military to rein in…...
Spain ends year as top team in FIFA men’s soccer rankings
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (99+ words) Spain will end 2025 as the top men's team in the FIFA rankings after there were limited changes in the new standings The top 10 remain unchanged with, in order, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Croatia following Spain....
China to impose up to 42.7% provisional tariffs on EU dairy products
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (339+ words) The elevated duties, which take effect Tuesday, were based on preliminary results from an investigation opened by China's Commerce Ministry in August 2024 as tensions between Beijing and Brussels flared. Beijing reviewed subsidies provided by EU countries for their dairy and…...
Spanish police evict hundreds of migrants from squat deemed unsafe
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (477+ words) Knowing that the eviction in the middle of winter was coming, most of the occupants had left to try to find other shelter before police in riot gear from Catalonia's regional police entered the school's premises early in the morning…...
China puts anti-dumping tariff of up to 18.9% on imports of pork from the EU
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (324+ words) China will impose tariffs of up to 19.8% on pork imports from the European Union, a drastic drop from preliminary tariffs of up to 62.4%, its Commerce Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry's announcement followed an investigation the Chinese side launched into imports…...
Spain fines Airbnb $75 million for unlicensed tourist rentals
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (168+ words) The rentals didn't include license numbers " a requirement in many regions in Spain " or included license numbers that didn't match what authorities had, the consumer rights ministry said. Others listed incorrect information about hosts, it said. The move is the…...
35 countries will compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycott
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (330+ words) Contest organizers announced the list for the 2026 finale, set to be held in Vienna in May, after five participants " Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain " earlier this month announced plans to sit it out. A total of 37 countries took…...
World Cup champion Spain widens lead over No. 2 United States in FIFA women's rankings
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (208+ words) Women's World Cup champion Spain has widened its points lead atop the FIFA rankings over the second-placed United States Spain retained its UEFA Nations League title since the last rankings update in August, while the U.S. won four of five friendlies…...
Iceland says it will boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (210+ words) Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia told the European Broadcasting Union last week that they will not take part in the contest in Vienna in May after organizers declined to expel Israel over its conduct of the war against Hamas…...