Tag: Spain
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In a scorching Spain, the folding hand fan is having a moment
In crowded subway cars and sun-drenched plazas, an old-fashioned accessory in Spain has been everywhere thanks to the blistering summer heat. Small enough to fit into ... -
Millions crowd cities to see Spain’s first total solar eclipse in over a century
Millions of people packed cities and towns across Spain on Wednesday (early yesterday, Macau time) to witness the country’s first total solar eclipse in more than ... -
THE CEUTA MIRAGE
Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta It started with Instagram posts that suggested Spain’s border with Morocco was ... -
Displaced from wildfires share their stories of uncertainty and narrow escapes
Elvira Menéndez knows how lucky she is that her house is not a charred ruin like so many others in Spain and France devastated by deadly wildfires. ... -
France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes
France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday and slashed the final stage of Tour de France to ... -
Spain wins by beating Argentina on Ferran Torres’ goal in extra time
Spain 1, Argentina 0 This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with ... -
The final is set: Messi and Argentina will face Yamal and Spain for the title
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel Messi — the most prolific goal scorer in ... -
Spain and goalkeeper Unai Simón post another shutout to reach the final
Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón sprinted off his line to beat a charging Kylian Mbappé to the ball with France desperately seeking a goal in the World Cup semifinals. While Simón ... -
Two Spaniards gored as the San Fermin bull run festival concludes
Spain’s famed San Fermin festival concluded with two gorings during the eighth and final bull run held yesterday. An 18-year-old from Pamplona was gored in his thigh on ... -
What to know about Spain’s legalization program for immigrants
Around 1 million immigrants in Spain have sought to legalize their status after the Southern European nation launched a measure earlier this year to integrate foreigners living and working in ... -
Insider tour of the Sagrada Familia reveals 5 divine enigmas and hidden treasures
The Sagrada Familia basilica features sandcastle-like spires, stone carved to look like lush flora, a kaleidoscopic interior and a trove of treasures, some hiding in plain sight. Even ... -
1 million turn out for pope’s Mass and iconic procession along flower-carpeted route
Pope Leo XIV honored Spain’s centuries-old tradition of religious devotion yesterday as a “school of faith” for today, as he presided over a Mass before a ... -
Hantavirus strain capable of human transmission found in cruise ship
The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak and which is stuck of the coast of Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on ... -
IPIM: Sam Hou Fai’s Portugal–Spain tour expected to spur new investment, partnerships
The current official tour of Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai through Portugal and Spain is expected to generate new investment prospects and business partnerships, according to ... -
Spain and Portugal continue to battle Storm Leonardo as new storm approaches
MADRID – Storm Leonardo continued to batter the Iberian Peninsula on Friday, bringing floods and putting rivers at risk of bursting their banks while thousands of ... -
Madrid to ban social media for under-16s, joining others in Europe
Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said yesterday [Macau time], in a move designed to shield young ... -
Deadly wreck is a blight on leading high-speed rail service
The deadly train wreck in southern Spain has cast a pall over one of the nation’s symbols of success. The collision Sunday killed at least 41 ... -
China and Spain sign agreements to strengthen cooperation on king’s visit
Spanish King Felipe VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed agreements on language exchanges and other areas yesterday as both sides vowed to strengthen their cooperation. ... -
Pilgrims turn Santiago into latest overtourism flashpoint
While some Barcelona residents sought to repel a tsunami of tourists with plastic water pistols, a neighborhood association in Santiago de Compostela opted for a friendlier ... -
Ships carrying aid, activists and celebrities set sail from Barcelona to Gaza
A flotilla of ships departed from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip yesterday with humanitarian aid, activists and celebrities on board seeking to break the Israeli blockade ... -
Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and brother were killed in a car accident in Spain
Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and ... -
Wildfire kills two in Spain as parts of the continent bake in heat wave
A European heat wave helped fuel a virulent wildfire in Spain that killed two farmers before hundreds of firefighters brought it under control thanks to a ... -
The world’s oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older
In the heart of Spain’s capital, Sobrino de Botín holds a coveted Guinness World Record as the world’s oldest restaurant. Exactly three hundred years after it ... -
Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint’s remains more than 440 years after her death
They lined up to see her, silent and wonderstruck: Inside an open silver casket was Saint Teresa of Ávila, more than 440 years after her death. ... -
Spain struck by telecom blackout – just four weeks after nationwide electricity outage
All leading providers in Spain, including Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, Digimobil, and O2, are suffering from the outage, according to media reports yesterday. Customers are unable to ... -
In Spain, a homelessness crisis unfolds in Madrid’s airport
Every morning at 6 a.m., Teresa sets out in search of work, a shower and a bit of exercise before she returns home. For the past ... -
Major power outage knocks out subway networks, traffic lights and ATM machines
A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill yesterday, halting subway and railway trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ... -
Trump mistakes Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc and repeats the threat of massive tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump has apparently confused Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, causing some head-scratching and jitters over possible tariffs in Madrid. Spain ... -
Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response
Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in the eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the ... -
Spanish prime minister visits China during dispute over electric vehicles
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials yesterday during his second trip to China in a year and ... -
For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent
Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate agent. Without her parents’ knowledge, she ... -
Zelenskyy gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight Russian glide bombs
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to help fight the about 3,000 bombs that he says Russia launches ... -
Spain’s Prado Museum confirms rediscovery of lost Caravaggio
Spain’s Prado Museum confirmed that a painting that was due to be auctioned in Madrid in 2021 is in fact a work by Italian Baroque master ... -
Spain probes contamination of Atlantic shore by countless plastic pellets spilled from ship
Spanish state prosecutors have opened an investigation of countless tiny plastic pellets washing up on the country’s northwest coastline after they were spilled from a transport ... -
Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party to form a government
Spaniards woke up yesterday to find their country in political disarray after a general election a day earlier left no party with a clear path to ...
