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Early analysis suggests African swine fever outbreak in Catalonia does not match research lab samples

News Desk2nd January 20262nd January 2026

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The strain of African swine fever (ASF) identified in wild boars in Cerdanyola (Catalonia) is different from those handled at the IRTA-CReSA research facility, according...

Avalanche kills three people in Spanish Pyrenees

News Desk30th December 202530th December 2025

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An avalanche near a Spanish Pyrenees mountain resort killed three skiers and injured another on Monday, the Guardia Civil police said, the latest deadly natural...

Over 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain in 2025

News Desk30th December 202530th December 2025

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More than 3,000 migrants lost their lives this year attempting to reach Spain, according to a report published on Monday by a Spanish migrant rights...

Spain’s main opposition party, the PP, open to working with far-right Vox if elected

News Desk30th December 202530th December 2025

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Spain’s right-wing opposition leader said on Monday that he would be willing to reach occasional agreements with the far-right Vox party to secure parliamentary backing...

Death toll from floods in Andalusia rises to three

News Desk29th December 202529th December 2025

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Search crews on Monday located the bodies of two men who had been reported missing after intense rainfall triggered flooding across southern Spain, authorities said,...

Four members of a Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks in Indonesia

News Desk27th December 202529th December 2025

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A Spanish family of four – two adults and two children – has been reported missing following the sinking of a tourist boat in Indonesia...

Costa Blanca eviction attempt leaves two Germans dead; Polish squatters arrested

News Desk26th December 20252nd January 2026

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A violent episode has deeply unsettled residents of Elche, in the province of Alicante (Valencia region), during the Christmas period. The incident occurred on 22...

Spain’s solar surplus ushers in ‘discount season’ for power plants

News Desk26th December 202530th December 2025

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Spanish solar energy developers are increasingly seeking to divest projects as declining wholesale electricity prices erode profitability. A combination of supportive state policy, plentiful sunshine...

Spain joins EU in ‘strongly condemning’ US visa bans against five Europeans

News Desk26th December 202530th December 2025

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The European Union has issued a strong rebuke after the United States imposed visa restrictions on five Europeans linked to the regulation of major technology...

Spain’s King Felipe VI warns against polarisation in Christmas address

News Desk26th December 202529th December 2025

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Spain’s King Felipe VI urged the country to safeguard ‘democratic coexistence’ from the dangers of growing polarisation in his Christmas address to the nation. The...

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