July 2022

Game Changing medication for Covid now available in Spain

Tablets that reduce the severity of Covid-19 symptoms can now be bought in different regions across Spain Paxlovid is now available in Andalucia, and in the northern Spanish areas of Aragon, Navarra, Cantabria and Cataluña. The tablets require a prescription from a doctor and they are currently reserved for people most vulnerable to the illness.

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Valencia film studios in Spain allowed to re-open after EU ends ban

THE Ciudad de la Luz film studios is to be re-opened after 10 years of dormancy. The enterprise, based in Valencia, was banned from operating by the EU having been deemed to have broken business competition laws after receiving hefty government subsidies.  It was supposed to be banned from operating until 2027 after a number

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IN PICTURES: San Fermines is back in Northern Spain after a two year hiatus

PAMPLONA in Northern Spain hosts the famous San Fermines from Wednesday, July 6 to Thursday, July 14. The ‘Chupinazo’ started at 12am on Wednesday with the inaugural firing of a rocket. This year the rocket was fired by former Sevilla football player and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patient Juan Carlos Uzue. The ‘Chupinazo’ started at 12am

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Running of the Bulls festival to get underway in Spain’s Pamplona despite protests

SPAIN’S famous Running of the Bulls festival is getting underway, despite large protests against the event. The infamous nine-day event in Pamplona sees a group of bulls released into sectioned-off streets which people enter before attempting to run away from the animals. The Spanish tradition of bull-running began in northeastern Spain, and has been documented

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Spanish government row over increase in defence spending

A ROW has erupted within Spain’s ruling coalition over defence spending.  On Tuesday July 6, Pedro Sanchez announced a €1 billion boost to Spain’s defence budget.  Such a boost would fulfill the NATO requirement for each member to spend at least 2% of its national budget of defence. However, its left-wing coalition partner, Podemos, opposes

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CRITICAL NUMBERS: Spain’s Doñana registers lowest number of wetland birds in 40 years

DOÑANA is the most prestigious wetland natural area in Spain and provides refuge for hundreds and thousands of waterbirds throughout the year—however, numbers are dropping and biologists are alarmed. According to SEO/BirdLife the ‘ecological collapse’ of Doñana is due to the drought conditions and lack of water in the area with the rainfall for the

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Beach in Spain’s Malaga closed after burst sewage pipeline floods area with human waste

A BEACH in Malaga has been closed after a broken pipe flooded the area with sewage. The rupture of the sewage pipe has flooded the vicinity of Sacaba Beach in Malaga with human waste, leading to its closure. The incident, which took place on Monday, July 4, occurred as a result of works being carried

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