Tag: Spain

Sunday, October 17th 2021 - 08:29 UTC
Spain agrees to extradite former Venezuelan treasurer to the US

Spain's Judiciary Friday gave the green light for the extradition to the United States of Venezuelan national Claudia Patricia Díaz Guillén, to account for crimes of money laundering and criminal organization.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Chile's Piñera human rights policy condemned by Amnesty International during his European tour

Amnesty International has sent a letter to European leaders who Chilean president Sebastian Piñera is currently visiting expressing concern about the serious human rights violations and impunity that continue to put all people in Chile at risk. Piñera is currently visiting France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, and the Vatican.
Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Spain's leading fisheries fair warns about scammers; Uruguayan company tops the list

Conxemar, one of the world's largest and most important fisheries fair which is scheduled to take place next month, 5,6,7 October in Vigo, Spain has warned potentially interested parties about scammers and pseudo promoters of Conxemar exhibits guide. It suggests that before responding or in doubt to contact directly with Conxemar.
Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 08:17 UTC
Argentina will not participate in the Conxemar fisheries fair in Vigo next month

Argentina will not be participating next October in this year's Conxemar 2021, one of the world's largest fisheries fairs that takes place in Vigo, Galicia. The information was made public in a brief release from the Argentine Federal Fisheries Council, CFP.
Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:07 UTC
First case of Delta variant in Argentine province of Mendoza spotted in woman who had been in Spain

Just when the Government of Spain has decided to lift a mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving from Argentina and other countries in the region, the first case of the coronavirus Delta variant has been detected in Mendoza in a patient who had arrived from there.
Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Trawler operating in Falklands' waters is in Montevideo with positive COVID-19 cases

An Indonesian crewmember from the Spanish flagged trawler “Playa de Galicia”, operating in the South Atlantic, died of Covid-19 and the vessel is currently in the port of Montevideo under quarantine conditions, with several other seamen hospitalized, according to the latest news from Uruguay and Spain, which have been difficult to confirm.
Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Euthanasia law in force in Spain pending Constitutional Court ruling

Spain has become the fourth European country where terminally ill patient can seek an assisted suicide treatment – or euthanasia- to put an end to their suffering.
Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Famous computer antivirus developer found dead in Spanish prison

The developer of a worldwide famous computer antivirus software John McAfee was found dead in his Spanish prison cell Wednesday, just hours after his extradition to the United States had been approved.
Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Falklands' fisheries legislation reform, a view from Galicia

A former Galician Fisheries Councilor has published a piece in a newspaper closely linked to the industry in the northwest of Spain, El Faro de Vigo, questioning the long term viability of new Falkland Islands' legislation, particularly the concept of Qualifying Companies and the fact that they must be at least 51% property of Falkland Islanders.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
Argentine President's gaffe overshadows Spanish PM's presence at Casa Rosada

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's presence at the Casa Rosada Wednesday was shadowed by a racist remark from Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who said that “Mexicans came from the Indians, Brazilians came from the jungle, but we Argentines came from the ships, and they were ships that came from Europe, and that's how we built our society.”