-
+15 +1
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" is a 1977 hit single by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara. Written by Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja, and produced by Soja, this song was a hit across Europe and became the duo's sole number one single in the United Kingdom, spending a single week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 1977.
-
+37 +1
FIFA suspends Spain FA boss for unsolicited kiss
FIFA has provisionally suspended Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation, from all football-related activities for 90 days.
-
+31 +1
Did the Romans hunt WHALES?
Ancient bones at a fish processing factory reveal the civilisation may have caused the beasts to go extinct in the Mediterranean 2,000 years ago
-
+23 +1
Orca Rams Into Yacht Near Scotland, Suggesting the Behavior May Be Spreading
The incident occurred roughly 2,000 miles away from the recent encounters near Spain and Portugal
-
+32 +1
Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
This single is from 1977. Baccara were Spanish flamenco dancers Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola. They were discovered on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands by RCA Records executive Leon Deane, who saw them dancing flamenco and singing traditional songs for tourists and signed them to the label.
-
+3 +1
$276 million was spent on 31 Spanish trains before it was realized they were too big to fit in the tunnels
Two Spanish officials were fired this week after the country spent $276 million on trains that were too large to fit in the rail network's tunnels.
-
+15 +1
Six-day illegal rave in Spanish village "magnificently organised" according to mayor
An illegal rave lasting six days brought 5,000 people to a small village in Spain over the New Year period. Lasting from December 30 to January 4, tents, stalls, caravans and seven stages popped up out of nowhere reportedly less than a mile from the centre of the village of La Peza, The Guardian reports. The village has a population of 1,200, which quintupled in size when the rave was taking place. “By Saturday we were 6,000,” said Fernando Álvarez, the mayor of La Peza’s municipality.
-
+11 +1
Spain rules tobacco companies must pay for cigarette butt clean up
Spain has ruled that tobacco companies will have to pay to clean up cigarette butts. Millions of cigarette ends are tossed onto Spain’s streets and beaches by smokers each year. The new environmental regulations also include bans on single-use plastic cutlery and plastic straws. The rulings are part of an EU-wide drive to reduce waste and promote recycling.
-
+16 +1
Hand of Irulegi: ancient Spanish artefact could help trace origins of Basque language
The Vascones, an iron age tribe from whose language modern Basque is thought to descend, previously viewed as largely illiterate
-
+17 +1
Spain to overhaul sedition law used to jail Catalan independence leaders
Socialist-led coalition to rename offence ‘aggravated public disorder’ and reduce maximum sentence to five years
-
+26 +1
Spain briefly closes part of airspace as Chinese rocket debris flies over
Spain briefly closed the airspace over the northeastern region of Catalonia and three other regions on Friday, causing delays to around 300 flights, as remnants of a Chinese rocket passed by before hitting the ocean off Mexico's coast, authorities said.
-
+15 +1
Spanish court formally sends Shakira to trial for tax fraud
A Spanish court on Tuesday formally ordered Colombian superstar Shakira to stand trial on accusations that she failed to pay 14.5 million euros ($14.31 million) in income taxes, a court document released on Tuesday showed.
-
+15 +1
Wind drives major wildfire in Spain as 35 aircraft deployed
A wildfire burning out of control in Spain’s eastern province of Valencia has become one of the country’s biggest fires this year, and 35 aircraft were deployed to fight it as the blaze entered its fifth day, authorities said Friday.
-
+15 +1
A centuries-old horse tooth helps prove the Spanish origin of these feral horses
The unexpected discovery of a 16th-century horse tooth in modern-day Haiti has provided credence for an age-old folk story about the origin of feral horses on an island off Maryland and Virginia.
-
+18 +1
Drone lifeguard saves boy, 14, from drowning in sea in Valencia in Spain
A pioneering drone lifeguard has saved a 14-year-old boy from drowning in the sea in Valencia in Spain. The drone lifeguard service, which has been rolled out across Spanish beaches, dropped a life vest into the sea this month that was able to keep the teenager afloat just as he started to sink, its operators have said.
-
+18 +1
After 350 years, sea gives up lost jewels of Spanish shipwreck
It was a Spanish galleon laden with treasures so sumptuous that its sinking in the Bahamas in 1656 sparked repeated salvage attempts over the next 350 years. So when another expedition was launched recently, few thought that there could be anything left – but exquisite, jewel-encrusted pendants and gold chains are among spectacular finds that have now been recovered, having lain untouched on the seabed for hundreds of years.
-
+4 +1
Algeria suspends trade ties with Spain over Western Sahara row
Dispute over status of Western Sahara escalates as Algeria severs economic links with Spain.
-
+10 +1
Spanish parliament approves ‘only yes means yes’ consent bill
Sexual assault survivors will no longer have to prove violence was used against them if passed by Senate
-
+14 +1
Spain's monkeypox cases tally rises to 21
Regional authorities in Madrid reported 14 confirmed cases of monkeypox on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 21 in Spain.
-
+11 +1
Spain becomes the first in Europe to pitch paid 'menstrual leave'
Spain's government has greenlit plans to allow women to take unlimited paid "menstrual leave" from work, in a European first. The proposal endorsed by ministers on Tuesday is part of a broader package on reproductive rights that includes allowing teenagers to seek an abortion from the age of 16without the need to get their parent or guardian's consent.
Submit a link
Start a discussion