Health
Researchers in Spain develop new Covid vaccine which achieved full immunisation in lab tests
It would be administered nasally, can be adapted within three months to new variants of the virus and is most effective in older people
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Weather
What impact will Hurricane Gabrielle have on the weather as it approaches Spain?
Meteorologist Mario Picazo has forecast how it will affect the country as it arrives at the weekend
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Weather
This is when Aemet forecasts the arrival of an Indian summer in Spain with mercury climbing back up to 30C
After a few autumnal days with cooler temperatures and some scattered rain, the weather will turn warmer and drier again for the "Veranillo de San Miguel"
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Traffic accidents
Study finds seven out of ten pedestrians killed in traffic accidents in Spain were not at fault
The report, however, highlighted the growing problem of young people who are distracted as they walk because they're looking at their mobile phones and/or wearing headphones, significantly impairing their observation skills
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Gender violence
Man sentenced in landmark case after throwing his partner's dog off cliff in Spain's Canary Islands 'to make her suffer'
Despite being found guilty of vicarious violence after he threw the four-month-old puppy to its death off a coastal cliff, the local man escaped a term in prison
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One-year-old child dies after falling from first floor property in Spain's Basque Country
The infant was rushed to hospital after the incident but doctors could only certify the child's death
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Health
Medicines watchdog in Spain issues advice about paracetamol after Donald Trump linked it to autism
Aemps is the Spanish agency for medicines and health products, and it has clarified the situation following the unverified claims from the president of the USA
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Obituary
Spanish man killed by Russian drone attack in Ukraine
Juan Luis Amador Matías, who was originally from Villapalacios (Albacete), was involved in the "recovery of wounded troops" from the frontlines when he died
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Economy
Spanish exports to USA fall by 10% as result of Trump's trade tariff war, with one industry dropping by half
Sales fell by 160 million euros in July and increased Spain's trade deficit with America by 46% to 8.2 billion
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Housing crisis
Property market surprise in Spain: fewer than one in ten homes sold are new builds
The lack of new construction in some areas is one of the issues the Spanish government must overcome to resolve the housing crisis, according to experts
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Culture
End-of-life rubber tyres crafted into massive 750-kilo European bison sculpture in Spain
Neusus, a company from León, which specialises in street furniture made from recycled materials, is behind the stunning creation with a message now on display at a museum of wild fauna
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Motoring
Study casts doubt on greater claimed reliability of electric cars compared to combustion engine vehicles
The Nissan Leaf has been crowned the most reliable electric car, while the Tesla Model S is among the most problematic
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Population
Spain has highest life expectancy amongst European Union countries
Both Spanish women and men live two years longer than the average of their continental neighbours, with the females being the longest-lived
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Freak accident involving cow on railway track leads to chance discovery of homeless man's body
Police found the corpse, in an advanced state of decomposition, when they arrived at the scene of the incident in the north of Spain
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Health
Spain plans to start handing out free condoms to young people before end of 2025
The Ministry of Health programme aims to stop the "alarming" spread of sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies and HIV-positive cases