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Spain: Investigations into oragnised attacks on migrants in Canary Islands
On Monday, the prosecutor’s office in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, announced an investigation into potential hate crimes committed by members of WhatsApp chat groups, which are trying to organize in ways to intimidate or beat immigrants. News agency Efereported that prosecutors are looking at several pieces of information exchanged […]
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Portugal: New bill passed to legalise euthanasia
The Portuguese parliament, which recently re-elected the president, passed a law that allows euthanasia in the country. The bill will authorize doctor-assisted suicide for Portuguese adults in the event of “extremely painful and irreparable loss”. Those who would rather die can also choose to make “free and informed” decisions. The draft was […]
Read MoreItaly: GDP contracted by 8.8% in 2020
ISTAT said on Tuesday that, based on preliminary estimates from raw quarterly data, Italy’s GDP contracted by 8.8% in 2020 from the previous year. The National Bureau of Statistics said that according to the calendar-adjusted estimate, the decline was 8.9%. This figure is slightly better than that after the COVID-19 pandemic plunged […]
Read MoreGreece confirms its 1st case of South African virus variant
The Greek authorities have confirmed that a mutation of the new coronavirus in South Africa has been detected in the country for the first time, prompting senior health officials to fly to the area where the virus was found to attend Sunday’s meeting. The minister leading the government’s response to the pandemic and […]
Read MoreSpain: Tourism likely to resume this summer, says minitser
Spain’s Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto hopes that tourists from this country can restart their travels on Easter. “It is difficult to predict, but if the health protection conditions are met, at Easter, for us (the government)) may restart national travel.” She assured that the government is working to resume the tourism industry. Internationally, […]
Read MoreItaly eases COVID-19 restrictions in 16 regions
Many regions (16 out of 20) in Italy lowered the COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, and most of the country has now become yellow areas, which means that the risk of infection is considered medium. In the country’s health risk classification, the regions including Lazio (Rome) and Lombardy (Milan) will change from orange to […]
Read MoreStorm Justine makes its way toward Spain
On Friday, January 29, the new Atlantic Deep Sea Storm Justine began to spread across Spain, but it is expected to be fully affected on the Andalusian coast on Saturday afternoon. After experiencing an unprecedented week of temperatures similar to spring, many areas have witnessed record high temperatures. Justine, the tenth strong […]
Read MoreSouth Africa Coronavirus Variant Detected in Spain
Spanish officials confirmed that Spain found a variant of the SouthAfrican coronavirus in Spain on Thursday, as the Ministry of Health reported a decrease in new infections. Galician health officials said they found the mutation in a man who recently went to work in South Africa. This variant has been found in at […]
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