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Spain to become the first in Europe to introduce 'menstrual leave'
Spain could become the first Western country to allow women to take several days of "menstrual leave" from the workplace each month under new proposed legislation to be unveiled next week.
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Favourable breezes boost Spain's wind power sector
Buoyed by a surge in investment and new projects, wind power has become Spain's main source of electricity generation just as Europe seeks to curb its energy imports from Russia. "We are on suitable ground here," said Joaquin Garcia Latorre, project director at Enel Green Power Espana, pointing to gigantic masts erected on the heights of the tiny northeastern village of Villar de los Navarros.
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Just Over a Year Into Its Visit, NASA’s Perseverance Rover Still Hunts for Ancient Life
More than a year ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover soared through the Martian atmosphere and touched down on the Red Planet. “We closed our eyes in Florida and opened them on another planet,” Jim Bell, the principle investigator of the rover’s camera, Mastcam-Z, and a researcher at Arizona State University, tells Popular Mechanics.
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Spain plans ban on influencers pushing unhealthy foods to children
Ministry says it will instead seek out popular figures to promote ‘sustainable and responsible eating habits’
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Entire golf resort built in protected area must be demolished, Spanish court rules
An entire golf resort, four-star hotel and nearly 200 houses must be destroyed after being built in a protected natural area, Spain's highest court has ruled, following a 14-year legal battle. The luxury Marina Isla de Valdecañas development, which features 185 villas, a four-star hotel and an artificial beach, should be demolished, according to a supreme court decision published Tuesday.
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Aranese: Spain's little-known language
Geographically, Spain's Val d'Aran should be part of France, but it's neither French, Spanish nor Catalan in culture, history or even language.
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Wind power becomes Spain’s leading energy source for 2021
Renewable sources already cover almost half of the country’s consumption needs – so far this year, they have contributed almost 47% of the total compared to less than 30% a decade ago.
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One of Spain’s Most Celebrated Female Authors Turned Out to Actually Be 3 Men
Agustín Martínez, Jorge Díaz and Antonio Mercero came forward after “Carmen Mola” won a coveted €1 million literary prize.
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Volcano erupts on Atlantic island; lava threatens some homes
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain (AP) — A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to speed up evacuations for 1,000 people as lava flows crept toward isolated mountain homes.
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Excommunicated Spanish ‘witch’ village turns curse into tourist cash
Tucked into the foothills of northern Spain, the village of Trasmoz attracts thousands of tourists each year. For many, the allure is not its half-ruined castle nor stunning mountain backdrop but rather a curious quirk of history: Trasmoz is Spain’s only excommunicated and cursed village.
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Spain adds support for storing 'COVID passports' in the Apple Wallet
Spain is another EU country supporting the COVID-19 passport within the iPhone’s Wallet app. Since the EU started using a COVID-19 digital certificate for its citizens to travel between countries, it’s now available in an easier way on iPhones. The COVID-19 digital certificate is a document that lets EU citizens travel between the countries showing that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, have recovered from the disease, or have a negative test in the past 48/72 hours.
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Snickers pulls TV advert in Spain after being accused of homophobia
The 20-second video was widely shared on social media, with users accusing Snickers of insulting gay men.
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Madrid building a huge urban forest in bid to combat climate change
Madrid is building a green wall around the city: a 75-kilometre urban forest with nearly half a million new trees.
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Consumer Rights Group in Spain Demands Apple Compensate Customers for iPhone Slowdowns Caused by iOS 14.5 and 14.6
Spain's Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) last week sent a letter (via iPhoneros) demanding that Apple compensate customers for "reported obsolescence practices" related to recent iPhone models including the iPhone 12, iPhone 11, iPhone 8, and iPhone XS.
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Lawyer says death of McAfee surprised the US mogul's family
MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Spain say that a judge has ordered an autopsy on the remains of John McAfee, the gun-loving antivirus pioneer, cryptocurrency promoter and occasional politician who died in a cell pending extradition to the United States for allegedly evading millions in unpaid taxes.
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McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison
MADRID (AP) — John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Hours earlier, a Spanish court issued a preliminary ruling in favor of the 75-year-old tycoon's extradition to the United States to face tax-related criminal charges.
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Spain Sends Troops to African Enclave After Migrant Crossings Jump
Spain deployed troops, military trucks and helicopters in its North African enclave of Ceuta on Tuesday after thousands of people crossed over from Morocco, one of the largest movements of migrants reported in the area in recent years.
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Spain to give pets same rights as humans, a breakthrough in the home of bullfighting
Spain has given pets the same legal status as humans in a sign of growing support for animal rights in the home of bullfighting. Domestic animals will be considered “living beings” under Spanish law instead of mere objects as has been the case until now.
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Spurred by lockdown, Spain gives 4-day week a try
MADRID (AP) — After years of waiting tables, Danae De Vries is one step closer to achieving her lifetime dream of becoming a theater coach. Ironically, she owes that to the pandemic. It was...
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Spain adopts euthanasia law despite conservative opposition
Lawmakers voted Thursday to make Spain the sixth country in the world, and the fourth in Europe, to allow physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia for long-suffering patients with incurable diseases and for people with unbearable permanent conditions.
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