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Spain is the fourth-largest country in Europe and a member of the European Union. It also has several small territories on and near the North African coast.

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January 18, 2025

Spain: Ski lift incident injures dozens, two seriously

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Spain scares off foreign property buyers with new tax threat

Spain scares off foreign property buyers with new tax threat

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to impose a 100% tax on foreign buyers. How does it compare with other countries?
BusinessJanuary 17, 2025
A team of veterinarians at work in a clinic in Spain

Spain: Clinic for injured wildlife

Spain: Clinic for injured wildlife

At Europe’s largest wildlife hospital, vets and carers treat injured birds, reptiles and mammals.
LifestyleJanuary 17, 202504:36 min
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Airplanes in Spain test fuel made from used cooking oil

Airplanes in Spain test fuel made from used cooking oil

Spain is pioneering the use of renewable fuel in order to protect the climate, even using cooking oil.
ClimateJanuary 9, 202505:13 min
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AfricaLink News December 30, 2024

AfricaLink News December 30, 2024

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PoliticsDecember 30, 202403:35 min
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Spain's village for the elderly keeps community alive

Spain's village for the elderly keeps community alive

The Spanish village of Pescueza cares for its senior citizens as a community, giving them plenty of personal freedom.
SocietyDecember 27, 202404:48 min
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Engineer develops 'exoskeleton' to help children walk

Engineer develops 'exoskeleton' to help children walk

Engineer Elena Garcia Armada helps paralyzed children learn to walk using an exoskeleton that adapts as the child grows.
DiversityDecember 26, 202406:08 min
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Protests mount over massive fiber mill in Spain's Galicia

Shellfish collectors and farmers in Spain's north fear pollution from a planned factory will endanger their livelihoods.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 28, 202405:13 min
Spanien Valencia 2024 | Aufräumarbeiten nach verheerenden Überschwemmungen in der Region

Spain struggles with the aftermath of devastating floods

Flooding has killed many in Spain. This extreme weather stems from human-caused climate change.
CatastropheNovember 7, 202404:00 min
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Spain's farmers, wolves clash in ongoing battle

Wolves in Spain are killing livestock, and farmers want to bring back wolf culls. But EU rules on hunting are stringent.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 31, 202404:39 min
Fokus La Palma

Spain's La Palma still battles volcano eruption's toxic gas

The island of La Palma is still coping with the aftermath of the Tajogaite volcano eruption, 3 years on.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 19, 202405:37 min
Natural landscape with wild horses, Spain

Renewing a Spanish landscape with endangered wild horses

Find out how a free-roaming herd of Przewalski horses and semi-wild cattle are helping Spain's Iberian Highlands.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 14, 202405:38 min
A young man climbs a high chain-link fence while 3 policemen in riot gear approach on the other side on a platform lifted by a crane.

Ceuta: Spain's North African exclave sees migration surge

The Spanish exclave of Ceuta on Morocco's northern coast is a major entry point for migrants seeking to reach the EU.
MigrationSeptember 18, 202402:52 min
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