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European leaders will say on Thursday that all non-essential travel needs to remain restricted as the health situation remains “serious”.

A powerful gas explosion has torn through a residential building in central Madrid, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structure

France is known to be one of the most vaccine-skeptic nations in the world, and that makes its Covid-19 immunization drive much harder.

Some British citizens trying to return to their homes in Spain and other European countries have been barred from boarding flights this weekend

Fortune has shined on the lucky holders of tickets with the number 72897 that took top prize in the Spain’s huge Christmas lottery, known as “EL Gordo” (the fat one)

Former Spain and Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 40-year-old Xavi, now the coach of Qatari club Al-Sadd, said Saturday that he was tested according to the Qatar league protocol and that the latest test showed he had contracted COVID-19. “Fortunately, I’m feeling OK, but I will be isolated until I am given the...

A South Florida artist is back home after getting stuck overseas. David Schor talks to NBC 6 anchor Sheli Muñiz about experiencing the lockdown in Spain and how it compares to the US.

Pounding hooves and squeals of excitement as bulls charge toward the fleeing crowd of thousands of people will not be heard on the streets of Pamplona on Monday for the first time since Spain’s civil war.

The family of a Virginia man who has been held in Spain for the last year on drug trafficking charges says he was an unwitting courier for a criminal syndicate

The World Health Organization has reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours

In an effort to humanize the recovery process, Hospital del Mar in Spain is taking patients transferring out of the ICU to the seaside.

Streets in Spain echoed again with joyful cries as the country let children go outside for the first time in six weeks

Vice President Pence announced on Saturday that the travel restrictions from Europe will be expanded to include the U.K. and Ireland, effect Monday night at midnight. Americans abroad will still be able to return to the United States and are encouraged to return home and self-quarantine.

The mounting death toll from the virus outbreak in the United States had it poised Tuesday to overtake China’s grim toll of 3,300 deaths, with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying up to 1 million more healthcare workers were needed. “Please come help us,” he urged.

France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of the world loves about it — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes, restaurants and cinema — and Spain drew up plans Saturday to lock down its 46 million citizens as governments took increasingly desperate measures to put more space between people and contain the coronavirus.

Opera star Placido Domingo amended his apology to the multiple women who have accused him of sexual misconduct, adding several caveats Thursday to an earlier statement in which he said he took “full responsibility” for his actions.

Regular surgical face masks are not effective in protecting against the coronavirus. A more specialized face mask known as N95 respirators are thicker than surgical masks and are fitted to a person’s face to keep out any viral particles.

A police dog in Spain apparently has been trained to perform CPR. In a video of a demonstration posted on Facebook by police in Madrid, Poncho sprang into action when his partner fell to the ground and pretended to be unresponsive. The dog’s actions mimic cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Poncho is ready to save a life! Madrid’s municipal police department shared a video of K-9 Poncho “performing” CPR on his human partner as a way to promote adoption.

Organizers of the world’s biggest mobile technology fair are pulling the plug over worries about the viral outbreak from China.