Marta Rodriguez Martinez

Spain

The long voyage of expelled Sephardic Jews back to Spain

More than 130,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews from all over the world have applied for the Spanish nationality.

6 November 2019

Spain

How do the protests in Barcelona compare with those in Hong Kong?

"Tsunami Democratic comes from the Catalan tradition of nonviolent resistance but, obviously, we have learned from other similar movements," the organizers of the protests at Barcelona airport told Euronews.

17 October 2019

World

Portugal elections: the end of the 'contraption' coalition?

While incoming centre-left Prime Minister Antonio Costa is poised to win re-election, it is not clear if he will get an absolute majority in parliament. Costa's party is currently ruling with support from two far-left, eurosceptic parties, a coalition known 'Geringonça' or 'contraption'.

5 October 2019

World News

'Vel Gaelg ayd?' The obscure European languages that came back to life

Thousands of languages face extinction, but some are fighting back.

27 September 2019

Spain

Disabled workers at Spain tourist hotspot 'stand for 11 hours a day'

A Spanish trade union has criticised Madrid's Royal Palace over working conditions.

27 September 2019

World News

One in five Latin American people victim of 'sextortion': survey

One in five people in Latin America and the Caribbean, mostly women, has either direct or indirect experience of officials using their positions of power to demand sexual favours, a new survey has found.

27 September 2019

World News

Ever heard of underwater noise pollution in the oceans?

Sure you can see litter on the beach, but underwater noise pollution is a threat that few people know about.

21 September 2019

Spain

UN apologises for blaming Spanish Republicans for Guernica

An article on the UN website wrongly attributed the 1937 attack by Nazi and Italian fascist forces.

20 September 2019

Spain

Spain elections: What could break the political impasse?

Spaniards were frustrated and angry on Wednesday after being called to the polls for a fourth time in four years and some said they would stay away from the ballot box, making it harder to predict how the political deadlock could be broken.

20 September 2019

Brazil

Hundreds killedin Brazil's Amazon states over land says HRW report

Conflicts over the use of land and resources in the Amazon have taken the lives of more than 300 people says new HRW report.

17 September 2019

World News

Current ozone hole could be one of the smallest in 30 years

Current ozone hole could be one of the smallest in 30 years, according to Copernicus.

16 September 2019

Spain

History of the Roma community to be taught in Spanish schools

Spain's education minister has announced that the history of the Roma people will be incorporated into schools' curriculums.

16 September 2019

Spain

Watch: Internal divisions highlighted on Catalonia's National Day

Catalonia celebrates on Wednesday its National Day despite internal divisions between the region's independentist parties.

11 September 2019

World News

Hurricanes likely to become more intense with climate change

Experts say that warming oceans and rising sea levels will likely make hurricanes more intense and their impact more devastating.

6 September 2019

World News

Should we worry more about the wildfires in Africa or in the Amazon?

These past few weeks, the world’s eyes have been set on the fires ravaging the Amazon forest in Brazil and Bolivia.

29 August 2019

Spain

Exceptional drought uncovers 5,000-year-old 'Spanish Stonehenge'

An extraordinary drought has rescued from oblivion the Dolmen de Guadalperal — one of the major megalithic monuments of the Iberian Peninsula, which has been submerged in a swamp for nearly six decades.

28 August 2019

World News

Satellite images show expanding fire at South American tri-border area

Satellite images show all the area consumed by wildfires at tri-border area between Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

27 August 2019

Spain

Spanish island's UNESCO archaeological zone ravaged by wildfires

The heart of Gran Canaria was severely ravaged after five continuous days of wildfires.

15 August 2019

Brazil

Amazon fires generate smoke cloud almost as big as Siberia blaze

Amazon fires generate smoke cloud almost as big as devastating Siberia blaze

14 August 2019

Russia

Smoke from wildfires in Siberia 'covers an area bigger than the EU'

The smoke cloud extends to an area of 7 million sq km, while the EU is 4.476 million square kilometres.

14 August 2019