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Spain condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon, reopens Tehran embassy
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (178+ words) MADRID, April 9 (Reuters) " Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Thursday accused Israel of violating "international law and a newly "brokered two-week ceasefire in the Middle East by carrying out airstrikes on Lebanon on Wednesday. Spain has emerged as one…...
Man swept away by river Loire as floods hit France
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (264+ words) PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) " A man trying to navigate the swollen river Loire has been swept away, officials said on Wednesday, as much "of western France was placed under high "alert for floods, with yet more heavy rain expected. Four d'partements…...
Storm Leo pounds Iberian Peninsula with torrential rains
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (370+ words) RONDA, Spain, Feb 4 (Reuters) " Spanish and Portuguese authorities braced on Wednesday for the impact of Storm Leo, suspending classes in some areas and warning against travel, just one week "after deadly Storm Kristin wreaked havoc across the Iberian Peninsula. Spain's…...
Edinburgh Worldwide shareholders reject Saba Capital proposals for board overhaul
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (174+ words) Jan 20 (Reuters) " Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust said on Tuesday its shareholders have rejected all resolutions proposed "by top shareholder Saba Capital to replace its entire board. Of the total votes cast, 53. 2% were against the proposals by Boaz Weinstein's hedge fund…...
Spain's summer of wildfires fuels calls for better forest management
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (963+ words) By Pietro Lombardi, Aislinn Laing, Nacho Doce and Emma Pinedo PARAFITA, Spain (Reuters) -Javier Fernandez Perez recalls how residents of his hamlet used to burn undergrowth during the winter to help prevent the sort of huge wildfires that scorched Spain's…...
Blackstone plans $5 billion expansion of Spanish data centre project
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) MADRID (Reuters) -U. S. asset manager Blackstone is looking to expand its planned project to build data centres in Spain's Aragon, with an additional investment of 4. 3 billion euros ($5. 03 billion) in the region striving to become a major cloud computing hub. Documents filed…...
Spain suffered multiple power incidents in the build up to full blackout
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (1027+ words) By David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) -Spain suffered several power glitches and industry officials sounded repeated warnings about the instability of its power grid in the build up to its catastrophic blackout on Monday. The g. .. By David…...