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Banana plantations have been affected by lava from the La Palma volcano. It has already destroyed many infrastructures and farmers are afraid of losing their plantations altogether. The irrigation channels of the banana trees have been destroyed by the flow of lava. Desalination plants, which are common in other growing areas in the Canary Islands, could be the solution for maintaining activity on these plantations. Restoring irrigation is one of the […]

The price of electricity gives no truce. October begins with another historical record: 216 euros per megawatt hour. According to data from the Designated Electricity Market Operator (OMIE), the highest price this Friday will be between 9pm and 11pm at 230 euros/MWh, while the lowest will be between 3pm and 6pm, the band in which it will be located at EUR 198,77/MWh. Following the escalation of hikes in July, August and September, […]

Spain's lower house of parliament approved on Thursday the reform of the Traffic Law, which increases the punishment for looking at a mobile phone behind the wheel or not wearing a seat belt. This new law includes the docking of six points from motorists’ driving licenses – compared to the current three – for anyone who is caught “holding mobile devices while driving.” And a rise in the penalty for […]

This Thursday marks as the first day of the eight-day Renfe strike called on by the Spanish Union of Train Drivers and Railway Assistants (SEMAF) for 30th September and 1st, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 11th and 12th October, which will cause the cancellation of hundreds of trains. In particular, for the first four days of strike, to which no other trade union organisations have joined, the railway manager has had […]

Medical check-ups are critical to health. This type of check-ups not only serve to know the state of our body, but also allow early detection of diseases that do not present symptoms. Another benefit  of having regular check-ups is to prevent some diseases from becoming chronic, as well as increasing the chances of treatment and cure. Cardiovascular diseases, cancer and respiratory pathologies are the three main causes of mortality of Spanish men. In […]

Lava from the volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma reached the sea last night at around 11pm local time, at the area known as Los Guirres beach, also known as Playa Nueva (New Beach). The contact with the seawater created a plume of black smoke, which drifted onto land due to the winds that blow at night from the sea toward the island. The water has little depth in that […]

The lava that advances towards the sea in La Palma is located at a distance of 800 to 1,000 meters from the coast, according to the Department of National Security. "The lava is at least 1000 meters from the coast of Tazacorte," said Miguel Ángel Morcuende, technical director of the Volcanic Risk Prevention Plan of the Canary Islands (Pevolca), in an interview on Canarias Radio. Late on Monday afternoon, a new flow […]

The government has approved this morning in the Council of Ministers a decree that collects aid of more than ten million euros for those affected by the volcanic eruption of La Palma, aimed at providing housing and acquiring items that they may need in their day to day. As learned from government sources, through two measures, proposed by the Ministry of Social Rights, the Government of the Canary Islands will […]

The Catalan National Assembly (ANC) has called this morning for a rally for the arrest of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont. They consider it an "illegal" detention and demand the release of the former Catalan president. From ANC they have made an appeal to protest in front of the Italian consulate in Barcelona at 09:00. They claim, after learning of Puigdemont’s detention in Sardinia, that "Spain deceives the Luxembourg court" […]