The tech legacy of James Costos
America’s ambassador under Barack Obama put startups on the map in Spain. Now, as he moves back to the US, we take a look at the ecosystem he leaves in his wake
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A family clan is arrested after causing power outages in a northern Spanish hamlet due to intensive drug grow operation
Spain’s Pedro Almodóvar to head Cannes film festival jury in 2017
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Carrier announces a total of seven new services, saying it will pass on savings from country’s reduced airport taxes
The Spanish cannery owner who became a master counterfeiter
Spain’s biggest maker of fake bills faces 15 years in prison over money-printing operation in remote Murcia village
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The danger of speaking Spanish in the United States
The use of this language, spoken by 40 million people, continues to grow. It is doubtful that President Trump will manage to reverse this trend
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Madrid is following the paternalism of other Spanish cities in banning the use of animals in the ring
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Argentinean judge rules ban on topless bathing is unconstitutional
Magistrate throws out “public decency” case against three women and calls for change in 1973 law
Pompidou Center mulls opening new branch in Colombia
Latin America “among our perspectives for the future,” says institution’s head Serge Lasvignes
Trump makes it harder for Argentineans to enter US
President toughens up visa requirements, undoing previous work by Barack Obama and Mauricio Macri
Mexicans working in the United States earn six times more than at home
Salary gap between the two countries explains immigration and why US companies head south
Argentina adopts anti-immigrant rhetoric over public safety fears
Macri administration pledges to stop foreigners with criminal records from entering the country
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Spain fails to hit annual renewable energy targets for the year 2015
Despite shortfall of 1.1%, Brussels is confident Madrid will meet its overall goal of 20% by 2020
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Cancer cases in Spain rose 15% from 2012 to 2015 but cure rates are also up
As life expectancy rises, so does the number of diagnoses, which has already exceeded forecast for 2020
Spanish government fails to speak out against Trump’s travel ban
Popular Party spokesman opts for “making our principles clear, not shouting out nor being too strident”
Spanish economy outperforms expectations to grow 3.2% in 2016
Output has recovered 80% of what it lost during the economic crisis, but GDP make-up has changed since 2008
BREXIT
Spain ranks third as Plan B for foreign investors fleeing Brexit
New study on the effects of UK referendum finds that Madrid is the fifth most attractive European city
Economy & Business
Spanish mobile game developer snapped up by Take-Two for $250 million
US giant buys Barcelona-based startup Social Point, set up in 2008 by two university graduates
IMF: Spain’s richest 20% earn seven times more than poorest 20%
World body warns that the country is among the EU’s worst offenders in terms of income inequality
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Since 2014, the Catalan regional government has been developing its own, forgotten, tax collector
The Catalan telethon celebrates its 25th anniversary
‘La Marató de TV3’ raises funds every year for health research initiatives
From the punch to the playback: 10 moments from Bieber in Barcelona
Relive the eventful visit of the Canadian heartthrob to the Catalan capital through its impact on social media
Elpais.cat launches English-language project
Students from the Pompeu Fabra University will be adapting content about Catalonia into English for an international audience
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The price of hate in Denmark
Laws that criminalize racist or xenophobic expression still divide the Nordic country. The EU wants all its members to have similar rules penalizing this discourse, which has become standard among Islamophobes and is impossible to control online
Stolen, lost, trashed: what can happen when Spanish courts seize your assets
It can take years for an innocent third party caught up in a criminal investigation to get belongings returned, if at all
VIDEO: The everyday racism black Spaniards face
“Either I’ve had really bad luck, or this is a racist society,” says a student of African descent.
The town still divided over the bitter legacy of the Spanish Civil War
Opinion in Casasimarro is split about a plaque honoring the memory of a resident killed in 1977 by neo-fascists
Catalonia’s independence-free zone
The Val de Arán is only area of the region where supporters of secession are in a clear minority
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More of the prettiest villages in Spain
Thirteen towns across the country are joining a growing list of small municipalities with a quality seal earned through well-preserved architecture, natural beauty and fine gastronomy
Spain’s pig aristocracy emigrates to Texas
Two Spanish entrepreneurs become the first to bring animals to the United States for breeding
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Visiting these beautiful villages in the deep south of Spain’s Cádiz province is like taking a step back in time
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