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Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 18 dead, forcing thousands to flee
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (597+ 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…...
France will build a new aircraft carrier as it increases defense spending
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (322+ words) PARIS " France will build a new aircraft carrier with a capacity for 30 fighter jets and 2,000 sailors, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday in what he described as "the display of our nation's power in the service of freedom on the…...
Spain fines Airbnb $75 million for unlicensed tourist rentals
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (231+ words) MADRID " Spain's government has fined Airbnb 64 million euros ($75 million) for advertising unlicensed tourist rentals, officials said Monday. 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,…...
Spain battles record fires even as end of heatwave brings lower temperatures
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (320+ words) MADRID " Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula. Thousands of firefighters aided by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft continued to fight fires…...
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (362+ words) MADRID " Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece continued to battle wildfires Friday on a public holiday in all three countries as persistent hot, dry conditions challenged efforts to contain the blazes. Spain was fighting 14 major fires. Temperatures were expected to…...
'It was an impossibility': Penn Township couple completes 500-mile Camino de Santiago pilgrimage
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1036+ words) Penn Township couple Cheryl and Larry Sturm don't consider themselves hikers. That's an ironic statement for a pair who traversed a 500-mile trail from France to Spain in just 40 days. Cheryl, 70, and Larry, 73, are lifelong Penn Township residents. Larry started…...
Daredevils run with charging bulls at Pamplona's famous San Fermín festival
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (376+ words) PAMPLONA, Spain " Thousands of daredevils ran, skidded and tumbled out of the way of a stampeding group of bulls at the opening run of the San Ferm'n festival Monday. It was the first of nine morning runs or "encierros" during…...
Arsenal signs Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (234+ words) LONDON " Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi joined Arsenal from Real Sociedad on Sunday, finally making the move to the Premier League after turning down Liverpool last year. The transfer fee wasn't disclosed but the BBC reported Arsenal has paid almost 60 million…...
Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain, police say
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (671+ words) MADRID " Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday. Police were investigating the causes of the…...
Wildfire kills 2 people in Spain as parts of Europe bake in heat wave
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (737+ words) BARCELONA, Spain " A European heat wave helped fuel a virulent wildfire in Spain that killed two farmers before hundreds of firefighters brought it under control thanks to a timely rainstorm, authorities said Wednesday. The blaze that broke out late on…...