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Until now, one euro, two euro and fifty cent coins had been in circulation, but never one and a half euro. However, the first 1.5 euro coin has been put into circulation since December. This coin has been issued by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre and is dedicated to the Iberian lynx. The new coin in circulation is gold and only 12,000 pieces have been minted, of which […]

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced on his arrival at the European Council meeting in Brussels the approval of a new package of measures for La Palma. The chief executive has also appealed to prudence after the absence of activity of the La Palma volcano in recent days. Among the measures announced by President Pedro Sánchez is to double the housing aid, so that the limit will be increased […]

Important finding in cancer research. Researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York have discovered how cancer cells remain dormant for years after causing a tumor, and travel to other parts of the body before "waking up" and creating metastatic cancer. According to the study published in 'Nature Cancer', cells remain inactive because they secrete a type of collagen called type III collagen. They only become malignant when the levels […]

The situation in Zaragoza is starting to get complicated and it is expected that this Tuesday will be the worst day of the flood of the Ebro River. Already in the city there are traffic cuts, blocked roads and evacuated houses to avoid damage caused by the floods of the Ebro. The population is extremely concerned. The flood of the river is slow and progressive, so the municipal services can […]

The Ebro River continues to grow and is about to overflow. Rosa Serrano, a government delegate in Aragon, has said that they are preparing for "the worst", for the slowest flood of recent years and for the worst flood since 2015. This flood as it passes through Tarragona, has forced in several localities to cut the accesses to the river and close some services of the boats that cross the […]

The National Police has recovered in León and Saceruela (in Ciudad Real) two Visigoth coins of great historical value. Recovery has been made possible by the systematic intelligence-gathering efforts of the National Police and the tracking of social media. These are two tremisses and one of the coins has an onomastic variant hitherto unknown that makes it unique and increases its value. The first of the coins was found by […]

The eruption of the volcano of La Palma has already surpassed the longest in the history of the island, that of Tehuya in 1585, and today it celebrates 85 days spitting lava. The Cumbre Vieja is behaving in a very unstable way and leaves several curiosities in its path, the last a few circular drawings on the slopes closer to the cone. These spirals carved into the ash are a […]

Concern in the north of the peninsula in the face of heavy rainfall that is leaving large overflows of numerous rivers of the Basque Country and Navarre and has even left isolated populations, confined, without the possibility of leaving by road. Of particular concern are the rivers passing through the Basque Country, where the water has overflowed in the town of Mendaro in Gipuzkoa. And not only that. The hospital […]

The firefighters of Alborç, in Baix Penedès, Tarragona, report that, around 11:00 hours this morning, they received a warning from a waste treatment factory ( oils, solvents…). They continue to work on extinguishing the fire. Fourteen firefighters are currently on the ground. Thirteen injured persons who are being assessed for their minor condition have been treated. Except for three of them who are severely burned and will be transferred to […]