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Panama has won an arbitration with Spanish company Sacyr over the expansion of its famed canal

Business

Panama wins canal expansion arbitration against Spanish company

Panama’s government won a lawsuit against Spanish company Sacyr, officials said Friday, after the firm claimed it was owed around $2.3 billion for its...

AFPOctober 31, 2025

'It should not have to be up to us,' Thunberg told AFPTV

World

Gaza aid flotilla ‘should not have to exist’ says Thunberg

Aid flotillas like the one preparing to leave for Gaza would not be necessary if governments upheld international law, rights activist Greta Thunberg told...

AFPAugust 30, 2025

Yamandu Orsi of Uruguay, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; Chile's Gabriel Boric, Pedro Sanchez of Spain and Colombia's Gustavo Petro gathered in Santiago for a summit in defense of democracy

World

Leftist leaders gather in Chile warning democracy ‘under threat’

The leftist leaders of Spain and four South American nations met in Chile on Monday to appeal for unity in the face of US...

AFPJuly 21, 2025

The Spanish PM, blasted as 'corrupt' in this Madrid bus ad, is facing the worst crisis of his seven years in power

World

Spain ruling party bars members from hiring sex workers

Hit by a corruption scandal involving alleged kickbacks and sex workers, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s party shook up its top leadership Saturday and...

AFPJuly 5, 2025

Spain's economy minister Carlos Cuerpo told AFP that although there is a long way before the United States and European Union reach a deal to de-escalate tariffs, there remains political will to do so

Business

Spain economy minister urges fair, balanced EU-US tariff deal

Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said a tariff pact between the EU and Washington should be “fair and balanced,” although both sides remain far...

AFPJune 13, 2025

Venezuela's oil industry, one of its few revenue spinners, is in trouble after the United States revoked the licenses of US and transnational energy firms operating in the country

Business

What next for Venezuela as Trump goes after oil revenues?

President Donald Trump has revoked the licenses that allowed several transnational oil and gas companies to operate in Venezuela despite the country being under...

AFPMarch 31, 2025

Una mesa preparada para una reunión en la Real Academia Española (RAE), en Madrid, el 21 de enero de 2004

World

Argentina judge orders dictionary to delete pejorative definition of ‘Jewish’

An Argentine judge has ordered the publishers of a major Spanish dictionary to remove a pejorative definition of the word “Jewish” from its listing,...

AFPSeptember 27, 2024

Microsoft's planned investment in Spain's Aragon region is now touching nearly 6.7 billion euros

Tech & Science

Microsoft to invest 2.2 bn euros in Spain data centres

Microsoft is to invest 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in a huge data centre project in northeastern Spain, regional authorities said Wednesday as the...

AFPJuly 3, 2024