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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

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Uber protests sweep Europe

Taxis drivers block the A9 highway heading to Spain at the toll gate of Le Boulou, outside Paris, on 11 June 2014  
Traffic chaos blights Europe as licensed cabbies seek to ban Uber app
11 Jun 2014

'Austere coronation' is wasted opportunity say Spanish royalists

King Juan Carlos of Spain  
New King will be crowned in low-key ceremony befitting Spain's years of economic crisis
10 Jun 2014

Spanish royal family's popularity boosted by King Juan Carlos's abdication in favour of Prince Felipe

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain  
Approval ratings for King Juan Carlos's reign increase from 41 to 65 per cent following his abdication to hand the throne to 46-year-old heir Prince Felipe
09 Jun 2014

Bear's alpha-male antics threaten species survival in Pyrenees

Conservationists have been working hard to reintroduce the species to the Pyrenees, whose numbers dwindled to the point of near-extinction in the early 1990s  
Pyros, a dominant brown bear, faces castration or segregation after scientists find he is father, grandfather or great-grandfather of nearly every cub born in past 20 years
09 Jun 2014

King Juan Carlos: 'I don't want my son to grow old waiting like Prince Charles'

From left: King Juan Carlos, Prince Charles  
Spanish monarch reportedly expressed a desire to hand the throne to heir while Prince Felipe was still a young man to stop him "withering" like Prince Charles
08 Jun 2014

Historian casts doubt on Columbus account of Santa Maria shipwreck

Expert claims remains of ship recently found off Haiti cannot be Spanish explorer's vessel because it never really sank
08 Jun 2014
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Spanish chef dies in skydiving accident

Prominent Spanish TV chef is killed while indulging in extreme sport of base jumping
07 Jun 2014

The commoner who could save the Spanish crown

Can Princess Letitzia restore credibility to a tarnished monarchy, asks William Langley
07 Jun 2014

Man shot with tranquilliser dart at Tenerife zoo 'was not wearing gorilla suit'

Spanish zoo denies that zookeeper shot with tranquilliser dart was wearing gorilla suit during drill
05 Jun 2014

Gorilla in the mist: man in ape suit shot with tranquilliser dart at zoo

A man is recovering in hospital after being shot with a tranquilliser dart when he was dressed as a gorilla at a zoo
05 Jun 2014

John Banville wins Spanish literary award

Book news John Banville, who won the Booker Prize in 2005 for his novel The Sea, has won the prestigious Prince of Asturias award for literature
04 Jun 2014
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Prince Felipe promises to serve Spain 'with all my strength'

In his first comments since King Juan Carlos announced his abdication on Monday, Prince Felipe, the future king, has vowed to take on "the challenges ahead" with gusto
04 Jun 2014

Anti-Monarchy protests in Spain

Video King Juan Carlos's abdication sparks anti-royalist fervour in Spain as protesters fill the streets calling for a referendum on the Monarchy itself
04 Jun 2014

King Juan Carlos abdicates: Is it the end of the 'playboy prince'?

The abdication of Spain's king, famously a ladies' man dogged by scandal, seems to indicate a shift in what type of behaviour the public is willing to tolerate from their royals in the 21st century. Dr Brooke Magnanti reports
03 Jun 2014
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A rather sudden conclusion to the reign in Spain

Elephant-hunting may have done for Juan Carlos, but his country can thank him for returning it to democracy, says Christopher Howse
03 Jun 2014

King Juan Carlos: elephant-hunter, biker, and dictator's protege who helped deliver democracy

Despite gossip about his private life, King Juan Carlos I of Spain will be remembered as a defender of his country's young democracy
03 Jun 2014

A guide to Princess Letizia's style

Spain's future Queen, officially known as Letizia, Princess of Asturias, has a faultless eye for chic shift dresses, a passion for home-grown fashion and immaculate blow-dries to match
02 Jun 2014

King Juan Carlos to abdicate Spanish throne

76-year-old monarch says it's time for a younger generation to take over as he announces plan to step down amid health woes and financial scandals. Follow the latest developments here
02 Jun 2014

King Juan Carlos abdicates - good, bad and ugly moments in a 40-year reign

King Juan Carlos's almost 40 years on the throne have been marked by triumphs, tragedies – and some terrible trip-ups. Here is a look at some of the highs and lows in his life
02 Jun 2014

Spanish King shocks nation with abdication

He may have been in frail health and mired in a series of scandals, but many expected the Spanish king to stay on the throne until his death, says Fiona Govan in Madrid
02 Jun 2014

King Juan Carlos abdicates

Following King Juan Carlos of Spain's abdication, a pictorial look back at his life in the public eye
02 Jun 2014
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Juan Carlos abdication: Who is the new King of Spain?

Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia – soon to be the new king and queen of Spain – are young, energetic and cosmopolitan. And they will need all of these attributes to restore the reputation of the Spanish monarchy
02 Jun 2014

Juan Carlos abdication: Spanish king follows in footsteps of other ageing monarchs and heads of state

King Juan Carlos will become the third European monarch to abdicate in the space of 14 months, after his Belgian and Dutch counterparts set the example to other ageing heads of state around the world.
02 Jun 2014

Bedbug epidemic spreads across Spain

Huge rise in the number of infestations of parasitic insects reported across Spain
30 May 2014

Squat demolition called off after four nights of rioting in Barcelona

City attempt to reach peaceful agreement over fate of squatters’ civic centre after fourth night of violent clashes in Catalan capital
30 May 2014
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