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Is this the birthplace of written Spanish?
More than 1,000 years ago in Spain’s La Rioja region, monks made notes in the margins of Latin texts. These are believed to be the Spanish language’s first steps onto the page.
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YouTube star who humiliated homeless man given prison term
A YouTube star who tricked a homeless man into eating biscuits filled with toothpaste and then posted footage of the incident online has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay his victim €20,000 in “moral damages”. A judge in Barcelona also banned Kanghua Ren, better known as ReSet, from having any social media accounts for five years.
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Barcelona’s radical plan to take back streets from cars
Introducing "superblocks."
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Men who receive paid paternity leave want fewer children, study finds
Spain’s paternity leave was part of a set of policies to promote gender equality in the labor market and at home, a researcher said
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The Camino de Santiago's Ancient Secret
Cape Finisterre’s mythical pull has drawn travellers since the time of antiquity. But with the rise of Christianity, the route to ‘the end of the world’ became all but forgotten.
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Spain will soon overtake Japan in life expectancy rankings. Here’s why
The importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle has long been acknowledged by healthcare professionals as one of the keys to a long and happy life. And for the people of Spain, the evidence bears this out as they’re about to topple the Japanese from the top spot in the longest life expectancy charts.
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Woman dies and 18 people sick after eating mushrooms at Michelin-starred restaurant in Spain
A woman has died after eating at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Spanish city of Valencia. María Jesús Fernández Calvo, 46, is believed to have ordered a rice and morchella fungi dish at RiFF, which has now been closed to the public until an investigation has revealed the cause of death. Eighteen other diners including her husband and 12-year-old son were made mildly ill.
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Apartment in Tenerife: 1 Bedroom - Las Caletillas
Nicely decorated apartment, great facilities and fantastic location.
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Sculpture of Smiling Satan Causes Controversy in Spain
Residents say Satan should be "despicable — not kind and seductive"
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Miss Universe’s first transgender contestant rocks the runway
She’s transfixing! Miss Spain, Angela Ponce, the first openly transgender contestant in the 66-year history of the Miss Universe pageant, is getting rave reviews for her bikini body, runway glamour and message of inclusion. “I always say: Having a vagina didn’t transform me into a woman,” the post-op trans gal told reporters as the pageant got underway last week in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Madrid’s ban on polluting vehicles cuts traffic by nearly 32 percent in some areas
And it should save lives in the process.
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Luxury villa in Spain: 4 Bedrooms - Moraira
Ahhhh, beautiful Spain!
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Police are using artificial intelligence to spot written lies
A tool that identifies false robbery reports is being rolled out across Spain
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The Bosnians who speak medieval Spanish
When Jews fled Spain during the Inquisition, they carried their language with them. Today, Ladino reflects the trajectories of the Sephardic Jewish diaspora, but can it survive?
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Spain scraps “sun tax,” moves to boost solar self-consumption
Following through on a move that was first hinted at in June, the Spanish government has put an end to the much-reviled “sun tax” which had imposed a levy on solar self-consumption. The change was approved by Spain’s Council of Ministers early this week, after being submitted by the country’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition, headed up by Teresa Ribera. The legislation was first introduced – by Royal decree – back in 2015, by then-Spanish minister of industry, energy and tourism minister Jose Manuel Soria.
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Spain scraps “sun tax,” moves to boost solar self-consumption
Spanish government agrees to scrap much-reviled tax on solar self-consumption, brings in new rules removing all costs and barriers to self-consumed power.
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Pioneering study finds more than 200,000 rats in Barcelona’s sewers
Many specimens were discovered to be carrying bacteria and worms that can be passed on to humans, prompting experts to talk about a public health problem
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Donald Trump urged Spain to 'build the wall' – across the Sahara
Donald Trump suggested the Spanish government tackled the Mediterranean migration crisis by emulating one of his most famous policies and building a wall across the Sahara desert, the country’s foreign minister has revealed. According to Josep Borrell, the US president brushed off the scepticism of Spanish diplomats – who pointed out that the Sahara stretched for 3,000 miles – saying: “The Sahara border can’t be bigger than our border with Mexico.”
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'For me, this is paradise': life in the Spanish city that banned cars
In Pontevedra, the usual soundtrack of a Spanish city has been replaced by the tweeting of birds and the chatter of humans
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Spain will go ahead with sale of 400 bombs to Saudi Arabia
Spain will go ahead with the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said on Thursday, after the deal was halted amid concerns over the Saudi role in the war in Yemen. “The decision is that these bombs will be delivered to honor a contract that comes from 2015, and was made by the previous government,” Borrell told Onda Cero radio.
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