By Agencies and published by CNA EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey: Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win the World Cup on Sunday (July 19), securing their first title since 2010 and only the second in their history. Ferran Torres struck in the 106th minute to settle a tense final that had ended
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Majestic Spain stun France to reach World Cup final
By AFP and published by CNA ARLINGTON, Texas: Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday (July 14), producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus’ dreams of winning the title for the third time. A first-half penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal and a 58th-minute Pedro Porro goal sealed
Read moreSpain set up World Cup semi-final with France after late win against Belgium
By Reuters and published by CNA INGLEWOOD: Mikel Merino came off the bench again to save Spain, scoring the go-ahead goal in the 88th minute to defeat Belgium 2-1 in a World Cup quarterfinal on Friday (July 10). A spot in the July 19 final will be at stake when Spain plays France on
Read moreRonaldo says his last World Cup is over but Portugal decision can wait
By AFP and published by CNA ARLINGTON, Texas: Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s final World Cup ended with a Spanish sting in the tail, courtesy of Mikel Merino’s last-gasp winner that earned a 1-0 round-of-16 win on Monday (July 6), but he was unwilling to make a hasty call on his international future. Ronaldo told
Read moreHuge power outage paralyses parts of Spain and Portugal
By Reuters and published by Msn.com Madrid/Lisbon – A huge power outage hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday (Apr. 28), paralysing traffic, grounding flights, trapping people in elevators and leaving power operators scrambling to restore power to millions of homes and businesses. Some hospitals halted routine work and the two countries’
Read moreThousands protest over handling of Spanish flood disaster
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Valencia – Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday (Nov.9) over regional authorities’ handling of devastating floods that killed more than 220 people in one of Europe’s worst natural disasters for decades. In the latest demonstration over the floods, protesters
Read moreSpain beat England to win Euro 2024 with late Oyarzabal strike
By Reuters and published by CNA Berlin – Spain substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored four minutes from time to give his side a deserved 2-1 Euro 2024 final victory over England on Sunday (July 14) and a record fourth European crown, as Gareth Southgate’s team lost in their second successive final. Oyarzabal finished off a
Read moreJapan beats Spain 2-1 as both teams advance at World Cup
By AP and published by US News & World Report Doha, Qatar – Same stadium. Same result. Similar shocking victory for Japan at the World Cup. After beating Germany 2-1 in its opener, Japan found its way into the round of 16 of the World Cup by defeating Spain by the same score in
Read moreGermany salvages 1-1 draw against Spain at World Cup
By AP and published by ABC News and US News & World Report Al Khor, Qatar – Only a win for Germany in the final group game will give the four-time World Cup champions a chance to avoid a second straight early elimination. At least they’re improving. Substitute Niclas Füllkrug scored in the 83rd
Read moreOmicron has spread to 98 countries while 205 are infected in Thailand
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said this afternoon (Dec. 24) that the Omicron variant of coronavirus has now spread to 98 countries with there being 973,256 cases and 6,562 deaths worldwide while Thailand has logged 205 cases, TV Channel 7 said. CCSA assistant spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan said Omicron infection is soaring in
Read moreSpanish holiday rental bookings in August exceed pre-pandemic levels
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Madrid – Spanish holiday rentals for August are more heavily booked than before the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to domestic tourism and a perception that rented properties are safer than hotels, Spain’s leading holiday booking website Rentalia said on today (July 21). The occupancy of apartments and houses
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