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Falling in Love With Barcelona
A Morning in the City I found a vegan cafe. I had avocado toast. Tofu scramble. Iced coffee. A croissant. I did not get to try one in Paris so I was glad to have one here. They use olive oil instead of butter. It works perfectly for me If you are...

Spain’s rooftop PV segment up 11% in Q2
Spain’s rooftop PV installations rose 11% in the second quarter after falling 17% in the first three months of the year, but overall rates remain below 2024 levels, according to Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF). August 27, 2025 Pilar Sánchez...

South International Series Festival: The Lineup From Nuclear Nailbiters to Trans Identity Dramas, AI Tales, Mythology Epics and Cutting-Edge Docs
Cadiz’s South Intl. Series Festival looks to be shaping up to deliver a highly eclectic third edition. Balancing world premieres with high-profile streamer releases, the official section shines a spotlight on a much needed diversity in an...

Ranked: The World’s Top 25 Countries by Oil Consumption
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. The World’s Top 25 Countries by Oil Consumption This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety...

FC Barcelona News: 1 September 2025; Barça draw against Rayo Vallecano, Chelsea still chasing Fermín López on Deadline Day
Rayo Vallecano 1-1 FC Barcelona: Held at Vallecas - FC Barcelona FC Barcelona have dropped their first points of the 2025/26 Liga campaign, not so much due to their own failings as the fact that they were up against a Rayo Vallecano side that...

Gas imports from abroad soar in Spain this summer
Spain's government reinforced the electricity grid generation system after the blackout of 28 April, with an energy mix made up of a higher proportion of combined cycle plants than before the incident. This need to inject more gas into the system...

Spain’s luxury train to take tourists on a weeklong journey from 2026
Spain’s luxury train Al Andalus will launch a new seven-day journey between Seville and Madrid from spring 2026, offering passengers a slow-travel experience through historic cities, vineyards, and UNESCO World Heritage sites. According to a...
Labelexpo Europe preview: Xeikon
Xeikon’s technologies that support both environmental targets and operational efficiency will be on show under the Flint Group banner at the upcoming Labelexpo Europe event in Barcelona. The Xeikon solutions that will be featured at Labelexpo...

Energy-reduced Mediterranean diet shows effectiveness at lowering diabetes risk
August 27, 2025 3 min read Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: An...

Petrol station besieged after pump prices are displayed at just 13 cents per litre in Spain
POLICE had to be called in to restore order at a Valencia region petrol station after a computer glitch showed pump prices at a meagre 13 cents per litre. Chaos was unleashed at a filling station in Alfafar on Friday as staff got overwhelmed by...

Westbridge targets Spain's growing real estate market with Madrid office launch
European energy consultancy Westbridge Group has planted its flag in Spain's lucrative real estate market, launching a dedicated Madrid office as part of an aggressive Southern European expansion strategy that positions the firm to capitalise on...

Inflation in Spain remains unchanged in August at 2.7%
Inflation in Spain sees the summer out unchanged. The consumer price index (CPI) for August remains at the same level as it reached in July, at 2.7%, when it rose four tenths of a percentage point due to rising energy prices, according to the...

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern to play in Dubai
Building a squad for EuropeA city on the basketball mapFans as the difference-maker From playing on the pitch to analysing it from the press box, Satish has spent over three decades living and breathing sport. A cricketer-turned-journalist, he has...

EU, please let go of your contradictions and entanglements: Global Times editorial
Illustration: Xia Qing/GTRecently, some US and UK media outlets revealed that Washington pressured the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on China and India citing their purchases of Russian oil. The Financial Times quoted an anonymous US...

Spanish autonomous community to temporarily suspend battery licenses on undeveloped land
The Council of Government of the Principality of the Asturias on Monday agreed to temporarily suspend battery energy storage system (BESS) licenses on undeveloped land, following a plan announced in August 2024. Guidelines will now be drafted...

Yemen’s Houthis launch missile at oil tanker off Saudi coast in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Monday they launched a missile at an oil tanker off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, potentially renewing their attacks targeting shipping through the crucial global waterway. Houthi military spokesman...

Zelestra, BKW sign tolling agreement for 2 GWh Italian battery
The long-term tolling agreement between Spain’s Zelestra and Switzerland’s BKW paves the way for the construction of what is billed as “one of the most significant battery storage systems in Europe.” This BESS facility, with a capacity of up to 2...

Solar Organic to build 10GW solar, battery manufacturing site in Spain
Solar Organic said it would use an unspecified Taiwanese technology to produce both monocrystalline passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) and n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules. Once complete, the production line will...

Spain is growing faster than its neighbours, but faces challenges ahead
Spain remains the leader in economic growth in the eurozone, with a GDP predicted to rise by 2.5% this year | Credit: donvictorio/Shutterstock On Saturday, August 23, CNBC published an article on Spain, stating that its economy was growing at a...

Ocean Winds celebrates installation of first foundation at offshore wind farm
Ocean Winds (OW), the international offshore wind energy company created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has reached a new milestone in the construction of the Dieppe – Le Tréport offshore wind farm (EMDT) with the installation of its first turbine...