Tag: Spain
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Donald Trump, first lady to host state dinner in April for Spain
The Trumps have hosted two other state dinners in their first three years in the White House: one for the president of France in April 2018 and one for the Australian prime minister in September of last year.
February 12, 2020 -
Death toll rises to 11 in Spain as Storm Gloria ebbs
Gale-force winds and huge waves smashed into seafront towns, with dramatic images showing massive flooding that has damaged shops, houses and restaurants.
January 24, 2020 -
Pedro Sanchez sworn in as PM as Spain gets first coalition
After the brief ceremony, the king joked that the process had been "quick, simple and painless,"
January 9, 2020 -
Error-strewn Rafael Nadal leads Spain into ATP Cup quarter-finals
The 19-time Grand Slam winner made 36 unforced errors before beating Japan's Nishioka 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in two hours and seven minutes.
January 8, 2020 -
Bolivia row with Spain and Mexico escalates with expulsions
Bolivia was incensed by what it called an attempt by Spanish embassy staff to infiltrate the Mexican mission in La Paz last Friday to extract Quintana, who has been Morales' right-hand man since his early days in power.
December 31, 2019 -
UN Secretary General warns of ‘point-of-no-return’ in climate crisis, lambasts major economies
Scientists say even if all the world's nations honoured their pledges, the planet would still heat up at least three degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, a sure-fire recipe for calamity.
December 2, 2019 -
Submarine carrying cocaine worth $110 million seized off spain’s coast
They were only able to determine the amount of drugs inside after they managed to refloat the vessel three days later and tow it to a nearby port.
November 28, 2019 -
Rafael Nadal leads Spain to 6th Davis Cup title
Spain, who had been forced to dig deep to win 2-1 against Britain, defeated Canada 2-0 as Nadal defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6(7) in the Caja Magica on Sunday.
November 25, 2019 -
Luis Enrique to return as Spain manager
Morena, who was Enrique’s deputy at Roma, Celta Vigo and Barcelona had on record claiming that he would happily step aside if Enrique ever considered a return.
November 19, 2019 -
Spain thrash Romania 5-0 in final Euro 2020 qualifier
Gerard Moreno scored a pair of goals just 10 minutes apart - in the 33rd and 43rd - with support from Alvaro Morata.
November 19, 2019 -
David Villa to retire from football at end of the season
The 37-year-old is currently playing for Japan’s Vissel Kobe. He is part of the squad along with former Spain Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta and German forward Lukas Podolski.
November 13, 2019 -
Ex-Venezuelan Intel Chief goes missing in Spain ahead of US extradition
Carvajal, an ally of Venezuela’s late Socialist leader Hugo Chavez, is wanted by US authorities for alleged drug trafficking.
November 13, 2019 -
Spain returns to the polls amid tensions over Catalonia
More than 600 people were injured in the protests, which saw demonstrators torching barricades and throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at police.
November 10, 2019 -
Franco relocated
Santiago Abascal, the leader of the far-right Vox party, made a more direct invocation of the dead of ancient Egypt.
October 26, 2019 -
David de Gea picks up injury, doubtful for crunch Premier League encounter
De Gea was forced to move out of the ground owing to his injury in the 60th minute of Spain’s Euro 2020 Qualifier match against Sweden which finished 1-1.
October 16, 2019 -
Sergio Ramos becomes Europe’s most capped male outfield player
Ramos, who was playing his 168th match for Spain, also broke the record for the most number of appearances for the Spanish football team. He surpassed goalkeeper Iker Casillas’ tally.
October 13, 2019 -
Amazon too will one day become a Thomas Cook
They realize they are custodians of wealth, the conduit for distribution.
September 29, 2019