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A surge in American expatriates and retirees moving to Spain has led to a significant increase in real estate purchases, with home sales to Americans jumping 88% from the first half of 2019 to the first half of 2022, CNBC reports. Why Spain: Spain’s appeal to Americans is largely due to its...

Crypto.com, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency sector, has made strides in expanding its footprint in Europe. What Happened: The company just secured a coveted registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) from the Bank of Spain. This green light allows the platform to...

Spanish authorities, in collaboration with several other countries, arrested the CEO, sales executive and marketing director of cryptocurrency platform Bitzlato for their alleged involvement in money laundering. What Happened: A total of six people were apprehended, all of whom were...

Fifty members of the Hells Angel went on trial Monday in Spain where they’re being accused of drug trafficking, prostitution, arms and human trafficking, extortion and violence, including murder. First up as the trial began in Madrid on Monday was the gang’s ...

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is set to begin this week, with matches kicking off on Nov. 20, 2022. A total of 32 teams will play through a group stage and bracket style tournament to crown a winner. The tournament held in Qatar will feature a total of 64 matches played. To find out who will win each...

More than 35 ships carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) circling off the coasts of Spain are reportedly unable to secure slots to unload their cargo which has prompted grid operators to warn they may have to suspend loading, according to a Reuters report. As Europe struggles with an energy crisis...

The biggest telecom provider in Spain, Telefónica, is allowing customers to use cryptocurrencies to make purchases in its technology marketplace. After introducing a payment option by Bit2Me, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in Spain, the company enabled cryptocurrency purchases on...

President Joe Biden visited Spain this week and joked that he may not go back to the United States while meeting with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. What Happened: Biden, who was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Delaware as a young boy, shared a joke while meeting the Spanish royals. He said...

Eight years after shutting down, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) reopened Google News services in Spain on Wednesday.  What Happened: The company had, earlier in 2014, stopped its news services due to a Spanish rule that forced Google and other news aggregators to pay publishers...

A volcano erupted on Sunday in La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands. What Happened: The volcano erupted at 3:24 pm local time (10:24 a.m. ET), as per the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute, which tracks the seismic activity, Reuters reported. The local authorities and the institute...

The Euro 2020 is set to begin June 11 with the Group Stage and run through July 11. The games will be aired on ESPN and EPSN+, both units of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). Ahead of the quadrennial soccer tournament featuring the top teams in Europe, Benzinga is providing group betting...

John McAfee, the founder of the eponymous software firm McAfee Corporation, has been arrested in Spain and faces extradition to the United States over tax evasions charges, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. What Happened: The Tax Division of the Justice Department unsealed an...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) was in the U.S. for at least 41 days before the first state declared an emergency. It took another 11 days for the White House to restrict travel outside of China, and another three to declare a national emergency. The first regional lockdown took effect on...