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Panic on popular Spanish holiday island as bookings down and tourists 'stay away'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 1, 2025
Worried locals in a once heaving Spanish tourism town have admitted they fear tourists have been 'scared away' over tourism protests. The popular Soller Valley in Majorca has long been a draw for visitors with tourism contributing a big chunk to...
Business News | Bharat Global Health Expo 2025 to Drive India's Nutraceutical and Wellness Revolution
Latestly
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August 1, 2025
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 1: Organised by SHEFEXIL under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the event is set to bring together global buyers, manufacturers, and policy makers for India's nutraceutical mission. Also Read | No Surya Grahan...
Woman's bank account emptied after she provided ID photo: 'There were barely 20 euros left'
SUR in English
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August 1, 2025
Friday, 1 August 2025, 11:36 Share With just one photo of a woman's DNI (Spanish ID card), a scammer was able to open nine online bank accounts and continuously defraud her. The National Police have now arrested the fraudster in the town of...
Slovenia first EU state to ban arms trade with Israel
The New Arab
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August 1, 2025
Slovenia's government has frequently criticised Israel over the conflict, and last year moved to recognise a Palestinian state as part of efforts to end the fighting in Gaza as soon as possible [GETTY] Slovenia said Thursday that it will ban all...
‘I’m 26, and don’t need a pension. My Spanish property empire will fund my retirement’
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 1, 2025
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Outrage in Spain’s Tarifa after town hall greenlights housing project in stunning nature reserve – ignoring 157 environmental objections
Olive Press
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August 1, 2025
ONE of the last truly unspoilt stretches of Spain’s southern coast could be buried under concrete after Tarifa council ignored 157 objections and gave the go-ahead to a huge housing and hotel scheme right next to its most iconic beach. Despite...
Multiply acquires 67.9% of Spain’s Tendam, doubles EBITDA post-deal
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Multiply Group (ADX: MULTIPLY), the Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company that invests in and operates businesses globally, completed its first major investment in Europe with the acquisition of a majority stake in Tendam, Spain’s...
Slovenia bans arms trade with Israel over its actions in Gaza
Associated Press
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August 1, 2025
LJUBLJANA, Sovenia (AP) — Slovenia has announced that it will ban the import, export and transit of all weapons to and from Israel in response to the country’s actions in Gaza. Slovenia, which often criticized Israel over reported atrocities in...
‘Offered to Real Madrid’—Viktor Gyokeres’s Agent Reveals Truth Behind Arsenal Transfer Saga
Sports Illustrated - New York
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August 1, 2025
A representative of new Arsenal striker Viktor Gyökeres has blasted Sporting CP for a lack of “respect” towards the Sweden international during tense negotiations this summer, admitting the Portuguese side even tried to sell him to Real Madrid...
Sagrada Familia becomes the tallest building in Barcelona, surpassing two skyscrapers – but how does it compare to the rest of Spain?
Olive Press
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August 1, 2025
By Adam Husicka CONSTRUCTION on Barcelona’s iconic basilica continues, with its height now reaching 155.58 metres, just edging out the city’s previous tallest buildings, the Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts, both standing at 154 metres. These twin...
‘In heaven now’: Heartbreaking words of six-year-old after siblings, 11 and 13, drowned on ‘last swim’ on Spain holiday
The Scottish Sun
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August 1, 2025
A DEVASTATED six-year-old whose siblings drowned on a "final swim" in Spain has spoken about how the pair have gone to "heaven". Ameiya Del Brocco, 13, and her younger brother Ricardo Junior, 11, tragically died on Tuesday while on holiday at...
Brother and sister, 11 and 13, who drowned off beach in Spain named
Liverpool Echo
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August 1, 2025
A British brother and sister who both drowned off a beach in Spain have been named in reports, with more than £24,000 donated to a fundraising page set up in their honour. Ameiya and Ricardo Junior Del-Brocco, aged 13 and 11 respectively, died...
New organization formed to take on Spanish slugs in Latvia
LSM
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August 1, 2025
To combat the spread of the notoriously invasive Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris), a new association "Against the Spanish Slug" (Pret Spānijas kailgliemezi) has been founded, the goal of which is effective and scientifically based control and...
Famous Malaga province spa set to reopen after owners settle debt and exit bankruptcy proceedings
SUR in English
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August 1, 2025
The popular Carratraca spa in the north of Malaga province will be able to reopen, even sooner than expected. The facility, which was around at the outset of tourism on the Costa del Sol, will emerge in the coming days from the public bankruptcy...
Uraclio, the first Iberian lynx to live in the Madrid region of Spain, is looking for somewhere to settle down
SUR in English
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August 1, 2025
Friday, 1 August 2025, 14:14 Share The region of Madrid in Spain has detected the presence of a two-year-old Iberian lynx - Uraclio - in several municipalities in the eastern part of the area (Villalbilla, Corpa, Los Santos de la Humosa and...
A Spanish island has been crowned number one for families in August - top deals from £311pp
GB News
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August 1, 2025
British families are flocking to Tenerife in record numbers this summer, with the Canary Island experiencing an extraordinary 65.1 per cent jump in August holiday bookings compared to last year. Fresh figures show the Spanish island has overtaken...
New music doesn't suck. Industry veteran Hersrud says these singer-songwriters' lyrics are worthy of a listen
The South Dakota Standard
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If you follow the music industry (which I do) you know there’s the good, the bad and the ever-so-strange. For example Mars Tapes in Manchester (https://www.marstapes.co.uk/) is the last UK music shop that only sells cassette tapes. Record...
Kickboxer and bouncer beat man to death and take his body to police station in Spain
SUR in English
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August 1, 2025
Laura Bautista Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Friday, 1 August 2025, 13:04 Share A National Police station in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands received a shocking visit in the early hours of the morning, when two men parked outside,...
Spain’s scandal-plagued prime minister should step down
The Economist
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July 31, 2025
Spaniards SEEM to be doing well these days, especially compared with some of their neighbours. Since 2022 growth in their economy has far outpaced that of the euro area as a whole. Unemployment, though still over 10%, is at its lowest since 2008....
Repsol Produces Hydrogen from Biomethane in Spain
Chemical Industry Digest
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August 1, 2025
Repsol successfully produced its first ten tons of hydrogen using biomethane as a feedstock at its Cartagena industrial complex in the Murcia region of south-east Spain. This marks a significant step in the company’s strategy to decarbonize its...