The holidays of the 2020 work calendar in Spain
Madrid / The year 2020 will have twelve national labour parties in Spain, of which eight will be common to all autonomous communities. According …
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Culture
The museums which can be visited for free in Spain on October 12, Hispanic Day
Madrid / The Prado, Reina Sofía Museum and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum celebrate the National Holiday Day in Spain on Saturday, October 12 with free entry. …
Culture
Polish and Austrian writers receive Nobel prize for literature
Copenhagen / A Polish author and an Austrian writer have been awarded the 2018 and 2019 Nobel prizes for literature. Polish author Olga Tokarczuk received …
World
Turkey begins offensive in northern Syria
Cairo / Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies have begun a military offensive against Kurdish armed forces in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
Entertainment
After ‘Gemini Man’, Smith says movie with young Marlon Brando possible
By Javier Romualdo / Los Angeles (USA) Will Smith is proud of his new clone, a 100 percent digital replica of his 23-year-old self, with whom he shares the …
World
Thousands of indigenous people flood Quito
Quito / Thousands of indigenous people continue flooding the streets of Quito in marches from different directions in a prelude to the large concentration …
Science
Nobel physics prize to astrophysicists for work on evolution of universe
Copenhagen / Three astrophysicists have been awarded the Nobel prize in physics for their contribution to understanding the evolution of the universe and the …
World
Volunteer citizens on the lookout to prevent child trafficking in Thailand
By Gaspar Ruiz-Canela / Pattaya (Thailand) / In Pattaya, a Thai resort city notorious for sex tourism, moto-taxi drivers and hotel employees have turned into …
World
Costa wins Portugal re-election, to continue coalition
By Cynthia de Benito / Lisbon / Portugal’s prime minister on Sunday won his second term in office, although his Socialist Party (PS) failed to secure an …
Entertainment
A sneak peek into the first film recreating Thai Cave Boys’ harrowing rescue
By David Latona / Bangkok / The makers of the first feature film about the Thai youth soccer team whose miraculous rescue last year from a cave left the …
Entertainment
The Mexican soap opera in which Spaniard Paz Vega plays ‘the perfect bad woman’
Mexico / Spanish actress Paz Vega (Seville, 1976) will give life to Machiavellian Catalina Creel in the Mexican soap opera “Cuna de lobos”. …
Culture
(Español) El biógrafo que dice que Churchill sería hoy un buen tuitero gracias a su ingenio
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Mario Vargas Llosa receives the Château La Tour Carnet award
Paris / Today, the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa receives the Château La Tour Carnet award. The award recognizes the literary work of his entire life. …
Economy
Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan: Key points
By Guillermo Ximenis / The UK’s new proposal to try and reach an agreement on the terms of its exit from the EU is based on limiting certain aspects of the …
World
4 dead in Paris knife attack at police HQ
Paris / At least four people have died in a knife attack carried out against security agents at the central police headquarters in Paris, a union …
Economy
US set to impose $7.5 billion in tariffs on EU goods after WTO ruling
Washington DC / The United States on Wednesday announced plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion in goods from the European Union following a ruling by the …
Economy
Japan implements 2-percent VAT hike to fund social security
Tokyo / The Japanese government on Tuesday started implementing an increase in value-added tax from 8 to 10 percent in order to fund the country’s rising …
World
Protester shot in chest, Hong Kong ramps up on China National Day
By Shirley Lau / Hong Kong / An 18-year-old Hongkonger is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the chest at close range with a live round …
Entertainment
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin celebrate a big party for their marriage
Los Angeles (USA) / Singer Justin Bieber and model Hailey Baldwin, who got married last year, held a big party yesterday to swear everlasting love with their …