Spanish
golfer Pablo Larrazabal was forced to jump into a lake to escape a
swarm of hornets that attacked him at the Malaysian Open, and still
managed to card a 68. In fact, made a birdie and improved to two under
for the tournament.
Keep up to date with the European Tour at www. …
Undercover officers wearing hidden cameras will patrol the streets of
Colmenar Viejo (Madrid region) and take live footage of dogs doing their
business – and if the walker does not clear up the mess, they will be
fined up to 750 euros [$1030] based upon the evidence.
Cou …
Margarita Torres and José Ortega del Río have spent three years
researching the history of the chalice and, on Wednesday, presented in
León a co-written book, Los Reyes del Grial (The Kings of the Grail),
containing their findings.
The onyx chalice itself, …
Bacteria from baby poop can help make delicious sausages, which could
transform savory meats into health foods much like probiotic yogurts,
according to new research.
For millennia, cultures across the globe have relied on microbes to help
create a dazzling variety of foods an …
BARCELONA
- Spain cannot block a non-binding vote on Catalan independence that
could become the basis for negotiations on Catalonia's future, the
president of the north-eastern region said in an interview published on
Sunday.
"If I call a consultation, not to declare the inde …
London is about to get a taste of StreetXO food.
Hot off the addition of a third Michelin star to his extremely popular
Madrid dining room, DiverXO, restaurateur David Muñoz plans to open a
fast food eatery in London.
Muñoz, who says he cooks 'wildly...because, bas …
Genetic tests reveal that a hunter-gatherer who lived 7,000 years ago
had the unusual combination of dark skin and hair and blue eyes. It has
surprised scientists, who thought that the early inhabitants of Europe
were fair.
The research, led by the Institute of Evolutionary Bi …
The AWWA Sky Whale is a new concept in aviation from the mind of
industrial designer Oscar Viñals of Barcelona, Spain.
Viñal has envisioned a colossal cetacean-shaped aircraft with a system
of curves and conduits designed to reduce drag and get the three-story
'gre …
Last October Juan Andres Benitez Alvarez, the owner of two stores in the
city's LGBT-friendly Gayxample* district, died while in police custody.
Today prosecutors asked for eight members of the Catalan regional
police force, Los Mossos d’Esquadra, to be charged with murder …
A group of friends who stole a road sign from the Spanish village of
Villapene, or 'Penisville', and then used it as a prop in a joke wedding
photo have apologized and returned it to disgruntled locals.
The theft came to light after a group of young people in the village in
Sp …
On the train, in the park, on the famed medieval Plaza Mayor — the
Spanish capital of Madrid is famous for its street performers.
And with more than a quarter of Spaniards out of work, more people than
ever before have been crisscrossing the city with their violins and v …
The annual festival of Els Enfarinats takes place in the town of Ibi in
Alicante, Spain on December 28,[1] as part of celebrations related to
the Day of the Innocents [the Spanish equivalent of April Fool's Day].
In the day long festival, participants known as the Els Enfarinats …
A husband, wife and their 14 year-old daughter have died of food
poisoning in the Spanish town of Alcala de Guadaira, a suburb of
Seville. The probable cause was a meal consisting of donated items eaten
on Friday night at the family's home. A 13 year-old girl was also taken
ill …
Police strongly suspect the man was drunk.
A dramatic high-speed pursuit through the streets of Valencia, Spain
ended up with two police cars destroyed by a fleeing suspect. During the
incident one officer barely avoided being run over by the escaping
vehicle.
The …
In a paper in the journal Nature, scientists reported Wednesday that
they had retrieved ancient human DNA from a fossil dating back about
400,000 years, shattering the previous record of 100,000 years.
The fossil, a thigh bone found in Spain, had previously seemed to many
expe …
Women going topless in the Spanish parliament is not a serious breach of
the peace.
That is what Judge Ramiro Garcia de Dios Ferreiro declared in his order
to release activists who were arrested in Madrid yesterday after they
caused a bit of a scene in the Congress of Deputies.
…
A man from Spain who had hiked up to western Norway’s famed high
mountain plateau known as “Preikestolen” (The Pulpit Rock) disappeared
off its steep side while taking photos Tuesday afternoon. His body was
found Wednesday, after he’d plunged to his deat …
Judge Javier Albar was asked to decide whether a driving school in
Zaragoza was discriminatory for offering male learners a cheaper deal on
a course of driving lessons that their female counterparts.
The offer, made in November 2011, advertised a deal where for 665 euros
male …
Buyers were aware they were getting custom made fakes.
Spanish Police have closed two workshops where autos were transformed
into phony luxury cars, such as Ferrari and Aston Martin, and then sold
through two websites for about 40,000 euros ($50,000) a piece. A real
Ferrari wou …
Police in Madrid have arrested a 30 year-old man as a suspect in the
near-fatal shooting of an 11 year-old playing near his home.
According to the the El Mundo newspaper, the man allegedly shot the boy
from his apartment window because the noisy child was preventing him
from sle …
Barcelona police have arrested a man and a woman accused of defrauding
seven luxury accommodations in different cities across northern Spain of
31,500 euros ($42,000 USD).
According to the El Periodico newspaper, the Polish couple, who were
traveling with their t …
Sol, is the Spanish word for sun. Could there be a better name for the
most important square in Spain's capital. The square, where Puerta del
Sol, or the sun gate in the old city wall, once stood, marks Spain's
geographic center. From this ground zero, the national roads lead o …
Scam artist 'robbed' more than 11,000 users by sending them over eight
million advertising messages – which they paid to receive.
A fictitious smartphone application dubbed 'WhatsAppSpy' was too
tempting to resist for thousands of people who got stung in one of the
latest …
In a recent court case in France, judges heard how a naturist enjoying a
naked hike in the woods dived for cover in the bushes when he
unexpectedly walked into the path of a mother and her son. Despite the
risks he took to conceal himself, he was reported to the police by the
m …
Margarita Torres and José Ortega del Río have spent three years
researching the history of the chalice and, on Wednesday, presented in
León a co-written book, Los Reyes del Grial (The Kings of the Grail),
containing their findings.
The onyx chalice itself, …
Bacteria from baby poop can help make delicious sausages, which could
transform savory meats into health foods much like probiotic yogurts,
according to new research.
For millennia, cultures across the globe have relied on microbes to help
create a dazzling variety of foods an …
BARCELONA
- Spain cannot block a non-binding vote on Catalan independence that
could become the basis for negotiations on Catalonia's future, the
president of the north-eastern region said in an interview published on
Sunday.
"If I call a consultation, not to declare the inde …
London is about to get a taste of StreetXO food.
Hot off the addition of a third Michelin star to his extremely popular
Madrid dining room, DiverXO, restaurateur David Muñoz plans to open a
fast food eatery in London.
Muñoz, who says he cooks 'wildly...because, bas …
Genetic tests reveal that a hunter-gatherer who lived 7,000 years ago
had the unusual combination of dark skin and hair and blue eyes. It has
surprised scientists, who thought that the early inhabitants of Europe
were fair.
The research, led by the Institute of Evolutionary Bi …
Last October Juan Andres Benitez Alvarez, the owner of two stores in the
city's LGBT-friendly Gayxample* district, died while in police custody.
Today prosecutors asked for eight members of the Catalan regional
police force, Los Mossos d’Esquadra, to be charged with murder …
A group of friends who stole a road sign from the Spanish village of
Villapene, or 'Penisville', and then used it as a prop in a joke wedding
photo have apologized and returned it to disgruntled locals.
The theft came to light after a group of young people in the village in
Sp …
On the train, in the park, on the famed medieval Plaza Mayor — the
Spanish capital of Madrid is famous for its street performers.
And with more than a quarter of Spaniards out of work, more people than
ever before have been crisscrossing the city with their violins and v …
The annual festival of Els Enfarinats takes place in the town of Ibi in
Alicante, Spain on December 28,[1] as part of celebrations related to
the Day of the Innocents [the Spanish equivalent of April Fool's Day].
In the day long festival, participants known as the Els Enfarinats …
Police strongly suspect the man was drunk.
A dramatic high-speed pursuit through the streets of Valencia, Spain
ended up with two police cars destroyed by a fleeing suspect. During the
incident one officer barely avoided being run over by the escaping
vehicle.
The …
In a paper in the journal Nature, scientists reported Wednesday that
they had retrieved ancient human DNA from a fossil dating back about
400,000 years, shattering the previous record of 100,000 years.
The fossil, a thigh bone found in Spain, had previously seemed to many
expe …
Women going topless in the Spanish parliament is not a serious breach of
the peace.
That is what Judge Ramiro Garcia de Dios Ferreiro declared in his order
to release activists who were arrested in Madrid yesterday after they
caused a bit of a scene in the Congress of Deputies.
…
Judge Javier Albar was asked to decide whether a driving school in
Zaragoza was discriminatory for offering male learners a cheaper deal on
a course of driving lessons that their female counterparts.
The offer, made in November 2011, advertised a deal where for 665 euros
male …
Buyers were aware they were getting custom made fakes.
Spanish Police have closed two workshops where autos were transformed
into phony luxury cars, such as Ferrari and Aston Martin, and then sold
through two websites for about 40,000 euros ($50,000) a piece. A real
Ferrari wou …
Police in Madrid have arrested a 30 year-old man as a suspect in the
near-fatal shooting of an 11 year-old playing near his home.
According to the the El Mundo newspaper, the man allegedly shot the boy
from his apartment window because the noisy child was preventing him
from sle …
Barcelona police have arrested a man and a woman accused of defrauding
seven luxury accommodations in different cities across northern Spain of
31,500 euros ($42,000 USD).
According to the El Periodico newspaper, the Polish couple, who were
traveling with their t …
Scam artist 'robbed' more than 11,000 users by sending them over eight
million advertising messages – which they paid to receive.
A fictitious smartphone application dubbed 'WhatsAppSpy' was too
tempting to resist for thousands of people who got stung in one of the
latest …
In a recent court case in France, judges heard how a naturist enjoying a
naked hike in the woods dived for cover in the bushes when he
unexpectedly walked into the path of a mother and her son. Despite the
risks he took to conceal himself, he was reported to the police by the
m …
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