‘Like the Moon’: Astronauts flock to Spanish isle to train
Kneeling on the edge of a deep crater, astronaut Alexander Gerst uses a chisel to collect a sample of volcanic rock which he carefully puts inside a white plastic bag.…
Spanish omelette
Last Sunday’s election results in Spain have vindicated the pundits who were hedging their bets. As opinion polls predicted, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative People’s Party (PP) has emerged with…
Spanish elites feel wrath of corruption backlash
Spanish authorities are taking a tougher line against corruption by the country's long untouchable elites as a lengthy economic downturn fuels public outrage. With a year to go until the…
Rajoy plans tax reform to revive Spanish economy and jobs
Spain's economy is growing again and exports are flourishing, but with a quarter of the workforce unemployed, the government now hopes to revive the austerity-weary nation by a new means…
Unfinished Spanish town fights to recover from property bust
When Spanish companies began building Valdeluz in 2006, they had a vision of a modern, upper class residential area for professionals, just 17 minutes from their work places in Madrid.…
Spanish dig seeks pre-historic ancestors of Europeans
With trowels and paintbrushes, dozens of archaeologists in white hard-hats patiently sift the reddish-brown earth in the caves of Atapuerca, searching for remains a million years old. From under strata…
Spanish police leverage Twitter to fight crime
Spain's national police have built up an army of more than half a million followers on Twitter, using them to help swoop on fugitives and get tipoffs on drug dealers…
Spanish protests resume amid concern over poverty
A protest movement that shook Spain earlier this year is seeking new vigour, as concern grows over the spread of poverty. It is going to be a "hot autumn" filled…
Spanish investors lose clout of conquerors in Latin America
Decisions by Argentina and Bolivia to nationalise Spanish-controlled companies have set alarm bells ringing in Spain, which fears losing important Latin American markets just as it is fighting a deep…
A journey through fiction
Historical novels can be a good source for understanding our past depending on who has written them and how. In modern world literature, there is a fine example of Hilary…
