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People line up outside a public ambulatory as they wait to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 6, 2021.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says a steep rise in vaccine deliveries over coming months will allow the country to inoculate 70% of its adult population against COVID-19 by the end of August. That's some 33 million people. He said Tuesday that Spain expects to receive 87 million doses by September. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain limits AstraZeneca vaccine to 60 years and up

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Spain's Sergio Ramos during the warm up prior of the World Cup 2022 group B qualifying soccer match between Spain and Greece at the Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, Spain, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Fermin Rodriguez)

Ramos injured before Madrid faces Liverpool and Barcelona

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People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus walk in downtown Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Spain is bracing for another potential sharp increase in coronavirus cases. And with the vaccine rollout being outpaced by the new more contagious variant of the virus, authorities are asking for citizens to intensify their precautions to &quot;buy time&quot; for the shots to arrive. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Madrid slows down vaccine jabs over Easter despite govt plea

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Belgium's Leandro Trossard, center, fights for the ball with Belarus' Igor Stasevich, left, and Belarus' Sergei Kislyak during a World Cup 2022 group E qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Belarus at the King Power stadium in Leuven, Belgium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Talking Points: Sizing up the top teams ahead of Euro 2020

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

From left to right, Kosovo and Spain national team players listen national anthems prior their World Cup 2022 Group B qualifying round soccer match at La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, Wednesday March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti)

Spain beats Kosovo, national broadcaster downgrades visitors

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus walk in downtown Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Spain is bracing for another potential sharp increase in coronavirus cases. And with the vaccine rollout being outpaced by the new more contagious variant of the virus, authorities are asking for citizens to intensify their precautions to &quot;buy time&quot; for the shots to arrive. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spain pleads for caution, to ‘buy vaccines time’ amid uptick

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England's Harry Kane celebrates his side's first goal during the World Cup 2022 group I qualifying soccer match between Albania and England at Air Albania stadium in Tirana, Sunday, March 28, 2021. England won 2-0. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

Europe top teams win WCup qualifiers as Swiss move goalposts

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Spain's players celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup 2022 group B qualifying soccer match between Georgia and Spain at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Spain rallies to top Georgia, Ibrahimovic helps Sweden again

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

France head coach Didier Deschamps, center, looks on before the World Cup 2022 group D qualifying soccer match between France and Ukraine at the Start de de France stadium, in Saint Denis, north of Paris, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

MATCHDAY: France seeks 1st group win; England in Albania

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Waiter Sara Palacios prepares a coffee as she works at La Francachela restaurant in Madrid, Spain, Friday, March 26, 2021. Experimenting with cutting back one workday per week is about to go nationwide in Spain. A 3-year pilot project will be using 50 million euros ($59 million) from the European Union's massive coronavirus recovery fund to compensate companies as they resize their workforce or reorganize production workflows to adapt to a 32-hour working week. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spurred by lockdown, Spain gives 4-day week a try

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

A migrant rests in Las Raices camp in San Cristobal de la Laguna, in the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Several thousand migrants have arrived on the Spanish archipelago in the first months of 2021. Due to the terrible living conditions and the poor quality of food and water at the Las Raices camp, some migrants have decided to leave the camp and sleep in shacks in a nearby forest instead. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Migrants stuck in Spain’s Canary Islands say camps are unfit

By JOAN GIRALT and RENATA BRITO - Associated Press

Greece's Tasos Basaketas, right, scores his side's first goal during a World Cup 2022 group B qualifying soccer match between Spain and Greece at the Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, Spain, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Fermin Rodriguez)

Spain held by Greece; Ibrahimovic returns with Sweden

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Spain's Princess Leono arrives with Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo, left, for an event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Cervantes Institute in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday March 24, 2021. This is the first time Princess Leonor has presided an official event alone without the presence of her father, King Felipe VI. (Ballesteros/Pool photo via AP)

Spain’s Princess Leonor presides 1st event without parents

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Barcelona's Pedri runs with the ball next to Elche's Omenuke Mfulu during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Elche at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Luis Enrique praises youngsters debuting with national team

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

People queue after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, during a mass vaccination campaign at Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Spain resumed the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Wednesday by extending it to adults up to 65 years old. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spaniards line up for AstraZeneca amid concerns over vaccine

By ARITZ PARRA and JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

90 Maribel Elizondo, left, sits as 84 year old Luisa Tollar, has her hair set by hair dresser Gloria Cerdan in the hairdressers at Ibaneta nursing home, in the small village of Erro, around 30 kms (18 miles) from Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, March 22, 2021. Every week, on Monday, hairdresser Gloria Cerdan attends to residents at the nursing home. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Spain broadens use of AstraZeneca jab to adults under age 65

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 17, 2017 file photo, Bayern Munich's Xabi Alonso listens to a question during a news conference at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. German media reports say that former Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso is to take over at Borussia Moenchengladbach coach next season. The tabloid Bild and its sister magazine Sport Bild first reported that the 39-year-old Alonso has agreed to take over from current Gladbach coach Marco Rose, who is joining Borussia Dortmund next season. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Media: Xabi Alonso to take over at Borussia Mönchengladbach

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An anti Euthanasia protester walks in front of police officers outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 18, 2021. Spain has become the seventh country in the world and fourth in Europe to allow physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia for long-suffering patients of incurable diseases or unbearable permanent conditions. The parliament's lower house on Thursday gave the final go-ahead to the euthanasia bill in a 202-140 vote with two abstentions. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain adopts euthanasia law despite conservative opposition

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference on the Commissions response to COVID-19 after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The European Commission is proposing Wednesday to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. (John Thys, Pool via AP)

After vaccine freeze, European countries seek a quick thaw

By ANGELA CHARLTON and LORNE COOK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, July 27, 2020 file photo, tourists take photos in the town of Soller in the Balearic Island of Mallorca, Spain. Faced with a possible flood of visitors from Germany later this month, authorities in Spain’s Balearic Islands are warning hotel owners that tourists must adhere to coronavirus restrictions the same way residents do. The archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea is strengthening measures to combat the virus before the Easter period. But the restrictions haven’t stopped eager German tourists who have rushed to book flights and accommodation this week following their government’s removal of the islands from a list of high-risk contagion zones. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu, FIle)

Spanish islands warn tourists to abide by virus restrictions

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press