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VALENCIA, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 02: A woman walks along a street full of mud and waste from houses after heavy rain and flooding hit large parts of the country on November 02, 2024 in Paiporta municipality, in Valencia, Spain. By Friday, Spanish authorities confirmed that at least 200 people had died, mostly in the Valencia region, amid the flooding that swept eastern and southern parts of the country starting on Tuesday. The intense rainfall event is known as a “cold drop” or DANA weather system. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Spain orders largest peacetime troop deployment after flooding

By Rodrigo Orihuela and Bloomberg

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrives for his meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the UK diplomatic residence on September 20, 2021 in New York City. The British Prime Minister is one of more than 100 heads of state or government to attend the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in person, although the size of delegations is smaller due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Downing Street, Johnson planned on speaking with Bezos on the tech giant’s tax record. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Spain poised to become Europe’s data center capital as Amazon and Meta invest billions to kickstart development

By Rodrigo Orihuela, Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, and others

Tourists sitting in a café-bar in Little Venice in the main town of Mykonos.

Southern Europe is the continent’s new economic growth engine thanks to its green energy, sea and sun

By Rodrigo Orihuela, Alice Gledhill, and others

Pedro Sanchez, Yolanda Diaz

Spain wants to cut its workweek to 37.5 hours with unemployment reaching a 15-year low of 11.6%

By Rodrigo Orihuela and Bloomberg

LUSAIL CITY, QATAR – DECEMBER 18: Lionel Messi of Argentina with the MVP trophy after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/Defodi Images via Getty Images)

North Africa will host the World Cup for the first time as part of a historic joint award for Spain, Portugal, and Morocco

By Lin Cheng, Rodrigo Orihuela, and others

MADRID, SPAIN – AUGUST 22: Luis Rubiales attends a reception hosted by Pedro Sanchez, First Minister of Spain (not pictured) for the players and staff of the Spain women’s national football team after they won the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 at Palacio de la Moncloa on August 22, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Oscar J. Barroso / AFP7 via Getty Images)

Spanish soccer chief resigns after kissing female player on the lips: ‘What we saw was unacceptable’

By Laura Millan Lombrana, Rodrigo Orihuela, and others

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 20: Luis Rubiales,President of Spain’s football federation during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images,)

Spanish football chief suspended after kissing player on lips at Women’s World Cup final: ‘An impulse-driven sexist’

By Rodrigo Orihuela and Bloomberg

MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 04: PSOE Secretary General and President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, speaks during an event commemorating International Women’s Day, 8M, at the Casa de Campo Convention Pavilion, on March 4, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Organized by the PSOE and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, this meeting takes place on the eve of International Women’s Day, which has been celebrated on March 8 since 1910. (Photo By Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Spain set to pass law requiring 40% of company boards to be women

By Rodrigo Orihuela and Bloomberg

Pedro Sanchez speaks on stage

Workers told to ditch their neckties to save energy

By Rodrigo Orihuela and Bloomberg

A scarff is left on the concourse outside Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, northwest England on April 21, 2021. – The proposed European Super League (ESL) appeared dead in the water today after all six English clubs withdrew following a furious backlash from fans and threats from football authorities. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Not so super: breakaway soccer league teeters on the brink of collapse before playing a single match

By David Hellier, Rodrigo Orihuela, and others

A woman undergoes a swab test for Covid-19 at Turin airport on August 19, 2020 in Turin, Italy. Italy, which is seeing a more modified outbreak than neighboring countries, is requiring people arriving from high-risk designated countries to take a Covid-19 test, which includes regions in Spain, Greece, Croatia and Malta as cases climb across Europe.

Europe is at a turning point as COVID cases spike, and fragile governments feel the heat

By Rodrigo Orihuela, Frank Connelly, and others

A pedestrian outside a Zara store in Barcelona, Spain in June. Zara’s parent company said it will use the hit to the retail sector to expand its footprint—including its physical stores.

Zara’s parent company to invest $3 billion in e-commerce—and expanding physical stores

By Rodrigo Orihuela and Bloomberg

A row of mobile phone company logos are displayed on a British high street in Southend, U.K. On Thursday, Telefonica’s O2 agreed to merge with Virgin Media, part of John Malone’s sprawling Liberty Global telecommunications group, creating a $38 billion giant.

Who said M&A was dead? Telefonica’s O2 and Liberty Global merge to create a $38 billion telecoms giant

By Rodrigo Orihuela, Thomas Seal, and others

Social distancing markers inform commuters where to stand on a subway train on the Milan Metro in Milan, Italy, on Monday, May 4, 2020. With Italy still in the throes of Europe’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak, more than 4 million people are cleared to return to work on Monday. Wire photography: Camilla Cerea—Bloomberg via Getty Images

Facing a swift economic collapse, Europe slowly reopens the economy

By Rodrigo Orihuela, Tommaso Ebhardt, and others

The Colosseum in Rome is deserted as the coronavirus outbreak has decimated tourism in the Eternal City. European officials are considering an extension of the lockdown measures begun in early march. Wire photography: Grzegorz Galazka—Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images.

Locked down until May? European countries mull extending coronavirus measures

By Alberto Brambilla, Rodrigo Orihuela, and others