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Boycotting Spain, Ireland, Slovenia will not show Eurovision
12+ hour, 58+ min ago (385+ words) MADRID - The public broadcasters for Spain, Ireland and Slovenia said Monday they will not show the 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest this week, as they boycott the TV extravaganza over Israel's participation. The three countries, along with the Netherlands and Iceland,…...
WHO chief due in Canaries to coordinate hantavirus ship evacuation
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (768+ words) GENEVA - The World Health Organization's chief is due in the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday to help coordinate the evacuation of passengers hit by the hantavirus, Spanish ministry sources said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will accompany Spain's health and interior…...
Boycott-hit 70th Eurovision celebrated under high security
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (591+ words) VIENNA - With provocative songs and glittering performances, the Eurovision Song Contest's festive 70th edition in Vienna next week will be held under tight security in the shadow of controversy sparked by Israel's participation. The world's biggest live televised music event will…...
Spain's Lamine Yamal injured, but expected to be fit for World Cup
2+ week, 4+ day ago (240+ words) AVBOB celebrates a milestone by rewarding its members on a large scale BARCELONA - Spain's Lamine Yamal has picked up a hamstring injury, but is expected to be fit for the upcoming World Cup, his club Barcelona announced Thursday. "Tests have…...
Pope lines up trips to Central Africa, Algeria, Spain, Monaco
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (447+ words) VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV will visit four African nations in April, the Vatican said, including Algeria -- the first time a pope will travel to the North African Muslim nation. The Vatican announced a series of international trips in the…...
Spain, Portugal brace for fresh storm after flood deaths
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (290+ words) Spain and Portugal on Saturday braced for another storm heading for the Iberian peninsula, just days after the floods caused by Storm Leonardo killed at least one person in each country." The latest depression, christened Storm Marta, has prompted the…...
Spain rescues hundreds of exotic animals from unlicensed shelter
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) Spanish police announced on Saturday they had raided a unlicensed animal sanctuary and rescued hundreds of exotic creatures including leopard tortoises, iguanas and geckos. The Civil Guard said the shelter was organised by an NGO that solicited donations on social…...
Huge fire sparked by explosions near Argentine capital 'contained"
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (373+ words) A large blaze ignited by powerful explosions at an industrial park near Argentina's capital has been contained, local authorities reported on Saturday. Officials also said that most of the more than 20 people who suffered minor injuries in the incident have…...
Far right harvests votes as climate rules roil rural Spain
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (749+ words) Standing by a barn brimming with hundreds of bleating sheep, Jesus del Socorro Cuevas leads the far right's charge against "dictatorial" EU environmental regulation in his corner of rural Spain. "The enlightened gentlemen of Europe are always coming up with…...
Spanish court opens 550m euro Meta data protection trial
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (347+ words) MADRID - A Spanish court opened a trial over a 550-million-euro lawsuit brought by more than 80 Spanish media organisations against Facebook owner Meta for allegedly breaching European Union data protection rules. EU rules oblige companies to obtain users' consent to create…...