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Maintenance workers equipped with climbing gear are cleaning the glass facade of the Hemisferic. The Building is part of spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's Ciudad de les Arts i Ciences/Ciudad de los Artes y Ciencias (City of the Arts and Sciences MADRID - Spain says it plans to ban outdoor work during periods of extreme heat.Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz told reporters Wednesday that the government will modify legislation covering occupational risks to prohibit outdoor work when the state weather agency, AEMET, issues red or orange alerts.The agency frequently issues such alerts when temperature increases pose a risk for citizens outdoors or for the environment.Last year was Spain’s hottest since record-keeping started in 1961, and last month was the hottest and driest April on record.RELATED: Study: Climate change causing spike in MLB home runsMuch of the country is experiencing drought, and water reserves are below 50%.Díaz, who is also labor minister, said that the modifications would be announced by Spain’s Cabinet, but gave no further details.The government will hold a special Cabinet meeting on drought measures on Thursday.A U.N.

MADRID – Spain approved a pioneering law Tuesday that gives delivery platforms a mid-August deadline to hire the workers currently freelancing for them and that requires transparency of artificial intelligence used to manage workforces.

MADRID – The Spanish government on Thursday announced legislation that classifies food delivery riders as employees of the digital platforms they work for, not self-employed, in a legal change that could have far-reaching consequences for Spanish businesses.

The nation is entering its fourth week of lockdown with strict measures to stay at home.

The Spanish government doesn't think tourism normality will resume until the end of 2020 at the earliest.

Spain's tourism industry is not expected to be "back to normal" until the end of 2020 due to coronavirus.

The Spanish government has announced it isn't expecting tourism to "get back to normal" until at least the end of 2020 to the beginning of 2021.