PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '20: A capsule look at 10 contendersA capsule look at 10 players in the 102nd PGA Championship, which starts Thursday at the TPC Harding Park in San Francisco (listed in predicted order of finish):
JON RAHM
Age: 25.
Country: Spain.
World ranking: 1.
Worldwide victories: 10.
Majors: None.
PGA Championship memory: P....
Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in EuropeCoronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. In the meantime, authorities have killed more than 1 million minks at breeding farms in b....
UK Has Europe's Worst Surge in Deaths During Pandemic, Study SaysEngland has had the greatest rate of excess deaths of any country in Europe during the coronavirus pandemic, with a surge that lasted longer and spread to more places than those in hard-hit nations like Italy and Spain, according to a government report released Thursday.....
Some of the world's biggest economies contracted in the second quarter by record-breaking amounts, but South Korea's did relatively well. Bloomberg reports that Korea's GDP in the second quarter shrank on year b....
The world has seen yet another all-time high record with the daily new cases surpassing 290-thousand new cases in a day. The virus is picking up speed in India and Europe as well. Our Eum Ji-....
Gabby Allen Rocks Zebra-Print Bikini While Living It Up In IbizaGabby Allen shared with her 1.1 million Instagram followers on Friday, July 31, how she has been spending her vacation with a new post. The British fitness model and trainer took to the social media app to post a snapshot in which she rocked a swimsuit while enjoying the Mediterranean.
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Netflix Reveals Fifth and Final Season of 'Money Heist'Netflix has revealed that the platform's most successful Spanish-language series "Money Heist" ("Casa de papel") will end with the conclusion of Part 5, tweeting on Friday that "The heist comes to an end." Shooting is set to begin soon in Spain, Denmark and Portugal, with actors Miguel Ángel Silves....
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Federation Entertainment Launches Spanish Operation With Veteran Executives (EXCLUSIVE)Federation Entertainment, producer of banner Canal Plus' series "The Bureau," Netflix Italian hit "Baby" and Omri Givon's Keshet success "The Grave," has teamed with three high-profile Spanish executives to launch Federation Spain. As when Federation Entertainment, a production-distribution company,....
Eurozone GDP shrinks at the fastest rate in history, losing 12.1% in the second quarterReuters
Eurozone GDP fell by 12.1% in the second quarter, its biggest decline in history.
This is significantly higher than the Eurozone's Q1's GDP contraction of 3.6%
Spain was the worst hit country, suffering an 18.5% decline compared to the previous quarter.
The European Union clinche....
San Sebastian Title 'Last Days of Spring' Picked Up by Loco Films (EXCLUSIVE)Laurent Danielou's Paris-based sales agent Loco Films has swooped on "Last Days of Spring" ("La Ultima Primavera"), a Spain-set first feature from Isabel Lamberti that will world premiere this September at San Sebastian Festival's New Directors competition, the Festival confirmed Thursday. The Spani....
Spain enters steep recession, wiping out six years of growthSpain recorded a historic fall in GDP in the second quarter of the year, with the 18.5% drop wiping out all the post-financial crisis recovery of the last six years, data from National Statistics Institute showed on Friday. The contraction, triggered by one of Europe’s strictest coronavirus lo....
Planeta Junior Acquires Stake in 'Miraculous' Creator/Producer ZAG Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)Spain-based leading European kids production company Planeta Junior has acquired a stake in ZAG Entertainment, the banner behind the popular “Miraculous” franchise. The deal, which marks a new step in the long-lasting relationship between both companies, is estimated at €300 million ($....
Spain holidays: Travel rules could change in 10 days Spanish minister announcesSPAIN holidays were issued a major blow this week as the government announced they were warning against non-essential travel to mainland Spain, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands. However, a Spanish minister has now suggested this could change within 10 days time.....
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'Father There is Only One 2' Ignites Spain Box Office as Barcelona Cinemas ReopenDistributed by Sony Pictures Releasing International, Santiago Segura's family comedy "Father There is Only One 2" punched a sensational first-day debut on July 29, garnering €465,014 ($548,716) in Spain. That's 60% up from the original installment's first day total of €272,686 ($320,449), which....
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San Sebastian Festival Unveils Spanish Lineup, With 'Akelarre,' 'Courtroom 3H,' 'Patria'In a sign of the times, Spain's San Sebastian Festival, the biggest movie event in the Spanish-speaking world, announced Thursday two of its biggest Spanish premieres, both of which are TV series: Rodrigo Sorogoyen's "Riot Police," a Movistar Plus original, and Aitor Gabilondo's "Patria," a banner t....
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Travelling public calls for more effective testing regimeResearch among British consumers shows that they would prefer testing and tracing options instead of blanket quarantine measures recently re-introduced for Spain by the UK government.....
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Queen Letizia Recycles Two Looks For New Appearances During Royal Visits This WeekQueen Letizia steps out in two chic looks for her royal visits alongside husband, King Felipe, this week in Navarra and Cantabria, Spain. The -year-old monarch and Felipe first stepped out for a visit to the Ramón y Cajal Day Center, ASPACE Navarra, in Cizur Menor. ASPACE Navarra is a non-profit en....
Shapps returns from Spain and defends quarantine measuresTransport Secretary Grant Shapps has arrived home this afternoon after his holiday in Spain was cut short. The MP will go into 14-day isolation and defends the sudden quarantine measures put in place by the government for travellers returning from that country. Report by Bassaneseg. Like us on Faceb....
Martin Lewis explains how package holiday firms & airlines are responding to Spain crisisMARTIN LEWIS is often the expert to turn to at times of financial need - and many Britons have been left desperate after the Foreign Office U-turned on its advice for Spain. Lewis' Money Saving Expert team has explained how package holiday companies and airlines are responding.....
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Why Movie Theater Reopenings Overseas Show 'Early Signs of Progress' for the IndustryHollywood has resigned itself to forgo releasing new movies in theaters (for now), instead rolling out shelved wares overseas in markets where the novel coronavirus pandemic is more under control.
One sign of promising demand came Tuesday from Imax, which pulls roughly 70% of its overall revenue fr....
Stanley Tucci to Star in 'La Fortuna,' From AMC Studios, Movistar Plus, Alejandro AmenabarAcademy Award nominee Stanley Tucci ("The Lovely Bones," "The Devil Wears Prada") is set to star as a buccaneering treasure hunter in "La Fortuna," a modern-day six-part adventure thriller from AMC Studios and Spain's Movistar Plus, representing one of the most ambitious drama series to come out of ....
TUI UK cancels holidays to Balearics and Canary Islands until Aug. 4TUI UK on Wednesday said it had cancelled holidays to the Balearics and Canary Islands until August 4 after Britain advised against all non-essential travel to the islands due to its assessment of COVID-19 risks in Spain. The UK guidance, issued on Monday, brought advice in line with travel advice......
Quarantine decision takes toll on fragile Spanish tourism sectorThe latest tracking data from Cirium highlights the fragile recovery in scheduled passenger jet flights between the UK and Spain, while consumer confidence has also been shaken by the reintroduction of quarantine measures.....
Report: Atletico Madrid plotting summer move for Hammers goalkeeperReport: Atletico Madrid plotting summer move for Hammers goalkeeper - originally posted on Sportslens.com
According to Diario AS, West Ham United goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez is wanted by La Liga giants Atletico Madrid this summer. The 33-year-old spent the second-half of the season on loan at Alave....
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The CEOs of Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are set to testify before Congress in a historic antitrust hearing. The CEOs, who will likely appear remotely ....
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Holidays: Five new countries added to UK 'air bridge' list after Spain is axedHOLIDAYS to Britons' favourite vacation spot, Spain have been shelved for most Britons after the sunny destination was removed from the UK's quarantine-free list. But now, five new countries have been added to the 'air bridge' list sparking new hope for holidays abroad.....
We're more than halfway through 2020, but the number of new COVID-19 infections around the world is showing no sign of slowing down. This includes China, the origin of the virus, which is seeing a se....
