Canary Islands fire threatens heritage site
August 7th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Canary Islands, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a fire outbreak in Canary Island, which is located in Spain. This incident occurred on Monday and it affected several homes and a national ... Read more...
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Spain welcomed six mn foreign tourists
July 24th, 2012 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 24 (IANS/EFE) Spain welcomed some 6 million foreign tourists in June, 4.7 percent more than during the same month last year.The figures are based on the survey of ... Read more...
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End of an era for bull-fighting in Spain’s Catalonia
September 26th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) The age-old tradition of bull-fighting came to an end in Spain's Catalonia region with a final show held Sunday in Barcelona, BBC reported.Lawmakers in Catalonia -- ... Read more...
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Bigger brains evolved to cope with dim light
August 8th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Human beings living at higher latitudes developed bigger brains than their equatorial counterparts to be able to see better in low light areas.Higher latitudes, characterised by ... Read more...
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Human error blamed for 2008 plane crash in Madrid
July 30th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 30 (IANS/EFE) The crew was at fault in the August 2008 crash of a Spanair MD-82 airliner in the vicinity of Madrid's Barajas International Airport that left 154 ... Read more...
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UAE releases 100 bustards in Uzbekistan
June 13th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 13 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released 100 captive-bred Houbara Bustards into the wild in Uzbekistan as part of a wildlife programme.The Emirates Centre for ... Read more...
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Bulgarian held in British woman beheading case
May 14th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 14 (IANS) A Bulgarian man has been arrested in Spain's Canary Islands in connection with the beheading of an elderly British woman, BBC reported.Witnesses said a man entered ... Read more...
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Number of foreign visitors to Spain rises
April 26th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 26 (IANS/EFE) Spain received nine million foreign tourists in the first quarter, 2.9 percent more than during the same period in 2010, according to a survey results released ... Read more...
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Spain’s tourism sector benefits from turmoil in North Africa
April 14th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 14 (IANS/EFE) Spain's tourism sector registered a 2.4 percent surge in the first quarter of 2011, the largest increase among all sectors of the Spanish economy due to ... Read more...
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New device to help confirm Kepler’s planetary candidates
February 15th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is part of an international collaboration building a new instrument called HARPS-North, which will complement Kepler by helping to confirm and characterize ... Read more...
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Scientists discover hottest ever planet
January 28th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) An exoplanet has been found to be the hottest planet discovered so far with a record-breaking temperature of 3,200 degrees Celsius.The planet WASP-33b, is also known as HD15082. ... Read more...
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Illegal immigration to Spain decreases by 50 percent
January 19th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by BNO News
MADRID (BNO NEWS) -- The number of illegal people arriving by boat to Spanish coasts decreased 50.1 percent in 2010, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on Tuesday.The number of illegal immigrants ... Read more...
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84-year-old Brit to lead four-man team in Atlantic raft sail
January 16th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.16 (ANI): A 84-year-old Britisher, Anthony Smith, will lead a team of adventurers in a sail across the Atlantic Ocean, stretch of 2,800 miles, in a raft made from plastic gas ... Read more...
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Dozens sickened during ArkeFly flight from Amsterdam to Canary Islands
December 18th, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by BNO News
AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) -- Dozens of people were sickened on Thursday when smoke entered the cabin of an ArkeFly flight en-route to the Spanish island of Lanzarote, part of the Canary Islands.The ... Read more...
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Humans helped vulture population flourish in Canary Islands
December 13th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 13 (ANI): A new study has found that the Egyptian vulture population of the Canary Islands flourished around the same time as humans began to colonise the islands."We found that ... Read more...
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Today is the ‘most miserable day of the year’
November 1st, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 1 (ANI): A poll say as many as 66 per cent of Brits will be depressed today as it is officially the most miserable day of the year.As temperatures plunge, ... Read more...
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Jet Airways criticised for ‘encouraging’ animal abuse
October 12th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Jet Airways has been flooded with e-mails and calls after the September issue of their inflight magazine, JetWings, printed an article on bull fighting. An animal rights ... Read more...
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One fifth of Brits believe it ‘never’ rains in Africa
September 25th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 25 (ANI): One fifth of Britons live under the impression that it never rains in Africa and funny but true, one in eight imagine that rainforests are in Greenland, says ... Read more...
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Catalonia Parliament Bans Bullfighting in Landmark Spain Vote
July 29th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A petition which was brought in front of the parliament of Catalonia in Spain led to a vote, which led to a ban of one of the most ... Read more...
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Watch an asteroid eclipse a star over Europe
July 6th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) In a rare celestial event over Europe, skywatchers will be able to see an asteroid briefly block out the light from a star as it passes in front ... Read more...
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2.6 tons of cocaine seized in Spain
July 4th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 4 (IANS/EFE) Spanish authorities have arrested 10 people with over 2.6 tons of cocaine being shipped from Colombia, police said.
The seize confirmed police suspicions about a new drug-trafficking ... Read more...
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21-year-old is Britain’s youngest doctor
June 28th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 28 (IANS) Rachael Faye Hill at 21 will become the youngest doctor in Britain next month, breaking the record of Indian-born Heenal Raichura who finished her degree at ... Read more...
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Nobel Prize laureate Jose Saramago dies at 87
June 19th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by BNO News
LANZAROTE, SPAIN (BNO NEWS) – The Portuguese writer, Nobel Prize laureate , novelist, journalist, and playwright Jose Saramago died on Friday in his Lanzarote residence, local news agency Publico announced.Saramago, 87, won ... Read more...
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Nobel literature laureate Jose Saramago dies at 87
June 18th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 18 (DPA) Portuguese Nobel literature laureate Jose Saramago died Friday at his home on the Spanish Canary Island of Lanzarote, his family said.
Saramago was 87 years old. He won the ... Read more...
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Dutch police arrest two after fight on plane from Spain
April 6th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by BNO News
AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were arrested at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport after a fight on board an airliner from the Canary Islands, Dutch police said on Tuesday.The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee said ... Read more...
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Three Tigers Escape From A Canary Islands Zoo
March 24th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Madrid, Spain, March 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was not a zebra that had ventured out on the road or some notorious monkey creating a ruckus, the Civil Guard police of ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama supports ban on bullfighting in Spain
February 19th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Feb 19 (DPA) The Dalai Lama has given his backing to a planned bullfighting ban in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia, the animal rights association ADDA said Friday.
There was "considerable ... Read more...
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Groom rows 2,500 miles to wed!
February 15th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): A groom, who arrived a day late to tie the knot, was forgiven because he had reached the wedding venue after rowing across the Atlantic.Thirty-eight year old Neil ... Read more...
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Sea slug that emits light found in Cuba
November 24th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Santa Cruz (Spain), Nov 24 (EFE) Researchers have found in Cuba a unique sea slug that emits light when it is disturbed.
In addition, two biologists described five other new slug species - ... Read more...
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Largest Optical Telescope: Canarias
June 27th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by GD
For serving the task of distant viewing, scientists have come up with the latest, biggest and the most advanced telescope of the world made till date, known as The Gran Telescope ... Read more...
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Gemma Arterton shows off her curves in Canaries
May 20th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 20 (ANI): Gemma Arterton was spotted showing off her curves after stripping down to a skimpy bikini in the Canary Islands.The former Bond girl was reportedly soaking up the sun ... Read more...
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Tatas join consortium to build $600 mn cable system in Africa
April 16th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, April 16 (IANS) India's Tata Communications Thursday said they had joined a global consortium to build a $600-million cable system to extend faster international connectivity to countries in Africa at cheaper ... Read more...
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Indian-origin woman jailed for benefit fraud
March 21st, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 21 (IANS) An Indian-origin woman and her boyfriend have been sent to prison after admitting to claiming 43,000 pounds in state benefits meant for the poor and disabled, while sailing ... Read more...
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24 illegal immigrants die in Spain boat accident
February 17th, 2009 - 5:23 am ICT by IANS
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain), Feb 17 (DPA) 24 North African migrants, including a pregnant woman and many children, died when their boat capsized off the island of Lanzarote, Spanish officials ... Read more...
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Pakistanis detained on charges of financing terrorism
January 21st, 2009 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Madrid/Barcelona, Jan 20 (DPA) Spanish police Tuesday detained six Pakistanis on suspicion of tax evasion and of financing Islamist terrorism, judicial sources said.The six were held in the Barcelona area. Police searched ... Read more...
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