Inditex ignited by post-lockdown clothing binge
Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex (ITX.MC) said sales in May and so far in June were twice as high as in the same period last year as customers splashed out on post-lockdown shopping sprees.
U.S. sets and suspends tariffs on six countries over digital taxes
The United States on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on over $2 billion worth of imports from six countries over their digital services taxes, but immediately suspended the duties to allow time for international tax negotiations to continue.
Spanish study finds AstraZeneca vaccine followed by Pfizer dose is safe and effective
A Spanish study on mixing COVID-19 vaccines has found that giving a dose of Pfizer’s (PFE.N) drug to people who already received a first shot of AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccine is highly safe and effective, preliminary results showed on Tuesday.
‘Freedom’ fiestas: Spaniards celebrate end of COVID curfew
Exhilarated Spaniards danced in streets, chanted “freedom” and partied on beaches overnight as a COVID-19 curfew ended across most of the nation. In scenes akin to New Year’s Eve celebrations, hundreds of mainly young people gathered in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square to applaud the clock striking midnight while in Barcelona revellers headed to the […]
Children swap classrooms for beach lessons in Spain
LOS NIETOS, Spain (Reuters) – Does having school at the beach sound like a dream? After a year of remote learning and socially distanced classrooms, one school in the Spanish region of Murcia is doing just that, trying to combine clear air and a new way of teaching.
