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IRISHMAN SHOT DEAD IN BRAWL
A 40 year old Irishman died on Wednesday after being shot following a pub brawl in Avenida Antonio Machado, Benalmadena according to 112 emergency sources .
Emergency Services received the call from several members of the public at 3.20 hours on Wedne…
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Higher temperature, less precipitation predicted in Spain
Spain woke up with alerts yesterday that temperatures would be over 40 Celsius degree in 12 of the country´s provinces. In addition, forecasters said, high temperatures are going to be increasingly common in the future. The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) predicted in a report that maximum temperatures over the period 2071-2100 will rise between [...]
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Inflation in Spain at highest point in 18 months
Prices in Spain are rising faster than at any time in the past year and a half, according to figures published Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The figures show Spain´s inflation rate for June stood at 1.9 percent, 0.4 percent higher than 12 months ago and the highest in the last 18 [...]
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Telefonica agrees Vivo deal with Portugal Telecom
Spanish telecom firm Telefonica has agreed to buy Portugal Telecom´s (PT) stake in Brazilian mobile company Vivo, ending weeks of strained negotiations. No figure for the deal was announced, but reports say the Spanish company will pay 7.5bn euros ($9.8bn; £6.3bn). Earlier this month, Telefonica said it had pulled out of a 7.15bn-euro bid to [...]
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BRIT WOMAN ARRESTED IN BENALMADENA MURDER PROBE
The National Police have arrested a Sunderland woman on suspicion of the murder of her husband. The man was found dead having suffered a deep stab wound received at his home, in the Altavista complex, in Torremuelle, where the couple are believed to ha…
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Melon Jam
Motorists caught in sweltering heat on a Swiss motorway after a Spanish melon lorry lost its load were tucked into free watery melons to help them cool down. The accident happened when the lorry lost its load of sweet melons on the busy A3 near Basle in Switzerland, closing the road for two hours while [...]
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Spain helps Portugal fight raging wildfires
Spain is sending aircraft to Portugal to help the country fight a series of raging wildfires, Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said Tuesday. “We are sending them planes right now,” Rubalcaba said. About 1,000 firefighters and soldiers are battling 15 wildfires mainly in northern Portugal, according to the country's civil protection authorities. The government has [...]
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Catalonia votes to ban bullfighting
Catalonia´s parliament in Barcelona voted to ban bullfighting today in the first such prohibition in mainland Spain. Regional lawmakers voted 68 to 55 for the ban, the speaker of the assembly said. The bill was the result of a popular initiative backed by 180,000 signatures, according to the Prou platform behind the initial campaign. Toreros [...]
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Spanish Television Network Fined 100,000€ for Criticizing Homosexuality
Spain´s socialist government has fined the Intereconomia television network 100,000 euros for running a series of advertisements that it claims “attacks the dignity” of homosexuals. The spots, which are self-promotional advertisements by the group Intereconomia, show scenes of outlandishly and scantily dressed participants in “gay pride” marches making sexually suggestive gestures to the camera and denouncing religious belief. [...]
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‘Golden Girls’ reborn in Spain
Classic sitcom “The Golden Girls” is getting a Spanish makeover with some of Spain´s most acclaimed veteran thesps poised to play the female leads. Disney Media Networks has teamed up with leading Spanish producer Jose Luis Moreno and Luis Balaguer´s Miami-based production, talent management and marketing company Latin World Entertainment to co-produce the skein, titled [...]
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XII City of Elx Guitar Festival
Elche is well worth at least one visit this summer. The whole municipality takes on a special kind of charm in the sunshine and with the gentle Levante breeze. The coast is not far, just a few kilometres away, where the sea awaits behind a long series of white dunes. The Misteri d’Elx or Elche [...]
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XV Human Chess in Xàbia
Summer in the Region of Valencia is filled with surprises such as the representation that has been taking place since 1996 featuring children from the town of Xàbia. As of 10.30 p.m. next Saturday, you can take a trip down to its port to witness the Human Chess Theatre, deemed to be of National Tourist [...]
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Moors and Christians Festival in La Vila Joiosa
The same crystal clear waters that bathe the beaches of the Costa Blanca coastline bore witness five centuries ago to a much more tumultuous age. No village was safe from Berber incursions and neither side was ready to back down. Fortunately, that tension has been transformed into a fantastic remembrance act celebrated every year by [...]
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Spain’s Catalonia votes on banning bullfighting
Catalonia´s regional parliament met today to vote on whether to become the first region on mainland Spain to ban bullfighting. The assembly began debating the issue just after 10:00 a.m. local time with the results of the vote expected around noon. The outcome of the vote is expected to be tight as both the ruling Socialist [...]
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Old Argentine lady deported and mistreated
Luisa Ormeño, 72, decided to travel to Spain to visit her daughter and grandchildren living in Madrid, but when she arrived at Barajas airport, was deported because the letter of recommendation she had didn’t work because it was a fax copy. Mrs. Ormeño ensures that met all the requirements for entering the European country, even [...]
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Father of children found dead in Spain faces court
An alleged paedophile, formerly of North Shields, whose wife is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel is to appear in court. Martin Smith, 45, is accused of a string of sex offences and failing to answer to bail. His daughter Rebecca, five, and son Daniel, 11 months, were found dead in [...]
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First lady planning vacation to Spain
America´s First Lady Michelle Obama has added another holiday to her summer schedule, with a trip to Spain with daughter Sasha, 9, next month, the White House announced yesterday. The travel is being billed by the White House as a “private mother-daughter trip with longtime family friends.” The additional vacation travel comes when Malia, 12, [...]
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BRIT WOMAN ARRESTED FOR HUSBAND’S MURDER IN MALAGA
The National Police have arrested a 57 year old British woman on suspicion of the death of her husband, The man was found dead having suffered a deep stab wound received at his home, in the municipality of Torremuelle, in Benalmadena.
In a statement …
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German mum arrested after son dies of thirst in Spain
A German mother whose son died of thirst after she left him when their car broke down has been arrested. The 40-year-old mother, who was on holiday in Spain with her five-year-old boy, has reportedly been accused of negligence and breach of supervision by Spanish police. The boy´s body was identified at the weekend after [...]
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US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA EXPECTED TO VISIT MARBELLA IN SPAIN
Barack Obama, the United States President is expected to spend four days in Marbella, Spain, during his family holiday in August.
Mr Obama will psend part of their Summer holiday in the luxury Villapadiema Hotel between the 4th and 8th of August with …