Spain defeats France in the FIBA World Cup quarter-finals, with a score of 65-52. France was lead by Boris Diaw, Thomas Heurtel and Rudy Gobert while Spain was lead by NBA stars Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol and Serge Ibaka. France’s Gobert gave a powerful interior defense but in the end, it was not enough against Spain’s star players. Pau Gasol was the game’s highest scorer, with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 reblocks.
Tag: Spain
Travelogue: Madrid, Spain
Katherine Ferrer takes us around Madrid, Spain
Felipe VI formally proclaimed Spain’s new king
Felipe VI has been formally proclaimed as Spain’s new king – Katherine Ferrer reports from Madrid, Spain.
Spain’s King Juan Carlos abdicates
Thousands of anti-monarchy protesters rallied demanding a referendum to decide whether Spaniards want a monarchy or a republic. Following the historic news announced on Monday (June 02) that, after almost four decades on the throne, King Juan Carlos is abdicating to his heir, Prince Felipe, thousands of anty-monarchy activists took to the streets waving the red, yellow and purple republican flag and chanting slogans against the Spanish royal family. Kathy Ferrer and Angela Garcia reports from […]
Travelogue: Bilbao, Spain
Angela Garcia’s travelogue takes us to Bilbao, Spain
More than 100 migrants storm border fence in Spain’s Melilla
More than a hundred people storm the fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla,, in the latest attempt by migrants to breach the border. Katherine Ferrer reports from Madrid, Spain
European Court of Justice orders Google to delete personal data
The European Court of Justice has ruled that citizens have a right to request that Google delete their data from search results in a case that sought to see whether private citizens could leave the engine’s grid. In the case, which began in 2011, Spain’s data protection authority had ordered Google to remove links to more than 100 online articles the agency considered potentially defamatory in a move that had stoked concerns about freedom […]
20 Filipinos arrested in Spain for illegal drugs
Twenty Filipinos refused to identify and give information about themselves to the Philippine embassy after being arrested by the Spanish police for illegal drugs, thwarting the efforts of the embassy to give them aid.
Tightrope Walking in between Hot Air Balloons
In Madrid, Spain, extreme artists attempt to walk a tightrope attached between two hot air balloons.
Catalan leader says Spain cannot block independence vote: report
(Reuters) – Spain cannot block a non-binding vote on Catalan independence that could become the basis for negotiations on Catalonia’s future, the president of the northeastern region said in an interview published on Sunday. “If I call a consultation, not to declare the independence of Catalonia nor to break with the Spanish state, but to know the opinion of the citizens of this country, a knee-jerk anti-democratic response from Spain would be pretty bad and disgraceful in the view […]
