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Colombia

At least 240 killed in Colombia's biggest earthquake in years

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, just three days after being sworn into office, has declared a state of emergency.

Space

Spain's Balearics face double whammy of eclipse tourists and wildfires

The Spanish government is deploying tens of thousands of soldiers, police officers and rescue workers to the Balearic Islands, as authorities brace for both a surge of eclipse tourists and a heightened risk of wildfires this week.

Earth News

Spain solar eclipse: Expert advice on the best viewing spots

Up to 12 Spanish regions will witness an astronomical event not seen on the peninsula for more than a century, bringing a major economic boost to lesser-visited places.

Nature

Depopulated Spain is now running out of vets

Poor pay, a lack of work‑life balance and pollution are driving veterinarians out of rural Spain, despite a desperate need for oversight in the livestock industry.

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Space

How to watch Spain's solar eclipse without damaging your eyes

Only specifically certified filters let just 0.00032% of visible sunlight through and protect people watching this once-in-a-century event from permanent retinal damage.

Europe

Morocco says it warned Spain after court ruling on migration

Spain's Supreme Court ruled on 8 July that migrants arriving by sea should not be returned as quickly as others and Madrid has blamed criminal gangs for spreading misinformation about the ruling.

Culture news

Stolen altarpiece recovered from Navarre monastery founded by warriors

A joint operation by the National Police and the Mossos d'Esquadra has traced, after countless sales at markets, shops and between individuals, an altarpiece of the Immaculate Virgin belonging to the convent of Santa Clara in Fitero.

Culture news

Ferran on his MEGA cap: "Honestly, I know nothing about politics"

Barcelona striker, who may change clubs next season, told CNN his presence on Spain's victory parade at Cibeles in a cap echoing Trump's slogan was no big deal.

Europe

At least 88 dead in Ceuta migrant rush, Spanish officials say

Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory, most by swimming, have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.

Nature

5% of Cantabrian brown bears can deceive each other, study suggests

The "Journal of Mammalogy" reports, via camera‑trap studies, that some "Ursus arctos" exaggerate scent‑mark height to fake size, revealing mammalian guile.

Economy

How cutting trade ties between Spain and the US would hit both sides

US President Donald Trump has ordered an immediate halt to trade with Spain. But as trade policy is an exclusive EU competence, could Washington go beyond tariffs to target the country?

Travel News

Is 'slow tourism' talk elitist, or just the sector's latest fad?

Travel platforms are rushing to praise slow travel as the must‑try trend for 2026, citing its potential environmental and psychological benefits. But can everyone afford it?

Healthcare

Health ministry revises residents' terms in new framework statute

The draft bill, widely criticised in the sector and still awaiting Congress approval, improves students’ conditions, which the MIR Spain Association nonetheless deems insufficient.

Economy

Air tourism pushes average rent in Spain up by €236

A new study by Transport & Environment finds a link between booming air tourism in seven European countries and soaring rents and house prices, though it does not in itself explain the full extent of the problem.

Cinema

Spanish Film Archive sets out to reconstruct Orson Welles's 'Quixote'

The Spanish institution is joining forces with the Cinémathèque Française, Italy’s Cineteca Nazionale and Munich’s Filmmuseum to recover lost footage from a legendary shoot that unfolded over 30 years in the Spanish heartlands that so captivated the filmmaker.

Europe

Sánchez: "I never knew nor tolerated these practices"

Junts, the Catalan pro-independence party whose seven MPs were instrumental in securing his return to power in 2023, called on the prime minister to resign and allow another Socialist leader to take over the government.

Europe

A snake invasion is threatening Ibiza and Mallorca

Up to four invasive snake species, harmless to humans, are threatening the biodiversity of Mediterranean islands. One has learned to swim to nearby islets to feed on local fauna, pushing one species to the brink of extinction.

Economy

Bank of Spain warns of 750,000-home shortfall nationwide

Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Valencia, Murcia and Málaga have the biggest gap (52.5%) between homes built and new households, especially in their capitals, home to up to 36% of families.

Earth News

Impact of Israeli mining company ICL in Catalonia denounced

An activist camp and the documentary ‘Salt in the Wound’ denounce environmental damage by ICL in a Catalan mining basin and its ties to white phosphorus used in warfare in Lebanon.

Culture news

Julian Barnes wins 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature

The British novelist said at a recent launch of his essay 'Farewells' at Barcelona's Caixafòrum that this would be his final novel, after turning 80 and spending over 45 years devoted to literature.

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