“She said she had gone down to the beach to have a dip in the sea and sunbathe and the man approached her while she was there, pushed her towards an area where there were stones and then raped her.” … [Read more...] about Woman, 52, beaten and raped on Spain nudist beach in broad daylight as cops hunt sex attacker
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Coronavirus digest: Spain sets Western Europe virus record
A spike in infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have spurred authorities to postpone initial plans to reopen Bali to foreign tourists in September, while Thailand's proposal to reopen Phuket island is again under official scrutiny. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus digest: Spain sets Western Europe virus record
Get set for the society wedding of the year! Count of Osorno, the grandson of Spain’s richest woman, is engaged to his heiress girlfriend after two years of dating
She became a fixture of the international jet-set, hosting Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy on their visits to Spain and turning her Madrid palace over to French designer Yves Saint Laurent to stage a Dior fashion show in 1959. … [Read more...] about Get set for the society wedding of the year! Count of Osorno, the grandson of Spain’s richest woman, is engaged to his heiress girlfriend after two years of dating
Spain becomes first country in western Europe to top 500,000 Covid cases after second wave coincided with reopening of schools
While some commentators blame the abundance of cases on Spain's highly social culture and propensity for large family gatherings, Joan Ramon Villalbi of the Spanish Society for Public Health and Sanitary Administration is wary of invoking such stereotypes. … [Read more...] about Spain becomes first country in western Europe to top 500,000 Covid cases after second wave coincided with reopening of schools
Spain’s salad growers are modern-day slaves, say charities
The conditions are not just confined to Almeria. As the olive harvest was about to begin just before last Christmas in the region of Jaén, thousands of migrants moved there desperately trying to find work. With no money and no shelter, most were being fed once a day at a centre run by the Red Cross. They were allowed to stay at the centre for three days but then had to leave. Most were sleeping rough. Those with papers could apply for a free bus pass at the Red Cross centre each morning to get themselves to the olive groves to tout for work. … [Read more...] about Spain’s salad growers are modern-day slaves, say charities
