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More than 4,000 hectares burned in ongoing wildfire near valencia, Spain

Mar 25, 2023

The fire that started two days ago in the village of Villanueva de Viver in the city of Valencia in eastern Spain, which has been struggling with the drought that has developed due to below-average precipitation for three years, has so far…

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Forest Fire Ravages Spain, Prompts Evacuation of thousands

Mar 24, 2023

A forest fire in the eastern region of Valencia, Spain has resulted in the evacuation of over a thousand people. The fire began at noon near the town of Villanueva de Viver and quickly grew out of control, threatening nearby towns and…

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More than 100 prehistoric engravings discovered in Spain

Mar 23, 2023

More than a hundred "outstanding" engravings dating from 3,000 to 5,000 years ago have been found inside Tarragona's Cova de la Vila cave in Catalonia, Spain's northeastern region. Despite the fact that the cave was discovered in 1941,…

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Breathtaking rescue operation for injured mountaineer in Spain

Mar 21, 2023

A group of mountaineers was stuck after one of the climbers accidentally injured his foot while climbing the Picos de Europa mountain range, which is part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain. Despite the severe snow and foggy…

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numerous wooden sculptures burned on last day of spain’s fallas festival

Mar 20, 2023

The two-week-long annual festival, Fallas, which is celebrated in Spain's Valencia to commemorate Saint Joseph, ended yesterday. As part of the traditional festival, parodic papier-maché, cardboard, and wooden sculptures that were displayed…

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Oldest human genome discovered in southern Spain

Mar 15, 2023

The earliest human genome has been found in southern Spain by an international research team. The genome belonged to a 23,000-year-old human being who lived during the peak of the last Ice Age, when sea levels were vastly lower than they…

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spain’s catalonia faces worst drought recorded

Mar 8, 2023

After a period of thirty months with little to no rainfall, the Catalonia region in Spain is facing its worst dry season on record. Currently, 224 municipalities in the region have water reserves at only 27 percent due to the lack of rain,…

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spanish police recover two stolen salvador dali artwork

Feb 18, 2023

Two stolen Salvador Dali artworks, "Les sardanes de la festa major" and "Els pagesos," created in 1922 when the great Spanish artist was just 18 years old, have been retrieved by the Catalan regional police. Three men aged 50, 53 and 55…

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warm welcome for spanish rescue team at airport

Feb 14, 2023

The Spanish search and rescue team personnel, who were tasked with providing support in the rescue efforts in Türkiye, received a warm welcome on their arrival at the Spanish international airport. Being greeted with people's…

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Samurai sword attack in Spain: 1 dead, 4 injured

Jan 26, 2023

At least 1 person was killed and 4 others were hurt in a samurai sword attack on a church in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras. The perpetrator of the attack was detained by the police. According to Spanish media reports, the church's…

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