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MADRID: At least two people died overnight after a bus plunged into a river while crossing a bridge in Spain's northwestern Galicia region, the emergency services said Sunday. The accident occurred on Saturday night near Vigoand the…

MADRID: Spain has stepped up security at public and diplomatic buildings after a spate of letter-bombs were sent to targets including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchezand the Ukrainian embassy, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.…

MADRID: More than 50 people were evacuated on Monday from areas in northern Spain hit by record flooding following heavy rain and snowfall. Spanish authorities blamed the flooding of swollen rivers for the deaths of at least two people…

MADRID: Two Spanish police officers waded into a frozen reservoir to rescue a stranded dog as a cold front arrived in the northern part of the country, police said on Wednesday. Video footage released by the police showed the officers…

MADRID: The third case of infection with the new strain of Covid-19, Omicron, has been confirmed in Spain - in the Balearic Islands, health authorities said. "The microbiology laboratory of the Son Espaces University Hospital today…

MADRID: At the Cafe Comercial, one of Madrid's oldest cafes whose marble columns and ornate chandeliers draw throngs of tourists and locals, bottles of some popular drinks are in short supply. "It is hard to get deliveries. Certain…

MADRID: One of Spain's busiest airports, Palma de Mallorca, was forced to close for nearly four hours after several passengers ran off when their plane made an emergency landing, according to airport authorities. The aircraft, which was…

LA PALMA: There's no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, the president of the Canary Islands said on Sunday when there were 42 seismic…

BERLIN: Europe can only contend with the rise of China if it speaks with one voice, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, calling for more unity across the continent. "How we deal with the rise of China as an economic,…

BARCELONA: A Spanish court on Thursday lifted a coronavirus curfew imposed on most of Catalonia, including the capital Barcelona, leaving it in place in just a fraction of the northeastern region. The Catalan government in mid-July…