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Firefighters on scene near La Palma volcano

The volcano on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands continued spewing lava Saturday morning, following almost three weeks of constant eruption.

09/10/2021

Spain

Teenager's homosexuality described as an illness at Spanish hospital

A 19-year-old woman in Murcia was given a clinical report stating that her homosexuality was an illness.

08/10/2021

Sport

Spain's NBA champion Pau Gasol retires

Double NBA winner and Europe's most successful basketball player Pau Gasol called time on his sporting career on Tuesday.

07/10/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Ash cloud forces new airport shutdown

Scientists warn the situation is still tense and unpredictable as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Spanish island of La Palma.

07/10/2021

Series

This couple transformed their waste into a beautiful eco-home in Spain

Laura and Dave's Earthship is built from recycled cans, bottles and old tyres, and helps them live almost entire self-sufficiently.

06/10/2021

Spain

Spain's government eyes rent controls in new housing bill

The most controversial provision in the bill would set price hike caps for landlords with multiple residential properties.

06/10/2021

Spain

Ex-foreign minister quizzed over letting Polisario chief into Spain

The decision to allow the Western Sahara leader into Spain in April angered Morocco.

05/10/2021

Spain

Eleven bodies recovered off Spain's Balearic Islands

Authorities said that three people had been rescued and 11 bodies recovered after a sailboat was reported west of Cabrera.

04/10/2021

Spain

Watch: Drone footage shows new lava flows from La Palma volcano

More earthquakes rattled the Spanish island of La Palma on Monday, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the crater collapsed.

04/10/2021

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Thermal camera images of Cumbre Vieja volcano and lava flows on Spain's La Palma

Thermal camera images show details of the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption which has been spewing lava and ash for two weeks on Spain's Canary island of La Palma.

03/10/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Satellite image shows lava flow to Atlantic Ocean

Local residents are advised to say and wear face masks and eye protection to protect themselves from potentially toxic gas and heavy falls of volcanic ash

01/10/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Lava flowing into sea expands Spanish island

Satellite imagery showed a D-shaped tongue of molten rock building up on the island's western shore measured 338 hectares by the end of Wednesday.

30/09/2021

Culture news

San Sebastián Film Festival: 'Blue Moon' takes the top prize

San Sebastián International Film Festival closed its 69th edition Saturday with Romanian director Alina Grigore’s first film 'Blue Moon' taking the top prize.

29/09/2021

Spain

How satellites are helping us understand the La Palma volcano crisis

From measuring gas emissions to assessing damage, the Sentinel satellites of the European Copernicus network have been providing crucial data.

29/09/2021

Spain

Watch: Spanish volcano continues to erupt after lava reaches sea

Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano which erupted ten days ago on La Palma in the Canary Islands has reached the ocean, a phenomenon that produces toxic gases.

29/09/2021

Spain

La Palma braces for toxic gas emissions as lava creeps closer to sea

Residents in several of the Canary Island's neighbourhoods have been confined to their homes due to fears of toxic gas emissions.

28/09/2021

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Canary Islands: a "miracle house" spared by the lava flow of La Palma

Drone video from La Palma reveals what Spanish media are referring to as the “miracle house”, spared by the lava of the volcano in eruption.

27/09/2021

Spain

Watch: Lava topples church as volcanic eruptions continue on La Palma

Dramatic footage shows a cloud of dense smoke engulfing the bell tower of the church before it collapses.

27/09/2021

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Smoke, ash and lava spurt out of Spanish volcano

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island continued to spew fountains of lava as the devastating eruption entered its seventh day.

25/09/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Ash cloud causes closure of airport

Lava from the volcano, which began erupting a week ago, has destroyed 420 buildings.

25/09/2021

Spain

Puigdemont leaves jail as Spain tells him: 'Submit to Spanish justice'

Puigdemont has been in exile in Belgium since 2017. Spain wants to put him on trial for his role in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum.

25/09/2021

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Puigdemont supporters protest his detention

Catalan independence supporters protested outside the Italian consulate in Barcelona following former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's detention.

24/09/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Lava progress slows but eruption far from over

The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Sunday with lava swallowing up 350 houses so far.

24/09/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano: Hundreds rush to help locals left with nothing

A whole solidarity network has been set up in record time on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands.

23/09/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano still rumbling as locals warned to avoid lava flows

More than 6,000 people have been evacuated to safety as a new volcanic vent blew open, spewing thousands of tonnes of molten rock, volcanic ash and toxic gases into the air.

22/09/2021

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Volcano spews lava on Spanish island of La Palma

The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupting overnight as it belches out more lava and forces another 500 people to flee.

22/09/2021