Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods | Spain
Spain's leftist government has approved up to four days of “paid climate leave” to allow workers to avoid travel during the weather emergency, a month after floods killed at least 224 people. . After the October 29 disaster, several companies came under fire for ordering employees to continue working despite emergency warnings issued by the […]
Four men convicted in Spain in connection to 2021 homophobic murder
Four men were sentenced in Spain on Sunday in connection with the murder of a young nursing assistant in what appeared to be a homophobic murder, sparking protests in cities across Spain and abroad. According to Reuters, 24-year-old Samuel Ruiz died in hospital in July 2021 after being assaulted by several people outside a nightclub […]
United Airlines passenger, Dan Adams, used Apple AirTags to track luggage, but still lost them in Spain
An American couple used a digital-age hack to track their luggage while traveling abroad in Europe, but even though they knew exactly where it was, one of them I was frustrated with United Airlines because my flight did not arrive. Dan Adams and his partner Kurt are tech-savvy and smart enough to pack Apple AirTags […]
‘Needle In A Haystack’: Spain To Use Research Ship In Search For Missing Flood Victims On The Sea Floor
Spanish authorities redeployed a marine research vessel on Tuesday to join the search for missing flood victims off the Mediterranean coast. According to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ramon Margalef is a 151-foot-long ship that is “equipped with cutting-edge technology and capable of exploring the ocean with great precision and detail,” and will host […]
Missing student, 24, was likely crushed, incinerated after passing out in trash while partying in Spain: cops
A student partying on the Spanish island of Mallorca was crushed to death by a garbage truck, landed in a trash can, and was likely incinerated at a waste disposal site, police said. Agostina Rubini Medina, 24, went missing during a night out with friends in Mallorca's capital Palma, and has been missing for nearly […]
Tennis star Garbiñe Muguruza marries Arthus Borges in Spain after couple met in NYC Central Park during US Open
Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza married her model girlfriend just over three years after a former fan approached the tennis star on a New York street for a selfie. Former world number one Muguruza and her new husband Arthur Borges said their “I do” in an intimate ceremony in Marbella, Spain, on October 5. […]
Spain and Portugal: A chilling glimpse of our borderless future?
The Iberian Peninsula is on fire. Both Portugal and Spain are facing an influx of illegal immigrants that has caused political polarization, national unrest, and rising nationalist sentiment. While these movements are often dismissed as “far right” (whatever that means in 2024), the truth is much more nuanced. They arise from a basic, instinctive urge […]
Nine dead and 48 missing after migrant boat sinks off Canary Islands | Spain
Nine people drowned and at least 48 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized overnight off Spain's Canary Islands, rescue services said Saturday. This is the latest in a series of such disasters off the west coast of Africa. A maritime rescue team said in a statement that it responded to a distress call […]
Opposition Winner of Venezuela Sham Election, Facing Arrest, Flees to Spain
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who claims he defeated dictator Nicolas Maduro in a fake presidential election in July, arrived in Spain on Sunday after leaving Venezuela to seek political asylum. The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement Gonzalez and his wife flew from Venezuela on a Spanish Air Force plane and arrived at Torrejon […]
Former Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González flees to Spain
Former opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez fled Venezuela for Spain this weekend, less than a week after a local judge ordered his arrest. His departure is part of a negotiated agreement with the government of Nicolás Maduro and was announced by Venezuelan authorities on Saturday night, according to the Associated Press. Although Maduro was declared […]