Новости по теме Spain

Santander names Ana Botin as chair after her father's death Ana Patricia Botin was named the new chairman of Spanish bank Santander, replacing her father who died suddenly of a heart attack.

11 September 2014

Catalans can't be stopped from voting on independence: leader Catalonia's president warned it was "practically impossible" to stop the region voting on secession from Spain.

11 September 2014

Bilingual schools tackle Spain's language shortfall Spanish regions began responding by launching intensive English "bilingual colleges".

10 September 2014

Barcelona locals rebel at drunken, naked tourist high jinks Residents of one seaside neighbourhood in Barcelona are fighting back, complaining that the Spanish city has fallen victim to its own tourism success.

06 September 2014

Freed British parents reunited with ill son in Spain The British parents jailed after taking their critically-ill son from hospital enjoyed an emotional reunion with him at his bedside in Spain.

04 September 2014

Ashya King's parents freed from jail in Spain The British parents arrested for taking their ill son Ashya King from hospital looked forward to being reunited with him after being freed from jail.

03 September 2014

Placido Domingo seeks new opera stars Spanish tenor Placido Domingo presented the latest edition of Operalia, a competition he described as the "Olympics of the opera".

27 August 2014

Teen cyclists to set off to Vuelta with Astana Pro Team Young Kazakhstani cyclists will depart with Astana Pro Team to Vuelta for training.

26 August 2014

Ablyazov's former head of security seeks political asylum in Spain Mukhtar Ablyazov’s former head of security Alexandr Pavlov has requested a political asylum in Spain.

13 August 2014

EU urges Gibraltar, Spain to probe cigarette smuggling

12 August 2014

Spains's Rioja region uses wineries to draw tourists inland La Rioja has sought over the past decade to draw visitors to its numerous wineries, many featuring stunning contemporary architecture.

07 August 2014

Veteran Catalan leader reveals family kept money abroad A former premier of Spain's Catalonia region and one of its biggest political powerbrokers said Friday his family kept undeclared money abroad for over 30 years and apologised for the "mistake".

26 July 2014

Couple arrested in Colombia baby trafficking case A Spanish couple was arrested trying to leave Colombia with a five-week-old girl they allegedly bought from her parents, Colombian authorities said.

19 July 2014

EU summit fails to reach deal on top jobs EU leaders failed to reach agreement as their summit ended early Thursday over who should get the top jobs to steer the 28-nation bloc over the next five years.

17 July 2014

Student from Kazakhstan to develop Google applications Zharas Alimkhanov, a student of Nazarbayev Intellectual School, and his team have won Through Glass international contest in Spain.

01 July 2014

Spain's Princess Cristina faces trial threat Spain's Princess Cristina, a sister of the new King Felipe VI, will discover Wednesday whether she faces the threat of an unprecedented criminal corruption trial.

25 June 2014

Football: Spain dethroned as Chile dazzle Spain's long reign as the kings of international football came to a dramatic end at the World Cup on Wednesday, with the defending champions sent crashing out after a 2-0 defeat to Chile.

19 June 2014

King Felipe VI takes Spanish throne King Felipe VI took the Spanish crown Thursday, setting the stage for celebrations in the flag-festooned capital a day after his father quit the throne with tears in his eyes.

19 June 2014

Spain police find live snakes, lizards inside checked luggage Spanish police said Tuesday they found five snakes, two lizards and thousands of insects alive and hidden inside two suitcases that arrived on the holiday island of Gran Canaria on a flight from Madrid.

12 June 2014

Spanish zoo vet shoots keeper in gorilla escape drill A Spanish zoo vet shot a keeper with a tranquillizer dart when a gorilla escape drill went awry, knocking out the unfortunate victim who spent the next three days in hospital.

07 June 2014

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