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Watch: Panic as 300 injured in Vigo platform collapse

Over 300 people were injured, five seriously, when a section of wooden platform collapsed at "O Marisquiño" festival of sport and urban culture in Vigo, northwestern Spain.

13/08/2018

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Former Brazilian striker Ronaldo Nazario is in intensive care

The 41-year-old is suffering with pneumonia in Ibiza

12/08/2018

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Sanchez & Merkel agree on 'shared vision' for migrant crisis

The leaders met in Andalucia, agreeing to prioritise a 'fair distribution', with German determined to stop so-called 'second-hand migration' into its country.

11/08/2018

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Migrants tell rescuers they would rather die than go back to Libya

Eighty-seven more migrants arrived in southern Spain on Thursday after being rescued off the coast of Libya

09/08/2018

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Spain takes in 40 percent of Mediterranean migrants in 2018 – UN

The UN’s Migration Agency confirms that Spain is now the preferred destination for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean – but overall arrivals into Europe are well below 2017 and 2016 figures.

08/08/2018

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Shark seen off Majorca beach, forces evacuation

A beach on the Spanish island of Majorca had to be evacuated after a three-metre-long shark was seen swimming near the shore on Thursday.

06/08/2018

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'Spain is not alone,' says EU migration head

Spain is not alone - that was the message the EU Commissioner for Migration took to Madrid on Friday.

03/08/2018

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Watch: Majorca beach evacuated after shark spotted near shore

Video shows tourists fleeing Mallorca beach after 10-foot shark spotted in sea.

03/08/2018

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Spain's retired army takes on the government over Franco remains

Retired, high-ranking army officials have signed a manifesto in Spain against the "political left" over plans to exhume the dictator.

02/08/2018

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Spain: Six-day taxi strike ends

It's after the government says it'll limit licenses for online cab companies such as Uber and Cabify

02/08/2018

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Temperatures in Spain and Portugal could break all-time Europe record

Scorching temperatures could surpass 48 degrees Celsius, breaking an all-time Europe record.

01/08/2018

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EU grants Spain extra funding to cope with migrant arrivals

The European Commission has pledged to increase funding to Spain to help it cope with a rise in migration across the Mediterranean.

01/08/2018

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Fundraiser for beggar paid to have Briton's name tattooed on his head

A petition has been launched to help a Polish beggar who was reportedly paid €100 to have the name of a British tourist tattooed on his head.

31/07/2018

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Is Spain experiencing an immigration boom?

Spanish politicians have started pointing fingers as the country has become the Mediterranean's most sought-after destination for irregular migrants travelling by sea, surpassing Italy and Greece.

31/07/2018

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What is the reason for the migration wave to Spain this summer?

Spain has received triple the amount of people compared to the same period last year. It's set to rapidly surpass the total for 2017 with 38% of those migrating to Europe from Africa by sea now arriving in Spain.

30/07/2018

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Watch: Spanish town hosts annual Festival of Near-Death Experiences

A small Spanish village known as Santa Marta de Ribarteme near the border with Portugal hosted its annual Festival of Near-Death Experiences on Sunday.

30/07/2018

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Former Catalan leader returns to Belgium after extradition bid fails

Ex Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont returned from Germany to Belgium on Saturday after Spain failed in an attempt to extradite him from Germany on charges of rebellion over an illegal declaration of independence.

28/07/2018

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FC Barcelona first mixed flight met with controversy

FC Barcelona first mixed tour was supposed to be a beacon of gender equality, however, it triggered social media uproar after it emerged that only the men flew in business class, while the women were left in economy.

26/07/2018

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Migrants storm fence at Spain's Ceuta enclave

Dozens were injured in what was described as an incursion of 'unprecedented violence'

26/07/2018

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Kitesurfer flying 19 seconds

Kitesurfer Airton Cozzolino catches a freak gust and flies more than 19 seconds. Usually Kitesurfers do big jumps, but such flights are extremely rare to happen.

25/07/2018

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#Europeanheros: the social worker who carries every case in her heart

Elvira Monreal Rodríguez talks to Euronews about the fight that exists within every human being, and the pleasure that she takes in awakening it.

23/07/2018

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Strong hailstorm pelts Barcelona metropolitan area

A strong hailstorm battered several municipalities in the Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain on Sunday afternoon.

23/07/2018

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Hundreds of migrants rescued off Spain

Hundreds of migrants rescued off Spain

22/07/2018

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NGO says Libya abandoned migrants at sea

NGO says Libya abandoned migrants at sea

21/07/2018

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New leader for Spain's People's Party

The People's Party was cast into opposition in June after six years in government when its previous leader Mariano Rajoy was ousted in a no-confidence vote

21/07/2018

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Spain withdraws international arrest warrants against Puigdemont

Spain withdraws international arrest warrants against Puigdemont and other Catalan politicians.

19/07/2018