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Warning over popular health product as '100 hospitalised' in Spain
UK tourists have been warned after a hospital in Spain said more and more individuals had been admitted to hospital with vitamin D poisoning. Doctors at the Son Espases Hospital in Palma de Mallorca said they believed the illnesses are linked to...

Who will make Spain's squad for the 2026 World Cup?
Reigning European champions Spain will be one of the favorites for the upcoming World Cup in 2026. The Spanish national team has undergone a major transition in recent years, with a new generation of young stars replacing the veterans. Confident...
OILING THE WHEELS OF TRADE How Russia Sidesteps Sanctions to Sustain Critical Oil and Gas Revenue
The SCF Turgut oil tanker owned by Sovcomflot, a Russian state-owned shipping company © Sovcomflot We merrily pump it into the fuel tanks of our vehicles without really giving a thought to where it comes from. We should, perhaps, stop and think....

Bluefloat exit would be blow to renewable energy targets
Australia’s green energy transition is expected to suffer a major setback, following speculation that Spain-based wind developer BlueFloat Energy - one of the nation’s largest offshore wind producers - is contemplating exiting its clean energy...

‘I knew she wasn’t going to make it’ – Brit tourist caught in ‘deliberate’ bar explosion in Spain
A BRITISH tourist has described the terrifying moment a bar exploded around her while she was ‘buying a shirt from a market stall.’ Debbie Scholefield, 48, a former paramedic, was visiting her mother in the Mar Menor region when she was caught up...

Bettel reacts to US Ambassador comments, Cattenom nuclear reactor to continue for a decade, and footballer Diogo Jota dies in car crash
The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for 4 July. Luxembourg BETTEL US – In an interview with L’Essentiel published yesterday, Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel has hit back at comments by the new US ambassador to Luxembourg on...

SEZs target energy investment, export reform
The MJS Industrial & Technology Park is the only SEZ in Spanish Town, St Catherine.Garfield Robinson BUSINESSES looking to supply energy are being encouraged to consider opportunities within Jamaica’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs). According to...

Five-star Spain thrash Portugal in perfect start to Euro campaign
SPAIN SHINE IN CAMPAIGN OPENER AGAINST PORTUGAL As one of the tournament favourites, it was hard to imagine Spain would not win this opening fixture against neighbours, Portugal. Although Portugal might not have expected the match to begin so...

Spain’s children are being damaged by ‘parents using screens as digital babysitters’ claims expert
A LEADING Spanish sleep expert has warned that parents are increasingly using screens as ‘digital babysitters’ and ‘electronic dummies’ for children as young as babies. Dr Javier Albares, a specialist in clinical neurophysiology and member of both...
Spain’s Impossible Dream of ‘Green’ Electricity
Updated Man of La Mancha lyrics could read: “To dream the impossible dream of clean, green, net-zero electricity, to fight the unbeatable foe of manmade climate cataclysms, we must run where the brave dare not go.” Don Quixote saw windmills as...

Common vitamin supplement warning as '100 hospitalised' in Spain
Maria Ortega and Ben Hurst 05:45, 04 Jul 2025 A Spanish hospital has issued a warning after patients started turning up in greater numbers with vitamin D poisoning. Officials said the poisonings are linked, in many cases, to the prolonged and...

Batteries are so cheap now, solar power doesn’t sleep
Photo: Arevon A new report from global energy think tank Ember says batteries have officially hit the price point that lets solar power deliver affordable electricity almost every hour of the year in the sunniest parts of the world. The study...

It’s paradise lost as climate change remakes Europe’s summers
BARCELONA, Spain – Not so long ago, families coming to the shore in Montgat, Spain, just outside Barcelona, built sand castles, played paddle games and lounged around on the broad band of sand that was the picture of the European summer vacation....

Spain’s big blackout: A cautionary tale for US grid managers
The U.S. power grid doesn’t face the exact risks that led to the collapse of Spain’s and Portugal’s electricity system in April, but its changing resource mix and rising demand create urgent challenges here as well, a U.S. grid security executive...

Renewable energy exposed
There is an ethereal tone to the Australian debate on energy. The government is focused on what it regards as an inevitable transition to Net Zero emissions. This means replacement of coal by wind and solar and eventually by ‘green’ hydrogen from...

‘I’m Just Ready to Turn Up’: Sudan Archives’ Upcoming Album
There’s also the fact that, unlike with Natural Brown Prom Queen, which featured an eclectic roster of collaborators, Parks worked solely with her sister, a cousin from Detroit, and one of her best friends on the songwriting and production for The...

Your Weekly Recap: Housing prices face upward trajectory, 10 more years for Cattenom reactors, and Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Your Weekly Recap for 30 June–4 July 2025. Here are five things you should know at the end of this week: End of housing support leads to new rise in home prices Flaws in renovated Findel runway spark safety concerns, possible legal action Cracks...

Interview: Seville “a critical test” of multilateralism
The promises were made at the opening of the Financing For Development Conference (FFD4), currently underway in the Spanish city of Seville, when the delegates agreed Seville engagement. During the conference, the UN News spoke to Li junhuaThe...

Missouri S&T symposium in Morocco focuses on sustainable energy for Africa
Energy experts and researchers from around the world gathered in Marrakech, Morocco, this spring for Missouri S&T’s 4th International Laufer Energy Symposium to discuss the future of sustainable energy and the challenges facing Africa and the...

BarMar Hydrogen Pipeline Project to Link Spain and France in Major Clean Energy Push
Europe is diving deep—literally—into a cleaner energy future. Three energy heavyweights—Enagás, Natran (a subsidiary of Engie), and Teréga—have just launched a bold joint venture to build the BarMar hydrogen pipeline. This isn’t just your average...