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Tue, 25 May 2021 22:45:26
Carla Suárez announces comeback for Roland Garros after cancer battle
SPANISH tennis star Carla Suárez set off for Paris today (Tuesday) ready for the French Open at city's Roland Garros stadium, her first tournament in 17 months.

Tue, 25 May 2021 21:04:49
Primavera Sound reveals 2022 line-up: Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Massive Attack...
ONE of Spain's biggest and most famous music festivals has already announced its line-up for 2022, when it will be celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Tue, 25 May 2021 03:56:41
Red Cross volunteer comforting sobbing migrant and diver rescuing baby go viral: The human side of the border crossing
A RED Cross worker has been reunited with a migrant who collapsed sobbing in her arms during the recent mass rescue operation in Ceuta, the photograph of which went viral on social media.

Mon, 24 May 2021 22:05:47
Spanish team for UEFA Euro announced amid controversy over high-profile absences
TEAM manager Luis Enrique has announced his list for the UEFA Euro – due to be played a year overdue as a result of 2020's pandemic-related shutdown – and fans have reacted with everything from outrage to conspiracy theories as to why certain key...

Sun, 23 May 2021 22:35:37
Spain reopens to non-EU tourism with limited restrictions from June 1
TRAVEL can now restart to Spain – as from tomorrow (Monday, May 24), visitors from 'safe' non-EU countries will be permitted entry without restrictions or requirements other than, according to the latest tweet from the ministry for tourism, the pas...

Sat, 22 May 2021 21:30:43
Paella: Official 'cultural heritage', with UNESCO application on the cards
EATING a piece of UNESCO heritage might not be on your weekend to-do list – after all, biting into the Alhambra Palace or taking a nibble of the Segovia aqueduct would, at best, disappoint in terms of flavour, and probably at least knock a few teet...

Sat, 22 May 2021 16:50:01
Famous politician's daughter leaves 'The Voice Kids' coaches in raptures with Amy Winehouse number
A 'BLIND' audition on The Voice Kids revealed an as-yet unknown new talent whose dad is a famous politician.

Fri, 21 May 2021 21:35:29
Names in Spain explained: Trendiest, oldest, youngest...and where you fit in
ALTHOUGH the most popular girls' and boys' names for new babies have been 'Lucía' and 'Hugo' for some years now, they are far from being the most commonly-found in Spain – recent research has unearthed a much more traditional pattern.

Thu, 20 May 2021 21:55:14
Child protection law named after British pianist approved
A NEW child protection law named after a British musician living in Spain has been approved in Congress and is set to be signed off by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, June 8.

Wed, 19 May 2021 21:45:08
FITUR 2021 opens: Largest tourism trade fair in Spain is back
SPAIN'S – and one of the world's – biggest international tourism trade fairs has just opened in Madrid, five months later than usual and amid great expectations due to being the first edition since before the pandemic struck and seen as key to ge...

Wed, 19 May 2021 01:51:06
Mercadona founder's wife donates three million syringes for Covid vaccine roll-out
THREE million syringes with hypodermic needles have been donated to public vaccine centres for Covid immunisation in the Comunidad Valenciana by the wife of a national supermarket chain founder.

Tue, 18 May 2021 21:30:46
'Pioneering' heart transplant on two-month-old baby with 'incompatible blood-type donor'
A TWO-MONTH-OLD baby girl has made international headlines after undergoing a pioneering life-saving operation.

Tue, 18 May 2021 04:34:48
'You deserve Spain': Ad campaign to encourage holidaymakers to return
A THREE-MONTH Europe-wide campaign has been launched by Spain's tourist board urging foreign travellers to return, backed by an €8 million investment and social media advertising.

Mon, 17 May 2021 21:38:31
'Roman ruler' Rafa Nadal clinches 10th Italian title against world number one
OFTEN dubbed 'the King of Clay', Rafael Nadal can probably also call himself the Emperor of Rome after his epic three-hour final at the weekend that saw him clinching his 10th title after beating one of his toughest regular rivals.

Sun, 16 May 2021 21:50:05
Is this mainland Europe's only 'true' desert? Why you should visit
SOMETIMES it really feels as though Spain is the part of the world where the Arctic and the tropics collide. Humid summers with temperatures pushing 40ºC, cacti and yucca growing wild, a country which harvests its own pineapples, avocados and banana...



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