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Spanish, Moroccan and French Police seize 15 tons of hashish hidden in sweet potato shipment
Hespress
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July 3, 2025
Spanish National Police, jointly with Moroccan and French authorities, have seized over 15,300 kilograms of hashish concealed in a truck transporting sweet potatoes from Morocco, in one of the largest recent drug interceptions in the country. The...
NU study urges farmer-first model for rural water security
Nagaland Post
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July 7, 2025
Nagaland University (NU) has found that long-term water management initiatives like ‘Aquafer Recharge and Recovery’ (ASR) required sustained involvement of the local farming community to succeed. The success of ASR initiatives was found to be a...
Spanish pharma group snaps up Mexican ophthalmology assets
Latin Lawyer
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Credit: Shutterstock/wedmoments.stock Six Cuatrecasas offices and Italian firm Chiomenti Studio Legale have helped Spanish pharmaceuticals company Faes Farma purchase a 100% stake in Italian counterpart SIFI for €270 million (US$309 million),...
My dream £258,000 retirement flat in Spain went up in flames - and firefighters took 90 minutes to arrive: Devastated Brit, 78, left homeless after wildfire ravaged town
Daily Mail
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July 7, 2025
A British expat has told how his dream retirement to Spain has gone up in smoke after his home was destroyed by a wildfire - because the town where he lives has no fire service. Rodney Mays, 78, is homeless after the blaze ripped through his...
Spain and UK Finance round-up July 3
Euro Weekly News
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July 3, 2025
UK Bonds plunge fast UK bonds and the pound tumbled sharply on Tuesday July 1 amid rising concerns over Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ future. Ten-year gilt yields saw their biggest surge since 2022, and sterling dropped over 1%. Market jitters...
Risotto threatened by flamingos in Italy
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 16, 2025
Usually, risotto’s biggest adversary is the drooling person with a fork or spoon in hand looming over the dish, stomach rumbling. But in this one place in Italy, said adversary is a flock of flamingoes. The rice crops for risotto located in...
Brussels Finally Bows to Farmers? Funding Remains Independent, But Budget Cuts Still Likely
The European Conservative
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July 7, 2025
Due to unprecedented mobilization from farmers’ organizations and resistance from the majority of member states, the European Commission has reportedly given up on its plans to eliminate the independent CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) funds under...
Farming’s most underrated hero: The donkey
Farmers' Advance - Michigan
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For thousands of years, donkeys have quietly shaped the way we farm, transport goods, and survive in challenging landscapes. Although people often think of horses or oxen when they picture agriculture, the humble donkey has been the backbone of...
Spanish wildfire kills two as parts of Europe face severe heat wave
1News
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Europe's continuing heat wave helped fuel a deadly wildfire in Spain while the European Union presented plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under scorching temperatures. The blaze that broke out late on Wednesday, created an enormous thick...
Spain, France report 2 deaths each as heat wave bakes Europe
Sabah
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July 2, 2025
A deadly heatwave sweeping Europe has killed two people in Spain and two in France and forced the shutdown of a nuclear reactor in Switzerland, officials said. With scorching temperatures again Wednesday, Spanish officials said a wildfire in...
The Alpujarra village in southern Spain that has gone back in time to recreate an ancient agricultural practice
SUR in English
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July 7, 2025
Monday, 7 July 2025, 14:36 Compartir Threshing machines, shovels, forks and pitchforks, sieves, mules, piles of hay, sheaves, branches... Ugíjar in Granada province's Alpujarra recently celebrated the annual Fiesta de la Trilla (threshing...
Spanish berry brand expects to continue growing in exports
Fresh Plaza
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July 1, 2025
After a challenging berry campaign due to the impact of the weather, the Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Santa María de la Rábida (Fresón de Palos) has managed to grow in terms of volume compared to the previous season and continues to increase its...
Tourist warning in Spain: Foreign woman ‘needle spiked in Malaga nightclub’
Olive Press
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July 7, 2025
POLICE are investigating a suspected incident of ‘needle spiking’ after a tourist was sexually assaulted at a Malaga nightclub. The woman reported the attack at a city centre venue on June 28, telling officers she believed she had been injected...
Pamplona bull-runners are tossed around and trampled with at least six injured under the hooves of rampaging animals as famous Spanish festival gets underway
Daily Mail
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July 7, 2025
Six Pamplona bull-runners have been rushed to hospital with injuries after being trampled by the rampaging animals on the first day of the famous Running of the Bulls festival in northern Spain. Medics confirmed the casualty toll half an hour...
Spain's Zelestra gains an extra $280 million in financing for renewable energy projects
ETManufacturing.in
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July 2, 2025
The loan now has an extra year before it matures - which will be in March 2029, he added.Spain's Zelestra has secured a €235 million ($277 million) increase to an existing loan scheme which will help it develop renewable energy projects in Europe,...
Trump tariffs sour the fortunes of South Africa’s citrus farmers
Engineering News
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Walk down the aisles of a Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods Market in the US, and chances are many of the piles of oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit will be labelled “Produce of South Africa.” They have become a staple in the US — the world’s...
Spain, Greece and Italy vaccination travel advice update for all UK tourists
Bristol Post
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July 2, 2025
Current travel advice highlights which vaccinations are recommended for people planning trips abroad With summer now here, many Brits are likely flying off to distant locations in search of some much-needed sunshine. However, it's vital to be...
Octopus Farming in the U.S. Doesn’t Exist, and a New Bill Wants to Keep It That Way
The Good Men Project - California
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July 7, 2025
By Gaea Cabico, Sentient Media “A lot of people say an octopus is like an alien. But the strange thing is, as you get closer to them, you realize that we’re very similar in a lot of ways,” filmmaker Craig Foster said in the opening of the...
Sidehill Farm's new owner can't wait to take the yogurt-making business to a new level
The Berkshire Eagle - Massachusetts
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HAWLEY — Sidehill Farm, the maker of certified organic yogurt, has a new owner, Jillian Williams, and will, by year’s end, get a new name. Williams, 35, hopes to expand the business that Amy Klippenstein and Paul Lacinski began in Ashfield in...
Spain and England record hottest June as heatwave grips Europe
BBC
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Thomas MackintoshBBC News ShareSave A woman fans herself during the June heatwave in Madrid Spain and England have recorded their hottest June ever, as scorching temperatures continue to grip Europe. Spain's weather service Aemet said the...