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Greece shows solidarity with Spain in coronavirus fight by flying Spanish flag above Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs

GREECE has shown its solidarity with Spain, by flying the Spanish flag above its Parliament and its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens

10 Apr, 2020 @ 19:54

Lead

Study suggests 3 million people in Spain (7% of pop.) have developed short-term immunity to COVID-19

THE question has been plaguing minds since the outbreak of COVID-19: how many people are actually infected? Knowledge of the number is needed to grasp

10 Apr, 2020 @ 18:21

Lead·National News

An Airbus A340 300 Of Iranian Airline Mahan Air Takes Off From Duesseldorf Airport

Spain cancels Mahan Air flights between Barcelona and Tehran, with the airline now no longer operating any flights between the Iranian capital and any EU destinations

SPAIN has cancelled the Mahan Air flights between Barcelona and Tehran.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 17:53

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 27 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is left feeling foolish after a a birthday Zoom call

It's my brother’s birthday today

10 Apr, 2020 @ 16:14

Health·Lead·Other News

COVID-19: Around 25% of hotels in Spain’s Malaga will not reopen after coronavirus crisis

This is the stark prediction by the president of the Aehcos

10 Apr, 2020 @ 16:01

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Man in Spain’s Malaga arrested for threatening his neighbours and the police after a denuncia was filed against him for playing loud music

A MAN in Malaga has been arrested for threatening neighbours after they called the police complaining he was playing loud music.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 15:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain records a 56.5% ‘abnormal’ rise in deaths as country battles COVID-19 pandemic

SPAIN has seen an ‘abnormal’ 56.5% rise in recorded deaths for the period from March 17 to April 7, according to a recent study. Spain’s

10 Apr, 2020 @ 15:51

Lead·National News

COVID-19: Spanish Supreme Court denies Medical Union plea for guaranteed supply of masks and gloves

The Supreme Court has feverishly denied that the government has acted irresponsibly and 'dragged its feet'

10 Apr, 2020 @ 15:26

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Eurobasket 2021 moved back by a year to 2022 due to coronavirus

THE Basketball European Championships scheduled for September 2021 have been moved to 2022 due to coronavirus.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 15:15

Lead·Sport

Number of plane passengers in Spain decrease by nearly 60% in March, in comparison to the same month last year

THE number of plane passengers in Spain has decreased by a staggering 59.3% in the month of March, compared to the same month last year.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 14:39

Lead·Travel News

IN PICS: Heartbroken locals and expats celebrate Semana Santa and Easter as best they can amid Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

THIS week should have seen the most colourful and dramatic event on Spain’s calendar. Right now, the streets in cities like Sevilla or Malaga would

10 Apr, 2020 @ 13:16

Lead·National News

Number of cars intercepted in Costa Blanca city DOUBLES in one day, as Easter weekend traffic from inland increases

SECURITY in Alicante has been increased after over 2,000 cars had been intercepted on Tuesday, alone. Main roads in and out of the city have

10 Apr, 2020 @ 13:04

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

MURCIA’S Mar Menor in danger as water chemical levels reach record high

THE Mar Menor area of the Murcian coastline is under threat as new studies reveal dangerous chemicals in the water have reached critical levels. The

10 Apr, 2020 @ 12:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police in Costa Blanca resort check shoppers’ addresses in latest clamp-down

SANTA POLA Local Police are informing citizens that they are happy to check the addresses of shoppers as they buy their groceries. The Costa Blanca

10 Apr, 2020 @ 12:18

Costa Blanca

BREAKING: Death toll and infection rate back on the decline in good sign for Spain’s coronavirus battle

SPAIN is back on the decline in terms of COVID-19 death and infection rates. According to the Health Ministry, 605 people died from coronavirus in

10 Apr, 2020 @ 11:55

Lead·National News

New York surpasses Spain in coronavirus cases and becomes global focus of pandemic

The state of New York had confirmed almost 160,000 cases of coronavirus.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 11:19

Health·Lead·National News

Man arrested after boasting on social media of travelling across Spain to spread coronavirus

The man was arrested and will be charged with a hate crime

10 Apr, 2020 @ 11:16

Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19: Tributes flood in as first Guardia Civil officer dies in Malaga

It was as the procession rolled through Antequera that the news came through that after 48 hours in a critical condition, the officer had passed

10 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

NO NEW COVID-19 deaths in Balearic Islands as Ibiza clinic becomes first in Spain to use pioneering ozone therapy

According to health officials, more than half of those infected with COVID-19 have won the battle against the virus

10 Apr, 2020 @ 09:18

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Malaga Film Festival lives on as producer projects nightly movies onto neighbour’s wall during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

Sanchez works as an audiovisual coordinator for the annual festival which has this year been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak

9 Apr, 2020 @ 21:17

Lead·Malaga

SURVIVING THE CRISIS: British CEO of leading telecommunications provider hopes that amazing ‘community spirit’ won’t end with defeat of COVID-19

“AS a leading Telecommunications provider in Spain, we has a duty to keep operating in order to facilitate communications,” says Jan McDowell, CEO of Telitec

9 Apr, 2020 @ 20:14

Costa Blanca

Police keep an eye on public as in-house COVID-19 testing starts in Gibraltar

The confirmed cases have risen to 123 in Gibraltar and active cases are now sitting at 63 as police make sure no one goes to

9 Apr, 2020 @ 20:06

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

SURVIVING THE CRISIS: Students of British martial arts gym owner set up surprise GoFundMe to help him through Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

MATRIX Martial Arts was opened in April 2018 and was the first dedicated martial arts school in Javea,” says Professor Steve Newman owner and head

9 Apr, 2020 @ 20:04

Costa Blanca

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London diaries – Sun, barbecues and lockdown

THE UK is famous for its dull and gloomy weather.

9 Apr, 2020 @ 19:36

Police on Spain’s Costa del Sol arrest Finnish expat who broke lockdown rules and ran around naked shouting he had coronavirus

A FINNISH expat has been arrested in the province of Malaga for breaking lockdown rules and running around naked.

9 Apr, 2020 @ 17:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s coronavirus lockdown likely to be extended into May as PM Pedro Sanchez says ‘we cannot back down’

THE nationwide lockdown is unlikely to end on April 26 despite Spain beginning to bring its coronavirus epidemic ‘under control’. Pedro Sanchez told congress today

9 Apr, 2020 @ 16:47

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

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Greece shows solidarity with Spain in coronavirus fight by flying Spanish flag above Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Study suggests 3 million people in Spain (7% of pop.) have developed short-term immunity to COVID-19

Spain cancels Mahan Air flights between Barcelona and Tehran, with the airline now no longer operating any flights between the Iranian capital and any EU destinations

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 27 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is left feeling foolish after a a birthday Zoom call

COVID-19: Around 25% of hotels in Spain’s Malaga will not reopen after coronavirus crisis

Man in Spain’s Malaga arrested for threatening his neighbours and the police after a denuncia was filed against him for playing loud music

Spain records a 56.5% ‘abnormal’ rise in deaths as country battles COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19: Spanish Supreme Court denies Medical Union plea for guaranteed supply of masks and gloves

Eurobasket 2021 moved back by a year to 2022 due to coronavirus

Number of plane passengers in Spain decrease by nearly 60% in March, in comparison to the same month last year

IN PICS: Heartbroken locals and expats celebrate Semana Santa and Easter as best they can amid Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Number of cars intercepted in Costa Blanca city DOUBLES in one day, as Easter weekend traffic from inland increases

MURCIA’S Mar Menor in danger as water chemical levels reach record high

Police in Costa Blanca resort check shoppers’ addresses in latest clamp-down

BREAKING: Death toll and infection rate back on the decline in good sign for Spain’s coronavirus battle

New York surpasses Spain in coronavirus cases and becomes global focus of pandemic

Man arrested after boasting on social media of travelling across Spain to spread coronavirus

COVID-19: Tributes flood in as first Guardia Civil officer dies in Malaga

NO NEW COVID-19 deaths in Balearic Islands as Ibiza clinic becomes first in Spain to use pioneering ozone therapy

Malaga Film Festival lives on as producer projects nightly movies onto neighbour’s wall during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

SURVIVING THE CRISIS: British CEO of leading telecommunications provider hopes that amazing ‘community spirit’ won’t end with defeat of COVID-19

Police keep an eye on public as in-house COVID-19 testing starts in Gibraltar

SURVIVING THE CRISIS: Students of British martial arts gym owner set up surprise GoFundMe to help him through Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

London diaries – Sun, barbecues and lockdown

Police on Spain’s Costa del Sol arrest Finnish expat who broke lockdown rules and ran around naked shouting he had coronavirus

Spain’s coronavirus lockdown likely to be extended into May as PM Pedro Sanchez says ‘we cannot back down’

Did you hit the slopes this Semana Santa? Sierra Nevada resort records one of its biggest Easters ever

‘Blood rain’ warning: Spain to be caked in mud from Easter Monday as DANA storm bringing heavy rainfall runs into wave of Saharan dust

Outrage erupts in Mexican art world over plan to put Frida Kahlo masterpieces on display in Spain

The curious link between Spain’s Easter processions and a fascist ally of dictator Franco

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced before’: Reflections on Spain’s Semana Santa from a Kiwi far from home

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