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First baby born in Spain with coronavirus antibodies, says report

A boy born last week on the Spanish island of Ibiza has become the first newborn in Spain with Covid-19 antibodies, after his mother received the vaccine in the third trimester of her pregnancy

Morocco suspends air traffic with France, Spain over coronavirus surge

Morocco is suspending flights to France and Spain due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the kingdom's government said in a statement on Monday

2nd-division match postponed in Spain because of coronavirus

Another match by second-division club Mirands was postponed on Monday because of the coronavirus. The team's game against Tenerife on Wednesday was postponed after the club said 13 players and staff tested positive for the virus. The weekend match at Rayo Vallecano had already been postponed after six positive results were discovered last week. Mirands said all those who tested positive were in good condition and in isolation. The club is in 11th place in the 22-team standings with 41 points from 30 matches.

Real Madrid's Marcelo faces fine for breaking Covid-19 travel restrictions

Marcelo faces a fine for breaking the travel restrictions currently in place to halt the spread of Covid after the Valencian regional govt confirmed it had opened an investigation into him on Monday

Luis Enrique concerned about Spain''s struggles in qualifiers

As Spain struggled against Georgia, coach Luis Enrique said he felt like he was about to have a heart attack on the sidelines. Spain was coming off a disappointing home draw against Greece a few days earlier and appeared to be on its way to another setback that would leave La Roja winless to start its World Cup qualifying campaign. Its chances of securing an automatic spot for next year's World Cup in Qatar would suddenly be in jeopardy even though it had only played against some of the easier opponents in Group B. A goal by Dani Olmo two minutes into stoppage time on Sunday salvaged a 2-1 victory that left the team two points behind Sweden at the top of the group, bringing some much-needed relief for Luis Enrique. But the coach expects more problems ahead for Spain, including on Wednesday against Kosovo, the least experienced team in the group. I'm worried going into the match against Kosovo, I'm very worried, Luis Enrique said. If we don't have our best game, or the right preci

Spain at risk of another spike in coronavirus infections: Health Minister

Spain's top health official has warned the country is at risk of another spike in coronavirus infections that has already struck many parts of Europe

Spain broadens use of AstraZeneca's Covid jab to adults under age of 65

Spain's health minister has said the country will resume the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday by extending it to adults under the age of 65

Spain, Cyprus, Italy, France to resume use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Spain, Cyprus, Italy and France will resume administering the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it was 'safe and effective'

Spain's Covid deaths surpass 70,000, over 4 million vaccines administered

Spain's total C deaths surpassed 70,000 on Wednesday after the Ministry of Health reported that 446 people had lost their lives to the virus in the past 24 hours

FIFA clears Munir El Haddadi to change allegiance from Spain to Morocco

After two lost appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Munir El Haddadi was cleared Friday to represent Morocco in international soccer

Three earthquakes hit Spain's Granada within an hour, says report

The Spanish province of Granada registered at least three earthquakes with a magnitude of over 4.0 within less than an hour last night

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Hong Kong clinics ban fathers during childbirth

Chaos in New South Wales as travelers rush to get out of the state, Big businesses showed resilience in a daunting year and other pandemic-related news around the globe

Spain to start vaccinations against Covid-19 on Dec 27: Health minister

Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Friday that vaccinations against Covid-19 will begin in Spain on December 27

Spain to provide tax-free coronavirus vaccines and tests until 2022 end

Spain will abolish value-added tax on the sale of Covid-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, in accordance with the newly-reached European Union agreements, a senior official said

Apple tracking iPhone users without consent, claims activist Max Schrems

Schrems made a name for himself as a law student by taking on Facebook over the safety of people's data when it was shipped to the US

Cabinet apprised of MoU between India, Spain for collaboration in astronomy

The Union Cabinet was apprised on Wednesday of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Spain for scientific and technical collaborations in the field of astronomy

Spain to hike taxes on large companies, high earners in 2021 budget

Governments around the world have so far said very little about how they plan to pay for the cost of unprecedented levels of state support to virus-hit economies

Spain imposes night-time curfew to curb spread of coronavirus infections

Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections

Spain's Covid-19 cases tally surpasses 1 million, death toll tops 34,000

The number of COVID-19 cases in Spain has reached 1,005,295, making the European country the sixth nation globally to confirm over 1 million infections

Spain coronavirus update: Over 7,000 new Covid-19 cases confirmed

The Spanish Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 7,118 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 896,086