Expatica - Spanish Headlines

Spanish PM urges calm despite jittery markets

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:14:32 +0100

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero calls for "tenacity, hard work and calm" as the country’s public finances left markets jittery.

Silver lining for European exporters amid Greek debt panic

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:24:56 +0100

The changed currency balance is also being seen as a chance to boost Europe's trade with the rest of the world.

Toyota's Prius woes may muffle hybrid buzz

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:49:05 +0100

A software glitch with the braking system of Toyota’s newest hybrid car model threatens to tarnish the image of petrol-electric cars.

Men's role vital in stopping female circumcision

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:33:49 +0100

Experts say it is essential to involve men more if they want to succeed in the fight to stop female genital mutilation.

Afghan war museum displays past's horror

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:57:01 +0100

The museum aims to commemorate the deaths of tens of thousands of people in the past four decades of war and revolution that have blighted Afghanistan.

Australia's 'Big Things' go from kitsch to art

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:55:27 +0100

The gaudy structures have gathered such a following they are even being compared to Egypt's pyramids.

Georgia refugee tower re-opens as luxury hotel

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:53:21 +0100

Tbilisi's grandest hotel during the Soviet era, in the early 1990s the Iveria was used to house more than 1,000 refugees fleeing war in Georgia's rebel Abkhazia region.

Italy sees boom in quaint stone dwellings

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:51:47 +0100

The funny little stone dwellings in the southern Apulia region are popular as hotel rooms, places for weddings and as investment opportunities.

Barcelona's La Puntual presents a musical with puppets

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:21:05 +0100

Bring your children to La Puntual to catch a puppet show about a kid who learns how to have fun using his imagination.

Hola to British Homewares! (sponsored contribution)

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:43:18 +0100

We may be on our way out of the recession but for many of us it’s still going to be a tough year ahead. While we all watch the euro and wait for the exchange rate to pick up, thankfully there’s a little British cheer on the horizon.