Health and safety
Masks will not be compulsory in hospitals in Spain until high flu spread level is reached
The Ministry of Health will apply a single protocol throughout the country, including all regions, to curb the respiratory virus epidemic
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Politics
Spain withdraws from Eurovision for the first time after EBU backs Israel
The festival's management prevented a specific vote on the country's presence at the contest
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Economy
Spain's PM announces plan to directly aid electric car purchases and calls for lower prices
Pedro Sánchez believes that this joint strategy to reduce the price of electric vehicles will help all households have access to them
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Lottery
Clairvoyant predicts winning number of Spain's Christmas lottery draw
David, who has seen the number in several signs, provides some other possible combinations
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Real estate
Alicante and Costa Blanca lead in property sales to foreigners in Spain
The Costa Blanca is followed closely by Malaga and the Costa del Sol
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Legal
Woman jailed in Spain for sharing private conversation between her husband and their children in parents' group chat
Spain's Supreme Court increased the fine to 2,700 euros, ruling that the children were also victims of the crime of disclosing secrets
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Taxes
Spain delays implementation of new invoicing system for SMEs and self-employed by one year
Verifactu will not be compulsory until 1 January 2027 for companies and 1 July for the self-employed
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History
An especially historic ceremony to remember the victims of the bombing of Gernika
The King of Spain, the German president and the president of the Basque government together paid tribute to those who died in 1937 at the cemetery of this historic town
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Employment
Neither young people nor migrants can make up for baby boom retirees in Spain
Most regions, except for the major metropolises, will suffer a shortage of skilled workers in the next decade if the number of migrants does not increase
Extra Emotional Events
Sir Tom Jones headlines Moonlight Málaga, a new premium summer experience
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112 incident
German plane makes emergency landing in Bilbao after elderly passenger dies mid-flight
The pensioner from Hamburg, who was returning home with his daughter from Gran Canaria, died of a heart attack
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Spanish trade unions call for minimum wage increase of 89 euros per month to 1,273 euros
The UGT and CC OO unions state that this 7.5% increase should have the personal income tax applied and demand that the increase is not absorbed by supplements such as hazard or night-shift pay
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Astronomy
Spectacular supermoon to be seen for the last time until 2042
The last full moon of this year, also known as the cold or long nights moon, will be bigger and brighter than usual
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Animal welfare
Spain's emergency military unit to join containment operation of wild boars infected with swine flu
Rural authorities are combing the 20-kilometre confined area for carcasses and specimens with the virus
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Crime
Chocoholics beware: soaring prices put chocolate in Spain's top ten of most stolen food items
Supermarkets are having to take extra precautions against the wave of thefts by shoplifters targeting everyday consumer goods that have become a luxury for many families
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Risk
More than 170 people died last year in house fires in Spain
The main profile is that of a person over 65 years of age, most of who died from smoke inhalation caused by fires originating from electrical panels, heaters or cigarettes