Spanish supermarket Dia to slash jobs
Financially troubled Spanish supermarket group Dia has said it wants to cut up to 2,100 jobs as it reported a massive loss. Dia, the target of
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Banco Santander post 18% rise in profit
Spanish banking giant Banco Santander on Wednesday posted an 18% rise in 2018 net profit as revenue growth in Spain offset the negative impact of
Greenpeace activists board ship off Spain
Greenpeace said on Saturday that six of its activists had boarded a tanker off Spain loaded with ‘dirty’ palm oil, in a protest against a
Javier Tebas: bar PSG from Champions League
Javier Tebas, the president of Spain’s La Liga, said Thursday he wants UEFA to kick Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) out of the Champions League for breaking
EU Rights Court faults Spain on ‘biased’ ETA case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said Tuesday that it had ruled against Spain over a 2010 trial of Basque militants who claimed they
Spanish artist defaces Franco tomb
A Spanish artist, Enrique Terneiro, painted a red dove and the slogan ‘For Freedom‘ on Francisco Franco’s tomb on Wednesday, at the vast mausoleum near Madrid where
Spain rejects extraditing ‘Swiss Leaks’ Falciani
A Spanish court ruled Tuesday against extraditing Herve Falciani, a former HSBC analyst who leaked documents alleging widespread tax evasion, to Switzerland. Spain’s National Court
Spanish police seize cocaine-stuffed pineapples
Spanish police said on Monday they have seized 67 kg (148 pounds) of cocaine found inside dozens of hollowed-out pineapples at Madrid’s main wholesale fruit
La Liga to hold games in USA
Spain’s La Liga plans to stage a match in the United States, its first venture outside Europe, as part of a north American expansion drive,