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One person is killed and four others are injured when a man wielding a machete breaks into two churches in Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain. A 25-year-old Moroccan man is arrested.
2023-01-25

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that Spain will allow all vaccinated travelers to visit the country starting on June 7 regardless of their country of origin, and it will also allow British holidaymakers to visit as well starting on May 24, as it aims to revive its pandemic-hit tourism industry.
2021-05-21

A 1634 edition of "The Two Noble Kinsmen", the last play written by English playwright William Shakespeare, is discovered at the Royal Scots College's library in Salamanca, Spain. It is believed to be the oldest copy of any of his works in the country.
2020-09-19

Thirteen are killed and 34 others injured after a bus carrying Erasmus exchange students returning from the renowned Falles fireworks festival in Valencia, crashes near Freginals, Spain. The regional government of Catalonia said in a statement that, "... according to the latest data, the ill-fated bus had students from Hungary, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Italy, Peru, Bulgaria, Poland, Ireland, Japan, Ukraine, Holland, Belgium, France, Palestine, Turkey, (and) Greece."
2016-03-20

A study from Spain published in the "New England Journal of Medicine" finds that following a Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, nuts, fish and fresh fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of heart disease.
2013-02-25

Four suspected drug traffickers of the Sinaloa Cartel, including the cousin of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Mexico's most-wanted drug lord, are captured in Spain.
2012-08-10

Spain's national court opens a criminal investigation into last year's listing of Bankia SA on the stock market, with former chairman Rodrigo Rato and 32 others listed as suspects.
2012-07-4

Venezuela celebrates 200 years of independence from Spain featuring street parties and a military parade.
2011-07-5

Tens of thousands demonstrate against an abortion bill in several Spanish cities.
2010-03-7