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Morocco is sending two Canadair firefighting planes to Portugal following Lisbon’s activation of bilateral cooperation after two of its own aircraft broke down. The Portuguese Interior Ministry announced on Monday that the planes are expected to arrive during the day and will join efforts to combat......
Searches for Madeleine McCann, who disappeared 18 years ago from an apartment complex in Praia da Luz, Portugal, have resumed. Portuguese and German authorities are focusing on disused buildings and wells in the municipality of Lagos, near Praia da Luz. The investigation Madeleine McCann was three......
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for patience as investigators work to determine the cause of last week's massive power outage that left millions without electricity. The April 28 blackout disrupted internet and telephone services, halted transportation, and plunged cities across......
Lights flickered back to life across Spain and Portugal on Tuesday following a significant blackout that left millions without electricity, stranding travelers and disrupting daily life. The blackout, which affected nearly the entire Iberian Peninsula, saw power restored to over 99 percent of mainland......
On April 29, 2025, the Portuguese power network operator, REN, firmly refuted claims circulating on social media that a massive blackout across the Iberian Peninsula was caused by a rare atmospheric event. With nearly 60 million residents affected, the blackout raised urgent questions about its origins,......
Spain's grid operator has definitively ruled out a cyberattack as the source of a widespread blackout that left millions in chaos across the Iberian Peninsula. The incident, which unfolded the previous day, prompted urgent inquiries from authorities seeking to establish the cause of the disruption. In......
A significant power outage has struck Spain and Portugal, bringing major cities to a standstill and causing widespread disruption on Monday. Public transport systems faltered, and essential services such as phone networks, traffic lights, and ATMs were rendered inoperative, affecting millions. The blackout,......
Un apagón masivo afectó el lunes a grandes zonas de España y Portugal, así como algunas áreas del sur de Francia, causando serias interrupciones en el transporte público, el tráfico y las operaciones aeroportuarias. Las autoridades aún investigan......
A significant seismic event shook the western coast of Portugal in the early hours of the morning, with tremors extending as far as Morocco. The earthquake, initially reported at a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale, occurred at 5:11 a.m. local time (4:11 a.m. GMT), according to the Portuguese Institute......
