AFTER a successful 2021 cruise season, despite navigating the COVID-19 crisis, the new year has already counted two tourist arrivals to the port of Malaga. Completing very different stopovers, this Wednesday saw the eastern maritime station host the ships AIDAblu and Seabourn Encore, moored respectively in the north and south berths. The AIDAblu, positioned at […]
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KING Felipe VI paid tribute this Thursday to victims of terrorism during his speech at the annual Pascua Militar ceremony in Madrid. The event held on every January 6 was first staged 240 years ago to celebrate Spain retaking the island of Menorca. After a parade and a 21-gun salute, King Felipe gave a 20
SPAIN’S annual Loteria del Niño has seen the wine corks popping in La Rioja with the wine-producing region’s capital Logroño winning the €100 million first prize. The January 6 draw is the country’s second biggest lottery after El Gordo on December 22. The winning Niño ticket with the number 41665 was sold in Logroño’s Calle
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THE Christmas period comes to an end on January 6 in Spain, when the last gifts are given to the children by the Magi, and the last sweets of the season are savoured before starting the January diet. For many, the Roscon de Reyes is perhaps the most cherished seasonal treat, as it is the
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A Barcelona woman has been arrested for using fake €20 notes that she hid in her panties. The Mossos d’Esquadra detained the 46-year-old who went shopping with the notes for a number of days in the Raval area of the Catalunya capital. The Spanish woman hit stores with the dud notes which she only used
A four-week old baby has been put in an induced coma after suffering brain injuries compatible with abuse. The boy’s parents, aged 20 and 21, have been arrested by the Valencia Guardia Civil. The youngster was taken to Valencia General Hospital on January 1 after the couple phoned emergency services to say their son had
PEOPLE who threaten bar and restaurant owners over COVID passports could face prosecution in the Valencian Community. Regional president, Ximo Puig, said he’s contacted the Prosecutor’s Office following reports of intimidation and coercion against businesses in Castellon Province. Indoor access to hospitality is only permitted by producing an EU COVID certificate until at least January
ACROSS Spain excited children gathered for the much anticipated arrival of the Three Kings who arrive on the eve of Epiphany bringing gifts. Sometimes they come by camel, sometimes on floats as part of grand parades known as cabalgatas which take place in towns and cities on January 5. But in one coastal town in
A STUDY by researchers from Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary has demonstrated for the first time that a non-human brain can differentiate between two languages. First author of the study Laura V. Cuaya was intrigued as to whether her Spanish ‘speaking’ dog would be able to tell the difference between Spanish and Hungarian when she moved
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A CANADIAN tourist has been charged with illegally flying a drone over Sevilla’s Cathedral. Cops in the city arrested the man after reports of a device being flown above the Cathedral of Saint Mary at around 8:20pm on January 2. There were reports of the device being spotted above the Archivo de Indias and the
