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  • September 2007

    • Zut Alors! Rude French Scaring Off Tourists

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 2, 07 10:49 AM CDT

      Zut Alors! Rude French Scaring Off Tourists

      (Newser) - France to the French: Take it easy on foreigners. After the land of vin and fromage fell for the first time in years as the top traveling spot, the tourism bureau has issued guidelines about courtesy, the Guardian reports. “Our greatest handicap,” said a tourist official, “is our perceived lack of friendliness.” More »

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      France  • Spain  • tourism  • US  • hospitality

  • August 2007

    • Spanish TV Channel Nixes Live Bullfights

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 21, 07 12:45 PM CDT

      Spanish TV Channel Nixes Live Bullfights

      (Newser) - Spanish state television will not show any live bullfights this year, bowing to restrictions on gore on daytime TV but disrupting a time-honored tradition. Televised bullfights had been a viewer magnet for public-TV station TVE, and fans are seeing red, the Guardian reports. "It is obvious that watching bullfights on the television does not traumatize children," says one politician. More »

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      television  • children  • Spain  • culture  • bullfighting

    • Rodent Attacks Demolish Spanish Crops

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 20, 07 2:07 PM CDT

      Rodent Attacks Demolish Spanish Crops

      (Newser) - As many as 750 million voles have descended on farmland in central Spain, and with government response slow, farmers are taking matters into their own hands. The reason the number of rodents has exploded over the past few months is unclear, the Christian Science Monitor reports, but a likely explanation is a mild winter—potentially the product of global warming. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Spain  • farming  • farmer  • rodents

    • Bullfighting Dustup Has France on Guard

      Independent (UK)  |  Aug 18, 07 3:16 PM CDT

      Bullfighting Dustup Has France on Guard

      (Newser) - Animal activists and bullfighting fans in France are butting heads over an anti-bullfighting ad that shows bulls being speared and slaughtered. The French government banned the ad as too violent, prompting cries of hypocrisy from a well organized group of celebrities and dignitaries who have been protesting the gruesome "corrida" Spanish style of fighting.  More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • animal  • Spain  • animal rights  • bullfighting

    • Don't Even Go There!

      Foreign Policy  |  Aug 15, 07 11:44 AM CDT

      Don't Even Go There!

      (Newser) - Before you pack your bags, check out Foreign Policy's list of the five most overhyped tourist locales: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: Famous beach and diving locale actually tacky and overcrowded. Ibiza, Spain: Hippy haven and hedonistic paradise turned into dirty and pricey hole. More »

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      China  • list  • travel  • Spain  • Washington DC  • Egypt  • tourism  • Iceland

    • Heatwaves Double Over 100 Years

      BBC  |  Aug 4, 07 4:42 PM CDT

      Heatwaves Double Over 100 Years

      (Newser) - The duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled and the frequency of extremely hot days has nearly tripled since 1880, according to a study released yesterday. Periods of sweltering weather last an average of 3 days now compared to 1.5  in 1880, a shift that forebodes a higher rate of extreme weather events in the future, the BBC reports. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Spain  • weather  • study  • Finland  • heat  • scientists  • radiation  • sunlight  • Western Europe  • heatwave

  • July 2007

    • Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jul 30, 07 5:06 AM CDT

      Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      (Newser) - A top Basque separatist leader and 17 others have been arrested in the two months since the organization ended a 15-month ceasefire with Spain. Some analysts credit luck and improved intelligence for the arrests, including last week's bust of ETA's crucial head of logistics. But some critics say the crackdown is aimed at polishing the prime minister's image for the 2008 elections. More »

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      France  • election  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • ETA  • Basque

    • Contador Surges to Lead Tour's 14th Stage

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 07 4:29 AM CDT

      Contador Surges to Lead Tour's 14th Stage

      (Newser) - Tour de France leader MIchael Rasmussen was bested in Stage 14 in the Pyrenees yesterday by 24-year old Alberto Contador of Spain. After a grueling 122.4-mile slog through the mountains, the two men emerged almost 2 minutes ahead of the field, with the Netherlands' Rasmussen, 33, still holding a 2-minute-33-second overall lead over Contador. More »

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      Spain  • Netherlands  • Tour de France  • Cadel Evans  • Michael Rasmussen  • Alberto Contador  • Pyrenees

    • Spain Has a Taste for Immortality

      Der Spiegel  |  Jul 22, 07 4:16 PM CDT

      Spain Has a Taste for Immortality

      (Newser) - The Great Barrier Reef and the Taj Mahal may have to make room on the UN's World Heritage list for ... sangria. Spain's culture minister wants Mediterranean cuisine added to UNESCO's list of humankind's treasures, and he may get his way, Der Spiegel reports—Portugal, which currently holds the EU presidency, supports the idea. More »

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      United Nations  • Spain  • agriculture  • cuisine

    • Bulls Gore 2, Trample 7 in Pamplona Run

      International Herald Tribune  |  Jul 9, 07 4:58 AM CDT

      Bulls Gore 2, Trample 7 in Pamplona Run

      (Newser) - Charging bulls gored two Spaniards and trampled seven during the second of eight bull runs in the San Fermin festival in Pamplona yesterday. One of the men gored was a bull herder appointed by the festival to keep the run orderly. None of the injured was killed, although one was rushed to a hospital in a neck brace and another had arm surgery. More »

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      Spain  • bulls

  • June 2007

    • Oldest European Human Fossil Discovered

      BBC  |  Jun 30, 07 10:51 AM CDT

      Oldest European Human Fossil Discovered

      (Newser) - A million-year-old tooth belonging to a distant human ancestor has been unearthed in northern Spain, the BBC reports. Scientists touted the pre-molar as western Europe’s “oldest human fossil remain” by more than 200,000 years. The tooth was found Wednesday at the Atapuerca site, where caves have already yielded evidence of prehistoric human occupation. More »

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      Spain  • fossil  • tooth  • Homo antecessor

    • Basque Separatists End Ceasefire, Threaten Spain

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 5, 07 3:55 PM CDT

      Basque Separatists End Ceasefire, Threaten Spain

      (Newser) - The Basque separatist group ETA has declared an end to its 15-month ceasefire, and Spanish authorities are gearing up for the possibility of bombings at tourist sites this summer. ETA blames the return to violence on PM José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's "fascism"; addressing the nation on TV, Zapatero called for peace, saying it's what both Basques and Spaniards want. More »

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      terrorism  • European Union  • terrorist  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Basque  • Eta

    • Fast Food Replaces Grandma's Cooking

      Time  |  Jun 2, 07 9:54 AM CDT

      Fast Food Replaces Grandma's Cooking

      (Newser) - Every nation has its traditional cuisines, but in today's fast-paced, globalized culture, cheap, fatty Westernized food is crowding out ancient preparations and presentations. Diets define who we are, Time reports, and in the modern world, once-unique food is becoming culturally homogenized. Global influences traditionally enriched flavors and techniques; today, the changes are less beneficial. More »

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      food  • Spain  • diet  • globalization  • fast food  • world economy  • nutrition  • famine

  • April 2007

    • The Bulldog Beats Out The Duck

      Restaurant Magazine  |  Apr 24, 07 9:42 AM CDT

      The Bulldog Beats Out The Duck

      (Newser) - For the second straight year, El Bulli of tiny Cala Montjoi, Spain, is No. 1 on UK-based Restaurant Magazine 's annual rankings of the world's top restaurants. The Fat Duck in Maidenhead, England, is second. Of the winners, 37 are in Europe, and 8 are in the US. Australia has 2, South Africa 1, and Brazil 1. More »

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      list  • food  • Spain  • restaurant  • El Bulli  • Fat Duck

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