Just weeks after hundreds of grocery stores in France were hit by cyber-attacks, shops in Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Luxembourg and Estonia have also been attacked.The attacks, which increased temperatures in fridges and freezers across Europe, have forced stores to throw away lot ...Show more
Lula wins Brazil election
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, a left-wing candidate in Brazil, has been elected as president for the fourth time after a second round of voting. His victory came as a surprise to many after he lost the first round of the election. Get a free worksheet for this ...Show more
Catalonia erupted this week after a Spanish Supreme Court decision to jail a group of separatist leaders for their part in organising an illegal independence referendum. The regional government attacked the sentences and thousands took to the streets in protest. Katie Martin disc ...Show more
Is Spain’s unity under threat? Could a new amnesty law on Catalan independence pave the way for regions to breakaway from the kingdom? Spain is also facing complaints about corruption, a critical water shortage and a growing inequality between the old and the young. Jonny Dymond ...Show more
After deadly floods, Spain faces a political storm
The deadly floods in Spain have revealed a deeper crisis, as public outrage grows over government mismanagement in Valencia. With mud-slinging at the king and queen, protesters demanding the resignation of regional leader Carlos Mazon, and now thousands evacuated in Malaga, how w ...Show more