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Spain’s grid operator warns of new ‘voltage swings’, yet not posing risk of another blackout

News Desk9th October 20259th October 2025

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Spain’s national electricity grid has experienced significant voltage swings over the past two weeks, the country’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday – fuelling fears of...

Regional health minister in Andalusia resigns amid breast cancer screening scandal

News Desk9th October 20259th October 2025

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Spain has been rocked by a healthcare scandal after authorities in Andalusia admitted that thousands of women were never informed of their breast cancer screening...

Spanish government approves decree to legalise use of cannabis for medical purposes

News Desk8th October 20258th October 2025

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Spain’s cabinet has given the green light to a royal decree authorising the medical use of cannabis-based medicines – a landmark move that formally regulates...

Four dead, after part of building collapses in Madrid

News Desk7th October 20258th October 2025

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Four people died after part of a six-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday, in Calle Hileras, central Madrid, authorities have confirmed. Two bodies were...

Spain begins trial of terrorism suspect in 2023 church machete killings

News Desk7th October 20257th October 2025

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Spain’s highest criminal court on Monday began the terrorism trial of a Moroccan man accused of carrying out machete attacks on two churches in 2023...

Spain culls over 120 cattle after first outbreak of lumpy skin disease

News Desk7th October 20257th October 2025

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Spanish officials on Monday confirmed plans to cull more than 120 cattle following the country’s first recorded outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD), a highly...

Israel dismisses claims of violating flotilla activists’ rights as a ‘PR stunt’

News Desk6th October 20258th October 2025

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The former mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau (main image), one of the flotilla activists who arrived at Barcelona airport (via Madrid) on Sunday evening after...

Barcelona, Madrid join Europe-wide rallies against Israel’s Gaza campaign

News Desk5th October 20257th October 2025

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Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Dublin and other European cities on Saturday to denounce Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, amid...

Court weighs verdict in Spanish media’s €550m data protection case against Meta

News Desk3rd October 20256th October 2025

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A high-profile lawsuit in Madrid, in which Spanish media companies are demanding more than €550 million from the Meta corporation for alleged violations of EU...

Spanish government proposes including the right to abortion in the constitution

News Desk3rd October 20259th October 2025

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Spain’s left-leaning coalition government said on Friday that it will seek to enshrine abortion rights in the Spanish Constitution, following uproar over a controversial decision...

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