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Village braces for closure of Spain's largest nuclear plant
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (747+ words) During refuelling periods, David Martin serves up to 260 meals a day The plant accounts for roughly five percent of the economic output of the western region of Extremadura and supports about 4, 000 direct and indirect jobs, according to those calling to…...
Israel court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (597+ words) Brazilian flotilla activist Thiago Avila appeared before an Israel court, with his detention extended by two days Israeli authorities are holding two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla that was interecepted by Israeli forces off the coast of Greece this…...
EU parliament adopts new rules to protect cats, dogs
6+ day, 28+ min ago (267+ words) The European Union is home to over 72 million dogs and 83 million cats EU lawmakers on Tuesday approved the first ever common European rules for cats and dogs including bans on abusive practices and illegal pet trading. The European Union is…...
New tools rescue old art at Madrid's Prado museum
2+ week, 4+ day ago (276+ words) A conservator cleans the sculpture "Apolo" by Italian artist Silvio Cosini at the Prado museum on October 23, 2025 Art restorers work at the painting restoration department of the Prado museum in Madrid on October 7, 2025 A conservator works on the restoration of…...
Graft trial of Spanish PM's ex-top aide begins
3+ week, 5+ day ago (688+ words) Jose Luis Abalos, left, helped propel Pedro Sanchez to power in 2018 Corruption cases against Koldo Garcia and his former boss, ex-transport minister Jose Luis Abalos, have become a major headache for Spain's government A corruption trial of Spanish Prime Minister…...
Three dead, many without power after storm lashes France and Spain
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (155+ words) Tioga Publishing High winds and hard rain brought chaos across southern France, northern Spain and parts of Portugal Crowds flock to Istanbul's Museum of Innocence before TV ada" On a cobbled street in Cukurcuma, a district on Istanbul's E" Japan…...
Deadly storm sparks floods in Spain, raises calls to postpone Portugal vote
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (667+ words) A man crosses a flooded street in Jimera de Libar, southern Spain, on February 4, 2026 amid Storm Leonardo Several rivers in Portugal burst their banks Portugal's weather agency IPMA said it had been the country's second-wettest January since 2000 Meteorologists said the…...
Fear in Sicilian town as vast landslide risks widening
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (626+ words) More than 1, 000 people were evacuated from Niscemi in Sicily after a four-kilometre (2. 5-mile) section of cliff crumbled during a storm on Sunday The Italian authorities are assessing whether people can return to their homes Parts of Niscemi have been declared…...
Spain eyes full service on train tragedy line in 10 days
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (223+ words) The January 18 disaster in the southern region of Andalusia is one of Europe's deadliest train accidents this century Spain aims to restart within 10 days full service on a key high-speed railway line where a collision between two trains killed 45 people,…...
Exceptional Nordic heatwave stumps tourists seeking shade
9+ mon, 2+ hour ago (679+ words) People in Finland slept next to the cooling shelves in a grocery store to escape the heatwave Nordic countries are relieved after battling an exceptional heatwave which shattered the hopes of foreigners seeking to cool off in the far north…...