February 2023

Popular medicines used to treat flu, cold under review in Spain over brain disease risks

Hundreds of medicines used to treat colds or flu are under review in Spain due to risk of brain diseases.  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) put the medications containing pseudoephedrine under review last week. About 30 are marketed in Spain, these include the well-known Termalgil, Gelocatil, Influenza with Pseudoephedrine, Frenadol Descongestivo or Cinfatos. The agency’s […]

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Driver causes chaos by driving on wrong side of busy Valencia area motorway in Spain

THE Guardia Civil have tracked down a motorist who caused chaos in early January by driving on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in Valencia province. The 77-year-old kamikaze driver struck on January 8 close to the Sagunto service area. He forced oncoming motorists to make dangerous evasive manoeuvres to avoid colliding with them.

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2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Orba with pool – € 160,000

Orba, Alicante   2 beds   2 baths € 160,000 2 bedroom apartment, Orba, Costa BlancaBeautifully maintained and presented apartment located in the centre of the busy town of Orba with all amenities.Living/dining room with access to the pool, kitchen, bedroom 1 with dressing room and shower room, 2nd bedroom with fitted wardrobes, family bathroom.Secure

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Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area

A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area. The victim, who was seriously injured, escaped outside Villajoyosa by driving off in the car, courtesy of a spare key. A 30-year-old man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The bizarre

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Inflation rate in Spain is on the up again as electricity bills and food and drink get more expensive

Inflation is still stalking the Spanish economy as the latest data puts price increases from February last year at an annualised rate of 6.1%. This represents a faster pace than the 5.9% increase recorded in January and is above the 5.7% forecast by analysts polled by international news agency Reuters. The information comes from preliminary

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Spain’s airport operator returns to making a profit for first time since pandemic

SPAIN’S airport operator Aena recorded an annual net profit in 2022 for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. The firm that manages 46 airports in the country also said on Tuesday that it expected passenger numbers to return to normal this year, after January figures showed increases on 2019 pre-pandemic levels.

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Blas Infante: Who was the ‘father of Andalucia’ killed by a Francoist firing squad in 1936?

THIS year Andalucia Day falls on Tuesday – February 28 – as Spain’s most populous region enjoys a deserved day of rest. The annual public holiday marks 43 years of Andalucia’s autonomy and typically sees buildings and streets adorned with the green-white-green stripes of the Andalucian flag. Bands also march through provincial capitals playing the

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Spain’s national railway company, Renfe, spends more than €400,000 to remove graffiti from Andalucian trains

EVERY year, thousands of trains are vandalized and last year’s graffiti cleaning costs tallied €413,000 in Andalucia alone. In addition to the cost, there are the delays caused by the removal of these trains for their restoration; and the extra costs of increasing security. The costs generated last year on Renfe trains throughout Spain amounted

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