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Encore brings in Moon-Keys IFE content for children
Encore, a distributor of inflight entertainment (IFE) content, has partnered with Moon-Keys International Content to add multilingual children’s animation series to its catalogue. The collaboration launches with four animated series produced or...

Tourist Attractions in Charleston, SC
Written by Becca Blond and Barbara Radcliffe Rogers Updated Jul 16, 2025 There is something about Charleston's charm that never gets old and keeps travelers returning year after year. With its walkable downtown, a legacy dating back to the 1700s,...
Spain PM announces anti-graft plan as scandal rocks govt
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced an anti-corruption plan designed with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in a bid to salvage confidence in his scandal-hit government. The implication of two former...

Southern city finally dethroned as best in the US by offbeat Southwest metro
Santa Fe is hot in more ways than one. The New Mexico city ranked as the best US city in the 2025 Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards, unseating former champ, Charleston, South Carolina. Santa Fe landed in the number one spot among readers' 15...

Spain starts criminal investigation on Netanyahu over genocidal crimes
(MENAFN) Spain’s National Court has opened a criminal investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Israel Katz, and several high-ranking military officials. The inquiry centers on alleged war crimes and crimes...

Spanish police believe Liverpool striker Diogo Jota was driving at high speed before fatal crash
The Liverpool player and father-of-three was killed alongside his brother, also a footballer, after the Lamborghini they were travelling in burst into flames following a suspected tyre blowout in the early hours of last Thursday in Zamora, Spain....

Spain can expect a cool blast this weekend – as the UK swelters in 40C
A rare spell of cooler weather is set to sweep across much of Spain this weekend, offering welcome relief after weeks of stifling heat — just as the UK braces for a blistering heatwave with temperatures hitting 40C. From Thursday to Sunday, a...

Belmont: Four People Shot & Hospitalized in Late Night-Early Morning Rampage
By SÍLE MOLONEY ST BARNABAS HOSPITAL Photo by Síle Moloney Four young people were shot and later hospitalized following a late night/early morning shooting incident in the Belmont section of The Bronx, police said. Police said that at 9.52 p.m. on...

Jews 2025
This ain’t your grandfather’s Judaism any longer. An argument that I have seen from time to time goes something like this: “If the Jews in Germany had been armed, then they could have stopped the Nazis.” There are two problems with the reasoning....

Mad Men, fascism, and the American dream
Much like Siegfried Kracauer argues in From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film (1947) that Weimer German cinema foreshadowed the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, the creators of Mad Men’s depiction of the American...

Williamsbridge: 17-Year-Old Girl Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of 16-Year-Old Girl
By SÍLE MOLONEY CRIME SCENE TAPE Photo by Síle Moloney Police a 17-year-old girl has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of a second 16-year-old girl inside an apartment in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. The incident follows...

Students from Elkins, Buckhannon earn WVU scholarships
bigail Sherrill, of Elkins, above, and Josslyn Rice, of Buckhannon are among 18 West Virginia University students to have earned Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships.MORGANTOWN — Two local students — one from Randolph County and one from...

Insight into each phase of shipment's cold chain
Globally, about a third of fresh produce volumes are lost in the cold chain, some during transport. Jan-Willem Schrijver of Dutch IT company Coldcha, part of LinkThings, believed there had to be a better way. "What if you could see exactly where...

Spain braces for record-breaking car traffic: 100 million car journeys and tough new controls
Spain braces for record-breaking car traffic: Close-up of a Spanish Police Car with Reflective Markings in Front of Historic Architecture in Salamanca, Spain. Credit: Victor Sanchez G, Shutterstock DGT launches nationwide campaign to curb...

Spanish activist files lawsuit against Netanyahu for stopping Gaza aid ship in its tracks
MADRID, July 8. /TASS/. A Spanish activist has filed a complaint with the kingdom's National Judicial Board against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the interception of the Madleen vessel by the Jewish state. As stated in the ruling...

Spanish authorities release initial findings into car crash that killed Diogo Jota
Spanish authorities have released their initial findings into the car crash that killed Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva. Jota, 28, and Silva, 25, were driving on the remote A-52 dual-carriageway near the north-west city of...

Spanish-language journalist still in Ice custody despite being granted bond
A week after an immigration judge granted him bond, a Spanish-language journalist who was arrested while covering a protest last month remains in federal custody. Police just outside Atlanta arrested Mario Guevara while he was covering a protest...

Funding the future of rail
In order to discuss this topic and share their expert insight, TransCityRail South 2025 brought together Robert Cook from the Rail Industry Association, Naomi Green from England’s Economic Heartland, and Network Rail’s Marco Buffoni. As the...

Spain leads global strawberry exports with 300,000 tons
Spain holds the position as the leading exporter of strawberries globally, sending out over 300,000 tons annually. The Huelva region, in the south of the country, is central to this high output due to its conducive climate for strawberry...
HID strengthens public transport offer with Calmell acquisition
HID, a worldwide pioneer in trusted identity solutions, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Calmell Group, a Spanish manufacturer of smart cards, smart paper tickets, and magnetic tickets, primarily for the public transportation...