2+ week, 3+ day ago  (309+ words) BARCELONA, Spain " A Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean over a year ago after its engine room exploded may have been carrying pieces for nuclear reactors used in submarines, a Spanish government document shows. The Ursa Major sank on…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (305+ words) BARCELONA, Spain " Barcelona star Lamine Yamal waved a Palestinian flag during an open top bus parade as the team celebrated winning the Spanish title. The 18-year-old winger, who is already widely regarded as one of the best soccer players in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (729+ words) Spanish nationals were the first to leave the MV Hondius, which remains anchored off Tenerife after arriving hours earlier, and they will be under quarantine after they reach Madrid, Spanish health authorities say. Only Spanish nationals will quarantine in the…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (852+ words) TENERIFE, Spain " The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Spain on Saturday to oversee the evacuation of more than 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed to the Canary Islands. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (615+ words) MADRID " Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expected…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (887+ words) PRAIA, Cape Verde " Three patients with suspected hantavirus infections were being evacuated from a cruise ship to the Netherlands on Wednesday, the U. N. health agency said, as the vessel at the center of a deadly outbreak remained off Cape Verde with…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (285+ words) May 5 marks Cinco de Mayo, the day set aside to celebrate Mexican culture, food and drinks. Despite the popular belief, Cinco de Mayo does not celebrate Mexican Independence Day. That's in September and was started in 1810, about a half-century before…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (435+ words) ISTANBUL " Turkish lawmakers passed a bill late Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported. The legislation is the latest in a global trend to protect young people from dangerous online activity. Its…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (403+ words) Scientists in Colombia have recovered gold and bronze coins, a porcelain cup and a cannon from a Spanish warship that sank three centuries ago. They are the first artifacts to be salvaged from a vessel called the "Holy Grail of…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (782+ words) MADRID " Noelia Castillo, a Spanish woman who sought euthanasia and fought a protracted legal battle with her family over her right to do so, received life-ending medicine on Thursday in Barcelona. She was 25. EDITOR'S NOTE " This story includes discussion of…...