Facebook tests cloud gaming waters with $78 million acquisition of Madrid-based company PlayGiga Facebook made its first-ever cloud gaming acquisition by purchasing PlayGiga It’s unclear what Facebook’s plans are and if it will launch its own service PlayGiga hosts 300 games for customers in Argentina, Chile and Spain By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 16:46 GMT, 19 … Read more
A Spanish villa where One Direction made their debut in an X Factor judge’s house performance and a bulletproof townhouse in New York feature in the most viewed properties on Rightmove this year. All of the five most popular overseas homes for sale on the property website – except one – have a price tag … Read more
Olé! It’s Spain’s Flamenco secret: Discovering the tiny Seville bar named after one of the city’s most notable dancers Casa Anselma is deep in the heart of the working-class neighbourhood of Triana It is named after the proprietor who was once a well-known flamenco dancer Rows of chairs are in front of the dancefloor, with … Read more
Greta Thunberg has apologised for declaring ‘we will make sure we put world leaders against the wall’ at a climate rally in Italy. The 16-year-old Swede had been addressing a furious protest in Turin on Friday when she warned that world leaders would not be allowed to ‘run away.’ After critics said she was advocating … Read more
Greta Thunberg tells cheering crowd ‘we will make sure we put world leaders against the wall’ if they do not tackle global warming as she attends climate protest in Turin The activist accused world leaders of ‘running away from their responsibilities’ The 16-year-old declared 2020 should be a ‘year of action’ to save planet She … Read more
The deaths of ten dolphins which washed up on a south Devon beach over just six weeks has been blamed on ‘Brexit death ships’ by some campaigners. Eco warriors have called for action against huge European super trawlers and long line fishing boats which they claim have killed thousands of the mammals in UK waters. … Read more
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg looks serious as she leaves meeting at global climate change summit in Spain The Swedish environmentalist seen leaving Complutense University of Madrid She said on Friday that school strikes over the past year have ‘achieved nothing’ The social summit for the climate takes place from 7th to the 13th of … Read more
Next decade is crucial in combating declining ocean oxygen levels which are threatening sealife and could ‘jeopardise humankind’, experts warn Study was carried out by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Findings were presented in Madrid at the global UN Climate Change conference Climate change and pollution were named as the main causes … Read more
The number of migrants arriving on the Canary Islands by sea has hit ‘crisis levels’, officials warn, as women and children are given free accommodation in hotels to cope Politicians claim migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands on a daily basis Total of 1,546 people landed in boats from Africa this year, including 262 … Read more
An English teacher survived after her heart stopped beating for more than six hours in a case dubbed ‘exceptional’ by doctors today. Audrey Schoeman, who uses a British passport and is thought to have been born in the UK although she moved to South Africa as a child, has made a near full-recovery after her … Read more
A collection of 5,000-year-old cave paintings depicting various figures and symbols has been discovered in Spain. The drawings were discovered in the rocky area of San Juan, near the town of Albuquerque in the province of Badajoz in western Spain. They are around 4 inches in length and include some anthropomorphic figures, as well as … Read more
Bucket list dos and don’ts: Fodor’s releases its 2020 GO and NO lists, with the Florida Keys and Barcelona not recommended and Albania and Queens in NYC green-lighted A total of 13 places around the globe have been put on the No list for 2020 They should be avoided due to ‘ethical, environmental or political concerns’ … Read more
A trip to Spain doesn’t have to mean staying in a high-rise hotel on the Costas. A string of former royal palaces, castles, manor houses, monasteries and convents have been turned into government-owned paradors and they are the perfect places to experience authentic Spanish culture. Here are ten of the best to suit every budget. … Read more