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Fashion Chain Founder Dies in Cave Fall

Isak Andic was 71

(Newser) - The founder of fashion chain Mango died Saturday in Spain, where he was hiking with family members when he slipped and fell from a nearly 500-foot cliff. Billionaire Isak Andic, 71, was near Barcelona in the Montserrat caves at the time, according to local reports cited by the BBC and...

'Tiger Woods of Scrabble' Wins in a Language He Can't Speak

New Zealand's Nigel Richards wins Spanish title in 'incredible humiliation'

(Newser) - A New Zealand man known as the "Tiger Woods of Scrabble" has won yet another title, in a language he can't even speak. CNN reports that 57-year-old Nigel Richards scooped up the top prize last month in the board game's Spanish world championship, beating out about 150...

Spanish Workers Now Get Paid Climate Leave

Allowing them not to travel during climate emergencies

(Newser) - Workers in Spain now have access to "paid climate leave." The new measure, put in a place a month after deadly floods ravaged the Valencia region , allows workers to take up to four days of paid time off during weather emergencies rather than have to commute. The measure...

Protesters in Spain Object to Skyrocketing Rents

Average cost has doubled in 10 years

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading "Fewer apartments for investing and more...

$21M Found Stashed in Walls of Ex-Top Fraud Cop's Home

Spanish police say cash came from Oscar Sanchez Gil's alleged collaboration with gangs

(Newser) - Until recently, Oscar Sanchez Gil was head of the fraud and anti-money laundering division of Spain's national police force. Now, he's being held on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, corruption, and membership in a criminal group, along with his romantic partner. During a probe into Spain's...

After the Floods, an Underwater Search for the Missing

Research vessel with submergible robot among tactics being used after deadly flooding in Spain

(Newser) - A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been abruptly diverted from its usual task to take on a new job: helping in the increasingly desperate search for the missing from Spain's floods. The 24 crew members aboard the Ramon Margalef were preparing Friday to use its sensors...

King's Visit With Spain's Flood Survivors Doesn't Go Over Well

Felipe is pelted with mud and insults by enraged survivors, has to leave

(Newser) - Spain's King Felipe VI and top government officials were pelted with mud by a crowd of enraged flood survivors during the first visit by the country's leaders Sunday to the center of the suffering. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was evacuated from the scene, according to Spanish broadcaster...

Many Victims in Spain Were Caught in Parking Garages

Death toll from worst flooding in living memory has risen to more than 200

(Newser) - The mayor of Paiporta, a town on the outskirts of Valencia, says parking garages became death traps during Spain's worst flooding in living memory . "In Paiporta, we don't tend to have floods and people aren't afraid," Maribel Albalat tells the BBC . "When it rains...

Valencia Reeling as Death Toll Rises

With dozens still missing in catastrophic flooding, more casualties are expected

(Newser) - The confirmed death toll from Spain's worst flooding disaster in decades currently sits at 95, but authorities warn that number is likely to rise as dozens remain missing. That's the worst death toll from flooding since 1973, when floods killed 150, the BBC reports. Torrential rains Tuesday triggered...

This Is What It Looks Like in Spain Right Now
It Was 'the Worst Day' for Spain
Oct 30, 2024 6:17 AM CDT

It Was 'the Worst Day' for Spain

At least 52 dead after devastating flash floods on Tuesday

(Newser) - At least 52 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory, per the AP . Emergency services in the eastern region of Valencia...

Content Creator Dies in Fall From Spain's Tallest Bridge

Authorities say they have issued many warnings about climbing Castilla-La Mancha Bridge

(Newser) - A British man fell to his death from Spain's tallest bridge in an ill-fated attempt to create online content, authorities say. Police say the 26-year-old fell after climbing 130 to 160 feet up one of the pylons of the Castilla-La Mancha Bridge on Sunday morning, USA Today reports. The...

Scientists: Yep, That's Christopher Columbus' Remains
Scientists: Yep, That's
Christopher Columbus' Remains
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Oct 13, 2024 11:05 AM CDT

Scientists: Yep, That's Christopher Columbus' Remains

DNA confirms remains in Spain's Seville Cathedral belong to the explorer

(Newser) - We know where he went and now we know where he ended up. The final resting place of Christopher Columbus, the 15th-century explorer, has been confirmed more than five centuries after his death, according to Spanish experts. Spain's Seville Cathedral has long claimed to hold the remains of Columbus,...

5 Arrested After Fake Brad Pitt Scams Fans
They Thought They Were
Talking to Brad Pitt, Lost $365K
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Sep 28, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

They Thought They Were Talking to Brad Pitt, Lost $365K

Police in Spain say 5 arrested in fraud scheme that bilked 2 women

(Newser) - Two Brad Pitt fans experienced the ultimate disappointment—and wallet buster—when it turns out the person online they thought was one of their favorite actors was actually a group of people scamming them, according to police in Spain. The Times of India reports on the arrest of five individuals...

Opposition Candidate Flees Venezuela for Spain

Edmundo González feared arrest, imprisonment during election dispute

(Newser) - The candidate whom many people and some nations— including the US —consider the legitimate winner of Venezuela's presidential election in July has gone into exile in Spain, a major blow to opposition hopes for removing the authoritarian incumbent he ran against. Edmundo González will be granted political...

Thieves Found 'Collecting Olives in Flagrante'

Police in Spain say they seized half a ton of illegally harvested manzanilla olives

(Newser) - It's olive harvest season in Spain—but not everybody harvesting the olives has permission to do so. The country's Guardia Civil says it caught seven people this week who were trying to steal half a ton of olives near a town in Seville province. In a statement, the...

Catalan Separatist Leader Returns, Speaks, Slips Police

Cops now searching for fugitive Carles Puigdemont around Barcelona

(Newser) - A former leader of Spain's autonomous region Catalonia, who illegally declared independence for the region in 2017, has made a stunning return from self-imposed exile. Carles Puigdemont appeared at a rally near the Catalan parliament in Barcelona on Thursday morning despite facing an outstanding arrest warrant. The AP reports...

Fed-Up Barcelona Locals Turn Squirt Guns on Tourists
Fed Up Barcelonians Turn
Squirt Guns on Tourists
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Jul 14, 2024 7:31 AM CDT

Fed Up Barcelonians Turn Squirt Guns on Tourists

Spain city is the latest flashpoint in a backlash against tourism

(Newser) - It's another high-profile move against tourists, this time in one of the most popular destinations in the world—Barcelona, Spain. There, fed-up locals blasted tourists dining outdoors with squirt guns as they shouted "Tourists go home!" and the like over the weekend, reports the Washington Post . Watch...

A Popular Travel Destination Is Outlawing Tourist Rentals

All 10K tourist apartments in Barcelona to shut down by 2028, mayor says

(Newser) - There are 10,101 legal short-term rental accommodations in Barcelona, Spain, one of the most visited cities in the world. But in just four short years, there will be zero. That's according to Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni, who announced the "unexpectedly drastic move" to combat the city's...

It Was 'Likely the Most Complex Marine Mammal Rescue Ever'

2 beluga whales moved from war-torn eastern Ukraine to new home in Spain

(Newser) - War has costs for whales, too. Indeed, two beluga whales held at an aquarium in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, were considered unlikely to survive Russia's bombing of the region—until animal lovers thousands of miles away found a way to help them. The two whales—a 15-year-old male named Plombir...

Soccer Fans Sentenced to Prison Over Racist Abuse

3 fans in Spain got 8-month sentences for racist harassment of Real Madrid forward

(Newser) - Three Valencia fans have been handed eight-month prison sentences after pleading guilty to racially insulting Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior in the first conviction for racism-related cases in professional soccer in Spain, the AP reports. The fans, whose names were not released, won't be allowed to enter...

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