Polls open in Spain local vote that ups pressure on PM
Spaniards began voting Sunday in local and regional polls which will be a barometer for a year-end general election that ...
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Drought could spell catastrophe for Spain’s olive harvest
By Valentin Bontemps MADRID, Spain—An ongoing drought and soaring temperatures have unleashed fears of an olive “catastrophe” in Spain, the ...
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Mercury Rising
A couple ride a Vespa motorcycle past a street thermometer reading 44 degrees Celsius in Seville on April 26 as ...
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DoubleDragon signs deal to establish hotel in Spain
DoubleDragon Properties Corp. is building its second overseas hotel in Madrid, Spain. DoubleDragon said Thursday subsidiary Hotel101 Global Pte Ltd. ...
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Telcos promise ‘tsunami of innovation’ in Barcelona despite market slump
By Valentin Bontemps and Joseph Boyle BARCELONA, Spain—The big beasts of the telecom industry kicked off their most important annual ...
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Reality bites
A 5-0 LOSS to the 16th-ranked Iceland capped the Philippine Women’s National Football Team’s campaign in the 2023 Pinatar Cup ...
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PH loses to Scotland in Pinatar Cup
The Philippines went down fighting. Team captain Tahnnai Annis said this after Scotland got past the Philippine national women’s football ...
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Spain port reels after man kills 1, hurts 1 at church
Algeciras, Spain—The city of Algeciras was united in mourning Thursday, a day after a machete-wielding man stormed two churches, killing ...
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Spain says Germany will join hydrogen pipeline project
MADRID—Spain said Sunday agreement has been reached for Germany to join an ambitious hydrogen pipeline that will bring the “green” ...
Read moreInternational tourist arrivals doubled in 2022, UN says
MADRID, Spain—International tourist arrivals doubled in 2022 over the previous year and should reach near pre-pandemic levels in 2023 thanks ...
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