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December 20, 2022

Ken DeLand: American college student's disappearance in Europe 'still a blur,' family says

Kenneth DeLand, the upstate New York college student who had been missing in France since Nov. 28, was found to be alive in Spain after spotting himself in media reports.

December 19, 2022

COVID remains to be Spain’s leading cause of deaths in 2022

The spreading of the coronavirus has significantly slowed by the end of 2022. However, the virus is still Spain’s leading cause of deaths.

December 17, 2022

American student Ken DeLand reunited with mother, heading home, official says

Missing person Ken DeLand Jr. expected to fly home Saturday after being reunited with his mother in Lyon, France, Public Prosecutor of Grenoble Eric Vaillant says

December 14, 2022

Spain’s Queen Letizia visits LA to promote Spanish language, culture

Spanish Queen Letizia Ortíz visited Los Angeles, California, to open a center dedicated to promoting the growth of Hispanic culture and the Spanish language.

December 13, 2022

Iberian Peninsula slammed by Atlantic storm that left a trail of destruction

Homes and stores were flooded by an Atlantic storm that hit the Iberian Peninsula in Lisbon, Portugal. The storm later moved toward Spain.

December 7, 2022

Migrants escape from plane in Barcelona after woman fakes going into labor, Spanish government says

Fourteen migrants have fled into Spain Wednesday after a plane traveling from Morocco to Turkey made an emergency landing over a woman who faked going into labor, a report says.

December 6, 2022

Man attempts freediving world record, becomes lifeless underwater as others rush to his aid

A professional freediver lost consciousness while attempting to break the freedive world record. This was his third attempt — it took place in Honduras. Here's what happened.

December 2, 2022

Letter bomb found at U.S. Embassy in Spain, the sixth device targeted to high-profile officials in 24 hours

Security officials at the U.S. Embassy in Spain discovered a letter bomb that was later handed over to bomb defusers in the Spanish police and safely destroyed in a controlled detonation.

December 1, 2022

2022 World Cup: Japan shocks Spain to win Group E, sends Germany home

Japan took down World Cup favorites Spain, 2-1, in shocking fashion. In doing so, Japan and Spain moved on to the round of 16, while Germany was eliminated.

November 30, 2022

Spain enacts new code to discourage sexist stereotypes in ads for kids’ toys

A new code that discourages sexist stereotypes in toy ads is underway in Spain. The policy urges toy manufacturers to stop characterizing genders with colors and certain activities.