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Business Model Also A Form Of Innovation – YIM
Bernama
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August 18, 2025
ALOR SETAR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Innovation is not only confined to the creation of new products or technologies, but also includes business models that play a crucial role in strengthening and advancing enterprises. Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia (YIM)...
Spain, Portugal Wildfires Spread as Extreme Conditions Linger
Mint
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August 18, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- Thousands of firefighters worked overnight to contain dozens of deadly wildfires burning across Spain and Portugal as heat and gusty winds spread blazes through dry brush, forests and crops. Extremely dangerous conditions blanket...
Spain, Portugal order mass evacuation of residents as wildfires rage
Hindustan Times
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August 18, 2025
Wildfires gripping Spain and Portugal forced mass evacuations and the deployment of thousands of emergency personnel as a heatwave continues to ravage the Iberian Peninsula, Euro News reported. High temperatures in Spain have sparked multiple...
Spain’s wildfires draw prime minister from holiday as firefighter dies
The Times
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Wildfires continued to rage on Monday morning in northwest Spain, particularly affecting Castile and Leon. There were 26 active fires in the region, according to news service Europa Press, ten of which were at the highest level of severity. The...
Spain and Portugal fires kill two more as Spanish troops battle blazes
BBC
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Danai Nesta KupembaBBC News ShareSave Across Europe several countries have been battling wildfires Spain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires, bringing the total deployed to 1,900, as the death toll from the blazes has risen to four....
Spain wildfire death toll rises to 4 & six horrifically burned as fires enter NINTH day and 2k soldiers battle inferno
The Scottish Sun
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August 18, 2025
FOUR people have died in Spain as ferocious wildfires continue to burn into their ninth day. More than 40 fires are still active, and thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. 3 Members of Spanish Military Emergencies Unit try to...
Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops
News9 Live
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August 18, 2025
World News Firefighters are tackling 12 major wildfires in Galicia, all of them near the city of Ourense, the head of the Galician regional government, Alfonso Rueda, told a press conference with Sánchez. Firefighters are tackling 12 major...
Spain's wildfires disrupt Camino de Santiago route, spread to mountains
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Nacho Doce and Guillermo Martinez ASTORGA, Spain (Reuters) -Spain's worst wave of wildfires in at least two decades spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range on Monday and prompted authorities to close part of the...
Spanish government reminds workers that they are entitled to paid leave during heatwaves in certain circumstances
SUR in English
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August 18, 2025
The heatwave that has been experienced in Spain since 3 August, which is expected to last for at least a few more days, has prompted the Ministry of Labour to remind workers of a recent measure incorporated in the workers' statute. Minister...
Health is our greatest wealth
Meer
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August 18, 2025
Are you curious about when the first health center began operating or how the wounded and sick were cared for during both world wars and the war of independence in 1991? Perhaps you know what an iron lung is and how many decades ago the first...
Spain’s party island Ibiza suffers housing crunch as rents soar
Cyprus Mail
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August 18, 2025
It’s another night, another party at a hotel in Ibiza. The international clientele dances to the house beat while laser lights reflect on the curvy swimming pool and on a sea of sunglasses worn after dark at the open-air venue. Many party-goers...
Spanish wildfires spread to shut down pilgrimage route
Seven News
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August 18, 2025
Raging wildfires in Spain have spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range and authorities closed part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. About 20 wildfires, fuelled by a severe 16-day heatwave, have...
Spanish team is developing robots to explore underground caves on the moon and Mars
Olive Press
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August 18, 2025
SPANISH scientists are testing robots in volcanic tunnels to see if humans could one day live in similar caves on the Moon or Mars. Researchers from the University of Malaga, working with international partners, have found that lava tubes could be...
Spain’s Teba turns into Scotland for epic 2025 Douglas’ Days Festival- full programme
Olive Press
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August 18, 2025
THERE is a little corner of Spain which is about to be turned into a Scottish wonderland. Teba, in the province of Malaga, is about to celebrate Douglas’ Days 2025, which will run from Thursday, August 21 to Sunday, August 24, transforming the...
Spain’s Mediterranean water temperatures soar, jellyfish warnings grow
Euro Weekly News
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August 18, 2025
Spain Water Alert: Mediterranean water temperatures soar, jellyfish warnings grow Credit: viktor95, Shutterstock The Mediterranean Sea is boiling like never before, with Spanish buoys in Mallorca and Menorca recording water temperatures above 30...
Spain's Ibaizabal linked to fourth LNG bunker vessel newbuild, with option in China
Riviera
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August 18, 2025
18 Aug 2025by Georgios Georgiou Spanish shipowner Ibaizabal has reportedly expanded its growing LNG bunker vessel orderbook with a new ship in China Greece- and UK-based shipbrokers reported last week that Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has secured...
Spain Deploys 500 More Troops To Contain 20 Major Wildfires Amid Extreme Heat
News18
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August 18, 2025
Last Updated:August 18, 2025, 13:49 IST Spain deployed 500 more soldiers to combat 20 major wildfires, which continue to threaten homes in Galicia. A man battles a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain (Photo: AP) At least 500 more...
Spain wildfires rage as heatwave fuels European environmental disaster
Al Mayadeen
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August 18, 2025
Spain is battling 20 major wildfires as extreme temperatures fuel a growing environmental disaster, claiming the lives of three people and over scorching more 115,000 hectares of land Scorching temperatures continued to hamper efforts to contain...
Evaluation of Health Resource Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in Ethnic Minority Areas of Guangxi: Data from 2010 to 2022
Dove Medical Press
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August 18, 2025
Introduction Health resources serve as the foundation for the advancement of health services, and their effective allocation not only impacts the health status of residents but also significantly contributes to the sustainable progress of medical...
Spain sends more soldiers to fight fires
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 18, 2025
LISBON, Portugal -- Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland during a prolonged spell of scorching weather, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Sunday. The decision to add to the more than...