Barcelona Funds School Air Conditioning with Tourist Tax to Combat Climate Change"
Barcelona is using $100 million from its tourist tax to install energy-efficient heat pumps and solar panels in all 170 public schools over six years, addressing both climate change impacts and resident concerns about extreme summer heat, but some residents argue that climate change mitigation shoul...
Barcelona Funds School Air Conditioning with Tourist Tax to Combat Climate Change"
Barcelona is using $100 million from its tourist tax to install energy-efficient heat pumps and solar panels in all 170 public schools over six years, addressing both climate change impacts and resident concerns about extreme summer heat, but some residents argue that climate change mitigation shoul...
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48% Bias Score
Contrasting Approaches to Cultural Preservation in Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Culture purchased Casa Gomis in Barcelona for €7.2 million, while failing to secure Velintonia, the Madrid home of poet Vicente Aleixandre, despite a €3.2 million bid and a court rejection of a regional government's purchase offer; this highlights inconsistencies in the minis...
Contrasting Approaches to Cultural Preservation in Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Culture purchased Casa Gomis in Barcelona for €7.2 million, while failing to secure Velintonia, the Madrid home of poet Vicente Aleixandre, despite a €3.2 million bid and a court rejection of a regional government's purchase offer; this highlights inconsistencies in the minis...
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56% Bias Score
15-Year-Old Kills Father in Palencia Street Stabbing
On Saturday, a 15-year-old boy fatally stabbed his 55-year-old father in Palencia, Spain, during a public argument involving family members. The assailant is in custody.
15-Year-Old Kills Father in Palencia Street Stabbing
On Saturday, a 15-year-old boy fatally stabbed his 55-year-old father in Palencia, Spain, during a public argument involving family members. The assailant is in custody.
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36% Bias Score
Spanish Interior Ministry Urges Contact with ETA Victim Amid Prisoner Transfer Controversy
Spain's Interior Ministry requested that ETA prisoners' support group Sare contact Consuelo Ordóñez, sister of an ETA victim, as revealed in Guardia Civil reports to the National Court, detailing intercepted messages showing the Ministry's attempt at managing the situation amid prisoner transfers an...
Spanish Interior Ministry Urges Contact with ETA Victim Amid Prisoner Transfer Controversy
Spain's Interior Ministry requested that ETA prisoners' support group Sare contact Consuelo Ordóñez, sister of an ETA victim, as revealed in Guardia Civil reports to the National Court, detailing intercepted messages showing the Ministry's attempt at managing the situation amid prisoner transfers an...
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56% Bias Score
Pegasus Spyware Infected Aide to Puigdemont's Phone: 3.2 GB of Data Stolen
A Mossos d'Esquadra report confirms Pegasus spyware infected Josep Lluís Alay's iPhone 8 from October 11, 2019, to summer 2020, stealing 3.2 GB of data; another phone showed a malicious text but no infection; the report was submitted to a Barcelona court following a complaint by Alay.
Pegasus Spyware Infected Aide to Puigdemont's Phone: 3.2 GB of Data Stolen
A Mossos d'Esquadra report confirms Pegasus spyware infected Josep Lluís Alay's iPhone 8 from October 11, 2019, to summer 2020, stealing 3.2 GB of data; another phone showed a malicious text but no infection; the report was submitted to a Barcelona court following a complaint by Alay.
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52% Bias Score
Madrid Squatting Cases Reignite Political Debate
Recent high-profile squatting cases in Madrid, including the occupation of luxury apartments and a million-euro home, have intensified the political debate, contrasting with the government's earlier downplaying of the issue; the city council is advocating for rapid eviction legislation.
Madrid Squatting Cases Reignite Political Debate
Recent high-profile squatting cases in Madrid, including the occupation of luxury apartments and a million-euro home, have intensified the political debate, contrasting with the government's earlier downplaying of the issue; the city council is advocating for rapid eviction legislation.
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48% Bias Score
Antifascist Protest Prevents Far-Right Disruption in Madrid
A far-right group's threat to disrupt a book presentation by former Minister Irene Montero in Madrid's Lavapiés prompted over 200 antifascist counter-protesters to successfully prevent any disruption, highlighting rising tensions between far-right and antifascist groups in Spain.
Antifascist Protest Prevents Far-Right Disruption in Madrid
A far-right group's threat to disrupt a book presentation by former Minister Irene Montero in Madrid's Lavapiés prompted over 200 antifascist counter-protesters to successfully prevent any disruption, highlighting rising tensions between far-right and antifascist groups in Spain.
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64% Bias Score
American Retirees Find Superior Healthcare, Community in Spain
American retirees Madeline and Jim Wade moved from Vermont to Valencia, Spain in 2019 for a lower cost of living and a change of pace, ultimately finding the Spanish healthcare system superior after Jim's terminal cancer diagnosis and death in 2022; Madeline remains in Spain.
American Retirees Find Superior Healthcare, Community in Spain
American retirees Madeline and Jim Wade moved from Vermont to Valencia, Spain in 2019 for a lower cost of living and a change of pace, ultimately finding the Spanish healthcare system superior after Jim's terminal cancer diagnosis and death in 2022; Madeline remains in Spain.
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36% Bias Score
Armed Man Attacks Health Center in Isla Cristina, Spain
A man with a history of violent crime injured a minor in a nightclub, then attacked a health center in Isla Cristina, Spain, on January 1st with a katana, assaulting staff before fleeing; he was arrested on January 3rd following a police search of his home.
Armed Man Attacks Health Center in Isla Cristina, Spain
A man with a history of violent crime injured a minor in a nightclub, then attacked a health center in Isla Cristina, Spain, on January 1st with a katana, assaulting staff before fleeing; he was arrested on January 3rd following a police search of his home.
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40% Bias Score
Spain Seeks Swift Deal to Save Talgo Train Manufacturer
The Spanish government is racing against time to broker a deal between Sidenor and Trilantic Capital Partners to acquire the Spanish train manufacturer Talgo within the next 21 days, aiming to prevent a potential sale to foreign entities and safeguard 2,500 jobs.
Spain Seeks Swift Deal to Save Talgo Train Manufacturer
The Spanish government is racing against time to broker a deal between Sidenor and Trilantic Capital Partners to acquire the Spanish train manufacturer Talgo within the next 21 days, aiming to prevent a potential sale to foreign entities and safeguard 2,500 jobs.
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48% Bias Score
Spain Considers Tax Change That Could Offset Minimum Wage Increase
The Spanish government is considering not adjusting the personal income tax to offset a planned increase in the minimum wage (SMI) of 3.4% to 4.4%, which would leave minimum wage earners with around 42% less of the increase, sparking opposition from the UGT union, which threatens to withdraw from ne...
Spain Considers Tax Change That Could Offset Minimum Wage Increase
The Spanish government is considering not adjusting the personal income tax to offset a planned increase in the minimum wage (SMI) of 3.4% to 4.4%, which would leave minimum wage earners with around 42% less of the increase, sparking opposition from the UGT union, which threatens to withdraw from ne...
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44% Bias Score
Spain's Gradual Transition to Democracy: Contested Commemorations
Spain's transition to democracy following Franco's 1975 death was gradual, with full democratic rights established only after the 1977 elections and 1978 constitutional referendum; debates continue regarding the most appropriate date to commemorate this transition.
Spain's Gradual Transition to Democracy: Contested Commemorations
Spain's transition to democracy following Franco's 1975 death was gradual, with full democratic rights established only after the 1977 elections and 1978 constitutional referendum; debates continue regarding the most appropriate date to commemorate this transition.
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52% Bias Score