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Prime Minister Gaston Browne Deepens Strategic Partnership with Global Citizen at FfD4 in Spain
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Prime Minister Gaston Browne Deepens Strategic Partnership with Global Citizen at FfD4 in Spain The Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, met with Mr. Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder...

Real-estate luxury: This Spanish city has become the world's top millionaire magnet
By Alessio Dell'Anna & Mert Can Yilmaz Published on 01/07/2025 - 15:43 GMT+2 The high-end real estate market is shifting, and one European city is at the forefront of this trend. Madrid has claimed the top spot in the 2025 Barnes City...

Armenian president holds bilateral meetings in Spain
ArmInfo. On the sidelines of the 4th UN International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), held in Seville, Spain, RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan held a number of bilateral meetings. As reported by the press service of the president,...

Entities from Portugal and Spain support the ban on mobile phones in schools
The National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences and the Spanish Bioethics Committee have called for effective mechanisms to verify the age of social media users and supported the ban on mobile phones in schools. The two institutions also...

Real Madrid vs Juventus prediction: Real can roll over Juve
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Arsenal confirm first summer signing for Mikel Arteta as Andrea Berta opens transfer floodgates
Arsenal have announced the signing of Spanish international goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea on a three year contract. The club have activated his £5million release clause in his Chelsea contract in what is seen as a financially astute...

Private capital crucial for sustainable development: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday underlined the crucial role of private capital in driving sustainable development, saying it is both an urgent necessity and a significant opportunity. Addressing the Leadership...

DGT predicts 100 million long-distance journeys on Spain's roads this summer and rolls out huge police operation
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 16:26 Compartir Spain's Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) expects a record number of journeys on Spanish roads this summer, predicting more than 100 million long-distance journeys. To try to reduce the accident rate, it...

Immigration judge grants bond for Spanish-language journalist arrested during protest
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Barcelona records hottest June in over 100 years as heat wave cooks Europe
Barcelona recorded its hottest June since 1914 amid Europe’s first major summer heat wave. France issued red alerts, Italy reported a heat-related death, and Portugal broke temperature records. Climate experts link the intensifying heat waves to...
Barcelona records hottest June in more than 100 years as blistering heat wave grips Europe
Barcelona recorded its hottest month of June since records started more than a century ago, Spain's national weather service said on Tuesday as Europe remained in the grip of the first major heat wave this summer. The Can Fabra Observatory,...

France Shuts Schools Amid Europe Heatwave, Spain’s Sea Hits Record High
Reports have shown more than a thousand schools were closed in France on Tuesday as severe heatwave continues to grip Europe, triggering health alerts across the region. The top floor of the Eiffel Tower has also been shut to tourists. The...

France and Spain lead efforts to tax private jets
France and Spain are leading an international ‘coalition’ in efforts to impose and increase taxes on private jets and premium class air travel. The two European nations – along with Kenya, Benin, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Barbados plus Antigua and...

Premier League partners Microsoft to revolutionize its digital environement
English men's soccer’s elite Premier League competition has agreed a new five-year fan-experience-focused strategic partnership with global tech giant Microsoft. As the official cloud and ai partner for the Premier League’s digital platforms,...

Vox calls for mass deportations and Spanish citizenship audit for foreigners
In a move resembling policies pushed by US President Donald Trump, far-right party Vox has added to its political programme the deportation of all previously undocumented migrants and the potential citizenship revocation of naturalised foreigners...

Discover the city in Spain that is home to the largest bar of chocolate in the world
Ana I. Martínez Santander Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 15:43 Compartir Did you know that Spain is home to the largest chocolate bar in the world? The permanent installation can be found in Santander, a city in the north of Spain that combines history,...

Coalition set sights on taxing luxury air travel to fund climate action
Eight countries including France, Spain and Kenya are pushing for increased taxation on premium air tickets and private jet travel to fund climate action and development. The newly formed “coalition of the willing”, which also includes Barbados,...

Europe’s Scorched Earth: The Heatwave of 2025 is the Price of Climate Inaction
18The Summer of 2025 has barely begun, and already vast swathes of southern Europe resemble an apocalyptic landscape – from Spain to Turkey, the thermometer has surged past 46°C, igniting wildfires, overwhelming hospitals, halting flights, and...

Batteries with 200 Wh storage per kW of solar capacity could mitigate curtailment in Spain
Academics at the Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Jaén have studied the energy and economic implications of the curtailment of solar electricity in Spain since the first known incident, in April 2022. The researchers concluded the...

Barcelona investigates street sweeper’s death as Spain trapped in heatwave
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