Tag: Spanish

Boardwalk collapses in Spanish city during concert, 313 hurt

  MADRID: An oceanside boardwalk collapsed during a nighttime concert in the Spanish city of Vigo, injuring 313 people, five of them seriously, authorities said...

French, Spanish leaders meet with eyes on repairing Europe

  MADRID: French President Emmanuel Macron is paying a short first visit to Spain to discuss European integration and migration, among other issues, with Spain's...

Spanish, Catalan leaders meet to breach gap over secession

MADRID: The new heads of Spain's central and Catalonia's regional governments held talks Monday for the first time since yearnings for independence in the...

Spanish tax authorities scrutinises Messi’s foundation

BARCELONA: Spanish tax authorities are investigating whether payments from FC Barcelona to Lionel Messi's foundation were used to help the player evade taxes, Spanish...

Beyonce sings in Spanish in hurricane relief remix

This collaboration marks the first new music by the pop superstar since she gave birth in June to twins – whom she references in...

Spanish newspapers call in police over suspect packages

Several Spanish media companies called in police as a precautionary measure on Wednesday after receiving suspicious packages, including one at El Pais publisher Prisa...

Spanish cyclist says no bodyguards killed protecting him in Pakistan

It took eight days before Francisco Javier Colorado, the Spanish cyclist who was attacked in Pakistan during a round-the-world journey, was able to give...

Spanish sea-monster has scientists in a fix

Call it a hoax or the real deal all you like – this apparent sea monster is the stuff nightmares are made of! Washed up...

Spanish cyclist Barredo faces doping inquiry

Spanish cylist Carlos Barredo is facing disciplinary action from cycling's governing body for allegedly breaking the blood-doping rules. His Dutch team Rabobank have suspended the...

Spanish La Liga table

Spanish league table after Sunday's early matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Barcelona 6 6 0 0 17 5 18 Malaga 6...

Hundreds view ‘restored’ Christ painting in Spanish town

The original version of the painting Ecce Homo (L) by 19th-century painter Elias … It’s been dubbed the “world’s worst restoration”, but a 102-year-old...

Spanish police arrest three Qaeda suspects

Spanish police arrested three suspected al Qaeda members thought to have been planning an attack in Spain or elsewhere in Europe and seized enough...

Four dead as Spanish wildfire rages out of control

Hundreds of fire-fighters backed by water-bombing planes are battling wind-fuelled wildfire in northeast Spain that killed four people including a teenage girl on Monday. Another...

Adiós!

World stocks fell sharply, the euro hit a 12-year low versus the yen and Spanish borrowing costs struck record highs Monday on speculation Spain...

Spanish yields jump

New steps by three major central banks to boost global growth failed to impress investors on Friday, sending Spanish borrowing costs back near unsustainable...

Iniesta wins best player award

Spanish left wing Andres Iniesta was named player of Euro 2012 on Monday by European football governing body UEFA. The 28-year-old - who was...

Asian markets down after Spain banks’ downgrade

Asian markets mostly fell on deepening European debt concerns on Tuesday after 28 Spanish banks were hit with a downgrade as traders remained downbeat...