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Wild Soccer Mom Back in Spain Near Her Beloved Real Madrid
Despite leaving Spain years ago, María García-Mella Cid continued to follow Real Madrid through some of their biggest moments. The “wildest soccer mom” is back in Spain for good and enjoying every moment.
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Huge Floating Wind Farms Are Being Planned Off the Coast of Australia
The proposed facilities are located in waters off the coast of New South Wales and Victoria.
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Spain Wants Young People to Leave Home – and Is Offering Them $300 a Month to Do So
Spain is planning to offer young people 250 euros ($289) a month to incentivize them to move out of their parents’ house and rent.
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Gas Explosion Rips Through Madrid Building, Killing 4
A powerful gas explosion has torn through a residential building in central Madrid, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structure
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Disappointment as Marathon Climate Talks End With Slim Deal
Marathon U.N. climate talks ended Sunday with a slim compromise that sparked widespread disappointment, after major polluters resisted calls for ramping up efforts to keep global warming at bay and negotiators postponed debate about rules for international carbon markets for another year. Organizers kept delegates from almost 200 nations in Madrid far beyond Friday’s scheduled close of the two-week...
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UN Chief Warns of ‘Point of No Return' on Climate Change
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.” Speaking before the start Monday of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid, the U.N. chief said the impact of rising temperatures — including more extreme...
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Greta Thunberg Hitches Low-Carbon Ride Across Atlantic
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg left North America on a return trip across the Atlantic on Wednesday, hitching a renewable-energy ride with an Australian family aboard their 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran.
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Teen Climate Activist Is Leaving US, Setting Sail for Spain
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg will leave North America and begin her return trip across the Atlantic on Wednesday aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby. The boat leaves little to no carbon footprint, boasting solar panels and a hydro-generators for power. It also has a toilet, unlike the boat on which she sailed...
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Shakira Plans a Latin Tribute at Upcoming Super Bowl
Colombian music star Shakira says she will pay homage to Latin culture alongside Jennifer Lopez at the 2020 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show in Miami.
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Climate Change Activists Block Roads, March in Global Protests
Activists with the Extinction Rebellion movement blocked major roads across major European cities Monday, kicking off a wide-ranging series of worldwide protests demanding much more urgent action against climate change. In New York City, protesters doused the famous charging bull statue near Wall Street with fake blood. One protester waving a green flag climbed on top of the bull. Afterward,...
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Celebs to Read Bedtime Story to Help Fight Homelessness
Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren will read a bedtime story during a one-night fundraising event to help fight global homelessness.
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Spanish Singer-Songwriter Camilo Sesto Dies at 72
Spanish singer and songwriter Camilo Sesto, a popular star in the 1970s and 1980s, has died of heart failure. He was 72. Sesto’s manager, Eduardo Guervós, confirmed his death to Spanish public broadcaster TVE, saying that he had died early Sunday in a hospital in Madrid after suffering two heart attacks. Sesto, whose real name was Camilo Blanes Cortés, sold...
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Spanish Man Paddles His Way From California to Hawaii
Antonio de la Rosa doesn’t take it easy on his vacations. The Spaniard spent his summer paddling his way from California across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii.
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Actor Javier Bardem Urges UN Delegates to Protect Oceans
Spanish actor and environmental activist Javier Bardem said Monday “we are all villains” for playing “deaf and blind” and not caring about the world’s oceans, which are under more pressure than at any time in history. The Oscar winner came to the United Nations to press delegates who are drafting an international treaty to protect oceans to support a strong...
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Jailed Former Governor of Rio Says He Paid $2M Bribe to Win, Defeat Chicago Bid in 2016 Olympics
A jailed former governor of Rio de Janeiro state told a judge on Thursday that he paid about $2 million for the votes of International Olympic Committee members to award the Brazilian city the 2016 Summer Games.
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Socialists Win Spain Election, Far-Right Emerges as Player
Spain’s governing center-left Socialists won the country’s election Sunday but must seek backing from smaller parties to maintain power, while a far-right party rode an unprecedented surge of support to enter the lower house of parliament for the first time in four decades. With 99% of ballots counted, the Socialists led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez won 29% of the...
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Ex-Marine Arrested in North Korea Embassy Attack in Madrid
A man suspected of involvement in a mysterious dissident group’s February raid on North Korea’s Embassy in Madrid was arrested in Los Angeles by U.S. authorities. Christopher Ahn, a former U.S. Marine, was arrested and charged Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter. The specific charges against Ahn were not immediately clear. The person could not discuss the...
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Shakira Defends Her Song Against Plagiarism in Spanish Court
Colombian singers Shakira and Carlos Vives have appeared in a Madrid court to answer allegations by a Cuban-born singer and producer that they plagiarized his work in their award-winning hit “La Bicicleta”.
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Japanese Olympic Committee Head Resigns Amid Bribery Scandal
Tsunekazu Takeda is stepping down as the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee amid a vote-buying scandal that French investigators suspect helped Tokyo land next year’s Olympics. Takeda announced Tuesday at the committee’s executive board meeting that he will resign when his term ends in June, and he again denied corruption allegations against him.
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US Embassy Withdraws Remaining Staff From Venezuela
The United States announced late Monday that it is pulling the remaining staff from its embassy in Venezuela, citing the deteriorating situation in the South American nation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the decision as Venezuela struggles to restore electricity following four days of blackouts around the country and a deepening political crisis. The U.S. has led an international...