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Festivities Over, and Mounds of Old Spanish Days Confetti, Trash and Decorations Get Tossed or Stored
KEYT - California
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August 4, 2025
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara has lived up to its reputation as the biggest event of the year, even with concerns about more enforcement both locally and possibly federal immigration agents. The crowds came out. The...
Napoli Look at €18M Move for Miguel Gutierrez; Real Madrid with 50% Sell-On Clause
Managing Madrid
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August 4, 2025
Napoli and Girona have agreed to an €18 million deal for left back Miguel Gutierrez, according to Corriere dello Sport. Real Madrid will retain 50% of any future sale. The move is not finalized, as Gutierrez has yet to approve the transfer despite...
Spain’s GDP growth speeds up in second quarter, beats forecast
WKZO - Michigan
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July 29, 2025
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, slightly exceeding expectations and further widening the gap with the euro zone peers whose growth remains sluggish. Gross domestic product expanded 0.7% in the second...
Spanish growth picks up despite US tariff uncertainty
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Madrid 29 July, 2025, 22:29 Spain’s economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, driven by a rise in exports despite trade tensions sparked by rising US tariffs, preliminary data showed Tuesday. Gross domestic product...
Low-cost airline Wizz Air launches FIVE new routes to Spain from UK
Olive Press
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August 4, 2025
BUDGET airline Wizz Air has launched five new routes connecting Spain with the UK. From 29 March 2026, the airline will operate routes from London Luton Airport to Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla and Bilbao, offering UK holidaymakers cheap...
Spain suspends hand luggage fines against easyJet
Majorca Daily Bulletin
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July 29, 2025
easyJet has welcomed the precautionary suspension of sanctions against Ryanair, Norwegian and Vueling by the High Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM), highlighting that it is a decision that ‘protects free competition and consumer choice in Spain’....
Marcus Rashford's Barcelona fortunes change again after 'biggest humiliation' on debut
The Mirror
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August 4, 2025
Marcus Rashford has scored his first goal for Barcelona after finding the back of the net in their 5-0 win over Daegu in pre-season. Rashford joined Barcelona on loan last month, having been frozen out at Manchester United by Ruben Amorim....
Does Language Shape Our Emotional Worldview?
Psychologs Magazine
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August 17, 2025
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1922), a well-renowned philosopher, once said, “The limits of my language mean the limits of the world.” This simple yet profound quote represents a compelling notion of how language influences individuals’ experiences of the...
Push Girls — Living Large
ABILITY Magazine
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It’s happy hour in Los Angeles and cocktails are on the way as four glamorous women discuss sex, overcoming breakups and toasting life—all while being filmed for their own reality TV series called Push Girls. Sound familiar? Not exactly, for this...
Their new Rice: West Ham now in the mix to sign PL "monster" for Potter
Football FanCast
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August 17, 2025
West Ham United head into the new season with a renewed sense of optimism. After finishing 14th in the Premier League last season with just 43 points, the club has made it clear that progress is needed. Graham Potter, who replaced Julen Lopetegui...
The ever-growing foreign workforce in the Balearics
Majorca Daily Bulletin
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August 17, 2025
At the end of July, 670,650 people in the Balearics were registered with social security for work; they were in employment. Of these, just under a quarter were non-Spaniards, ten per cent higher than the national figure. The hospitality sector...
The exceptional family connection of Barcelona youngsters Toni and Guille Fernandez
Sporting News
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August 4, 2025
The Barcelona youth academy known as La Masia seems to produce an endless supply of exceptional talent. Through the 2024/25 season, Barcelona were propped up by a generational crop of youth players led by Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi. Alongside...
Spain suspends hand luggage fines against low cost airlines
Majorca Daily Bulletin
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July 29, 2025
easyJet has welcomed the precautionary suspension of sanctions against Ryanair, Norwegian and Vueling by the High Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM), highlighting that it is a decision that ‘protects free competition and consumer choice in Spain’....
How can England possibly be running out of water?
The Guardian
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August 17, 2025
During the drought of 2022, London came perilously close to running out of water. Water companies and the government prayed desperately for rain as reservoirs ran low and the groundwater was slowly drained off. Contingency plans were drafted to...
What’s up with… FibreCo in Spain, Bharti Airtel, O2 Daisy
TelecomTV
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August 4, 2025
In today’s industry news roundup: MasOrange, Vodafone Spain and GIC form FibreCo, Spain’s largest fibre network, to boost FTTH growth and efficiency; Bharti’s Xtelify launches Airtel Cloud and AI solutions to drive digital transformation for...
Seven arrested in Spain for defrauding e-commerce giant Amazon out of 300,000 euros
SUR in English
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August 4, 2025
Monday, 4 August 2025, 14:47 | Updated 15:07h. Share National Police officers in Spain have dismantled a criminal group that allegedly, more than two years ago, began to defraud the e-commerce giant Amazon through false returns of goods. Seven...
ActivumSG acquires luxury Spanish resort Fairmont La Hacienda for €175m
Hospitality Net
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August 4, 2025
Investment manager has purchased a newly developed, five-star luxury hotel situated along Spain’s Costa del Sol The Fairmont-branded beachfront resort comprises 311 keys encompassing hotel rooms, villas, and branded residences along with two...
Emergency landing of Madrid flight after collision with vulture causes damage
RTL Today
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A plane departing from Madrid was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday shortly after take-off, following a collision with a vulture that caused significant damage. A plane departing from Madrid was forced to make an emergency landing on...
Spain's black olive exporters to struggle under fresh US tariffs
Yahoo Finance
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By Corina Pons LA RODA DE ANDALUCIA, Spain (Reuters) -Spain's black olive exporters, subject to harsh tariffs since U.S. President Donald Trump's first term, are warning it will be difficult to survive an extra 15% they now face under the European...
Bojangles Brings Spanish AI Ordering to All Guest Touchpoints with Hi Auto
News Blaze
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August 4, 2025
Bojangles, the beloved Southern QSR brand famous for its bold flavors and signature hospitality, is taking a major step toward inclusivity and innovation by expanding its partnership with Hi Auto. The brand has now launched Spanish-language AI...