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Elderly abandoned, die in retirement homes in Spain
AFP, Published on 24/03/2020
» MADRID: Spanish soldiers deployed to help fight the novel coronavirus pandemic have found elderly patients abandoned, and sometimes dead, at retirement homes.
Spain deaths slow, Singapore quarantines dorms: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/04/2020
» US President Donald Trump warned of a “very horrendous” phase in the coronavirus pandemic. Singapore ordered almost 20,000 people living in two housing facilities for foreign workers to stay in their rooms for 14 days after the city-state had its biggest one-day increase in Covid-19 cases. The UK health minister said some progress is being made in lowering the infection curve after the country had its deadliest day yet on Saturday.
Spain, Italy join wave of anti-racism rallies
AFP, Published on 07/06/2020
» MADRID - Chanting for justice, thousands of protesters rallied in the streets of Spain and Italy on Sunday joining a wave of global demonstrations sparked by the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of US police.
Spain to cull nearly 100,000 mink with coronavirus
AFP, Published on 17/07/2020
» MADRID: Spain has ordered the culling of nearly 100,000 mink on a farm in the northeast after confirming many were carrying coronavirus, a regional minister said on Thursday.
Spain sets W. Europe virus record: World update
AFP, Published on 08/09/2020
» MADRID: Spain has become the first country in Western Europe to pass 500,000 coronavirus infections, with French footballer Kylian Mbappe the latest sports star on the continent to test positive.
Brazil tipped to beat Spain for sixth title
Sports, Published on 08/06/2018
» New York: If you're looking for a favourite when the World Cup opens next week in Russia, it's Brazil who will beat Spain in the final on July 15.
Akinfeev stars as Russia stun Spain on penalties
AFP, Published on 02/07/2018
» MOSCOW - Russia captain Igor Akinfeev saved two penalties in a dramatic shootout as the World Cup hosts dumped title contenders Spain out in the last 16 following a 1-1 draw.
Spain poised to pass decree allowing Franco exhumation
AFP, Published on 24/08/2018
» MADRID - Spain's Socialist government will pass on Friday a decree allowing the exhumation of the remains of Francisco Franco from his vast mausoleum, a decision that divides Spaniards and has opened old wounds.
Spain trial over 'stolen babies' set to resume
AFP, Published on 04/09/2018
» MADRID: Spain's first trial linked to thousands of suspected cases of babies stolen from their mothers during the Franco era will resume in a Madrid court on Tuesday, decades after the scandal broke.
Spain scraps contested Israeli arms deal after uproar
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» MADRID - Spain on Thursday cancelled a contract to buy bullets from an Israeli company following pressure from the Socialist-led government's far-left coalition partner -- a move swiftly condemned by Israel.