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'Complete Collapse' of EU Power Grid Remains a Mystery

Officials still searching for answers after disruption in Spain, Portugal, France triggered travel chaos

(Newser) - Flights were grounded, trains halted, and millions left in the dark as one of Europe's largest blackouts swept through Spain and Portugal, leaving experts searching for answers. Power was almost fully restored to Spain and Portugal by Tuesday morning after the blackout caused widespread disruption on Monday, reports...

'Extraordinary' Blackout Shuts Down Spain, Portugal

The 2 countries grind to a halt, with limited cell phone service, trains, flights, and ATMs

(Newser) - A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting subway trains, cutting phone service, and shutting down traffic lights and ATM machines for the 50 million people who live across the Iberian Peninsula. Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica said restoring power to large parts of...

Mystery Endures Over Girl's Death in Picturesque Town

Body of Eva Rauter was found in Portbou, Spain, in 1990, but answers still elude

(Newser) - The locals, at least those who were around in 1990, still remember the day the body of the girl with the "angelic" face was found in the small Spanish town of Portbou on the Mediterranean. The circumstances explain why: As Giles Tremlett writes in the Guardian , she was found...

Zoo Takes 'Dignity' Approach to Its Aging Animals

Geriatric care reigns at Spain's Barcelona Zoo, where elephants even get pedicures

(Newser) - At the Barcelona Zoo, a 40-year-old African elephant places her foot through the metal barrier where a zookeeper gently scrubs its sole—it's how the beloved pachyderm gets her "pedicure," along with apple slices every day. The treatment is part of the zoo's specialized geriatric care...

Spanish Cops Bust Exotic Cat Smuggling Ring

2 arrested on Mallorca are accused of breeding, selling tigers, leopards, lynxes, etc.

(Newser) - Spanish police have arrested two people in connection with the sale of exotic felines on the internet. The authorities seized 19 animals, including a caracal and two servals, in an operation in Manacor, on the Balearic island of Mallorca, the Civil Guard said in a statement on Thursday. More than...

Pope Puts 'God's Architect' on Track for Sainthood

Francis starts process for Antoni Gaudi, designer of Barcelona's famous Sagrada Familia basilica

(Newser) - Antoni Gaudi just took his first official step toward becoming a saint. The Catalan architect who designed the still-in-progress Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain, has been placed on the path to sainthood by Pope Francis, who in a Monday decree declared Gaudi "venerable" and full of "heroic...

Demonstrators in Dozens of Cities Protest Housing Costs

Renters wanting to buy in Spain say they're priced out of market

(Newser) - Protesters returned to the streets across Spain on Saturday in anger over high housing costs for which no relief is in sight. Thousands marched in the capital, Madrid, along with Barcelona and over 30 other cities in a demonstration organized by housing activists and backed by Spain's main labor...

There Was One Witness to Billionaire Mogul's Fatal Fall
There Was One Witness to
Billionaire Mogul's Fatal Fall
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Mar 9, 2025 3:40 PM CDT

There Was One Witness to Billionaire Mogul's Fatal Fall

Spanish police reinvestigating fashion guru Isak Andic's death due to apparent issues with son's statement

(Newser) - Spanish police have reopened an investigation into the December death of Mango fashion chain owner Isak Andic after finding witness statements inconsistent with the circumstances of his fall from a nearly 500-foot cliff . The 71-year-old billionaire fell to his death in the Montserrat caves near Barcelona while hiking with his...

Creepy Fish Emerges From the Deep: 'I Thought It Was AI'
Rare Sighting of This 'Seadevil'
Is a 'Dream Come True'
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Feb 16, 2025 7:00 AM CST

Rare Sighting of This 'Seadevil' Is a 'Dream Come True'

Humpback anglerfish is spotted in broad daylight, near ocean's surface, for what may be first time

(Newser) - A deep-sea creature only recorded alive on one other occasion has been seen for what's believed to be the first time in broad daylight. Per National Geographic , researchers from the Condrik Tenerife NGO working near the Canary Islands off the coast of Tenerife caught a glimpse on Jan. 26...

Spain Is Trying to Shrink Its Workweek

Proposal advances to establish a 37.5-hour week

(Newser) - Spanish ministers on Tuesday moved to advance a proposal that would see the country's legal working week cut to 37.5 hours, down from 40, with no adjustment made to salaries. "This proposal is about living better, working less, and being much more productive and more efficient economically,...

Trial of Spain's Ex-Soccer Boss Kicks Off

Luis Rubiales is accused of sexual assault after player Jenni Hermoso says he forced kiss on her

(Newser) - The former president of the Spanish soccer federation goes on trial Monday, accused of sexual assault for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup final in 2023. Luis Rubiales also grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture amid celebrations of Spain's...

Court: Single Mom Should Get Same Time Off as 2 Parents

Appealed case could be 'game changer' for lots of single-parent families in Spain

(Newser) - A single mom who said she was entitled to double the amount of parental leave at work to make up for not having a partner to help shoulder the load has finally emerged victorious in Spain. Per the New York Times , 44-year-old Silvia Pardo Moreno, who worked part-time for an...

Lift Drops Skiers, Leaves Others Dangling in Air

At least 30 are injured at resort in northern Spain

(Newser) - A ski lift collapsed at a resort in northern Spain on Saturday, throwing people to the ground and leaving others hanging in the air. At least 30 people are reported to have been hurt at the Astún resort in the Spanish Pyrenees, the BBC reports, 17 of whom required...

Spain to Outsiders: Don't Buy a Home Here

Nation wants to impose 100% surcharge on non-EU citizens/residents who are buying property there

(Newser) - Thinking of buying a sweet Spanish chalet to serve as a vacation home—or even as your permanent abode? It'll likely soon cost you if you're not a part of the European Union. The BBC reports that Spain is planning on implementing a 100% tax on the value...

Police Seize 7 Tons of Cocaine Buried Under Farm

Spain's Civil Guard unearthed the drugs in Coria del Rio after following 2 suspicious speedboats

(Newser) - A pair of vessels that attracted the wrong kind of attention in Spain last week led to a hefty drug bust on a nearby farm. Officials from the nation's Civil Guard say their investigation began Friday when two speedboats were spotted at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, per...

Google Street View Allegedly Catches Killer Moving a Body
Cops: Google Street View
Busted a Killer Moving a Body
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Dec 22, 2024 7:01 AM CST

Cops: Google Street View Busted a Killer Moving a Body

Spanish police say October 2023 image helped solve Cuban man's murder

(Newser) - For the first time in 15 years, a Google Street View vehicle drove through the Spanish village of Tajueco in October 2023, photographing its roadways. The timing couldn't have been better. One of the many images it captured—showing a street deserted apart from a single red car and...

Fashion Chain Founder Dies in Cave Fall

Isak Andic was 71

(Newser) - The founder of fashion chain Mango died Saturday in Spain, where he was hiking with family members when he slipped and fell from a nearly 500-foot cliff. Billionaire Isak Andic, 71, was near Barcelona in the Montserrat caves at the time, according to local reports cited by the BBC and...

'Tiger Woods of Scrabble' Wins in a Language He Can't Speak

New Zealand's Nigel Richards wins Spanish title in 'incredible humiliation'

(Newser) - A New Zealand man known as the "Tiger Woods of Scrabble" has won yet another title, in a language he can't even speak. CNN reports that 57-year-old Nigel Richards scooped up the top prize last month in the board game's Spanish world championship, beating out about 150...

Spanish Workers Now Get Paid Climate Leave

Allowing them not to travel during climate emergencies

(Newser) - Workers in Spain now have access to "paid climate leave." The new measure, put in a place a month after deadly floods ravaged the Valencia region , allows workers to take up to four days of paid time off during weather emergencies rather than have to commute. The measure...

Protesters in Spain Object to Skyrocketing Rents

Average cost has doubled in 10 years

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading "Fewer apartments for investing and more...

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