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20 May 2022, Spain, Palma de Mallorca: The restaurant "Why Not" near the Ballermann is seen in flames. Police have arrested 13 German holidaymakers on the Spanish island of Mallorca for allegedly starting a fire in the German-run restaurant near a popular beach strip. Photo: 5vision/dpa.

Tourism

BURNED RESTAURANT

German tourists arrested in Mallorca for allegedly starting a fire

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/23/22

Two people were slightly injured, the Mallorca Zeitung daily reported

FILED - 14 May 2022, Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg: Munich's Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich at Volkswagen Arena. Barcelona have made a first written transfer bid of €32 million ($33.8 million) for Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, according to a report on Sunday. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa.

Sports

LA LIGA

Barcelona offer 32 million euros for Bayern's Lewandowski

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/23/22

Barcelona's season ended with a whimper as Villarreal sealed a 2-0 LaLiga win at Camp Nou on Sunday

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Siemens offers to buy rest of Spanish wind subsidiary Gamesa

The Nomad Today 5/23/22

The offer is the equivalent of around 4 billion euros

15 February 2022, France, Paris: Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid at Parc des Princes stadium. Photo: Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA/dpa.

Sports

FOOTBALL

Mbappe turns down Real Madrid to stay at PSG

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/22/22

The news will come as a blow to Real Madrid, who face Liverpool in the Champions League final next weekend.

13 December 2021, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: Barcelona's head coach Xavi Hernandez speaks during a press conference ahead of the Maradona Cup friendly soccer match against Boca Juniors, which to take place in honour of the memory of of Argentine footballing legend Diego Armando Maradona. Photo: -/Saudi Press Agency/dpa

Sports

LA LIGA

Xavi praises Barca for saving season; Dembele's potential farewell

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/22/22

Xavi has reinvigorated Barca as the Catalan giants have climbed up to second in the league, albeit 13 points behind champions Real Madrid with one game left to play

Lifestyle

HEALTH ALERT

Spain identifies possible new monkeypox cluster in Canaries

The Nomad Today 5/22/22

On Friday, the authorities had closed a Madrid gay sauna identified as a possible place of infection

Spain

TERRORISM

Basque nationalist ETA among four groups struck from US terror list

The Nomad Today 5/21/22

ETA waged a bloody struggle for an independent Basque country in Spain for decades, with around 800 people killed and some 2,600 injured

16 April 2022, Spain, Palma: Tourists chill on the beach of Arenal during the Easter week. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Lifestyle

HEAT WAVE

'Summer is eating up spring': Hot weather breaks records in Spain

The Nomad Today 5/21/22

In the interior of the Balearic holiday island of Mallorca, 35 degrees was reached

Spain

MONARCHY

Spain's emeritus king greeted with cheers after two years in exile

The Nomad Today 5/20/22

The 84-year-old ex-monarch, who left Spain in disgrace after being embroiled in a string of financial scandals, appeared in high spirits on Friday as he gathered with fellow sailing…

09 June 2021, Australia, Melbourne: A cyclist crosses a quiet Bourke Street. Melbourne will exit a COVID-19 lockdown as planned on Thursday night, but some restrictions on travel and gatherings would apply for another week. Photo: Daniel Pockett/AAP/dpa

World

HEALTH ALERT

Health alert as first monkeypox case confirmed in Australia

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/20/22

The cases follows multiple clusters of monkeypox recently reported in countries where the disease is not usually found - including the US, Britain, Spain and Portugal

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Siemens Energy considers total takeover of Spanish subsidiary Gamesa

The Nomad Today 5/20/22

In a statement earlier this month, Christian Bruch, chief executive of Siemens Energy, said Gamesa's results had been "disappointing"

Spain

MONARCHY

Former king returns to Spain for first time in almost two years

The Nomad Today 5/20/22

Juan Carlos is also due to meet with his son, King Felipe VI, as well as with his own wife Sofía and the rest of his family at the Zarzuela Palace near Madrid on Monday

FILED - 25 April 2018, Bavaria, Munich: Real Madrid's Gareth Bale is seen on the bench during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena. Photo: Andreas Gebert/dpa.

Sports

LA LIGA

'He is part of Madrid history' – Ancelotti hails Bale ahead of exit

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/22

"The contract ends, and he will leave. It is not so important if he plays tomorrow. Bale is part of the history of this club. He will remain in the memory of all Madrid fans," the Real Madrid boss…

FILED - 16 February 2022, Hessen, Marburg: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, speaks to the press. The chief of the World Health Organization called on pharmaceutical companies to lower their prices for Covid-19 drugs in order to make them more widely available. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa.

Lifestyle

HEALTH ALERT

WHO urges contact tracing as monkeypox spreads across Europe and US

The Nomad Today 5/19/22

In Spain, eight infections were reported in the capital Madrid and another 23 suspected cases are under study. Italy and Sweden on Thursday became the latest countries to report cases…

Lifestyle

HEALTH ALERT

Madrid health authorities studying 23 suspected cases of monkeypox

The Nomad Today 5/19/22

Most of the cases are young men who had sex with other men

Emergency services of the Andalusian Health Service. Photo: Junta de Andalucia.

Spain

ACCIDENT

Two Romanian seasonal workers die after bus overturned in Seville

The Nomad Today 5/18/22

The deceased and injured are part of the large group of Romanian nationals settled in the Sevillian town of Pedrera

17 May 2022, Spain, Madrid: The Spanish Minister of Equality Irene Montero speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: Alejandro Martínez Vélez/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Work

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Spanish bill on period pain sick leave approved by Cabinet

The Nomad Today 5/17/22

The legislation is due to be introduced alongside new regulations on abortions, which will allow all over 16s to terminate a pregnancy without parental consent

Spain

MONARCHY

Exiled king Juan Carlos to visit Spain after nearly two years

The Nomad Today 5/17/22

"The king will be here this weekend," confirmed the mayor of the port city of Sanxenxo in Galicia

A view of Ghent, in Belgium. Photo: Pixabay.

Spain

JUSTICE

Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins case against extradition in Belgium

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

Rapper Valtonyc received prison sentences totalling three and a half years in 2018 for praising Spanish separatist terrorist groups and insulting the Spanish monarchy