Miguel Macias
Stories
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A Dangerous Sea Journey Was Just the Start of One Migrant’s Ordeal
Migrants travel by boat for hundreds of miles from Africa to reach Spain’s Canary Islands. After surviving the dangerous crossing, many are stranded for months and unable to work.
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He risked his life to reach the Canary Islands, but getting there was only the start
After surviving a dangerous sea crossing, many migrants who reach Spain's Canary Islands find themselves stranded for months, unable to work and clinging to the hope that life will be better once they reach mainland Spain.
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Nearly 4,000 soldiers aid in fighting wildfires tearing across Spain
Wildfires are tearing across Spain, killing several people and scorching nearly 1,500 square miles. This year's fire season is already among the country's worst on record.
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Cause of blackout in Spain and Portugal still unclear as power almost fully returned
An unprecedented power outage hit Spain, as well parts of Portugal and southern France on Monday. Power has almost fully returned Tuesday, but the cause of the outage remains unclear.
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Spain and Portugal hit with massive power outages
Power is slowly coming back on in large swaths of Spain and Portugal after a power outage caused Monday afternoon chaos.
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In southern Spain, farmers welcome the rain while Seville residents search for sun
It's been raining non-stop in the south of Spain, where people traditionally hang their laundry to dry in the sun. In Seville, many are going to the local laundromat to use dryers for the first time.
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How Spain is reacting to Oscar-nominee Karla Sofía Gascón's old tweets
The movie Emilia Pérez leads in Oscar nominations, including one for star Karla Sofía Gascón. But the Spanish actress has recently faced backlash for past tweets.
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A record number of migrants reached the Canary Islands by sea in 2024, Spain says
The number beats the previous record, set in 2023, as a recent report also points at a peak in the number of deaths recorded in the dangerous Atlantic migration route.
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More than 10,000 migrants died in 2024 trying to reach Spain by sea, aid group says
The migration route that connects West African nations with the Spanish Canary Islands remains the deadliest in the world, according to a Spanish aid organization.
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The volatility of Spain's olive oil prices isn't as easy as supply and demand
After reaching record level highs in January, olive oil prices in Spain are now dropping, causing worry among olive oil producers.
