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A Quiet Calm And Modernity Give Santander, Spain Its Out-Of-The-Way Charm
Forbes
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The Casino in Santander dates to the 19th century but after a fire it was rebuilt to its current grandeur in 1916 and is one of the largest in Europe. John Mariani My friend had preceded me by three days when I arrived in Santander, a city in...
Spain faces its worst wildfire season in 30 years, with 40 active blazes and more than 30,000 evacuated
El País
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August 18, 2025
The wave of wildfires in Spain continues to rage out of control, devastating large swathes of the country, with particular intensity in the northwest, in the provinces of Ourense, León, Zamora, and Cáceres. In recent hours, more than 40 outbreaks...
Palm Beach history: The wild Jungle Trail that predated Worth Avenue
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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M.M. Cloutier and Tracy Allerton Before Worth Avenue existed, the Jungle Trail offered Gilded Age visitors to Palm Beach a glimpse into the area's natural, subtropical landscape. Visitors traveled to the Jungle Trail, located south of Flagler's...
Who is Tatiana Martinez? ICE Drags Colombian Migrant TikToker Out of Her Car in Shocking Video
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 19, 2025
A Colombian TikTok influencer known for exposing immigration raids was violently pulled from her car by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Los Angeles, in a confrontation that unfolded live on social media. Leidy Tatiana...
'I left UK for Spain eight years ago but neighbours are now fuming at what's happened'
Daily Express
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August 19, 2025
A resident of Barcelona who left the UK eight years ago has said that locals are now irate over the transformation of their neighbourhoods.Gemma Askham moved to the popular Spanish city in 2017 for her half-Spanish husband’s job, and has lived...
Rediscovering voyages that changed trade, culture and medicine across the Pacific
HORIZON
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In 1609, the Spanish galleon San Francisco sank off Japan after sailing through storms and hurricanes en route from the Philippines to Acapulco in Mexico. The shipwreck took with it many vital clues about centuries of trans-Pacific trade and...
More than 1,100 deaths linked to Spain's heatwave
The Peninsula
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August 19, 2025
This photograph shows sun rays shining through a handheld house thermometer reading 35 degrees Celsius, in Montreuil on the afternoon of August 14, 2025, amid a heatwave in Europe. Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP. Madrid: More than 1,100 deaths in...
This iconic lighthouse with a British connection offers views of longest sunset in southern Spain
SUR in English
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August 19, 2025
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 15:13 Share On the famous Los Caños de Meca beach - one of the most spectacular natural paradises in Spain - stands the iconic Trafalgar lighthouse. This monument is undoubtedly one of the most important and valuable such...
Hold your horses! Orville Peck leaves little to the imagination in his new thirst trap
Gay Times
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August 20, 2025
Orville Peck’s latest thirst-trap is giving a whole new meaning to the saying “save a horse, ride a cowboy.” On Tuesday (19 August), the country superstar shared a photo carousel on Instagram, which highlighted his current travels in Sydney,...
The “Spanish Ms. Rachel” Wants To End Bilingual Stigma
Latino News Network
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August 19, 2025
Parents can’t escape the pink headband and sweet voice emblematic of Ms. Rachel, a YouTube star whose videos help sharpen children’s early language skills. But for mothers who teach both English and Spanish to their children, online bilingual...
Taylor Swift trademark strategy: a model for artist IP protection
World Intellectual Property Organization
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As Taylor Swift announces her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, all that goes into it behind the scenes showcases her ability to blend creative vision with strategic IP management seamlessly. This is the complete breakdown of her branded...
Spanish doctors created an artificial womb to solve a major cause of miscarriage
Euronews
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August 18, 2025
By Roselyne Min with AP Published on 18/08/2025 - 18:38 GMT+2 Scientists have filmed a human embryo implanting into womb-like tissue in real time, in what they say is a world-first. This process early in pregnancy, which is called...
Arsenal defender 'is targeted by two European giants' after slipping down the pecking order under Mikel Arteta
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
By ZAC CAMPBELL, SPORTS SEO REPORTER Published: 07:34 EDT, 19 August 2025 | Updated: 08:01 EDT, 19 August 2025 An Arsenal defender is reportedly the subject of interest from two European clubs after falling out of favour under Mikel Arteta. The...
77% surge in number of migrants arriving in the Balearics by small boats
Majorca Daily Bulletin
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August 19, 2025
A total of 4,323 migrants arrived in the Balearics irregularly between 1 and 15 August 2025, which is 77% more than in the same period in 2024, when 2,443 people arrived, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of the Interior, collected...
'Snarling' Alfie Boe's restaurant meltdown: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY
Daily Mail
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August 21, 2025
His powerful tenor has sold out concert halls ever since he made his name in Les Miserables, but the unwanted sound of Alfie Boe's booming voice almost had diners manning the barricades at one of London's most fashionable restaurants this week. A...
Tiffany Haddish finally breaks silence on claims she had a baby with gay podcaster Jason Lee
Daily Mail
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August 20, 2025
Tiffany Haddish has finally shot down the rumors that she secretly welcomed a baby with Hollywood Unlocked host Jason Lee. The 45-year-old comic and the gay podcaster set off a whirlwind of speculation by posting a viral photo of themselves with...
United Librarians: The international network that helped Spanish Republicans
El País
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August 19, 2025
A handful of letters scattered in archives in Castellón, Paris, New York, and California reveal the existence of a vast and intricate international network of anti-fascist librarians who, during the Spanish postwar period, collaborated from...
Israel’s Gaza aggression marks a dark stain on history: Erdoğan
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA Israel’s inhumane policies of siege, starvation and mass punishment in Gaza that have claimed the lives of some 61,000 people mark a dark stain on history, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has underlined, reiterating Türkiye’s commitment to...
Looking for a peaceful get away? These are the five ‘quietest’ cities in Spain – with the lowest sound pollution and fewest ‘nocturnal activities’
Olive Press
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August 19, 2025
SPAIN is famous for its fiestas, late nights and lively streets – but if you are searching for peace and quiet, not every city will send your stress levels soaring. A new study by travel company Altezza Travel has ranked 30 Spanish cities by their...
Why British behaviour in Spain is getting locals backs up – even if you think you’re being polite
The Scottish Sun
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August 19, 2025
WHILE little can go wrong with a friendly "¡Hola!" to a waiter or "mañana" to a maid in Spain some Brit tourists are making paella of a mess of the Spanish language. That's according to a language expert who has revealed his golden rules to spare...