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Two years ago, the world’s largest Orthodox Church was consecrated
The Eastern Catholic Orthodox Church, the second-largest Christian community of faith on earth, has approximately 220 million baptized members, half of which...A tribute to martial arts legend Bruce Lee
American actor, action director, martial arts instructor, philosopher and book author Lee Jun-fan, commonly known as Bruce Lee, or under his Chinese...Bars or clinics? Different priorities in Spain and Taiwan
Spain is well-known for its amazing number of bars, which have little in common with those in the United States. They are...Heaven and hell: about banks in Taiwan and Spain
To deal with banks in Spain mostly makes me feel like being in a novel by famous Bohemian writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924),...
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Huang Hua, China’s most important diplomat
Chinese diplomat Wang Rumei, who under his assumed name Huang Hua (“Yellow China”) served as Ambassador and Foreign Minister, died on November...An epic struggle between good and evil in Spain?
The man that decisively shaped twentieth-century Spain for almost four decades, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, died peacefully on November 20th, 1975 in a...Spain’s astonishing rise from the ashes after the civil war
After the end of the three-year-long Spanish Civil War on April 1st, 1939, reconstruction under Generalissimo Francisco Franco began quickly and virtually...November 20th, 1975: Arias Navarro announces Franco’s death
45 years ago on November 20th, 1975, the man that had shaped Spain for almost four decades, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, died in...
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November 20th, 1975: Arias Navarro announces Franco’s death
45 years ago on November 20th, 1975, the man that had shaped Spain for almost four decades, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, died in...Heaven and hell: about banks in Taiwan and Spain
To deal with banks in Spain mostly makes me feel like being in a novel by famous Bohemian writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924),...Paella for three
I thought that after two and a half years in Spain I was quite tired of paella, the world-famous Spanish national dish...The Spanish Ministry of Truth
On September 15th, 2020 the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the Draft Bill of Democratic Memory that will punish those who disagree...
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Leftist football legend Maradona dies aged 60
Diego Armando Maradona, one of the greatest football players of all times, died on November 25, 2020 from a heart attack in...An epic struggle between good and evil in Spain?
The man that decisively shaped twentieth-century Spain for almost four decades, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, died peacefully on November 20th, 1975 in a...The world’s biggest free-trade deal signed virtually in Hanoi
On November 15th, 2020 Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam as well as Australia, China, Japan,...Sweden and China: an old friendship that turned sour
On May 9th, 1950 Sweden became the first Western country to establish diplomatic relations with the communist People's Republic of China (PRC),...
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Two years ago, the world’s largest Orthodox Church was consecrated
The Eastern Catholic Orthodox Church, the second-largest Christian community of faith on earth, has approximately 220 million baptized members, half of which...35 years ago, Pope John Paul II asked pardon for slave trade
Polish Pontiff John Paul II (1920-2005), nicknamed "The Pilgrim Pope”, made 104 foreign trips to 129 countries, including Muslim nations like Azerbaijan,...About Santiago, the patron saint of Spain
Santiago, known in English as St James the Greater, is the patron saint of the whole of Spain, but not only.Papal apology for the Inquisition 20 years ago
In March 2000, Pope John Paul II issued a historic apology for the Inquisition in the name of the Catholic Church.In fact, Saint Mark’s Day is also my day!
Compared to the days of my childhood, the old Spanish tradition of celebrating a person’s name day has lost a lot of its importance.
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Two years ago, the world’s largest Orthodox Church was consecrated
The Eastern Catholic Orthodox Church, the second-largest Christian community of faith on earth, has approximately 220 million baptized members, half of which...A tribute to martial arts legend Bruce Lee
American actor, action director, martial arts instructor, philosopher and book author Lee Jun-fan, commonly known as Bruce Lee, or under his Chinese...Bars or clinics? Different priorities in Spain and Taiwan
Spain is well-known for its amazing number of bars, which have little in common with those in the United States. They are...Heaven and hell: about banks in Taiwan and Spain
To deal with banks in Spain mostly makes me feel like being in a novel by famous Bohemian writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924),...
- Downfall of the West
- Economy
- Features
- History
Huang Hua, China’s most important diplomat
Chinese diplomat Wang Rumei, who under his assumed name Huang Hua (“Yellow China”) served as Ambassador and Foreign Minister, died on November...An epic struggle between good and evil in Spain?
The man that decisively shaped twentieth-century Spain for almost four decades, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, died peacefully on November 20th, 1975 in a...Spain’s astonishing rise from the ashes after the civil war
After the end of the three-year-long Spanish Civil War on April 1st, 1939, reconstruction under Generalissimo Francisco Franco began quickly and virtually...November 20th, 1975: Arias Navarro announces Franco’s death
45 years ago on November 20th, 1975, the man that had shaped Spain for almost four decades, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, died in...
- My personal experiences
November 20th, 1975: Arias Navarro announces Franco’s death
45 years ago on November 20th, 1975, the man that had shaped Spain for almost four decades, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, died in...Heaven and hell: about banks in Taiwan and Spain
To deal with banks in Spain mostly makes me feel like being in a novel by famous Bohemian writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924),...Paella for three
I thought that after two and a half years in Spain I was quite tired of paella, the world-famous Spanish national dish...The Spanish Ministry of Truth
On September 15th, 2020 the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the Draft Bill of Democratic Memory that will punish those who disagree...
- Politics
Leftist football legend Maradona dies aged 60
Diego Armando Maradona, one of the greatest football players of all times, died on November 25, 2020 from a heart attack in...An epic struggle between good and evil in Spain?
The man that decisively shaped twentieth-century Spain for almost four decades, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, died peacefully on November 20th, 1975 in a...The world’s biggest free-trade deal signed virtually in Hanoi
On November 15th, 2020 Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam as well as Australia, China, Japan,...Sweden and China: an old friendship that turned sour
On May 9th, 1950 Sweden became the first Western country to establish diplomatic relations with the communist People's Republic of China (PRC),...
- Religion
Two years ago, the world’s largest Orthodox Church was consecrated
The Eastern Catholic Orthodox Church, the second-largest Christian community of faith on earth, has approximately 220 million baptized members, half of which...35 years ago, Pope John Paul II asked pardon for slave trade
Polish Pontiff John Paul II (1920-2005), nicknamed "The Pilgrim Pope”, made 104 foreign trips to 129 countries, including Muslim nations like Azerbaijan,...About Santiago, the patron saint of Spain
Santiago, known in English as St James the Greater, is the patron saint of the whole of Spain, but not only.Papal apology for the Inquisition 20 years ago
In March 2000, Pope John Paul II issued a historic apology for the Inquisition in the name of the Catholic Church.In fact, Saint Mark’s Day is also my day!
Compared to the days of my childhood, the old Spanish tradition of celebrating a person’s name day has lost a lot of its importance.
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Two years ago, the world’s largest Orthodox Church was consecrated
The Eastern Catholic Orthodox Church, the second-largest Christian community of faith on earth, has approximately 220 million baptized members, half of which...
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A tribute to martial arts legend Bruce Lee
American actor, action director, martial arts instructor, philosopher and book author Lee Jun-fan, commonly known as Bruce Lee, or under his Chinese...
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Leftist football legend Maradona dies aged 60
Diego Armando Maradona, one of the greatest football players of all times, died on November 25, 2020 from a heart attack in...