December 22, 2021 Spain issues outdoor mask mandate amid COVID-19 spike Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez passed a law by decree making it mandatory to wear a mask outdoors amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
December 22, 2021 Spain's Christmas lottery brings joy amid COVID-19 pandemic Spaniards looking for a respite from the pandemic’s gloom and doom turned their attention Wednesday to a rite that for more than two centuries has marked the beginning of the festive period: the country’s bumper Christmas lottery, known as “El Gordo,” or “The Fat One.”
December 8, 2021 Police officers brave freezing water to rescue stranded dog Two Spanish police officers waded into a frozen reservoir Wednesday morning to rescue a stranded dog, police said.
December 1, 2021 Lava from volcanic eruption threatens more homes on La Palma A fresh river of lava from the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island threatened Wednesday to engulf a parish church that has so far survived the eruption that shows no signs of relenting after 10 weeks.
October 31, 2021 Man dies in Spain after being gored during a bull run A 55-year-old Spanish man bled to death after being gored in the leg by a bull during a festival in which the animals are released into the streets, local authorities said Sunday.
October 11, 2021 Couple adopts abandoned dog after noticing she was chasing their car A couple traveling through the Spanish mountainside say they noticed a small dog chasing behind their car.
September 30, 2021 Shakira and son attacked by wild boars: ‘They’ve destroyed everything’ Shakira’s Spanish holiday turned disastrous after the Colombian-Lebanese pop star was accosted by two wild boars, which reportedly made off with her handbag. The "Hips Don’t Lie" singer recounted the violating ordeal in a series of viral Instagram stories Wednesday.
September 23, 2021 Lava flow slows on Spanish island after volcanic eruption The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands has slowed significantly, raising doubts Thursday about whether it will fan out across the land and destroy more homes instead of flowing into the sea.
September 22, 2021 Volcano eruption: Danger not over for Spanish island residents, authorities warn Images show the damage caused days after a volcano erupted on a Spanish island, forcing the evacuation of more than 6,800 people.
September 21, 2021 Spain's La Palma Island shaken by earthquakes as lava approaches towns Several small earthquakes shook the Spanish island of La Palma off northwest Africa, keeping nerves on edge as rivers of volcanic lava continued to flow toward the sea Tuesday and a new vent blew open on the mountainside.
