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MARINA RIVAS / BORJA GUTIÉRREZ
There's less than 120 days left until the Olympic Games were supposed to get under way in Tokyo, a venue which, curiously enough, previously had to surrender hosting the event (in 1940) - in that case because of the war between the China and Japan.
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The goverment further toughened its initial restrictions on businesses last weekend and ordered at short notice all non-essential workers to stay at home until after the Easter break. Up to then some sectors, such as construction, had been allowed to
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NURIA TRIGUERO
The government went some way towards offering support for 'autónomos' this week, after urgent calls from groups representing the self-employed to provide aid similar to that announced for salaried workers last week. How and where can I recei
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ANTONIO M. ROMERO
...nature tourism. The Caminito has really boosted tourism and the local economy in this rural part of Malaga province. The study shows that the number of hotels and self-catering establishments has grown by 126 per cent since 2016, from 210 to 474.
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The state of alarm may have made criminal activity more difficult, but as the Guardia Civil have shown, drug trafficking has continued despite the lockdown. During the last two weeks, as part of 'Operación Carteia', 28 interventions in the Campo de
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Ivan Gelibter
Mijas council approved a raft of new financial measures in response to the pandemic during its first ever virtual meeting on Tuesday morning. Among the measures approved were financial support for SMEs and self-employed and low-income families, the
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La Legión then moved on to the Axarquía on Wednesday, distributed between Nerja, Torrox, Frigiliana and Cómpeta, where they principally carried out vehicle inspections, together with the Local Police and the Guardia Civil. Large-scale disinfection ... the team has already carried out disinfection tasks inside the Local Police, National Police and Guardia Civil headquarters, the town hall, the Tráfico department, the post office, the bus station, the courts and the local markets, as well as on
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El Torcal in Antequera and the higher areas of the Serranía de Ronda, the Sierra de las Nieves and La Maroma woke up to a covering of snow on Thursday morning. According to estimates from the Aemet national met office, calculated according to the a
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Jennie Rhodes
The group of English-speaking volunteers at Cruz Roja (Red Cross) Vélez-Málaga have set up response operation to help vulnerable English-speaking foreign residents in the area during the coronavirus lockdown. Red Cross social intervention volunteer
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A ventilator designed by doctors and engineers from Malaga to be used in the fight against the coronavirus has successfully passed the first clinical test on a real patient, carried out earlier this week at the hospital in Antequera. This project
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Jennie Rhodes
Mijas Foreigners Department is offering a helpline information service in English, German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian to inform the town's foreign community about Covid-19, the state of alarm, restrictions and emergency phone numbers. The servi
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Tony Bryant
Animal Care España (ACE) has made an urgent appeal for donations in order to help run its two refuge centres during the coronavirus crisis. The shelters in La Cala de Mijas and Algeciras have been struggling to cope without the usual support from vol
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Antonio Banderas and CaixaBank have between them donated 53,000 euros through a number of foundations for the manufacture of over 30,000 disposable surgical gowns. The urgently needed items are already being made in Malaga province and when delive
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I. LILLO
The wet weather over the last fortnight has come as a blessing to the reservoirs across Malaga province and the Costa del Sol. The heavy rainfall on Tuesday in particular led to a significant increase in reserves. The rainfall left between 50mm and
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Given the expected increase in coronavirus hospital cases in the coming days, the Junta de Andalucía regional government is converting the Carranque sports complex in Malaga city into a large hospital for patients of Covid-19, with a capacity of more
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Pilar Martínez
...study released). It also points to the loss of 137,000 jobs in the industry that is the driving force of the local economy. "The most negative scenario proposes a recovery of both the national and international market at the same rate as after the SARS
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Tony Bryant
...including the beaches, local gastronomy and large-scale events like the LGBT Pride celebration. The video aims to help local businesses recover from the devastating effects of the lockdown.
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The coronavirus crisis has affected everyone's lives this week. We've suddenly found our freedom of movement restricted and our normal routines have been shattered. The state of alarm decree states that we can leave home to fetch our basic essentia
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Pet owners should keep calm and not worry about catching the coronavirus from their pets, say veterinary surgeons, and they are allowed to take them for veterinary appointments despite the state of alarm. They point out that many dogs and cats need
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ANTONIO JAVIER LÓPEZ
Museum (https://www.coleccionmuseoruso.es/) offers virtual guided tours and other activities. Factoría Echegaray Local channel Canal Málaga (www.canalmalaga.es/factoria-echegaray) proposes to convert the sofa into front row theatre stalls with online