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'The miracle': 6-year-old girl is the sole survivor of a family that perished in Spanish train wreck
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The roar was deafening inside the train car as it hurtled off the tracks, then slid down a steep slope, ripping…
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Plane Passenger Allegedly Includes ‘Bomb Threat’ in Hotspot Network Name, Forces Flight to Make Emergency Landing
NEED TO KNOW A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, after a reported "bomb threat" appeared in a…
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Spain on a Budget? Avoid These 10 Costly Tourist Mistakes
Spain can be surprisingly affordable, yet many travelers end up spending far more than they expected simply because they make small but…
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Tens of thousands in Spain strike to protest Israel's military action
Five days after the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of people in Spain took part in a strike on Wednesday to…
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AI images falsely shared as aid boats bound for Gaza
A flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists left Barcelona for Gaza in late August with the aim of breaking Israel's blockade. A…
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Aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg, other activists, sets sail to Gaza
A flotilla carrying activist Greta Thunberg and others departed from Barcelona for the Gaza Strip on Sunday with humanitarian aid on…
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Yamal set to be investigated over dwarfism row
Spain's Ministry of Social Rights has asked the country's prosecutor's office to investigate Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal after he…
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Without power, Spain's trains were immobilized. Three travelers shared their tales
MADRID (AP) — The blackout that paralyzed the Iberian Peninsula for most of Monday had an especially fierce impact on high-speed trains…
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Spain and Portugal scramble to restore electricity after a still-unexplained power outage
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Officials in Spain and Portugal were racing to restore electricity early Tuesday after a huge power outage that…
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AP PHOTOS: A power outage in Spain and Portugal knocks out ATMs, subways and traffic signals
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A major power outage in Spain and Portugal has knocked out subway networks, traffic signals and ATMs. Spanish…
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Merce Camprubí Montal: Siemens CEO Agustin Escobar's Wife Killed in Hudson River Helicopter Crash Was Granddaughter of FC Barcelona President
The glamorous mom who lost her life in Thursday's heartbreaking helicopter crash over the Hudson River came from a distinguished soccer…
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Spaniards march across 40 cities to protest the growing housing crisis
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Protesters returned to the streets across Spain on Saturday in anger over high housing costs with no relief in…
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Can Barcelona Solve One of the Toughest Housing Crises in Europe?
In 33 years, Marga Aguilar never missed a rent payment on her apartment in a Modernist-style building in the heart of Barcelona. The owner…
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‘Psychologically destroyed’ – Lawyer of accuser in Dani Alves case responds to acquittal
On Friday the Supreme Court in Spain absolved Dani Alves of a rape conviction, upholding an appeal made by the former Barcelona and…
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Your Barcelona Trip Is About to Get Very Expensive
Last week, Spain’s top court ruled that Barcelona’s plan to ban all short-term rentals by 2028 does not violate property rights. It’s a…
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Spain to grant residency, work permits to potentially 25,000 immigrants affected by Valencia floods
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish government will grant one-year residency and work permits to potentially 25,000 foreigners affected by…
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Ski lift accident leaves 30 injured at Spanish resort in the Pyrenees
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Barcelona fighting losing battle with Ministry of Sport appeal in Dani Olmo registration case
Barcelona will tomorrow appeal to the Ministry of Sport (CSD) over the registrations of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor, with Monday being a…
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German church loses tower title to Spanish one thanks to Germans
After more than 130 years, a church tower in Ulm will lose its title as the world's tallest to the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona -…
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Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Many of the victims of a bus crash in Southern France in which two people were killed and dozens of others were…
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Thousands demand lower rents at Barcelona demo
Thousands of protesters marched through Barcelona on Saturday demanding lower rents in Spain's second city. Barcelona, which has already…
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Is it safe to travel to Spain and should I cancel my holiday after flooding disaster?
Dozens of flights have been delayed and disrupted after a powerful storm bringing strong winds and heavy rain has barrelled over popular…
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No respite in Spain as deluge hits rail and air travel in Catalonia
The Spanish province of Catalonia is being hit by heavy rainfall following the flood disaster in the neighbouring region of Valencia in…
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Heavy rains in Barcelona disrupt rail service as troops search for more flood victims in Valencia
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The recurrent storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed over 200 people, mostly…