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Flamenco, gender and tradition: The Roma musician breaking stereotypes
Noelia Heredia is a Spanish musician who plays the cajón, a box-shaped percussion instrument traditionally played by men. For her, music is life: "without flamenco, without singing and without music, I think I would die."
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Europe’s first local energy community is saving residents money
Citizens from the village of El Realengo in the Spanish province of Alicante aren’t afraid to turn on the lights thanks to the local areas energy community. It’s installed solar panels on derelict land, which now satisfies 50% of the village’s energy needs.
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WATCH: Greenpeace activists stage Black Friday protest in Madrid
On Friday Greenpeace activists in Madrid targeted shops holding sales, with signs such as ‘made for the bin’. The group says the high levels of consumerism and production encouraged by the reductions leads to higher levels of carbon dioxide emissions, as well as unnecessary waste.
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Why Spain’s black truffles are so popular
In partnership with ICEX
Spain is rich in black truffles. Most of the production can be found in the northeastern Girona forest and central Teruel. Not only is there an abundance of these aromatic treasures to be found in the country, but Spain is also the world’s biggest producer of black winter truffles.
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Watch: Spanish far-right group hold demonstration in Madrid
More than 500 supporters of Spain's fascist Falangist Movement have marched in Madrid on Saturday night. Every year, they commemorate the death of the founder of their movement, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, who was killed in 1936.
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Spain's agricultural revolution: mouth-watering fruit and vegetables
In partnership with ICEX
During our trip, we’ll take you from the Autonomous Community of Valencia to the very south of Spain, in Andalusia, to discover the world's most valuable pomegranates, the superfruit Granada Mollar de Elche. And the perfect subtropical climate to grow mangos and avocados…which taste so good…
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Spain’s new, stricter rape law to be reviewed after jail sentences cut
Spain is to review a landmark new law on sex offences which was meant to afford victims more protection after a series of court rulings led to prison sentences being reduced for offenders because of a loophole in the legislation.