Aritz’s Recent Stories
World Mar 10
Trans rights supporters on hunger strike in Spain over new lawTransgender rights activists in Spain say they are going on hunger strike until the ruling left-wing coalition submits draft legislation to allow gender self-determination without a doctor’s diagnosis.
World Jan 20
Gas explosion rips through Madrid building, killing 4A powerful gas explosion has torn through a residential building in central Madrid, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structure.
Health Jan 04
COVID-19 restrictions, Brexit cause worry in and near GibraltarThe territory went into lockdown late Saturday amid a surge in virus cases that is putting under pressure its limited health infrastructure.
World Oct 19
Facing terror charges, Basque separatist group ETA’s last boss apologizes for deathsJosu Urrutikoetxea, the last known chief of now-extinct Basque separatist militant group ETA, is going on trial in Paris for terrorism charges, which he deems “absurd" because of his role in ending its long-standing conflict.
World May 06
Spain averts political crisis, extends virus lockdownSpain’s left-wing coalition government has averted — for now — a political crisis on top of the enormous challenge the country already faces from its devastating coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed more than 25,000 lives and severely damaged the economy.
World Apr 17
Nations struggle to count virus tollChina has announced that the coronavirus death toll Wuhan was nearly 50% higher than previously reported. The revision highlights just how seriously current figures may be understating the true toll of the pandemic around the globe.
World Apr 13
WATCH: Cuomo calls virus ‘a killer’ as NY death toll surpasses 10,000Governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly contagious disease and making sure they can still make a living or have enough to eat.
World Apr 10
Economic devastation looms on a Good Friday like no otherAs Christians around the world observed a Good Friday like no other, at home watching livestreams instead of at church, pressure mounted on governments to restart some industries and fend off further economic devastation from the coronavirus.
Health Apr 03
Cuomo to sign order allowing for ventilators to be taken from private companiesWith coronavirus deaths climbing rapidly in New York, the governor announced Friday he will use his authority to take ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them.
Economy Apr 03
Novel coronavirus ends 50-year-low jobless rate in U.S.The U.S. government figures do not include the last two weeks, when nearly 10 million thrown-out-of-work Americans applied for unemployment benefits.