Maria Muñoz Morillo
Design
How 21st-century glue is helping to finish Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece
An innovative modular construction system and 24 tonnes of structural adhesive have dramatically accelerated work on Gaudí's Sagrada Familia. More than 140 years after construction began, the Barcelona basilica is reaching one of the defining milestones in its extraordinary history.
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The history of Ceuta and Melilla and why they are Spanish territory
Ceuta and Melilla have been under Spanish rule since the 15th and 16th centuries and have never been part of the Moroccan state. The UN does not treat them as territories awaiting decolonisation, despite Rabat's objections.
Space
Inside Kourou: how a satellite is readied to watch Europe's skies and prevent natural disasters
Engineers from ArianeGroup, Arianespace, CNES, Eumetsat, ESA and Thales Alenia Space describe, step by step, how an Ariane 6 rocket and a 3.8-tonne weather satellite were brought together to the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport.
Space
MTG-I2 satellite launches on Ariane 6, completing Europe's new weather satellite constellation
The launch of MTG-I2 from French Guiana completes the first trio of Meteosat Third Generation satellites, delivering high-resolution data and images every 2.5 minutes to transform weather forecasting and early warnings of extreme events.
Business
Spain's housing crisis: Why young people are swapping cities for villages
13% of would-be homebuyers plan to move to towns with fewer than 10,000 residents. Often single 35-year-olds on average incomes, they see depopulated Spain as their only escape from a housing market that has shut them out.
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Spain extends Almaraz nuclear plant to 2030, delays closure by 3 years
Almaraz will remain in operation until 2030 after a decision by Pedro Sánchez's Government, a move warmly welcomed in the Extremadura region, which was hit by a major blackout in April last year and where the plant employs some 4,000 people.
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Social media rumours spark biggest migration crisis between Morocco and Spain in years
Viral posts about opening the Spanish border pushed thousands of Moroccans towards Ceuta, exposing serious control failures. Several migrants say they were told they could cross and insist it was not traffickers who led them there.
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Ceuta explained: How Spain's biggest migration crisis unfolded
The mass arrival of over 70,000 people from Morocco in the Spanish enclave within hours raises questions about the real causes of the border collapse, the diplomatic tensions with Rabat and Washington, and the strategic role of the Strait of Gibraltar.
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