Telefonica renewed a contract with Chinese manufacturer Huawei (HWT.UL) to supply equipment for its 5G mobile core network for retail customers in Spain until 2030, El Pais newspaper reported on Thursday,

Tourists have been banned from swimming along a seven-mile stretch of Costa Blanca because of sea creatures with a potentially fatal sting. Red flags have popped up on Spanish beaches after blue dragons, nicknamed the ‘most beautiful killer in the ocean’, appeared.

Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains on Monday and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

By Nacho Doce and Guillermo Martinez GONDULFES, Spain (Reuters) -Wildfires raging in northern and western Spain have burned through nearly the same area in the past 24 hours as in all of last year, although the end of a 16-day heatwave and expected rainfall have fanned hopes that an end may be in sight.

Authorities in Spain have shut beaches on the Costa Blanca after rare Blue Dragon sea slugs — dubbed 'the most beautiful killers in the ocean' — appeared, with stings capable of causing nausea, vomiting,

High winds on Wednesday hampered efforts to contain wildfires in Spain that have already scorched a record stretch of land despite lower temperatures, authorities said."Temperatures have dropped, but strong gusts of wind continue to hinder firefighting efforts,

So far, sparsely populated areas have been hardest hit, but thousands of residents have already been evacuated.

Spain's weather agency warned the public on Monday to be "cautious" of the "very high or extreme fire danger."

The key to preventing forest fires is creating a rural economy based on the use of forests. While this would generate much-needed employment in “la España vaciada” – “hollowed-out Spain”, the name given to the country’s depopulated rural areas – it also costs money. It is therefore essential to invest in forests.

Cooler conditions are helping Spanish and Portuguese firefighters tackle deadly blazes that have forced tens of thousands of people to flee over the past two weeks.

Turkish Airlines said on Tuesday that its offer for the acquisition of a minority stake in Spanish airline Air Europa has been accepted.

Although rains no longer accompanied by thunderstorms, they are expected to continue until midday before moving eastward toward Switzerland by Thursday evening, says Meteo-France - Anadolu Ajansı