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Two years ago, the world’s largest Orthodox Church was consecrated
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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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- 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...
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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
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Leftist football legend Maradona dies aged 60
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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
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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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