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January 25, 2022

Three migrant children killed in fire in Morocco: NGO

Three children of a Nigerian migrant died in Morocco in a fire at their makeshift shelter near the North African country’s border with a Spanish enclave, a non-governmental organisation said. “The mother lit a fire within the confines of their…

January 25, 2022

Thee migrant children killed in fire in Morocco: NGO

Three children of a Nigerian migrant died in Morocco in a fire at their makeshift shelter near the North African country’s border with a Spanish enclave, a non-governmental organisation said. “The mother lit a fire within the confines of their…

January 25, 2022

Spain retirement home fire toll climbs to eight

The death toll from a fire that devastated a Spanish retirement home last week has risen to eight after a victim died in hospital on Tuesday, health authorities said. Six elderly people initially died in the fire that began late…

January 24, 2022

Puerto Rico statue of Spanish explorer toppled before king’s visit

A statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was toppled early Monday in Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan, just hours before a visit to the Caribbean island by Spain’s King Felipe VI. “Some individuals approached the statue,” located in…

January 24, 2022

Spain’s Princess Cristina, husband announce split

Spain’s Princess Cristina and her husband Inaki Urdangarin, who was jailed in 2018 for fraud, announced Monday they have separated after he was photographed holding hands with another woman. “By mutual agreement, we have decided to put our marriage on…

January 23, 2022

Oil spill tars Peruvian seaside towns, leaves fishermen jobless

Thousands of barrels of crude oil that were spilled off Peru’s central coast have taken a grim toll: dead birds adrift in the sea and irate fishermen stuck on the docks. Some 6,000 barrels poured into the sea as an…

January 21, 2022

‘The last wave?’ Spain ICU staff exhausted by Covid battle

Seemingly milder for some but still highly contagious, Omicron has filled intensive care beds again at a hospital near Barcelona where shattered staff are still fighting a virus that refuses to retreat. “Every time we think we’ve reached the end…

January 20, 2022

Spain leads calls for Covid-19 to be treated like flu

Spain is spearheading calls for governments to start tackling Covid-19 as any other endemic respiratory virus like seasonal flu, despite WHO opposition and warnings that the approach is premature. With governments and populations worldwide desperate for an end to the…

January 19, 2022

Peru demands Spain’s Repsol pay for oil spill damage

Peru demanded compensation Wednesday from Spanish energy giant Repsol over an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption near Tonga in the South Pacific. Authorities sealed off three beaches on Monday after 6,000 barrels of oil were…