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Spanish firefighters on Saturday battled forest blazes that have destroyed hundreds of hectares of parched land and forced scores of people from their homes, authorities said.
In the Media
by AFP
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Palma De Mallorca -
Maguluf on the Balearic Island of Mallorca in Spain is a popular destination for British tourists and is infamous for its drunken brawls and bar-crawls. One such tourist took things too far Wednesday morning, setting an apartment block ablaze.
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Zaragoza -
In what was described by the judge as "inexplicable," "horrifying" and of "unimaginable suffering," a Spanish man and his girlfriend are to be charged for murder after his bedridden grandmother died of starvation and dehydration.
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria -
A 69-year-old woman returned home to Las Palmas on Spain's Gran Canaria island after 20 years' absence to find that her three-story home was no longer there. It had been demolished back in 1999.
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Pamplona -
Two Australians and a Spaniard were gored Monday in the final and longest bull run of this year's San Fermin festival as it wound up in Spain's northern city of Pamplona.
In the Media
by AFP
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Arriondas -
The family dog dug up a nest of wasps in Spain's Asturias region on Saturday and an 89-year-old man, who was strolling with his family at the time, died in a horror attack by the swarm.
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Teruel -
Spain's Guardia Civil has been systematically defusing explosive devices recently in the Aragon region, left over from Spain's Civil War, including one that has been stuck in a pine tree for 75 years and another, still live, at the bottom of a pond.
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Madrid -
After humiliating election defeats, Spain's Socialists choose a new leader this weekend to help them win back government in 2015, and many are pinning their hopes on a surprise new frontrunner nicknamed Pedro the Handsome.
In the Media
by Ingrid Bazinet (AFP)
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Barcelona -
Rob Whitworth is an urban film-maker and is responsible for some of the most amazing video projects. He recently completed and filmed a walkabout of Barcelona, and the results will simply astound you.
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Pamplona -
Half-tonne fighting bulls gored two men and sent another six to hospital Thursday as they thundered down narrow, dew-slicked streets packed with thrill seekers in Spain's northern city of Pamplona.
In the Media
by Daniel Silva (AFP)
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Vera -
Sometimes "red tape" can go a tad too far. Vera, in Almeria province, southern Spain, is well-known and advertises itself as “the best naturist beach resort in the world." However, the local PP government banned the practice recently.
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Pamplona -
A huge fighting bull gored the American author of a survival guide for Spain's famed Pamplona bull-running festival on Wednesday when it turned its horns on him and other panicked daredevils.
In the Media
by Daniel Silva (AFP)
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Barcelona -
The US-based website, Airbnb, was set up for people to offer their homes, apartments and even individual rooms, as vacation accommodations worldwide. Gathering strength and attracting investment, the website has suddenly hit a roadblock.
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Pamplona -
Half-tonne fighting bulls trampled and knocked over runners on a breakneck bull run in Spain's San Fermin festival on Tuesday, injuring three people, one of them seriously, officials said.
In the Media
by Daniel SILVA (AFP)
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A new eatery has opened up in Los Boliches in Fuengirola on the sunny Costa del Sol in southern Spain. Named Ginger Food and Drinks, they are an international restaurant, offering delicious meals to suit all tastes.
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Pamplona -
Sharp-horned fighting bulls thundered through the slippery, cobbled streets of Pamplona on Monday, skewering one daredevil in a fast, adrenaline-charged opening run of Spain's San Fermin festival.
In the Media
by Sylvie GROULT (AFP)
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Pamplona -
A red-and-white sea of revellers soaked each other with wine in a packed Pamplona square on Sunday to kick off Spain's most famous fiesta, the San Fermin bull-running festival.A shout from the City Hall balcony of "Viva San Fermin!
In the Media
by Sylvie GROULT (AFP)
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Seville -
An upcoming episode of the HBO hit series, Game of Thrones, is to be filmed in the city of Seville in southern Spain. Thousands are now hoping for a part as an extra, as their heroine Khaleesi is filmed on location at Seville's Alcázar Palace.
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A woman had the misfortune of her vehicle stalling on a rail crossing near the town of Monforte de Lemos Wednesday evening, just as a freight train was incoming. She immediately fled the vehicle, but the flying wreckage of her van struck and killed her.
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Madrid -
Thousands of people in Madrid's downtown Chueca plaza went wild Wednesday evening, as Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst opened the annual Gay Pride (MADO) festivities.
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Madrid -
Spanish King Felipe VI's sister Cristina appealed on Wednesday against tax and money-laundering charges that threaten to land her in an unprecedented criminal trial.
In the Media
by Ingrid Bazinet (AFP)
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Madrid -
Police in Spain said Tuesday they had smashed four rings that smuggled hashish, ketamine and other drugs into the country to sell during the annual San Fermin bull-running festival.
In the Media
by AFP
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Results from a study carried out during an around-the-world cruise by a research ship, scientists have found that 88 percent of the oceans' surface contains plastic debris, leading to concerns about the effects on both marine life and the food chain.
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San Antonio -
The head of the drug squad on the Spanish Balearic Island of Ibiza has spoken to the media about a recent spate of biting attacks happening on the holiday island. This is apparently carried out by tourists, high on MDPV, sometimes known as bath salts.
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Palma De Mallorca -
Three years ago a French woman was attacked and raped on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Her attacker was never found, until now, when he sent the victim a friend request on a social network.
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Madrid -
Two iconic lion statues guard the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, at present without their "lionhood." Spain's history channel made an appeal for testicles to be added to one of the statues, but their appeal has finally failed.
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Ibiza -
Both local businessmen and politicians on the Spanish Balearic island of Ibiza are slamming a new UK safety campaign warning British tourists not "not to walk home alone," among other things. They state that the warnings are both "false" and "excessive."
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Madrid -
Spanish firms seeking to escape a sluggish eurozone are heading in ever greater numbers to reap the financial benefits of doing business in the faster-paced economies of Latin America.
In the Media
by Katell Abiven (AFP)
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Madrid -
A gang of Chinese origin, accused of performing illegal back-street abortions, dentistry and surgery in "deplorable" amateur clinics in private homes and other premises, was busted by Spain's National Police Friday.
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Madrid -
In the latest in ongoing evictions in Spain, Spanish police arrested six people Friday who were trying to stop the eviction of a family with three children in Madrid, the youngest only 20 days old, from their home.
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Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 4 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum.
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Mallorca's German Hells Angels raided by Spanish police on July 23, 2013.
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Two amphibious planes which have been fighting the fire.
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Maria Steinmayr, Austrian BASE jumper, crashes into the Hotel Bali in Benidorm
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Russian embassy in Madrid, Spain.
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A branch of "Krasty" Burger has opened in Fuengirola, Spain - definitely a "Simpsons' feel" to the place.
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Police seized a truck containing frozen sardines, stuffed with hashish, in Spain.
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La Tomatina, festival in Buñol, Valencia, Spain each August.
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Málaga 12m - protest on May 12, 2012 - Plaza de la Merced
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Malaga, capital of Malaga Province, Andalucia, Spain
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padthaiwok - Thai Restaurant and Takeaway in Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, Spain
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40 arty goats brighten up Calle Larios in Málaga, Spain
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Fuengirola's annual "Feria del Rosario" (fair) - a classic horse carriage.
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Spanish journalist Marc Marginedas is being held hostage in Syria and has been in the hands of a rebel group since September 4th, 2013.
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Protesting miners respond to police with home-made bazookas.
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'Ecce Homo' - botched restoration by Cecilia Giménez.
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Fuengirola, Spain: Graffitt on the entrance doors of the Plaza de Toros (bull ring) - bullfighter dead, not the bulls.
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Scenes of Los Boliches, Fuengirola, Spain
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Sign for the Merce Festival in Barcelona, Spain
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