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Economy

Inflation steady at 3.2% in June despite rising electricity prices

INE confirms June annual inflation at 3.2%. Dearer electricity after the end of reduced VAT offset cheaper fuel, while core inflation fell to 2.9%.

Europe News

Barcelona sets new heat record of 40.5C, weather agencies say

Scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing the intensity, length and frequency of extreme weather events such as heatwaves.

Earth News

One held over Empordà blaze that has scorched 1,280 hectares

A tramontana-fuelled wildfire has burned 1,280 hectares on the Costa Brava (Girona), forcing 12,000 people to stay indoors. In Vilavenut, another blaze is affecting farmland.

Europe News

Fire in ground-floor flats forces evacuation of 80 in Valencia

A fire that broke out on Thursday in two ground-floor flats forced the preventive evacuation of 80 residents from two blocks in Valencia due to smoke; no injuries were reported, according to municipal sources.

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Business

World Bank strengthens ties with Spain from Madrid

First vice-president and economy minister Carlos Cuerpo presents Spain as a key hub for multilateral institutions after the opening of the World Bank office.

World News

920 dead and 3,360 injured: new toll in Venezuela

National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez updated the figure on Friday. The UN reports over 50,000 missing. Spain urges its citizens in Venezuela to contact consular emergency services.

Culture news

Human DNA over 2,000 years old found in caves in Spain and Portugal

A research team based in Cáceres has found human DNA more than 2,000 years old on cave walls in Spain and Portugal, a discovery that could transform the study of prehistory.

Earth News

Glowing plants alert to pests and diseases in crops

A team of Spanish researchers has created plants that glow in the dark and change colour when infected, allowing early detection of crop pests and diseases with ordinary cameras.

Culture news

Pope Leo XIV's itinerary for his visit to Spain

Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 2,500 kilometres between Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife, and will deliver 12 speeches, as well as five homilies and five greetings. Here is the Pope's schedule by day and time.

Tech News

Spain unveils €9.8 million quantum supercomputer

This supercomputer, located at Barcelona's BSC-CNS centre, can combine classical computing with both digital and analogue quantum computing.

Culture news

Ana Duato’s tax fraud acquittal overturned

The actress was acquitted in the ‘Nummaria’ case, but the tax authorities appealed the ruling. Her husband, producer Miguel Ángel Bernardeau, will also have to be retried.

Business

Slim says Pemex crisis is Mexico's main problem

The richest man in Mexico, Carlos Slim, says the crisis at state oil firm Pemex is the country's main problem, with plunging output, weak investment and debts of about $85bn.

Europe News

Jewels, watches and cash in golf bags seized in Zapatero case

Spanish police found €286,070 in cash at the home of businessman Julio Martínez Martínez, a friend of former prime minister Rodríguez Zapatero.

Climate

Pedro Sánchez unveils €9 billion climate plan

The plan, which the government hopes to submit to Brussels before the end of the year, is built on two pillars: access to “decent, efficient” housing and the promotion of “sustainable, affordable” mobility.

USA

US says green card seekers must leave the country to apply

Applying for a green card can take months or longer, meaning people could be forced to leave their families or jobs whilst the process is ongoing.

Health news

Hantavirus: Final 14 days of home quarantine for negative cases

The WHO has confirmed a new hantavirus case linked to cruise ship MV Hondius: a crew member who left the vessel in Tenerife and was repatriated to the Netherlands, bringing total infections to 12.

Health news

Spain: 13 isolated hantavirus contacts to be allowed visits

The only confirmed positive case continues to do well and is eager to begin a “normal quarantine”. From Tuesday, the other 13 isolated people may leave their single rooms wearing PPE and masks.

Health news

Mediterranean diet may improve IVF pregnancy success rates, study

A Spanish study finds that the Mediterranean diet favours a more stable and healthy environment in the micro-organisms of women with primary infertility who manage to become pregnant.

Culture news

Patti Smith wins Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts 2026

The American singer, songwriter and poet has been awarded "for her impetuous creativity that connects rock, symbolist poetry and the spirit of the counterculture with great expressive power".

Business

Stellantis calls 77,500 vehicles in Spain for overhaul

The problem affects Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Fiat vehicles manufactured between 2023 and 2026, according to the automotive group. The problem detected is not related to the engine, but to two components. It is a voluntary recall.

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