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Madrid‘s Shantytown – Cañada Real Galiana – Europe‘s Largest Slum.

A haven for the drug trade (drogas), Cañada Real Galiana is Europe’s largest slum and a center a of urban poverty on a scale long thought eliminated in Western Europe. Only 15-minutes from the posh center of the Spanish capital Madrid, Cañada Real Galiana is a stretch of urban deprivation that is Europe‘s largest agglomeration of […]

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News Headlines October 6, 2014: Ebola in Spain, Ruble Continues to Fall, ISIS in Kobani, Large Explosion in Iran

World Headline News for October 6, 2014 1. World News: Nurse in Spain Infected with Ebola 2. Technology: Dubai Police to Use Google Glass Facial Recognition to Capture Criminals 3. World Politics: United Kingdom (UK) Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Calls for Drug Laws Reform, Calling Addiction a Health Issue 4. World News: Kim Jong un Absent As Democratic […]

Headline News December 25, 2013: Israel Launches Airstrike in Gaza, Explosion at US Embassy in Kabul, Catalan State TV Won’t Air Spanish Royal Christmas Address

Israel Launches Airstrike in the Gaza Strip Explosion Reported at the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan UK Surgeon Suespended After Branding Patients’ Livers with His Initials Chinese Doctors Link Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Kim Jong-un Tells DPRK Military to Prepare for Combat Egypt Declares Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group North Korea’s Kim Dynasty May […]

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World News: Argentina and Spain to Jointly Tackle Falkland-Gibraltar Disputes with UK, Syrian Rebels and the West, Yale Study Blames UN for Cholera Outbreak in Haiti

Argentina and Spain to Jointly Tackle Falkland-Gibraltar Disputes with UK Israel to Release 26 Palestinian Prisoners Former Comfort Women Demand Justice from Japan Muslims Who Started Unrest Over Danish Muhammad Cartoons Apologizes Saudi Arabia Renews Efforts to Remove Syria’s Embattled Leader Bashar al-Assad Zimbabwe Denies Uranium Deal with Iran What the West Has Given to […]

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Breaking News: Train Crash in Spain Claims More Than 56 Lives

A train derailment in Spain has claimed more than 56 lives according to Agustin Hernandez Fernandez of the Galicia infrastructure ministry. The high-speed train had 218 passengers aboard and was traveling from Madrid to the town of Ferrol in northwest Spain when it derailed at 8:41 PM. Terrorism is not currently suspected. Our condolences to the […]

News Headlines June 1, 2013

Second Day of Anti-Government Protests in Turkey Youth Unemployment in Greece and Spain Above 50% Neuroscientist Suggests Religious Fundamentalism Could One Day Be Treated as a Mental Illness Russia Dispatches Aircraft Carrier to the Mediterranean US Call for Tiananmen Square Massacre Disclosure Angers People’s Republic of China Mexicans Protest Monsanto with Corn Carnival Bank of […]

Horchata: A Recipe for a Refreshing Summer (or Anytime) Drink

Horchata is a drink originating in Spain and is primarily served as a refreshing summer drink or as a milk substitute. While popular throughout the Spanish speaking world, not all Horchata are the same – in fact, horchata differs widely in Latin America from its Spanish forebear. In Spain, Horchata is made from tigernuts, water […]

Catalonian Parliament Declares Independence from Spain

The parliament of the Spanish state of Catalonia voted to declare its independence from Spain in a largely symbolic gesture that initiates the process of bringing a referendum on the matter of Catalonian independence in the near future. The measure passed the Catalonian parliament overwhelmingly, 85-41 with two abstentions. Spain will use its sovereign powers […]

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Is a Spanish Bailout Coming?

The Economist asks why Spain has not yet taken full advantage of the bond buying scheme announced by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, a plan that was designed specifically to aid countries in Spain’s economic condition. Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy’s reluctance to admit Spain’s need for a bailout has complicated the ability of the […]

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Spanish Youth Unemployment Reaches Fifty-One Percent

Over half of all youth in Spain are unemployed, raising anew concerns that Spain’s economic woes may lead to a ‘lost generation.’ Unemployed youth in Spain hit 51.4% in December 2011, double the European Union average while the national unemployment rate was at 22.85%, its highest level in 17 years and according the The Telegraph, […]