Spain has declared a national emergency as rapidly spreading wildfires threatened communities near Madrid and in the neighbouring province of Ávila, forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate while firefighters battled multiple blazes across the country. Read More: Spain wildfire turns escape routes deadly The emergency was announced on Thursday night after authorities warned that simultaneous […]
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Spanish election campaign cut short by Holy Week
Just days before Spain’s general election, the palm-tree lined streets of the centre of Malaga are almost devoid of posters. The southern city, like others across Spain, has banned political advertisements for the April 28 polls from the routes of the hundreds of Easter processions featuring penitents in cone-shaped hoods that take place round-the-clock in […]