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EU top court rules 'golden passport' schemes are illegal 29 Apr 2025 - 12:23 pm
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Power gradually returns in Spain and Portugal, cause of outage remains unknown 29 Apr 2025 - 12:23 pm
A cyclist rides near an electrical substation in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France. Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP.
Blackout plunges Spain into chaotic night of darkness 29 Apr 2025 - 12:20 pm
This photograph shows the 25th April bridge over the Tagus river with the lights off following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Lisbon on April 28, 2025. Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP.
Bulgaria sells €4 billion in bonds, its biggest-ever Euro debt haul 28 Apr 2025 - 11:40 pm
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s minority government is looking to secure funding for its budget gap. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg)
Kyrgyzstan to supply 600 mln cubic meters of water to Kazakhstan 28 Apr 2025 - 11:11 pm
View from Astana, Kazakhstan. File photo for representational purposes only.
Russia announces three-day truce with Ukraine in May 28 Apr 2025 - 09:02 pm
Ukrainian servicemen of the Skala regiment artillery unit fire an M109 howitzer toward Russian positions, in an undisclosed area, in the eastern Donetsk region, on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP)
Spain aims to restore power nationwide 'soon': PM 28 Apr 2025 - 08:53 pm
A waiter gives change by the light of her phone in a bar during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Hernani on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Ander Gillenea / AFP)
Prince William and Kate mark wedding anniversary in Scotland 28 Apr 2025 - 08:35 pm
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, wave to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London on April 29, 2011, following their wedding. (Photo by John Stillwell / POOL / AFP)
Spotify pays $100 million to podcasters in first quarter 28 Apr 2025 - 08:15 pm
A person walks past a banner with an Spotify logo at the Frankfurt book fair on October 17, 2024. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Power cut interrupts play at Madrid Open 28 Apr 2025 - 06:10 pm
A saleswoman at a sports store works with a light on her head in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France. (Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP)
Spain brought to a halt by huge blackout 28 Apr 2025 - 05:19 pm
People wait outside the Atocha train station in Madrid after its closure as a massive power outage hits Spain on April 28, 2025. Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP
Mayor Khan keen for London to make Olympics history 28 Apr 2025 - 03:46 pm
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Massive blackout hits Spain, Portugal, France 28 Apr 2025 - 03:14 pm
A train of the Spanish state-owned rail company Renfe, is pictured at the Principe Pio train station in Madrid, on September 5, 2019. Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP
Conclave to elect new pope starts May 7: Vatican 28 Apr 2025 - 02:30 pm
This handout picture released by the Press office shows cardinals chanting the Latin hymn
Jobless rate rises in Spain, Europe's economic star 28 Apr 2025 - 01:57 pm
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Greek PM vows 'drastic' train safety upgrade 28 Apr 2025 - 01:29 pm
(Files) Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses the audience at the Greek Parliament in Athens, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
French mosque murder suspect arrested in Italy 28 Apr 2025 - 11:40 am
People gather outside the mosque Khadija in La Grand-Combe, southern France, on April 27, 2025, to pay tribute to Aboubakar. (Photo by Miguel Medina / AFP)
Austria trials DNA testing to uncover honey fraud 27 Apr 2025 - 11:33 pm
Scientist Anna Mutti, MSc. NGS Specialist for DNA analysis in the field of metabarcoding, is testing a sample of honey at Sinsoma laboratory in Voels, Austria on March 19, 2025. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)