Briefing on Covid-19: Spain provides 250,000 extra vaccination doses to New Zealand
More than 250,000 more doses of the Pfizer vaccine are currently on its way to New Zealand from Spain, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern....
Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ is recreated in chocolate by Spanish confectioners.
Confectioners in Spain used about 1,102 pounds of chocolate to make a chocolate version of Pablo Picasso's 1937 painting Guernica. Chocolatiers and pastry chefs...
Spain reports record 94,000 COVID-19 cases over weekend, incidence hits new high
Spain reported a record 93,822 new coronavirus infections over the weekend, while the incidence of the virus as measured over the past 14 days jumped...
‘I feel divine’ says Madrid care home resident after second COVID shot
Residents of a Madrid nursing home got their second shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday and some began planning their first trip outside in...
Discrimination worsens in Spain, far-right and fake news largely to blame
Racial and ethnic discrimination in Spain has worsened in the past few years, especially in housing and education, the Equality Ministry said on Monday, fuelled...
Spanish woman who ‘died’ of COVID returned 10 days later: newspaper
An 85-year-old woman believed by her family to have died from the coronavirus surprised her relatives by returning to her care home nine days after...
Top Spanish general resigns over allegations of vaccination queue-jumping
Spain’s top general resigned on Saturday after allegations he had received the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of priority groups, one of a number of public officials...
Spain tops 2 million COVID-19 cases as infection rate rises
Spain became the fourth Western European country to pass 2 million cumulative COVID-19 cases, health ministry data showed on Thursday, while the rate of infection...
Law to celebrate casualties of Spanish Inquisition submitted to Knesset
Beyond recognition of the day, activities will be held by the Education Ministry to help teach Israelis and provide resources on the history of the...
Madrid splashes out on festive lights despite COVID-19 downturn
Spain’s capital Madrid turned on its Christmas lights on Thursday, spending more than last year to illuminate 30 additional streets and squares despite a sharp...
Spain considers limiting Christmas celebrations to six people
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that his government was considering limiting Christmas celebrations to six people in an effort to curb the...
Spain to send more police to Senegal to curb illegal migration, says foreign minister
Spain will increase its police presence in Senegal to tackle criminal networks behind an upsurge in illegal migration from the West African coast to its...
Demonstrators demand better conditions for Canary Islands’ migrant arrivals
Demonstrators on the Canary Islands on Saturday demanded better living conditions for thousands of migrants who have reached the Spanish archipelago from Africa. A slow...
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his entire board of directors resign
Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu and his entire board of directors have resigned following increasing pressure from fans and his public fall-out with the club's...
Spain first European nation to top a million Covid-19 cases
Spain has become western Europe's first country to surpass one million coronavirus cases. Spanish healthcare workers protest in Madrid over their increased workload due to...
Spain’s Catalonia, Navarre tighten COVID measures as cases rise
The Spanish regions of Catalonia and Navarre will bring in new restrictions on working and public gatherings after worrying rises in COVID-19 cases, authorities said...
Protesters say localised lockdowns in Madrid discriminate against poor
Protesters in some poorer areas of Madrid that are facing lockdown to stem a soaring COVID-19 infection rate took to the streets on Sunday to...
Deputy PM says time is right for Spain to become a republic
FILE PHOTO: Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias wearing a protective mask attends a plenary session amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Parliament...
Madrid orders partial lockdown after surge in Covid-19 infections
People, wearing protective face masks, walk past a dental clinic advertisement at Vallecas neighbourhood in Madrid, Spain, September 18, 2020. REUTERS - SERGIO PEREZThe regional...
Top Spain court mulls Catalan president’s disqualification
Quim Torra was ordered to take down the offending banner, seen here, on grounds it violated institutional neutrality ahead of a general election Pau Barrena...
Spain wants to ramp up search for Franco victims in mass graves
A placard depicting German leader of the Nazi party Adolf Hitler and Spanish dictator Francisco brandished in Madrid last year during a protest after Franco's...
Spain aims to tax services like Whatsapp based on revenue
Spain is proposing to tax companies providing calls and instant messaging services, such as Whatsapp, based on their revenue, a senior government official said on...
Catalans rally for independence despite health warnings
Wearing face masks, thousands of Catalans on Friday staged dozens of small protests calling for the region’s independence from Spain despite warnings from health officials...
Spain pushes for EU harmonisation of COVID travel measures, foreign minister says
FILE PHOTO: Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid, Spain...
Spain passes 500,000 coronavirus cases in Western European first
Spain became the first country in Western Europe to register 500,000 coronavirus infections on Monday, after a second surge in cases that coincided with schools...
As Covid-19 cases soar in Spain, new school year comes too soon for some
A group of young students wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus wait outside with adults to enter a state school in...
Madrid races to finish new hospital for second wave
Some 400 builders have been working round the clock since July to build the 45,000-square-metre (484,000-square-foot) Isabel Zendal hospital, which will be able to care...
Spain reports more than 23,000 new COVID-19 cases since Friday
Spain has registered more than 23,000 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, health emergency chief Fernando Simon told a news conference on Monday, suggesting the infection...