Tag: Spain
Deep in a Covid Wave, Europe Counts Cases and Carries On
ROME — Customers in the Rome bookstore paid no attention to the circular stickers on the floor instructing…
Dead but Not Buried, Angola’s Ex-President’s Body Sparks a Continental Fight
LUANDA, Angola — Even in death, Angola’s longtime ruler, José Eduardo dos Santos, is at the center of…
Preserving the Music of Morocco’s Sephardic Jews
TANGIER, Morocco — They sang to put their babies to sleep, or in the kitchen preparing Purim cakes.…
This Spanish Village Has More Booksellers Than School Pupils
URUEÑA, Spain — Standing on a hilltop in northwestern Spain, Urueña overlooks a vast and windswept landscape of…
Retired Doctor’s Protest Gets Attention of Spanish Banks
MADRID — Because he has Parkinson’s disease, and his shaking hands make it hard for him to push…
Recreating a Family’s Lost Holocaust History, Step by Step
That afternoon, we drove to what remains of Barcares, now an abandoned, overgrown field full of unclaimed internment…
House Hunting in Spain: A Restored Two-Bedroom in Central Barcelona
An Updated Two-Bedroom Apartment in Barcelona$850,000 (750,000 EUROS)This two-bedroom apartment, in the Sant Antoni neighborhood of Barcelona, has…
How Europeans Are Responding to Exorbitant Gas and Power Bills
A German retiree facing sky-high energy bills is turning to a wood-burning stove. The owner of a dry…
Carlos Alcaraz Plays Matteo Berrettini at the Australian Open
VILLENA, Spain — The rowdy tennis academy Christmas party was underway in the adjoining room. But Carlos Alcaraz…