An unfortunate own goal from Ana Guzman helped Spain defeat Colombia by 1-0 to lift their second FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title in the final at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. The match was an intense one between both the sides, but it seemed to head […]
Spain confirms 12 more monkeypox cases,total reach132
The Spanish Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 12 new monkeypox cases, raising the total caseload to 132. Spain, followed by Britian, becomes the country with the most detected cases of the disease in the current outbreak. Although the health ministry did not detail the origin of the positive cases, at least […]
Polish Foreign Minister tests positive for Covid, cancels visit to Spain, Malta
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau cancelled his visits to Spain and Malta, as he contracted COVID-19, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina said. “Due to receiving a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, Minister of Foreign Affairs @RauZbigniew has cancelled his visits to Spain and Malta,” Jasina wrote on Twitter. “Minister Rau will be fulfilling his duties in accordance with […]
Spain reported 49,802 new Covid-19 cases, 103 deaths in past three days
Spain reported 49,802 new cases of COVID-19 and 103 deaths for the 72-hour period until Monday, the country’s health ministry said. The total number of confirmed cases in Spain has risen to 53,39,992, while 88,484 people have now lost their lives to the virus. The cumulative incidence in Spain has also risen sharply over […]
Spain to send 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Haiti
Spain will send on Saturday 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Haiti hit by the powerful earthquake, the Spanish Foreign Ministry said. The humanitarian cargo includes 21 tonnes of medical materials, tarpaulin for shelters, kitchen kits, and water-cleaning material, as well as 10 tonnes of aid sent by several humanitarian organisations, such as […]
Euro 2020: Spain good enough to reach quarters, says Luis Garcia
Former Spain winger Luis Garcia feels the team will have a good chance to spring a surprise in the upcoming European Championships. Spain is placed alongside Sweden, Poland, and Slovakia in Group E and the side will lock horns against Sweden in their first match of the tournament. The build-up to Spain’s tournament has not been great […]
Cristiano Ronaldo top Serie A scorer after England and Spain
Cristiano Ronaldo made more history on Sunday becoming the first player to finish the season as top scorer in three major leagues — England, Spain, and Italy. The 36-year-old scored 29 goals this campaign, five more than second-placed Belgian Romelu Lukaku for champions Inter Milan. The Portuguese striker was top […]
Spain hopes for swift end to spat with Morocco as more migrants sent back
Morocco’s ambassador to Madrid warned yesterday if Spain allows the leader of the Western Sahara independence movement to leave Spain without informing Rabat it will worsen the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain. Brahim Ghali has been treated at a Spanish hospital since April after being diagnosed with Covid-19, a […]
Spain’s Covid-19 deaths surpass 70,000, over 4 million vaccine doses
Spain’s total COVID-19 deaths surpassed 70,000 on Wednesday after the Ministry of Health reported that 446 people had lost their lives to the virus in the past 24 hours. The total number of deaths has now risen to 70,247 since the start of the pandemic. The ministry also reported 6,137 new cases […]
Olympic champion Marin makes fast start at Thailand Open
Spain’s Carolina Marin sailed through the Thailand Open badminton first round on Tuesday as she made a fast start to her season, six months before her Olympic title defense. The former world number one made short work of France’s 37th ranked Qi Xuefei, winning the first game in just 15 […]
Rage against Spain PM Pedro Sanchez is tearing the nation apart
Spaniards are getting really worked up about Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. At one point last month, the defaced image of the photogenic Socialist was plastered across a giant red banner hung in downtown Madrid. The trigger has been his widely-criticized handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has seen Spain suffer […]
Spain PM to extend Coronavirus lockdown to June 21
Spain’s prime minister said on Sunday the country needed 15 more days of lockdown until June 21 “to finish with the pandemic once and for all”, and will ask parliament to approve a final two-week extension to the stay-home rule. “We have almost set out what we set out to […]
Submarine carrying cocaine worth 100 million euros seized off Spain coast: Officials
A submarine seized off the Spanish coast over the weekend was carrying three tonnes of cocaine worth 100 million euros ($110 million), officials said Wednesday. Police intercepted the 20-metre (65-foot) submarine — thought to be the first of its kind captured in Europe — off the northwestern region of Galicia […]