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Jesús Maturana

Tech News

Huawei's paradox in Spain: No to 5G, yes to wiretaps

Spain is experiencing a paradoxical situation with regard to Chinese tech company Huawei, highlighting tensions between national security, commercial interests and geopolitical pressures. While the Chinese giant has been expelled from the country's 5G network, it remains authorised for wiretapping.

Culture news

Spain's San Fermin kicks off with a chupinazo that looks to Palestine

The nine-day festival is famed for its “encierros,” or bull runs, which, starting on Monday, will see thousands of people sprint to avoid six bulls charging along a winding cobblestoned route to the city’s bullring.

Culture news

Madrid's Puerta de Alcalá monument wins the Europa Nostra 2025 award

Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida and Luis Cueto Ferrándiz celebrated the Europa Nostra 2025 Prize awarded to the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid for its exemplary restoration.

Health news

Heatwave survival handbook: Tricks to keep you cool

Is the thermometer creeping toward record highs again? Does the mere thought of stepping outside leave you drained? Heatwaves have become a regular part of summer but that doesn’t mean you have to suffer through them. Here are some tips to help you stay cool and make the heat a little more bearable.

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World News

US operation against Iran in detail: Bombs, planes and missiles used

The US launched a major attack on Iran's nuclear sites using B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles, significantly damaging Iran's nuclear capabilities.

Design

Gaudí's best-kept secret revealed in Casa Batlló restauration

More than a century after its construction, Casa Batlló has completed one of its most ambitious restorations, bringing back to light the original design that Antoni Gaudí conceived for the Batlló family in 1906.

Europe News

Tens of thousands protest in Madrid against healthcare privatisation

More than 30,000 people took to the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday in protest against the health policy of the Community of Madrid's government.

Culture news

Africa Day: celebrating the continent’s heritage and future

Every 25 May, the world comes together to commemorate Africa Day, a date that transcends geographical boundaries to celebrate not only the cultural diversity and natural wealth of the world's most diverse continent, but also its determination to build a prosperous and united future.

Culture news

Photographer Graciela Iturbide wins Princess of Asturias Arts Award

Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide will this year collect Spain's most prestigious honour, the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, consolidating her position as one of the most influential figures in contemporary Latin American photography.

Europe News

Toxic cloud in Spain's Catalonia leaves six towns under lockdown

A dangerous toxic cloud caused by a fire on Spain’s Catalan coastline forced multiple towns into lockdown, but the restrictions have since been lifted.

World

Mass protests rock Spain as thousands demand end to housing crisis

The protests under the slogan "Let's end the housing business" mark a milestone as they are the first to be held simultaneously in many cities across Spain, a decade after the mass protests against evictions.

Culture news

Face recreated of Spain's Saint Teresa to mark her birth 510 years ago

Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing the face of Saint Teresa of Jesus, one of the most influential figures of Spanish Catholicism to mark the 510th anniversary of her birth. This innovative recreation offers an unprecedented view of what she may have looked like.

USA

US deports scores of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite judge's order

President Trump flouts judge's order and deports more than 250 Venezuelans, accused of being members of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang, to El Salvador.

Europe News

PM Sánchez: Spain must help countries facing Russian threats

The Spanish prime minister also stressed the need for a just peace in Ukraine without rewarding Moscow's aggression.

Space

New generation Spanish communications satellite launches into orbit

SpainSat NG-I, the most advanced secure communications satellite ever built in Europe, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday.

Spain

Around 30 people injured in Spain as chairlift collapse at ski resort

At least 30 people have been injured in a ski lift accident at the Spanish resort of Astún, around the Pyrenees mountain range, emergency services in Spain said on Saturday.

World News

The 33 best new year greetings for 2025 on WhatsApp

As 2024 comes to an end, many of you will want to wish your loved ones, colleagues and family a happy new year. Here are the best ways to do it.

Spain

Spain busts international crime ring for alleged car import tax scam

An international crime network defrauding over €17 million in VAT on luxury cars has been dismantled, resulting in 30 arrests across Spain and Germany.

Europe News

Mango founder dies aged 71 in hiking accident

The Spanish business community is in mourning following the death of Isak Andic, founder and non-executive chairman of Mango.

Europe News

Who is Vox leader Santiago Abascal?

Santiago Abascal, president of the Vox party, has emerged as one of the most influential figures in contemporary Spanish politics with a nationalist and anti-immigration agenda.

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