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Birthday Turns Into Nightmare As 13 Die In Spain Nightclub Fire
At least 13 people were killed in a fire in a Spanish nightclub on Sunday morning, authorities said, with fears the toll could still rise as rescue workers sift through the debris.
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Brazil Protests To Spain Over Racist Abuse Of Vinicius Jr.
The Brazilian government said Racial Equality Minister Anielle Franco would present an official complaint to Spanish authorities and La Liga.
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Microsoft Signs 10-Year Deal With Nware After UK Blocks Activision Acquisition
Microsoft said on Friday it signed a 10-year deal with Nware to bring Xbox and Activision Blizzard games to the Spanish cloud-gaming platform, days after Britain blocked its $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,64,200 crore) buyout of the Call of Duty maker. The agreement marks the latest effort by Microsoft to ease fears its purchase of Activision would hind...
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"It Is Unacceptable": Shakira Blasts Spanish Authorities Amid Tax Fraud Case
The Colombian singer stated that "inappropriate measures" had been employed to harm her reputation and pressure her into entering into a settlement agreement. She insisted that she would not be entering into any agreements and that she would instead
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Spanish Court Orders Pop Star Shakira To Stand Trial In Tax Fraud Case
A Spanish court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to stand trial in a tax fraud case on a yet to be determined date, judicial authorities said Tuesday.
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Spanish Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Giant Fist-Sized Hailstone
A 20-month-old girl died after being struck on the head during a violent hailstorm that caused havoc in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Binance Has Halted Crypto Derivatives Trading in Spain: Here's Why
The Spanish securities regulator, the CNMV, has ordered Binance to stop offering cryptocurrency derivative products to customers in the country. According to local media, the crypto exchange giant has followed the orders of the regulator, withdrawing these products from its customers in Spain.
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Explosion At Under-Renovation Madrid Building Injures 17
At least 17 people were injured, most of them lightly, in a strong explosion that rocked a four-storey building being renovated in central Madrid on Friday, Spanish authorities said.
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Spain's Prime Minister, Defence Minister's Phones Infected By Pegasus
Spanish authorities have detected "Pegasus" spyware in the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles, the government minister for the presidency, Felix Bolanos, said on Monday.
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He Lost His False Teeth 11 Years Ago. How He Got Them Back
A British man said he was left open-mouthed after Spanish authorities returned the false teeth he lost on a boozy night out in Benidorm 11 years ago, the BBC reported on Thursday.
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In Record Haul, Over 5 Tonnes Of Cocaine Seized From Portugal's Coast
Portuguese and Spanish authorities have seized 5.2 tonnes of cocaine from a sailboat on the high seas and arrested three suspects, in Portugal's largest drug bust in 15 years and a world-record haul from a sailboat, police said on Monday.
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3 Men Win Million-Euro Literary Prize After Posing As Woman Author
An acclaimed female author from Spain was recently revealed to be three men writing under a pseudonym.
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Thousands Freed From Spain's La Palma Lockdown As Volcano Cloud Passes
More than three thousand residents of La Palma were allowed to leave their homes on Tuesday when authorities ended a lockdown ordered after a thick cloud of smoke erupted from a volcano that has devastated the Spanish Canary island.
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McAfee Creator Found Dead in Spanish Prison Following Approval of Extradition to US to Face Tax Charges
John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona, Spain, in an apparent suicide Wednesday, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face tax charges punishable by decades in prison, authorities said.
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104-Year-Old Man, Born Before Spanish Flu Outbreak, Gets First Covid Jab
A man born a few months before the outbreak of the Spanish Flu in 1918 received his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a private facility here, hospital authorities said on Saturday.
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Birthday Turns Into Nightmare As 13 Die In Spain Nightclub Fire
At least 13 people were killed in a fire in a Spanish nightclub on Sunday morning, authorities said, with fears the toll could still rise as rescue workers sift through the debris.
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Brazil Protests To Spain Over Racist Abuse Of Vinicius Jr.
The Brazilian government said Racial Equality Minister Anielle Franco would present an official complaint to Spanish authorities and La Liga.
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Microsoft Signs 10-Year Deal With Nware After UK Blocks Activision Acquisition
Microsoft said on Friday it signed a 10-year deal with Nware to bring Xbox and Activision Blizzard games to the Spanish cloud-gaming platform, days after Britain blocked its $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,64,200 crore) buyout of the Call of Duty maker. The agreement marks the latest effort by Microsoft to ease fears its purchase of Activision would hind...
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"It Is Unacceptable": Shakira Blasts Spanish Authorities Amid Tax Fraud Case
The Colombian singer stated that "inappropriate measures" had been employed to harm her reputation and pressure her into entering into a settlement agreement. She insisted that she would not be entering into any agreements and that she would instead
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Spanish Court Orders Pop Star Shakira To Stand Trial In Tax Fraud Case
A Spanish court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to stand trial in a tax fraud case on a yet to be determined date, judicial authorities said Tuesday.
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Spanish Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Giant Fist-Sized Hailstone
A 20-month-old girl died after being struck on the head during a violent hailstorm that caused havoc in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Binance Has Halted Crypto Derivatives Trading in Spain: Here's Why
The Spanish securities regulator, the CNMV, has ordered Binance to stop offering cryptocurrency derivative products to customers in the country. According to local media, the crypto exchange giant has followed the orders of the regulator, withdrawing these products from its customers in Spain.
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Explosion At Under-Renovation Madrid Building Injures 17
At least 17 people were injured, most of them lightly, in a strong explosion that rocked a four-storey building being renovated in central Madrid on Friday, Spanish authorities said.
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Spain's Prime Minister, Defence Minister's Phones Infected By Pegasus
Spanish authorities have detected "Pegasus" spyware in the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles, the government minister for the presidency, Felix Bolanos, said on Monday.
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He Lost His False Teeth 11 Years Ago. How He Got Them Back
A British man said he was left open-mouthed after Spanish authorities returned the false teeth he lost on a boozy night out in Benidorm 11 years ago, the BBC reported on Thursday.
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In Record Haul, Over 5 Tonnes Of Cocaine Seized From Portugal's Coast
Portuguese and Spanish authorities have seized 5.2 tonnes of cocaine from a sailboat on the high seas and arrested three suspects, in Portugal's largest drug bust in 15 years and a world-record haul from a sailboat, police said on Monday.
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3 Men Win Million-Euro Literary Prize After Posing As Woman Author
An acclaimed female author from Spain was recently revealed to be three men writing under a pseudonym.
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Thousands Freed From Spain's La Palma Lockdown As Volcano Cloud Passes
More than three thousand residents of La Palma were allowed to leave their homes on Tuesday when authorities ended a lockdown ordered after a thick cloud of smoke erupted from a volcano that has devastated the Spanish Canary island.
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McAfee Creator Found Dead in Spanish Prison Following Approval of Extradition to US to Face Tax Charges
John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona, Spain, in an apparent suicide Wednesday, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face tax charges punishable by decades in prison, authorities said.
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104-Year-Old Man, Born Before Spanish Flu Outbreak, Gets First Covid Jab
A man born a few months before the outbreak of the Spanish Flu in 1918 received his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a private facility here, hospital authorities said on Saturday.
