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Spain’s budget delayed as government rushes to cushion economic hit from Iran war
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (364+ words) MADRID, March 19 (Reuters) " Spain will delay the presentation of its annual budget, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday, as the cabinet puts together a package of emergency measures to "counter the economic impact of the Iran war. These measures…...
Report on Spain’s nationwide blackout won’t assign blame, antitrust chief says
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (156+ words) MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) - The upcoming report by Spain's antitrust "and energy watchdog "CNMC on the massive blackout that hit the Iberian Peninsula last "year "will not "assign blame for "the outage, the watchdog's chief said on Tuesday. Spain and ... MADRID,…...
Dutch court upholds ruling forcing Meta to offer chronological feeds
1+ week, 2+ day ago (171+ words) AMSTERDAM, March 10 (Reuters) " A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday upheld an October ruling requiring "Meta Platforms to let "Facebook and Instagram users in the Netherlands view posts chronologically, rather than via profiling-based feeds. Digital rights group Bits of "Freedom, "which…...
Spain to declassify files that could shed more light on 1981 coup attempt
3+ week, 3+ day ago (233+ words) MADRID, Feb 23 (Reuters) " Spain will declassify documents that could shed more light on a 1981 attempted coup that threatened to "topple its fledgling democracy, Prime Minister "Pedro Sanchez said on Monday. Declassifying the documents was a way of settling a historic…...
Germany’s ruling party backs social media curbs for children
3+ week, 5+ day ago (528+ words) STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) " Germany's ruling conservatives on Saturday passed a motion to ban social media use for under 14s and introduce more stringent digital verification checks for teenagers, building momentum for such limits in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. At…...
Analysis-Spain’s Sanchez reaps gains from anti-Trump stance, testing ties with U.S
3+ week, 6+ day ago (948+ words) MADRID, Feb 20 (Reuters) " Pedro Sanchez's thinly veiled criticisms of U.S. policy play well with his voters but are irritating Spain's powerful ally, where political advisers close to the White House warn the Socialist prime minister to watch his step. From condemning…...
Mexico navy seizes submarine with four tons of cocaine
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (152+ words) MEXICO CITY, Feb 19 (Reuters) - "The Mexican navy intercepted a submarine "carrying up "to four tons of cocaine along the Pacific Ocean off the "country's "West coast, "Mexico's Seurity Minister "Omar Garcia Harfuch said on Thursday. "In the last week,... MEXICO…...
Spain confirms Gaudi designed remote forest building
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (368+ words) By Christophe Van Der Perre, Nacho Doce and Joan Faus LA POBLA DE LILLET, Spain, Feb 18 (Reuters) " Spanish authorities said on Wednesday renowned modernist architect Antoni Gaudi designed a building in a remote forest "area of Catalonia, ending speculation over…...
Gang that trafficked cocaine to Iceland busted, says Europol
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) " A criminal network which trafficked cocaine from South America to Iceland "has been busted, said the pan-European police body Europol on Tuesday. Europol said action taken against the network at the start of this month "had resulted…...
Spain’s far-right Vox doubles its seats in Aragon regional vote
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) MADRID, Feb 9 (Reuters) " Spain's far-right Vox party doubled its seats in Sunday's regional election in Aragon region, as a gamble by the governing conservative "People's Party to call a snap election backfired. The People's Party " which called the vote in…...