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British and French scientists share Spain’s top science prize for Covid-era DNA breakthroughs

News Desk13th May 202617th May 2026

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British chemists David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian shared Spain’s leading science prize on Wednesday with French biophysicist Pascal Mayer for pioneering DNA sequencing research that...

Gaudí centenary and migration crisis to shape Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit in June

News Desk6th May 202612th May 2026

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Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain from 6-12 June, in a high-profile visit that will include major religious ceremonies, political meetings, and a focus...

Spain’s King Felipe VI acknowledges ‘much abuse’ in the conquest of the Americas

News Desk17th March 202623rd March 2026

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Spain’s King Felipe VI on Monday acknowledged that the country’s conquest of the Americas involved ‘much abuse’ and ‘ethical controversies’, in remarks seen as a...

Spain’s train crash victims mourned as families call for truth and justice

News Desk30th January 20264th February 2026

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A funeral mass in memory of the 45 people killed in the Adamuz train crash was held on Thursday at the Carolina Marín sports centre...

Death toll rises to 43 as royals visit train crash site and Spain starts three days of mourning

News Desk20th January 202625th January 2026

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Spain began three days of national mourning on Tuesday for the victims of the high-speed train crash that occurred in Adamuz, southern Spain, on Sunday...

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...

Disgraced former king defends his legacy in video ahead of memoir release

News Desk2nd December 20258th December 2025

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Spain’s disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I resurfaced on Monday in an unexpected video targeting younger audiences, released just days before his memoirs are due to...

Spain’s King Felipe makes first state visit to China since his father’s 2007 trip

News Desk12th November 202517th November 2025

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King Felipe VI of Spain received a formal welcome from Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, marking the Spanish monarch’s first state visit...

Spanish PM on former king’s memoir: ‘Not one of the books I recommend this Christmas’

News Desk10th November 202517th November 2025

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Sunday that he was ‘surprised’ by certain claims made in the newly published memoirs of the exiled and...

Spain’s disgraced ex-king’s memoir spills secrets on Franco, extramarital affairs & accidentally killing his brother

News Desk5th November 202510th November 2025

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Spain’s disgraced former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has revealed the moment dictator Francisco Franco personally summoned him to name him as his heir – a decision...

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