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Fatal virus found in Spain and is 'highly likely' to reach UK, experts warn
Birmingham Live
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July 4, 2025
Ben Test Hurst-BM, Katy Hallam and Ben Hurst 16:25, 04 Jul 2025 New instances of a deadly virus have been identified in holiday destinations popular with British tourists, and experts have warned it could reach the UK. The virus has been labelled...
Minister of Defense rejects new taxes for investment in NATO
Portugal Pulse
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July 4, 2025
“We will be able to fulfill this commitment to NATO. We do not need more taxes,” stated Nuno Melo during an interview with Lusa, on the sidelines of the “Protecting Europe: Addressing Today’s and Tomorrow’s Threats” conference, an initiative by...
Spain warns UK tourists 'must' show provide proof at airport or face £5,950 fine
Birmingham Live
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July 4, 2025
UK tourists heading to Spain this summer have been warned a failure to provide proof of adequate health insurance coverage could result in a significant fine of up to £5,950. The new regulation, announced by Spain’s Ministry of the Interior and...
PM Oli returns home from Spain (Pictures)
Setopati
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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has returned home from Spain. PM Oli had left for Seville, Spain, on Saturday to participate in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development organized by the United Nations. He arrived at Tribhuvan...
Spain: EIB and ULMA Group sign €45 million loan to support innovation and sustainability in the construction value chain
The European Sting
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July 4, 2025
Edificio Metropoli, Gran vía – Madrid, Spain, Madrid, España (Jorge Fernández Salas, Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The loan will boost investment by ULMA Group in new solutions to cut consumption...
PM Oli returns after Spain visit
Khabarhub
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July 4, 2025
Prime Minister KP Oli (C) returning from Spain/RSS KATHMANDU: Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli returned home today after attending the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) organized by the United Nations in Seville,...
Spain and Brazil advocate for new taxes on ultra-rich to boost climate finance
Edie
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July 4, 2025
Image: UN DESA World leaders, finance ministers and negotiators from 192 countries have spent three days in Seville, Spain, this week to negotiate new ways to close the $4trn annual financing gap to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. “This...
Spain Construction Industry Report 2025 Output To Grow By 3.2% This Year, Supported By A Rise In FDI, An Easing Of Inflation Rates, And Rising Building Permits Issued - Forecast To 2029
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The Spanish construction industry is projected to grow by 3.2% in real terms by 2025, fueled by a rise in FDI, reduced inflation, and increased building permits. The sector is set to grow by 3.1% annually from 2026...
World Reuters Spanish PM's Socialist party slips in poll as graft scandal takes toll
Yahoo News
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MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) lost ground in the latest opinion poll released on Friday, in the wake of a corruption scandal, and a sizeable share of poll respondents said they wanted him to call...
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Spain's jobless number drops below 2.5m for first time in 17 years
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Friday, 4 July 2025, 11:21 Compartir In May, Spain saw a significant drop in unemployment, falling below the 2.5 million mark for the first time in nearly 17 years, with a decrease of 57,835 people. Data is based on government social security...
Spanish politics’ bumper weekend
EurActiv
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July 4, 2025
MADRID – It’s shaping as a blockbuster weekend in Spanish politics, with the respective congresses of PM Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and main opposition Partido Popular (PP) overlapping in Madrid. With Sánchez’s inner-circle...
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‘Baños de ola’: the origins of beach holidays in Spain
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Alekk M. Saanders Santander Friday, 4 July 2025, 12:54 Compartir In the 18th century, the benefits of bathing in the sea were scientifically confirmed. During that period, the first facilities for bathing in the sea were created in the seaside...
The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections
Inside Climate News
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July 4, 2025
Election Day in New York City was a scorcher. Temperatures at Kennedy Airport reached 102 degrees last Tuesday, making it the city’s hottest June day since 1948. Average June temperatures in Central Park rarely exceed 75 degrees. The...
Spain's heatwave claims lives: one man dead in Andalucía and another in Extremadura due to heatstroke
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Friday, 4 July 2025, 11:58 Compartir Andalucía's regional ministry of health confirmed the death from heatstroke of a 75-year-old man in Cordoba on Wednesday. The deceased, who had previous pathologies, was engaged in outdoor leisure activities....
Spanish activist files war crimes case over Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Al Mayadeen
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July 4, 2025
Invoking universal jurisdiction, Spain takes legal steps to hold Netanyahu and Israeli officials accountable for intercepting a Gaza-bound aid ship. Lawsuit cites universal jurisdiction as Spanish courts are urged to investigate Israeli officials...
Travellers heading to Spain on holiday risk £6,900 fine over little-known rule
Chronicle Live
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July 4, 2025
A lesser-known travel rule could catch out holidaymakers going to Spain. And it could even result in a fine of nearly £7,000. Since the UK left the European Union, those who don't hold an EU passport now need to carry proof they have accommodation...
The naive search for an honest politician
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Unfortunately Spain has always been associated with corrupt politicians. No one appears to be surprised at the latest revelations affecting the PSOE and anyone who expresses shock is considered to be naive. All politicians are corrupt - what did...
Is Spain's opposition plotting to oust weakened PM soon?
The Local - Spain
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July 4, 2025
Spain's conservative opposition gathers for a congress this weekend to plot ways to hasten the demise of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his scandal-hit Socialist party through early elections. The minority left-wing coalition government suffered...
Why Spain's rural holiday lets are unlikely to be targeted by crackdown on Airbnb
The Local - Spain
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July 4, 2025
If you're going to buy a property in Spain to rent out to tourists when you're not using it, there's growing evidence to suggest that Spanish authorities will focus their efforts on limiting tourist flats in cities while sparing holiday lets in...
'People are scared': Catalan anti-Islam party polarises Spanish town
The Local - Spain
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July 4, 2025
"I am Islamophobic in the sense that the progress Islam is making on our continent scares me, and I'm here to try to stop it," says Silvia Orriols, the mayor of a Catalan town whose ultra-nationalist, anti-Islam separatist party is on the rise. In...