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Sat, 06 Mar 2021 21:55:28
Spanish-made RNA-messenger Covid vaccine could be in use by 2022
A 'HOME-MADE' Covid vaccine which works along the same lines as the Pfizer and Moderna inoculations is a step closer to completion and should be ready for use by next year. 

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 22:50:14
MotoGP's Marc Márquez's personal invite to Glovo driver doing his homework by street light
A YOUNG man working as a Glovo delivery driver and studying under a lamp-post sitting on the pavement has attracted the attention of MotoGP whizz-kid Marc Márquez.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:55:52
David de Gea and Edurne welcome new baby daughter
GOALKEEPER David de Gea and Eurovision singer Edurne have announced the birth of their first child, a little girl called Yanay.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:40:57
Pablo Picasso's handmade jewellery in exhibition at artist's namesake museum
AN EXHIBITION of Pablo Picasso's works would normally lead visitors to expect a hall filled with paintings similar to Guernika, but the forthcoming display at the artist's eponymous Barcelona museum features the results of one of his other many creat...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 22:25:58
National Sports Awards for 2018 achievements presented this week
THIS year's prizegiving for the National Sports Awards took place in person, albeit socially-distanced, and based upon results for 2018 after delays caused by the pandemic which impeded their celebration last year.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:00:18
Later opening for Andalucía bars and groups of up to six allowed to meet
A BIT of freedom for residents and respite for bar-owners and restaurateurs is on its way in the southern region of Andalucía – as from tomorrow (Thursday) a relaxing of restrictions has been announced.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:50:33
High-speed AVE and AVLO tickets on sale for €19 and €7 until Monday
RAIL tickets on Spain's high-speed network costing just €7 and €19 one way are up for grabs from now until Monday (March 8) to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the transport system.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 22:57:23
'Tsunami of money': Spain's financial capacity will 'treble' thanks to EU recovery funds
CASH pouring into Spain over the next year will 'treble its financial capacity', according to European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:45:25
Fuengirola is Costa del Sol's most cosmopolitan town, says statistics office
OVER a third of residents in the Málaga-province town of Fuengirola are from abroad – the highest proportion of foreigners in any municipality on the Costa del Sol, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:40:57
Updated immunisation strategy released: Vaccine 'turns' and types
NEW 'vaccine groups' have been published by Spain's health ministry, giving the public a greater idea of when it might be their turn – and which of the current three types they will receive.

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:40:41
Life on Mars: Spain's on a mission, and it takes Perseverance
IT'S NEARLY 45 years since the first man-made artefact landed successfully on Mars – and actually worked – and now, they've done it again with the Perseverance.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:05:31
Spanish stores keep Primark afloat as sales plummet elsewhere due to lockdowns
BRANCHES in Spain have 'saved' low-cost clothing brand Primark in the past year, when its turnover elsewhere dropped, in many cases, to zero, according to sales figures.

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:10:22
Electricity bills plunge by 21% in February
ELECTRICITY bills have plummeted in Spain – just in time for a forecast drop in temperatures across the country after the weekend.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 23:30:34
Spain to produce enough ultra-filtration 'Meltblown' fabric for 1.5 billion masks a year
PRODUCTION of a completely virus-proof fabric has started in Spain and the company behind it aims to create enough to manufacture 1.5 billion masks per year.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:05:47
First healthy white lion cub born in Spain is 'a handful' and 'a real live wire' say carers
THE first healthy white lion cub to be born in Spain is lively, alert, nicely rounded and full of beans, according to his carers at Mundo Park in Guillena (Sevilla province).



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