Tag: Spain
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Spain probes contamination of Atlantic shore by countless plastic pellets spilled from ship
Spanish state prosecutors have opened an investigation of countless tiny plastic pellets washing up on the country’s northwest coastline after they were spilled from a transport ... -
Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party to form a government
Spaniards woke up yesterday to find their country in political disarray after a general election a day earlier left no party with a clear path to ... -
Flooded with sightseers, Europe’s iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism
A recent Saturday evening Mass at Sagrada Familia parish had all the hallmarks of a neighborhood worship service, from prayers for ill and deceased members to ... -
Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record
Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency said yesterday. Rubén Del Campo, spokesman for the ... -
Big Read: A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans
When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, ... -
Santander banking titan Emilio Botin dead at age 79
Spanish banking magnate Emilio Botin, who built the country’s Banco Santander into a global financial giant and was widely seen as the nation’s most influential business ...
