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Europe’s Biggest Illegal Pot Plantation Found in Spain
July 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Authorities have found the largest illegal marijuana plantation in Europe, with about 10,000 plants in 16 greenhouses, on a farm in the eastern Spanish province of Alicante. continue reading »
Swine Leg with Hoof Found in Passengers Luggage Coming In from Spain
July 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Border Protection seize cured 12-pound swine leg, complete with bone and hoof, packed in someone’s luggage coming in from Spain. continue reading »
Gay Cruise Ship Banned in Casablanca Docks in Spain
July 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam, on its present voyage catering to a gay clientele, docked Sunday in the southern Spanish port of Malaga after Moroccan authorities prohibited it from making its scheduled port of call in Casablanca. continue reading »
Prostitutes in Spain Can Now Take Out Ads for Their Services
June 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A ban that previously prevented prostitutes from advertising their services has been lifted by the Spanish Parliament. Sex workers can now advertise their services in continue reading »
Spanish Man Found Dead in Home 20 Years After Death
June 8, 2012 | by The Guardian | Latino Daily News
The body of a man was only recently found in the northwestern Spanish village of Canizal, though he may have been dead for up to 20 years. continue reading »
Spanish Officials Deny Asking Germany for Bailout
June 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Spanish government denied on Sunday that any "pressure" is being exerted by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble on Economy Minister Luis de Guindos to get Spain to ask the European financial stability fund for money to shore up the Spanish banking sector, while Berlin reiterated its confidence in the measures that Madrid is taking to deal with its fiscal woes. continue reading »
Four Spanish Children Amongst 19 Victims in Qatar Fire
May 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Three of the four Spanish children killed in a fire Monday at a daycare center in a mall in Doha were the children of an executive of Spanish construction company OHL who works in Qatar, company spokesmen told Efe. continue reading »
Spain’s Teide Observatory -Europe’s Largest Solar Telescope- Inaugurated
May 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Europe's largest solar telescope was inaugurated Monday at Teide Observatory on the Spanish island of Tenerife, from where it will help researchers observe and better understand the activities of the Sun and also those of the majority of stars in the universe. continue reading »
‘Cousin’ of Giant Panda Is a ‘Spaniard’
May 14, 2012 | by Servicio de Informacion y Noticias Cientificas | Latino Daily News
Spanish scientists from Spain’s National Museum of Natural Sciences and the University of Valencia have discovered a new ursid fossil species in the region of Zaragoza, Spain. continue reading »
Spanish Architect Rafael Moneo Wins Top Arts Prize
May 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish avant-garde architect Rafael Moneo, known for the use of light in his building designs to create diaphanous spaces, was named Wednesday as this year's recipient of the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. continue reading »
Spanish Company and Gov’t Expect Compensation From Bolivia
May 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Spanish government and Spain-based power utility Red Electrica de España say they expect President Evo Morales' administration will provide fair compensation for the REE unit nationalized by Bolivia, a move officials in Madrid say is not linked to Argentina's expropriation of oil firm YPF. continue reading »
S&P Cuts Spain’s Credit Rating to BBB+
April 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Standard & Poor's on Thursday reduced its long-term sovereign credit rating on Spain by two notches, from A to BBB+, expressing concern about the country's large volume of debt and shrinking economy. continue reading »
Spanish Technology Brings ‘Robocop’ to Life
April 19, 2012 | by Smart Planet | Latino Daily News
Using Spain’s Ex-Sight Technology, police officers and other security personnel will now have superhuman powers. Using this new technology, police will be able to scan 100,000 faces per second, continue reading »
Spain’s King Juan Carlos Apologizes for Going on African Safari During Country’s Financial Crisis
April 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
"I'm very sorry. I made a mistake. It won't happen again," Spain's King Juan Carlos said Wednesday regarding a hunting trip to Botswana that became headline news after he was injured in a fall. continue reading »
Spain: With Surprising Number of Allegedly Stolen Babies, Gov’t to Set Up Database
April 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Following a wave of allegations of illegal adoptions, Spain's government pledged Thursday to set up a database of infants who may have been stolen during the 1939-1975 Franco dictatorship and beyond. continue reading »
13-Year Old Spanish Royal Accidentally Shoots Himself in Royal Palace
April 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A grandson of Spain's King Juan Carlos was taken to a Madrid clinic after he accidentally shot himself in the right foot with a shotgun at the family residence in Soria, the Royal Palace said. continue reading »
Mexico and China Come Together in Fight Against Antiquity Smuggling
April 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The governments of China and Mexico signed Friday in Beijing an accord by which the two countries, both millennial cultures that frequently lose national treasures to robbery and contraband, agreed to join forces against such crimes. continue reading »
145 Million Year Old Dinosaur Skull Found in Spain
April 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Spanish paleontology foundation presented Tuesday the fossilized skull of the biggest dinosaur yet found in Europe, Turiasaurus riodevensis, a sauropod that lived 145 million years ago, measured more than 30 meters (100 feet) long and weighed some 40 tons. continue reading »
Madrid Prostitutes Withholding Sex Favors from Spanish Bankers, Until They Approve More Loans
April 1, 2012 | by RT News | Latino Daily News
While the banks of Spain withhold credit availability to Spanish families and small businesses, the capital’s high class escorts will be withholding their own sought after services. continue reading »
There is No Mayan Apocalypse Prediction Says Mexican Astronomer
March 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Neither the Mayans' texts nor their calendar contain predictions of an apocalypse later this year, but regrettably "pseudoscientific media outlets are talking about the end of the world, based on supposed prophecies and the Mayan calendar," Mexican astronomer Marte Trejo Sandoval said. continue reading »
