Spain News

January 22, 2019

Taxi driver badly hurt in Spain’s ‘anti-Uber’ strike

A taxi driver protesting in Madrid against Uber-like services was seriously hurt in a car accident on Tuesday as a strike continued in the Spanish capital and Barcelona with sporadic clashes. He “is in very serious condition,” a spokeswoman for…

January 22, 2019

New setbacks in search for Spanish toddler

The search for a toddler who fell down a Spanish well nine days ago hit a fresh setback Tuesday, complicating a difficult rescue operation which has had the country on tenterhooks. Two-year-old Julen Rosello fell down the narrow shaft on…

January 22, 2019

‘Indiana Jones of art’ finds stolen Spanish carvings in English garden

A Dutch art detective has returned two priceless stone reliefs stolen from an ancient Spanish church after tracing them to an English nobleman’s garden where they were displayed as ornaments. Arthur Brand, dubbed the “Indiana Jones of the art world”,…

January 21, 2019

Spanish rescuers don’t expect to reach toddler before Tuesday at earliest

Spanish rescuers working round the clock to find a two-year-old boy who fell into a deep well said Monday they do not expect to reach the spot where he is believed to be before Tuesday at the earliest. There has…

January 21, 2019

Spanish taxi strike against app services spreads to Madrid

Madrid taxi drivers began an open-ended strike Monday against online ride-hailing services like Uber, joining their counterparts in Barcelona who walked off the job three days ago. Barcelona’s striking taxi drivers, many wearing yellow vests like protesters against the government…

January 21, 2019