EU COVID certificates will expire after 9 months if the holder has not received a booster vaccine dose. The European Commission this Tuesday confirmed a decision taken by EU government heads last week over expiration dates. The Commission says no member state can extend or reduce the expiration period because they want to ensure that […]
TOWN halls in Malaga province have started to cancel their New Year’s Eve celebrations as COVID cases rise. Coin, Alhaurin de la Torre and Fuengirola have been the first to do so, citing public health and the need to maintain social distancing particularly with the highly contagious Omicron variant spreading. The local councils are worried
THIEVES stole copper wire from a sub-station to bring mayhem to Valencia area trains on Tuesday after causing a fire that incinerated a traffic management system. The blaze started in a building at Massalfassar railway station at 00.35 after the crooks took a kilometre length of copper cable. Their actions sparked a major fire damaging
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Just days after his first public appearance in months, Spain’s former monarch King Juan Carlos was at the centre of a COVID-19 scare after tennis ace Rafael Nadal tested positive the day after they shared a meal together. Juan Carlos who has been living in self-imposed exile in Abu Dhabi since August 2020 appeared in
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WHAT do you get the man who has everything for Christmas? An entire airfield of course. Ocaña Airfield, near Toledo and Madrid has been put up for sale at public auction. A minimum bid has been set at €1,060,000, but you get a lot for your money. The site covers a total area of 379,266
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A deal has been struck that confirms Alicante as a new branch of the National Railway Museum based in Madrid. The new ‘sub-museum’ will be based in a warehouse next to the Casa Mediterraneo in the city. It will become the first nationally-linked museum to open in Alicante. An 11-year lease for the building and
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WHAT have two Spanish olive trees, Beyonce, British royals, a private jet and a 27 storey home worth €2.3 billion got in common? The answer is Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, whose estimated worth is a staggering €90 billion. The boss of Reliance Industries – a conglomerate with interests from energy and petrochemicals to retail and
TWO Murcia drug dealers offered a seasonal bonus to customers with a chance to win a Christmas hamper crammed with drugs plus alcohol and tobacco. The Policia Nacional raided a clandestine drugs outlet in Murcia City and spotted stickers and notices promoting the bumper basket draw. Clients could pay €5 and try to guess the
Apartment Peñíscola, Castellón 2 beds 1 baths € 148,000 Two-bedroom flat within a well-known residential complex in Peñíscola, in an extremely quiet and sought-after area. The complex of which it forms part offers an outdoor swimming pool with a large terrace enjoying spectacular sea views and another heated indoor pool, a communal area
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THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board will invest a record sum to help the COVID-hit sector in 2022. €5.3 million will be spent by the organisation to boost tourism next year- a 9% rise on the 2021 budget. The announcement was made on Monday at a Christmas event hosted in Benidorm by the hotel and tourism
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