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British legislator calls for widespread vitamin D rollout following 82% reduction in COVID-19 deaths in Spain

January 22, 2021 - British Member of Parliament David Davis is urging the British government to strengthen its vitamin D supplementation program for people at-risk of COVID-19 following an impressive precedent set by Andalusia in Spain.

Speaking before the House of Commons on Thursday, Davis said that Britain should follow the lead of Andalusia, which distributed calcifediol, a vitamin D supplement, to care home residents last November. Since then, the Spanish region's COVID-19 deaths ...

Fiber reduces inflammation, reducing risk of inflammatory diseases and the rate of mortality

February 27, 2019 -

The research was a joint effort of the University of Navarra and the Navarre Health Service, and was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It was led by Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, a medicine professor at the University of Navarra, and member of the Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERObn). The study consisted of 7,216 men and women aged 55 to 75, all of whom carried the risk of contracting cardiovascular ...

Yahoo time capsule project to begin beaming digital content into space from Mexican pyramid

October 10, 2006 - Yahoo time capsule project to begin beaming digital content into space from Mexican pyramid

Tuesday, October 10, 2006 by: Ben KageTags: Yahoo, space technology, extraterrestrial civilizationsYahoo has invited people all over the world to contribute to the project in the form of pictures, videos, songs, ideas, drawings or anything else that could embody humanity in 2006 and be sent via digital signal. There is an area on the Yahoo site for submissions, which will be accepted ...

Moroccan migrant ARRESTED after setting part of historic Spanish church ablaze

August 22, 2025 -

A 21-year-old Moroccan national has been arrested after breaking into Santiago Apostol Church in Granada, vandalizing religious artifacts, and setting part of the historic building ablaze.

The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, in the town of El Pozuelo within the Albuñol municipality. It shocked the small Andalusian community and prompted swift condemnation from both Catholic and Muslim leaders. While no injuries were ...

Spain’s telecom outage cripples emergency services weeks after nationwide blackout

May 20, 2025 -

In yet another catastrophic failure of Spain’s critical infrastructure, a nationwide telecommunications outage on Tuesday left millions without access to emergency services, landlines, or internet connectivity just weeks after a massive power blackout paralyzed the Iberian Peninsula.

The latest collapse, caused by Telefonica’s botched network upgrade, raises urgent questions about the fragility of modern systems and the growing threat of centralized ...

Flashing lights in the night sky: Scientists launch study to analyze the moon’s “flashing” phenomenon

December 13, 2019 -

Fast facts on TLPs

In the late 1960s, astronomers Barbara Middlehurst and Patrick Moore studied seismic occurrences and other phenomena on the moon and found nearly 400 reports of "strange events." Small areas on the lunar surface would suddenly go dim or brighten without any explanation. Astronomer A.A. Mills describes TLPs as reddish or pinkish light that is sometimes "sparkling" or "flowing" in their appearance. The light may extend as large as 10 miles on the lunar surface....

A crime against nature: Ancient olive trees uprooted for solar farms in Spain

May 11, 2025 -

In the sun-drenched plains of southern Spain, a bitter conflict is unfolding as centuries-old olive groves – some dating back to Roman times – are being uprooted to make way for solar energy projects.

The regional government of Andalusia, leveraging a Franco-era expropriation law, has declared the land seizures "in the public interest." This has sparked fierce resistance from olive farmers who see their livelihoods and heritage under threat....

Wildfires rage in Europe amid sweltering heat

July 21, 2022 -

French President Emmanuel Macron said authorities will do everything they can to mobilize resources. Meanwhile, a public prosecutor in Bordeaux suspects a "criminal" origin for at least one of the fires near the city. (Related: Suspected arsonists arrested for setting rural fires in Washington state amid blazing wildfires.)

The fire that engulfed swathes of Europe is the second in a matter of weeks.Firefighter pilot dies in Portugal

Some of the worst fires happened ...

Farmers across EU rise up against tyrannical “green” mandates that threaten food supply

July 12, 2022 -

Dutch farmers have protested for weeks against Amsterdam's plan to forcibly close farms. The Dutch government's climate change measures sought to reduce emissions in some provinces by 95 percent. However, this means that the way of life of about 30 percent of farmers could meet its end.

Under Amsterdam's climate plan, farmers will give up their farms voluntarily. They will receive compensation for doing so on the condition that they will never return to farming. In case ...