Meteor lights up sky above Portugal, Spain, skygazers left amazed
May 20, 2024, at 12:55 am
Portugal and Spain witnessed a rare celestial event recently when a giant blue shiny light was seen moving across the night sky.
Spain: 4,000 evacuated from Canary Islands due to wildfires
Jul 17, 2023, at 12:24 am
Madrid: Over 4,000 people have been evacuated on Spain's Canary Islands due to raging wildfires, Spanish media reported on Sunday.
500 people evacuated due to wildfire in Spain
May 21, 2023, at 05:12 pm
Madrid/IBNS/UNI: Around 500 people have been evacuated from their homes due to a wildfire that has so far burned 8,500 hectares of land in the southwestern Spanish region of Extremadura, according to sources from local authorities on Saturday.
Spain witnesses second hottest March in 21st century
Apr 12, 2023, at 02:21 pm
Madrid: The latest data from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) on Tuesday showed that last month was the second hottest March of the 21st century recorded in the country, with the least rainfall in about 30 years.
Mar 25, 2023, at 05:27 am
Villanueva de Viver/Spain: A massive wildfire erupted in the eastern Valencia region of Spain on Friday, resulting in the devastation of over 3,000 hectares of forest and compelling 1,500 residents to flee their homes, according to officials.
Spain: Wildfires destroy 150k acres of forest, kill 2 people
Jul 20, 2022, at 12:46 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Wildfires continue to rage in Spain, destroying nearly 60,000 hectares (1,48,263 acres) of forest areas, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday, citing sources in the affected regions.
Spain confirms 12 new monkeypox cases
Jun 02, 2022, at 12:40 am
Madrid/UNI/Xinhua: The Spanish Ministry of Health confirmed 12 new monkeypox cases, raising the total caseload to 132. Spain, followed by Britain, becomes the country with the most detected cases of the disease in the current outbreak.
Spain registers highest-ever 14-day incidence of COVID-19 after Christmas break
Dec 28, 2021, at 02:35 pm
Madrid/UNI/Xinhua: The Spanish Ministry of Health on Monday evening said that the 14-day incidence of the coronavirus rose by 294 points in the four days from Dec. 23 to 1,206.21 cases per 100,000 people after the Christmas holiday weekend.
Spanish doctors call for vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 after three deaths reported
Aug 02, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Spanish doctors called on regional authorities to accelerate the immunization of pregnant women following three reported cases of fatalities from COVID-19 in the category during the last month.
COVID-19: Spain now cancels obligatory mask wearing outdoors
Jun 26, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: Starting from Saturday, the wearing of masks outdoors is no longer obligatory in Spain in accordance with the government's decision to cancel the restriction due to the the improvement of the epidemiological situation and high vaccination paces.
Spanish Health Ministry lifts age restrictions for AstraZeneca vaccine: Reports
Mar 31, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: The Spanish Health Ministry is lifting the age restrictions for the coronavirus vaccine produced by AstraZeneca, Cadena Ser radio reported.
Spain expects to receive 20Mln Pfizer vaccine doses in early 2021: Spanish Health Minister
Nov 10, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Moscow/UNI: The Spanish government expects to receive 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine by early 2021, said Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Tuesday.
Spanish doctors stage first nationwide strike in 25 years over working conditions
Oct 28, 2020, at 02:37 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: Doctors in Spain on Tuesday staged their first nationwide strike in 25 years, voicing their disapproval with the government's failure to improve their working conditions and a new decree that allows workers to be transferred to other positions, regardless of their specialism.
Spain considering curfews to tackle new wave of coronavirus
Oct 21, 2020, at 03:08 pm
Madrid/Xinhua: The Spanish government is mulling new restrictions including curfews to contain a new wave of COVID-19 infections, Health Minister Salvador Illa said Tuesday.
Spain records over 1,000 cases over past 24 hours again - Health Ministry
May 08, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: Spain has recorded more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours (754 yesterday), bringing the total to 222,857, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
Spain reports lowest numbers of new deaths, new cases since March 15
May 03, 2020, at 07:40 pm
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Spanish health authorities on Sunday confirmed the lowest numbers of new deaths and new infection cases in a 24-hour period in the country since it was placed under a State of Alarm on March 15.
Spain sees further falls in new COVID-19 cases, deaths
Apr 28, 2020, at 07:24 pm
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Spain's Health Ministry on Tuesday said there have been further falls in the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in the country.
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll drops to 288
Apr 26, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Spanish health authorities confirmed on Sunday that 23,190 people in the country have lost their lives because of the coronavirus, after reporting 288 new deaths in the 24-hour period until 2100 hours local time on Saturday.
Spain witnesses continued fall in coronavirus cases, deaths for the third day
Apr 05, 2020, at 07:59 pm
Madrid/UNI: Spain on Sunday saw the third continuous day of fall in the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths in the last 24-hours in the country, according to the Spanish Ministry for Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services.
Spain's health emergency chief tests positive for Coronavirus
Mar 30, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Madrid/UNI Spain's Health Ministry on Monday confirmed that Fernando Simon, the director of the Health Ministry's Center for Health Emergencies, has tested positive for the coronavirus after showing symptoms on Sunday evening and is now self-isolated at home.
Number of Coronavirus cases in Spain reaches 58 : reports
Mar 01, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the coronavirus disease, officially named COVID-19, has reached 58 in Spain, media reported on Saturday.
Number of Coronavirus Disease Cases in Spain Rises From 14 to 23 : Reports
Feb 28, 2020, at 12:27 pm
Moscow/Sputni/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Spain has risen to 23, El Pais newspaper reported.
Spain confirms second coronavirus case in country - Health Ministry
Feb 09, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: The Spanish Health Ministry said on Sunday that the second coronavirus case was confirmed in the country after a tourist from the United Kingdom, who was living in Spain’s Majorca island, got infected.
First case of new coronavirus confirmed in Spain – Ministry of Health
Feb 01, 2020, at 09:26 am
Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: The first case of a new coronavirus has been confirmed in Spain, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
Temperatures soaring in Europe, could soon touch new high: Experts
Aug 03, 2018, at 12:17 pm
London, Aug 3 (IBNS): The average temperature in Europe is on the rise and could soon reach a new high, experts have warned.