Falsos amigos – also known as false friends – are words that are identical or similar in spelling or sound in two languages, but actually have wildly different meanings. They’re tough cookies, but together we swallow them all. On your journey towards Spanish fluency, false friends are likely to lead to many an awkward situation, […]
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Live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion will return to our screens this 2022 for a highly stacked pay-per-view event of significant importance. Not only will the UFC flyweight division deliver a much-anticipated trilogy for the coveted title between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo. But the
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FOLLOWING a meeting by the regional government’s ‘Committee of Experts’ yesterday, Monday January 3, the Junta has not proposed any new coronavirus pandemic control restrictions. Despite the record number of infections in the last few days (38,155 positives since 31 December and an accumulated incidence of 1,519.05 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14
A THREE Michelin-star Navarran chef, a Spanish architect and an Australian design team have united to create the most exciting hotel opening in Madrid this winter. Sprinkle in an Italian mixologist, an English art firm and an American sense of individualism, and you’ve got the perfect ingredients for a magical stay in the capital. Welcome
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AN 80-year-old woman died on Saturday after a heated argument with her husband in Miramar, Valencia Province. Her partner, also in his 80s, pushed her to the floor in their home sometime between 10.30 and 11.00 pm. He went out into the street and hailed down a pizza delivery driver to tell him what happened.
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THIEVES have stolen 208,000 antigen tests from a Barcelona area warehouse. Police say the robbery happened on Friday(December 31). The test kits have a total market value of over €500,000. Sales of antigen tests have soared in Spanish pharmacies in recent weeks due to the surge of COVID-19 cases including the Omricon variant. The rapid
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A lawyer acting for the family of a Murcia woman, who died at the weekend, is trying to stop her cosmetic surgeon from fleeing Spain. Iganacio Martinez described her state after a liposculpture procedure as ‘akin to being in a knife fight’. Sara Gomez, 39, from Alcantarilla died of multiple injuries on Saturday and her
COPS in Andalucia have appealed to road users to take greater care following a number of serious road traffic collisions during the festive period. Police said with the number of celebrations expected to rise over the coming days, motorists should slow down and drive at the right speed to ensure maximum safety. They warned that
THE number of people who made dangerous journeys across water to reach Malaga in 2021 has dropped by 75.45%. Some 231 migrants succeeded in reaching the Costa del Sol over the last 12 months, compared to the 941 people rescued and transferred to the Malaga port in 2020. Of the 231 people to arrive
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SPAIN’S first cases of flurone, a combination of COVID-19 and influenza, have been identified in the Catalunya region. Speaking this Monday, Catlunya’s health service director, Gemma Craywinckel, said: “The cases are nor particularly serious or different to deal with compared to individual flu and COVID-19 infections.” GEMMA CRAYWINCKEL (Catalunya Regional Health Department image) Israel announced
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