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The 18th century mansion of Spain’s fascist Franco finally opened its doors to the public after six decades despite the efforts made by the dictator’s family to prevent it. Casa Corinde in A Coruña, Galicia, was originally owned by the City Council before being privatised and placed in the hands of the dictator’s family on the first Monday in August …

Ripple coin Credit: Jievani, Shutterstock Ripple – announced in a press release on August 7 that the company has struck a $200 million deal to acquire Rail – the stablecoin-powered platform for global payments. On the same date, the U.S. SEC formally dropped its lawsuit against Ripple. Ripple purchases Rail for $200 Million This acquisition will reinforce Ripple’s position as …

In Spain, the property sales during the first six months of 2025 have been the highest since 2007. The National Institute of Statistics reports that between January and July of 2018, 357.533 properties have been sold, an increase of nearly 20 % over 2024. This is the highest total since 18 years ago when 491,000 sales took place in the …

The Valencian government has removed 11952 holiday homes rentals from its regional registry in the last year after owners did not follow stricter registration requirements. The number announced on the Friday comes exactly one year after a law was introduced to ban tourist accommodations without a cadastral identification number (NIF) or tax identification numbers. Over 7,000 more ‘removals’ are planned …

Credit: Lukas Gojda/Shutterstock| Credit: Lukas Gojda/Shutterstock The firm was one of the biggest in the world when it collapsed. This is because the bids were made to buy more U.S. Treasury bond than allowed by law.  In a highly profitable plot, they hoped to manipulate auctions. This was back in the early 90s. Warren Buffett was also involved in the …

A study by the Chartered Institute of Real Estate (CIRE) shows that rental property prices increased 14.1% from a year ago to July. Fotocasa Property portal. The average price comes in at €14.37 per square metre meaning that the rent for a small 80 m2 flat has gone up by €142 per month to an average charge of €1,150. Although …

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By the end of this article, you will know how to get in touch with us. Olivier Acuña Barba • Published: 06 Aug 2025 • 18:21 • 2 minutes read Palma’s municipality company Emaya has invested 2.3 million euros in the purchase of new, modern street cleaning vehicles | Credit: Fotogrin/Shutterstock Palma´s municipal public company, Emaya, announced it has a new fleet …

This marks a €2 total increase in the individual plan. Credit: Ployker / Shutterstock.com Spotify has raised its subscription rates in Europe for a second time. This makes ad-free music more expensive for everyone. The Swedish streaming giant confirmed the new rates will be effective immediately for new and existing customers, with the biggest change being the family plan. Updated …

Spanish bullfighter Morante de la Puebla will fight in Palma | Credit: digicomphoto/Shutterstock On Thursday, August 7th, not only are bulls back in Palma’s Coliseo Balear bullring with a lavish cartel that includes Morante de la Puebla, Sebastián Castella and José María Manzanares, who will fight bulls from the prestigious Juan Pedro Domeq ranch, but so are children for the …