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Very rare white Bengal tiger born in Alicante
Animals/Pets 11/08/2004
Very rare white Bengal tiger born in Alicante

A blue-eyed white Bengal tiger without stripes, one of only twenty in the world, has been born in "El Arca" (The Ark); the only wild animal recovery centre in Spain. Centre director, Sefafín Doménech,...

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Gang tortures Xàbia resident to death
Crime/Incidents 17/09/2004
Gang tortures Xàbia resident to death

A German national died in Jávea last Saturday after he and his wife were tortured in their own home.The 69-year-old former restaurant owner was asleep with his wife in bed last Saturday night when intruders gained...

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El Patio Andaluz - Review
Food & Drink 22/10/2004
El Patio Andaluz - Review

Feeling peckish and looking for a lively night out for one, I decided to head south - to Andalucía’s culinary outpost in Torrevieja. Fantastic food at silly prices and guitar-playing gitanos can all be found in El...

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Crime/Incidents 19/09/2005
Calpe police investigate mystery body found on beach

A local man found the body of a man at 6am this morning on Capri beach in the town of Calpe. The victim's identity has not been confirmed, but he is described as a European man, thought to be aged around 35 years...

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Calatrava Malmo tower planned for Las Vegas
Culture 05/12/2005
Calatrava Malmo tower planned for Las Vegas

It has been revealed that the famous Turning Torso apartment building designed by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava for the City of Malmo in Sweden, will also be built in the United States.

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Crime/Incidents 21/01/2006
Nearly half Alicante jail inmates are immigrants

Alicante's Fontcalent prison has more than the national average of foreign internees according to a recent report. Of the 960 prisoners inside Fontcalent, 46.6% are foreigners of some fifty nationalities, whilst the...

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Nine regions still on snow alert
Environment 30/01/2006
Nine regions still on snow alert

For the third day yesterday, Spain, and in particular the Valencian Community was under the icy grip of winter. Utiel recorded the coldest temperature recorded over the last 35 years in the Community, -17ºC, a drop of...

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2009 Americas Cup boost for Valencia
Economy 04/02/2006
2009 Americas Cup boost for Valencia

Michel Bonnefous, the President of the organization behind the Americas Cup, yesterday stated that he was delighted with the works in progress in Valencia Port and added that Valencia would once again be the setting for...

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Papal altar goes up on Valencia bridge
Religion 22/06/2006
Papal altar goes up on Valencia bridge

A giant crane yesterday manoeuvered into place the huge 38 ton central cross that will form the main part of the altar from which Pope Benedict XVI will preside the main meetings of the World Family Forum that will take...

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