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Le Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so far
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (539+ words) Investigators say no indication of terrorism or arson after 40 people die and 100 are injured in blaze Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, in a fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps during…...
Cecilia Giménez’s botched Monkey Christ became a global meme. The real marvel was the humble, graceful woman behind it | Sam Jones
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (444+ words) The restorer, who died on Monday, brought unwanted attention to herself " and her small Spanish town. Then, slowly, a small miracle took place Very few of us find fame quite as late, or quite as brutally, as Cecilia Gim'nez did…...
Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (420+ words) Spanish woman's attempted restoration of church artwork was widely mocked but became lucrative tourist attraction Cecilia Gim'nez, the woman who achieved unwanted international fame for her botched "Monkey Christ" restoration of a 19th-century mural in Borja, north-east Spain, has died…...
More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain, but the figure is sharply down
3+ day, 28+ min ago (466+ words) Tighter border controls caused arrivals to decline sharply but forced people on to more dangerous routes, activists say More than 3,000 people died trying to reach Spain by sea over the past year, a sharp fall from the previous 12 months. However,…...
Family pay tribute to girl, 2, who died after falling into pond on Christmas Day
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (315+ words) Isobel Wallace, from Doncaster, described as "happiest, smiliest, most adventurous little girl" A two-year-old girl who died after falling into a garden pond on Christmas Day was the "happiest, smiliest, most adventurous little girl, her family has said. Isobel Wallace…...
A French Youth review – bullfighters grapple with the horns of valour and acceptance
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (478+ words) J'r'mie Battaglia's captivating documentary follows two north African raseteurs battling bulls and systemic racism in southern FranceIn southern France, the ancient and controversial tradition of Camargue bullfighting remains to this day. In contrast to more lethal forms of the sport,…...
No gels, no foams: Catalonia turns to grannies to teach traditional cooking
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (626+ words) Region famed for molecular gastronomy begins video project to collect and share rustic recipes Catalonia's avant garde chefs have made a name for themselves with their revolutionary techniques and molecular gastronomy, yet they are fond of saying they are merely…...
Gibraltar’s chief minister made ‘sinister’ interventions to protect friend from police
1+ week, 2+ day ago (382+ words) Inquiry finds Fabian Picardo was "grossly improper" to protect James Levy from a search warrant The chief minister of Gibraltar made a series of "grossly improper" and "sinister" interventions to interfere in a live criminal investigation in order to protect…...
Ryanair fined €256m over ‘abusive strategy’ to limit ticket sales by online travel agencies
1+ week, 2+ day ago (559+ words) Italy's competition authority says Irish airline implemented technical obstacles to force sales through its own website Ryanair has been fined "256m (223m) by Italy's competition authority for abusing its dominant market position to limit sales of tickets by online travel agents. The…...
China hits EU dairy industry with tariffs of up to 42.7%
1+ week, 3+ day ago (461+ words) Move made after first phase of anti-subsidy investigation widely seen as retaliation for bloc's EV tariffs China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on certain dairy products imported from the EU from Tuesday after concluding the first phase of…...