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An employee in full protective gear checks the temperature of passengers arriving to check in for their flight bound for Beijing at the Barajas airport in Madrid on June 20, 2020. (AFP)

Spain reopens border with France

Spain has been one of the worst affected countries, suffering more than 28,000 deaths and nearly 300,000 cases

21 Jun 2020 4:19 PM

A volunteer worker carries out disinfection in Spain. (AFP)

Spain's Coronavirus toll crosses 19,000 mark after 551 people die in single day

Spain has seen the increase in the number of deaths and infections slow over the past fortnight

16 Apr 2020 4:44 PM

Expressing concern over the incident where an Air India (AI) pilot was asked to remove his turban at Madrid airport, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urging him to take up the matter at the international level. (Representational Image)

Sikh Air India pilot forced to remove turban at Madrid airport; SAD writes to Jaishankar

On Tuesday, the SAD leader said he got a call from the AI pilot, who apprised him about his mistreatment by officials at the Madrid airport.

28 Nov 2019 3:21 PM

The annual event, which started in 1994, allows shepherds to exercise their right to use traditional routes to migrate their livestock from northern Spain. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Madrid sheep set off on annual migration

Sheep take over streets of Madrid for annual migration.

21 Oct 2019 12:18 PM

Solo travel is a popular choice for travelers & while I have always been one of them , my friend from high school accompanied me to Madrid thus making it femme travel or solo traveler gone rogue.

Real and Alive in Madrid!!

From sumptuous food to savour, to fancy shopping lanes and historic sites to visit, here’s all you need to know about the capital city of Spain.

02 Aug 2019 12:05 AM

The rules state that heels must be at least 10 cm (4 inches) high, and the shoes are measured before the race. (Photo: AFP)

Madrid: High heels race defies gravity, homophobic politicians

The race attracts the young and old, the athletic and the portly.

05 Jul 2019 11:56 AM

Around 500,000 enthusiasts are expected to descend on Madrid's Las Ventas arena during the month-long Feria de San Isidro, the Spanish capital's biggest bullfighting festival. (Photo: AP)

Bullfighting: An ancient Spanish tradition

Madrid's bullfighting 'ritual' acclaimed and contested.

25 May 2019 2:56 PM

Two carefully handwritten pages were found when the restorers were removing the piece of cloth that covers the Messiah's buttocks. (Photo: Youtube/davincirestauro)

18th-century statue of Jesus has mysterious note hidden in backside

Restorers of an 18th-century statue of Jesus in a Spanish town have uncovered a mysterious note hidden in Christ’s backside.

09 Dec 2017 2:32 PM

A new pro-Catalan independence mural in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

What next for Barca in case of Catalan independence?

A Barca spokesperson has said the club would “consult its members” in the hypothetical case independence came to pass.

14 Oct 2017 12:21 AM

Manspreaders, as they are called, is an English term that describes the posture of men who open their legs too wide and take up neighbouring seats.

Crack the whip on manspreading

The world is up in arms against manspreading and is finding ways to curb it.

14 Jun 2017 12:25 AM

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