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Spain Premier pledges 'climate pact' on visit to fire-hit area
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday pledged a "national pact" to address the climate emergency during a visit to Ourense, a region in the northwest grappling with severe wildfires. Spain is now in its third week of heatwave...
Intense Wildfires Burn Regions in Spain, Portugal
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Iberian Peninsula continues to face intense wildfire outbreaks as of Monday, with the total number of fatalities reaching six—four in Spain and two in Portugal. The situation remains critical, with emergency services stretched thin...
Authorities report third person killed in Spain wildfires
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Authorities in Spain confirmed Thursday that a third person has died while fighting wildfires in the country’s northwest Leon region, marking another tragedy in an already devastating fire season. Nicanor Sen Velez, prefect for Castile...
Bolivia to head for presidential election runoff with centrist, right-wing ex-leader
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Bolivia is headed for a runoff presidential election as centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz and right-wing former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga emerged as the top contenders, defying pre-election polls. With 90% of ballots counted, the National...
Spain Continues to Fight Widespread Wildfires
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Spain is currently facing an unprecedented crisis as wildfires rage across over 51 locations throughout the country, displacing more than 4,000 individuals who were compelled to sleep outside. The widespread blazes are affecting numerous...
Raging Wildfires Displace Over 4,000 Residents in Spain
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Spain is confronting one of its most severe wildfire outbreaks in recent history, with more than 51 active blazes scorching multiple regions and forcing over 4,000 people to flee their homes and seek emergency shelter outdoors. According...
Spain Wildfires Force Evacuation of Over 9,500 Residents
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Spain is grappling with some of its most devastating wildfires in recent years, as raging blazes in the regions of Zamora, Leon, and Ourense overwhelm firefighting efforts, forcing the evacuation of over 9,500 individuals from more than...
Two murdered in European wildfires
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Two men died and thousands were evacuated as wildfires swept through southern Europe on Tuesday amid a severe heatwave. Heat alerts were issued in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, and the Balkans, with temperatures forecasted to exceed...
Spain’s PM prioritizes ending war on Ukraine, calls for lasting peace
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez emphasized on Tuesday that resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict remains the highest priority, advocating for a “just and lasting peace” for Ukraine. “The priority is to end the war, and to secure a...
Spain Prioritizes Ending Russia-Ukraine War
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez emphasized on Tuesday that ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is the foremost priority, advocating for a “just and lasting peace” for Ukraine’s capital. In a post on X, Sanchez declared,...
Spain challenges ban on religious events
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) The Spanish government has formally urged the Jumilla City Council in Murcia to overturn a pact between the main opposition conservative People's Party (PP) and the far-right Vox party that bans religious events in municipal sports...
Spanish Government Challenges Religious Ban in Jumilla
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) The Spanish authorities have officially appealed to the Jumilla City Council, located in the Murcia region, to annul an agreement made between the primary conservative opposition, the People's Party (PP), and the far-right Vox party. This...
Top Western attorneys defend imprisoned Euroskeptic Moldovan politician
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) High-profile Western lawyers are joining the defense team of Evgenia Gutsul, the jailed Euroskeptic leader of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region, who received a seven-year prison sentence for alleged financial crimes she claims are...
Spain Declares Rejection of Israel’s “Illegal Annexation of Gaza”
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares declared on Monday that neither Spain nor the European Union will acknowledge any unilateral annexation of the Gaza Strip or West Bank, strongly condemning Israel’s recent military actions in...
Spain Grapples with Year’s Most Intense Wildfires
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Spain’s northern territories—Castile and Leon, Galicia, and Navarra—are grappling with the year’s most intense wildfires, igniting across 10 locations since the weekend. The provinces of Leon, Zamora, and Ourense have suffered the brunt...
Paz, Quiroga Advance to Bolivia’s Presidential Runoff
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Bolivia is now preparing for a runoff election after an unexpected turn in the presidential race. The face-off will be between centrist lawmaker Rodrigo Paz and conservative ex-leader Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, as the results from Sunday’s...
Spain Light Aircraft Crash Claims Two Lives
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Two men lost their lives Saturday in a tragic light aircraft crash near Requena, in Spain’s Valencia region, the regional government confirmed. At approximately 11:25 a.m., the plane, shortly after taking off, entered a steep dive and...
Spain Applauds Armenia, Azerbaijan Peace Deal
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Spain on Saturday expressed approval of the understandings achieved between Azerbaijan and Armenia toward "definitive peace," following the signing of a trilateral peace framework between the two South Caucasus countries and the US. In an...
Wildfires Leave Man Dead in Spain
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) A man lost his life late Monday as a fierce wildfire tore through the outskirts of Tres Cantos, a commuter town roughly 20 km north of Madrid. Despite being rescued from the flames, the victim later died from severe burns at La Paz...
Circular Economy in Packaging Market Driving Sustainable Growth to 2034 | Towards Packaging
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 18, 2025
Ottawa, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global circular economy in packaging market size stood in 2025 and is projected to grow by 2034, according to a study published by Towards Packaging, a sister firm of Precedence Research. The circular...