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Dakar Rally comes down to a duel in the sand between Lategan and Al-Rajhi
SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi will duel in the Saudi sand for their first Dakar Rally title after swapping the lead for a second straight day Wednesday. South Africa's Lategan leads his Saudi rival by 2 1/2 minutes going into the 11th and...
Spain sets a new record with 94 million international tourists last year
MADRID (AP) — A record 94 million international travelers visited Spain in 2024 in the best year for tourism in the country since records started, the tourism minister said Wednesday. It was Spain's second record-breaking year since 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic that...
Why is Spain considering a 100% tax on homes bought by non-EU buyers?
MADRID (AP) — Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties bought by people who are neither citizens nor residents of the European Union. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the plan this week to...
Venezuela accuses opposition of coordinating attacks on diplomatic facilities in 5 countries
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country’s diplomatic facilities in five nations. Foreign Minister Yvan Gil in a statement said the vandalism was coordinated by...
Spain's prime minister joins foreign leaders concerned with Musk's interest in European politics
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized Elon Musk on Wednesday as he joined European leaders who are are voicing concerns that the immensely wealthy backer of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is trying to influence politics across the Atlantic. Sánchez, a...
A photo captures rescue of a baby born on dangerous sea crossing to Spain's Canary Islands
MADRID (AP) — The newborn has been just been delivered at sea, its tiny naked body resting on belongings in a rubber boat crammed with migrants from Africa in winter jackets. The photo released by Spain’s maritime rescue service Wednesday captured the rescue of the baby and other...
Australian Open 2025: There really isn't much time off in the offseason for tennis players
If it seems as though the 2025 professional tennis year started pretty much immediately right after 2024 ended, that’s because that’s exactly what happens in a sport where the offseason really does not leave players much time to be “off.” Actually, for tennis, 2025 began...
Venezuela's government offers $100K reward for whereabouts of opposition's presidential candidate
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's government on Thursday announced a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Edmundo González, the opposition candidate who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year's election. The announcement came eight days...
South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier. Sunday's crash, the...
Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank en route to Spain, a Malian minister says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for Malians Living Abroad said. In a press release on Thursday, Mossa Ag Attaher announced that a migrant boat bound for Spain sank on Dec. 19. The...
