World News – Euro Weekly News https://euroweeklynews.com News and views in English since 1998 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:37:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://euroweeklynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-EuroWeeklyNews-Favicon-2-60x60.png World News – Euro Weekly News https://euroweeklynews.com 32 32 Hitler Mussolini wins election for left wing party https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/17/hitler-mussolini-wins-election-for-left-wing-party/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/17/hitler-mussolini-wins-election-for-left-wing-party/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:41 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=581487 A politician named Hitler Mussolini has won a mayoral election representing a party of the centre left. And in an extraordinary coincidence, this is not the first time an election in Peru has involved names associated with some of history’s most controversial political figures. Politics can produce some extraordinary headlines, but this one sounds almost too strange to be true.

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/17/hitler-mussolini-wins-election-for-left-wing-party/feed/ 0 Texas man finds six live WWII grenades in box bought at estate sale https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/16/texas-man-finds-six-live-wwii-grenades-in-box-bought-at-estate-sale/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/16/texas-man-finds-six-live-wwii-grenades-in-box-bought-at-estate-sale/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:57:30 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=581495 Imagine getting home from an estate sale, opening a box of second-hand belongings and finding something that could have killed you sitting among your bargains. That was the terrifying discovery awaiting one shopper in Austin, Texas, who uncovered six World War II-era grenades, three of them Japanese type 91 hand grenades, and a Japanese ‘knee’ mortar round. What looked like old military…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/16/texas-man-finds-six-live-wwii-grenades-in-box-bought-at-estate-sale/feed/ 0 Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte dies aged 34, the actor Brits also knew from Channel 4’s Paralympics https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/13/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-dies-aged-34-the-actor-brits-also-knew-from-channel-4s-paralympics/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/13/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-dies-aged-34-the-actor-brits-also-knew-from-channel-4s-paralympics/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:12:58 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=581188 Millions of viewers knew RJ Mitte as Walter White’s son, the teenager with cerebral palsy at the family breakfast table in Breaking Bad. However, British audiences also saw a different side of him when he reported from the Rio Paralympics for Channel 4. RJ Mitte died on Monday October 12 in Brownsville, Texas, with his representatives describing him in a statement as a “beloved actor…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/13/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-dies-aged-34-the-actor-brits-also-knew-from-channel-4s-paralympics/feed/ 0 Amelia Earhart’s lost plane could be on the verge of being discovered https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/11/amelia-earharts-lost-plane-could-be-on-the-verge-of-being-discovered/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/11/amelia-earharts-lost-plane-could-be-on-the-verge-of-being-discovered/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:59:51 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=581037

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/11/amelia-earharts-lost-plane-could-be-on-the-verge-of-being-discovered/feed/ 1 Pope Leo XIV announces lung surgery after doctors discover nodule https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-announces-lung-surgery-after-doctors-discover-nodule/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-announces-lung-surgery-after-doctors-discover-nodule/#respond Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:15:40 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=581021 Pope Leo XIV has announced that he will have a lung operation in the coming days, after a nodule was discovered during recent medical examinations. The 71-year-old pontiff made the announcement on Sunday, October 11, while addressing pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square following the Angelus prayer. From the window of the Apostolic Palace after the traditional Angelus prayer…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-announces-lung-surgery-after-doctors-discover-nodule/feed/ 0 Sánchez hits back at Jeff Bezos over how to fix Spain’s housing crisis https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/09/we-hadnt-thought-of-that-sanchezs-savage-response-to-jeff-bezos-over-spains-housing-crisis/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/09/we-hadnt-thought-of-that-sanchezs-savage-response-to-jeff-bezos-over-spains-housing-crisis/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:04:09 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=580903 Would building more homes make renting or buying in Spain affordable again? Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has backed that argument, prompting a sharp response from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who says construction alone will not solve the housing crisis. The row centres on a fundamental disagreement over what Spain needs most: more homes, as Bezos and celebrity chef José Andrés argue…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/09/we-hadnt-thought-of-that-sanchezs-savage-response-to-jeff-bezos-over-spains-housing-crisis/feed/ 4 $30 hidden house clearance painting breaks auction record with $1.35 million sale https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/09/30-hidden-house-clearance-painting-breaks-auction-record-with-1-35-million-sale/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/09/30-hidden-house-clearance-painting-breaks-auction-record-with-1-35-million-sale/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:14:40 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=580842 Everyone loves finding a good bargain, whether it is in a clothes shop, charity shop, car boot sale or supermarket. And if you know what you are looking at, you might just stumble across something worth far more than its price tag suggests. That is exactly what happened to one bargain hunter in Michigan, USA, who spotted something most people had already walked straight past. He was looking for…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/09/30-hidden-house-clearance-painting-breaks-auction-record-with-1-35-million-sale/feed/ 3 Is it safe to travel to Saudi Arabia? Latest advice after airport attacks https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/08/is-it-safe-to-travel-to-saudi-arabia-latest-advice-after-airport-attacks/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/08/is-it-safe-to-travel-to-saudi-arabia-latest-advice-after-airport-attacks/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:30:10 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=580835 Saudi Arabia has become an increasingly popular destination for tourists, business travellers and people visiting family, but a series of missile attacks has left travellers asking a straightforward question: is it still safe to travel to Saudi Arabia? The latest advice suggests anyone with a non-essential trip planned should think carefully before travelling. Yemen’s Houthi movement…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/08/is-it-safe-to-travel-to-saudi-arabia-latest-advice-after-airport-attacks/feed/ 0 Russia plague fears grow as WHO demands answers over second worker with pneumonia https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/07/russia-plague-fears-grow-as-who-demands-answers-over-second-worker-with-pneumonia/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/07/russia-plague-fears-grow-as-who-demands-answers-over-second-worker-with-pneumonia/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:01:01 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=580770 As some of you may know, just as the world had started to recover from the global effects of Covid-19, the universe has thrown another curveball our way, this time, apparently, in the shape and form of the bubonic plague, those of you that were left with some Post Pandemic Trauma or PPT after the last outbreak, may have developed a strange sense of humour as a coping mechanism in order to deal…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/07/russia-plague-fears-grow-as-who-demands-answers-over-second-worker-with-pneumonia/feed/ 0 Russia plague alert as lab worker dies and 200 people are placed in quarantine https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/04/russia-plague-alert-as-lab-worker-dies-and-200-people-are-placed-in-quarantine/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:56:00 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=580460 Most of us understand that people working in laboratories have to be extremely meticulous in their work. A mistake can mean an incorrect result or a bad outcome, but there are some laboratories where the consequences of an accident can be far more serious. Take Wuhan, for example, nothing good came of that, did it? Now, a laboratory worker in Russia has died after reportedly breaking a tube…

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]]> 3I/ATLAS surprises scientists again as they spot something unusual around the comet https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/02/3i-atlas-surprises-scientists-again-as-they-spot-something-unusual-around-the-comet/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:35:39 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=580374 Scientists studying 3I/ATLAS have uncovered another surprise around the comet that captured worldwide attention. Measurements show gas escaping around the interstellar visitor is moving more slowly than expected, raising questions about what is driving its activity. The findings published by IRAM on September 14 draw on observations made near the comet’s closest approach to the Sun in October…

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]]> Hijack attempt as captain stabbed by co-pilot and plane plunges 14,000 feet in mid-air attack https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/30/hijack-attempt-as-captain-stabbed-by-co-pilot-and-plane-plunges-14000-feet-in-mid-air-attack/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:13:20 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=580218 Many travellers’ fears when flying are about something going wrong with the aircraft or, perhaps even worse, something happening to the people flying it. But passengers on a flight bound for Israel were faced with a situation far beyond the usual turbulence or technical problem when violence reportedly broke out inside the cockpit and the plane suddenly went into a steep descent.

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]]> Secret Nazi plans to invade Gibraltar released in English for the first time. https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/29/secret-nazi-plans-to-invade-gibraltar-released-in-english-for-the-first-time/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:16:12 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=580062 For anyone living along or visiting the Costa del Sol, Gibraltar is a familiar sight on the horizon, but newly translated wartime files reveal just how close the region came to becoming part of one of Nazi Germany’s most ambitious military plans. German troops were expected to move through Spain before launching an assault on the Rock, with roads, supply routes and military preparations mapped out…

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]]> UK issues electricity alert as diesel rationing plans could return for drivers https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/28/uk-issues-electricity-alert-as-diesel-rationing-plans-could-return-for-drivers/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:33:37 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579991 Filling up in Britain already costs more than it has in months, but soon it might not be as basic as just pulling up to the pump. Diesel reserves have shrunk to just 42 days’ cover, and ministers are dusting off contingency plans that could decide who gets fuel first. Diesel at the pump in Britain reached 199.05p a litre this weekend, a whisker short of the all-time high of 199.09…

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]]> A mysterious map in a 1599 Bible points towards the location of the lost Garden of Eden https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/27/a-mysterious-map-in-a-1599-bible-points-towards-the-location-of-the-lost-garden-of-eden/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/27/a-mysterious-map-in-a-1599-bible-points-towards-the-location-of-the-lost-garden-of-eden/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:44:43 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579922 If you have ever wondered where the Garden of Eden was supposed to be, you probably didn’t expect the answer to be sitting inside a Bible printed more than 400 years ago. But that is exactly what has caught people’s attention this week. A mysterious old map found inside a 1599 Geneva Bible appears to point to a very specific part of the world as the supposed home of biblical paradise.

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/27/a-mysterious-map-in-a-1599-bible-points-towards-the-location-of-the-lost-garden-of-eden/feed/ 1 Racehorse forced to change its name after officials spot a very unfortunate problem https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/27/racehorse-forced-to-change-its-name-after-officials-spot-a-very-unfortunate-problem/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/27/racehorse-forced-to-change-its-name-after-officials-spot-a-very-unfortunate-problem/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:57:27 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579864 There are some horse names that make you wonder what on earth the owner was thinking. Others are so unfortunate that you can practically hear the race commentator trying not to laugh. But one American racehorse has just discovered that choosing a name can have consequences far beyond a few raised eyebrows in the paddock. The horse had already made her racing debut when officials decided that her…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/27/racehorse-forced-to-change-its-name-after-officials-spot-a-very-unfortunate-problem/feed/ 1 Noah’s Ark is 100% confirmed as huge discovery is made, scientists say https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/26/noahs-ark-is-100-confirmed-as-huge-discovery-is-made-scientists-say/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/26/noahs-ark-is-100-confirmed-as-huge-discovery-is-made-scientists-say/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:21:48 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579833 For thousands of years, the story of Noah’s Ark has been one of those tales that refuses to disappear. Whether you see it as religious history, legend or one of the world’s great archaeological mysteries, there is one question that has never gone away: where is the ship? Now researchers investigating a strange boat-shaped formation in eastern Türkiye say they have found something beneath the…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/26/noahs-ark-is-100-confirmed-as-huge-discovery-is-made-scientists-say/feed/ 9 Little Spain vanished from New York decades ago, now one woman just brought it back https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/24/little-spain-vanished-from-new-york-decades-ago-now-one-woman-just-brought-it-back/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:39:31 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579713 Move over Little Italy and Chinatown. Manhattan has just changed a piece of its street map, and the story behind the return of Little Spain is one that anyone passionate about their roots will appreciate. Michelle Miron grew up in Brooklyn hearing about a Spanish corner of Manhattan that barely exists anymore. Her Galician father used to tell her about the dances, the restaurants and the…

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]]> Male contraceptive pill moves closer as WHO backs new birth control options https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/23/male-contraceptive-pill-moves-closer-as-who-backs-new-birth-control-options/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:04:39 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579687 If you have ever had to make decisions about contraception with a partner, you will know it is rarely a responsibility that belongs neatly to one person. But men have had far fewer options than women, with condoms and vasectomy still the main choices available. For decades, women have carried most of that responsibility, now that could finally start to change. The World Health Organization has…

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]]> Could this be the end of mosquito bites on your terrace? https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/20/could-this-be-the-end-of-mosquito-bites-on-your-terrace/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:26:56 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579381 Fed up with mosquitoes ruining your evening on the terrace? As more humid air creeps in and rain drops fill the plant-pot trays, the pesky mozzies are back. A bizarre new gadget claims to offer a futuristic solution, by hunting the little pests down with lasers. Photon Matrix is a mosquito-killing device that uses LiDAR, radar, AI vision and a laser to detect flying mosquitoes and zap them out…

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]]> British couple on holiday in Morocco face bizarre roadside encounter on final day https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/20/british-couple-on-holiday-in-morocco-face-bizarre-roadside-encounter-on-final-day/ https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/20/british-couple-on-holiday-in-morocco-face-bizarre-roadside-encounter-on-final-day/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:39:04 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579338 Picture this: you spend a wonderful week driving through Morocco, taking in the sights, food, traditions and some of the country’s most fascinating cities, only to have the whole trip end on an odd note when getting pulled over by a police officer, and that is exactly what happened to a British couple during their Moroccan road trip. Frank and Mary W., who live in Almería, had been looking forward…

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]]> https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/20/british-couple-on-holiday-in-morocco-face-bizarre-roadside-encounter-on-final-day/feed/ 9 Why 600kg of discarded vapes are causing worry across the Costa del Sol https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/19/why-600kg-of-discarded-vapes-are-causing-worry-across-the-costa-del-sol/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:10:34 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579310 Discarded vapes are putting bin lorries and recycling workers at risk of fire, and officials say the problem is only getting bigger. Waste company Urbaser, which runs the Costa del Sol’s main waste treatment plant, has collected roughly 600 kilograms of vapes and e-cigarettes since launching a dedicated recovery scheme in March, that’s an average of around 100 kilograms every month.

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]]> This dinosaur was only supposed to exist in North America, so why is it in Spain? https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/15/this-dinosaur-was-only-supposed-to-exist-in-north-america-so-why-is-it-in-spain/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:34:56 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579066 For millions of years, scientists have pieced together the movements of dinosaurs from fossils scattered across the planet. But every so often, a discovery turns up that makes them rethink where an animal could actually have lived, and one such find in Spain has raised a particularly intriguing question. Because this time, the fossils don’t belong to an obscure creature that few people have…

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]]> Plane ceiling collapses mid-flight: Are recent incidents making flying less safe? https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/15/plane-ceiling-collapses-mid-flight-are-recent-incidents-making-flying-less-safe/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:32:18 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=579064 If you regularly fly between Spain and the UK, or rely on a plane to get you home for a few days, you probably don’t give much thought to what could go wrong once you take your seat. Most flights are so uneventful that you barely notice them: you put your bag away, fasten your seatbelt, settle in and wait for the drinks trolley. That is why the latest footage from inside a Boeing 737 is so…

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]]> Has AI gone too far? Elon Musk backs calls to slow down development https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/13/has-ai-gone-too-far-elon-musk-backs-calls-to-slow-down-development/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:55:33 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=578821 Artificial intelligence has reached a point where even some of the people building the technology are calling for caution, with Elon Musk backing an extraordinary appeal to slow the race to develop increasingly powerful AI systems. Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has called on the industry to reduce the speed at which AI models are becoming more capable, warning that developers could…

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]]> Do you have it in orange? This rare shark discovery has scientists fascinated https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/10/do-you-have-it-in-orange-this-rare-shark-discovery-has-scientists-fascinated/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:41:52 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=578646 Imagine being the person who discovers something unique, something that has never been seen by humans before. One moment you are out fishing; the next, you are looking at an animal that could change the scientific record. That is exactly what happened off Costa Rica, where a sport fisherman encountered a bright tangerine-coloured nurse shark with startlingly pale eyes. Instead of discovering a…

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]]> World as we know it is about to change after UN vote on map of Africa’s true size https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/05/world-as-we-know-it-is-about-to-change-after-un-vote-on-map-of-africas-true-size/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:40:36 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=578170 School walls, news graphics and sat-nav screens have always used the same stretched picture of Earth for generations. That picture is now under official pressure after the United Nations General Assembly backed a campaign to stop Africa looking smaller than it is. A resolution put forward by Togo and backed by the African Union was passed on Friday by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions.

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]]> Free Netflix? CEO confirms company is considering unpaid, ad-supported plan https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/31/free-netflix-ceo-confirms-company-is-considering-unpaid-ad-supported-plan/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:45:11 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=577698 One of the world’s leading streaming giants has confirmed it is considering rolling out a plan completely free of charge. Greg Peters, the co-CEO of Netflix, outlined that the company is not ruling out carrying out this significant change to the payment model of the streaming service, offering a free, ad-supported plan in certain areas that would allow users to access much of its content without…

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]]> Huge fire near Wembley forces Amazon warehouse evacuation amid ‘explosion’ reports https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/28/huge-fire-near-wembley-forces-amazon-warehouse-evacuation-amid-explosion-reports/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:44:23 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=577558 Smoke from a fire in an industrial estate barely a mile away from Wembley Stadium was seen as far away as Westminster, and the blaze brought in 125 firefighters, shut the Metropolitan line and forced a nearby Amazon warehouse to evacuate, with the cause still unclear. London Fire Brigade said it received more than 70 calls reporting the blaze from shortly after 11:34am on Friday August 28…

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]]> Krakatoa exploded 143 years ago today: Noise heard 5,000km away that shaped Spain’s south-east https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/27/krakatoa-exploded-143-years-ago-today-noise-heard-5000km-away-that-shaped-spains-south-east/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:33:37 +0000 https://euroweeklynews.com/?p=577513 History’s loudest recorded bang went off on August, 27 1883. Sailors off Rodriguez Island, nearly 4,800 kilometres from Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, thought they were hearing distant naval guns. What they actually heard was Krakatoa tearing itself apart. That same morning is still in the calendar as one of those rare days when a local disaster became a planetary weather story, and Southeast Spain was…

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