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Rescuers search for woman swept away by river as Spain and Portugal battle Storm Leonardo
MADRID (AP) — A woman in Spain who was swept up by a swollen river remained missing Friday as Storm Leonardo pummelled the Iberian…
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German firefighters helping to control Spain wildfires
German firefighters helping to tackle the wildfires ravaging much of Spain have been redeployed to the northern Castile and León region…
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Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece continued to battle wildfires Friday on a public holiday in all three countries…
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Spain and Portugal battle wave of wildfires as temperatures expected to rise
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of firefighters in Spain and Portugal on Thursday battled an ongoing wave of wildfires, some of which have been…
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Spain’s proposed power grid return increase insufficient to retain investment, lobby warns
Plans by Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) to increase the guaranteed return on investments in the country’s…
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Extreme heat in Spain brings June record of 46 degrees
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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Southern Europe swelters as heatwave spreads
Health and fire warnings have been issued in countries across southern Europe, with temperatures expected to exceed 40C in some places…
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Are bunkers really making a comeback in Europe?
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and a recent nationwide blackout affecting Spain and Portugal have shaken people's sense of…
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Business group says power outage in Spain caused €1.6bn in damages
The massive power outage on Monday caused economic damage in Spain amounting to approximately €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion), according to…
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Cash, tinned food and radio news: Making it through one of Europe's biggest ever power cuts
The power is out and nothing is working. How am I supposed to get through the day? That was the question faced by millions of people on…
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Spain's grid operator rules out cyberattack that led to 3 deaths
Spanish electricity grid operator Red Eléctrica on Tuesday ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of the power blackout that struck the…
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Reports: Three dead in Spain due to massive power outage
At least three people died as a result of Monday's massive power outage on the Iberian Peninsula, according to reports. In the small town…
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German minister urges better readiness after unprecedented blackout
Acting German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Tuesday called for critical infrastructure in the country to be better protected,…
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Power supply 99% restored across Spain after major outage
Power has been almost fully restored across Spain following a major outage, with about 99.16% of electricity supply back online as of 6 am…
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Power being restored to Spain and Portugal as cause investigated
A massive power outage that has caused chaos in Spain and Portugal is beginning to be fixed but many remained without electricity on…
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‘People were stunned’: Spaniards caught unawares by power outage
It was the moment the lights went out. In a post-match interview, after her straight sets win to reach the last eight of the Madrid Open,…
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Flights cancelled in Portugal and Spain due to power cut
A major power cut across large parts of Spain and Portugal has resulted in dozens of flights being cancelled as well as disruption to rail…
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Radisson announces hotel openings and revamps in Spain and Portugal
Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has revealed plans to open new hotels and carry out refurbishment and repositioning projects in Spain and…
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Russian mafia money-laundering ring broken up in Spain
Fourteen people have been arrested in Spain and Portugal in a series of raids targeting a €1tn (£828bn) criminal, money-laundering network…
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Saving a species: The slow return of the Iberian lynx
With his leopard-like spots, Navarro - a male lynx - calls out during mating season as he walks towards a camera trap. Just short of 100cm…