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Sergio Ramos hails health professionals amid coronavirus

Sergio Ramos hails health professionals amid coronavirus

Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos on Sunday hailed all the health professionals working on the coronavirus pandemic and termed them 'heroes'.

Zaragoza city puts 17 hybrid buses from Volvo into operation

Zaragoza city puts 17 hybrid buses from Volvo into operation

In a move marking the integration of hybrid buses in Zaragoza, the Spanish city has recently put 17 Volvo hybrid buses into service.

Spain bus crash leaves 36 injured

Spain bus crash leaves 36 injuredMurcia, Spain - The 36 passengers of a bus in

Protests in Spain over award granted to Colombian president

Protests in Spain over award granted to Colombian presidentMadrid - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was Wednesday awarded a Spanish prize for his fight against terrorism amid protests by his critics.

Uribe described his security policy against guerrilla movements as "the road to peace and freedom" on receiving the award, granted by the city of Cadiz, in presence of Crown Prince Felipe and his wife Letizia at the Colombian embassy in Madrid.

Spanish judge opens new case against US over Guantanamo torture

Spanish judge opens new case against US over Guantanamo tortureMadrid - Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon on Wednesday announced a new judicial investigation of those responsible for torture at the US prison camp in Guantanamo, Cuba.

The National Court judge based the case on complaints filed by Hamed Abderrahman Ahmed, known as the Spanish Taliban, and three others who claimed to have been tortured at Guantanamo.

Oslo National Opera wins top architecture award

Oslo National Opera wins top architecture awardBarcelona - The Norwegian architecture firm Snohetta has won the Mies van der Rohe architecture award for the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, the Mies van der Rohe Foundation announced Wednesday in Barcelona.

The jury described the opera as "more than just a building."

"It is first an urban space... a catalyst of all the energies of the city and emblematic of the regeneration of its urban tissue," jury chairman Francis Rambert said.

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