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A general view of the interior of Barcelona airport. Photo: Pixabay.

CATALONIA

Spanish star architect Ricardo Bofill dead at 82

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/14/22

A Catalan, Bofill was an opponent of the rationalist and uniform architectural style

07 January 2022, US, Baltimore: Members of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett that will be performed in Baltimore. The surgery at the University of Maryland marks the first time a gene-edited pig has been used as an organ donor. Patient Bennett has lived for three days with a pig heart beating inside his chest after an eight-hour procedure. Photo: University Of Maryland School/ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

MEDICINE

US surgeons transplant pig's heart into adult human for first time

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/11/22

"It was either die or do this transplant. I want to live. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice," the patient was quoted as saying a day before the surgery was performed

TV SERIES

All of Us Are Dead, Korean zombie nightmare coming to Netflix Spain

The Nomad Today 1/9/22

Check out the trailer announcing the premiere and featuring the intense battle between the students turned into zombies and the survivors

06 January 2022, Spain, Logrono: Lottery winners celebrate in front of the "Carmen" administration in Logrono. Spain's El Nino lottery was set to pay out a total of 700 million euros (790 million dollars) to thousands of punters on Thursday, just two weeks after the Christmas lottery disbursed as much as 2.4 billion euros. Photo: Alberto Ruiz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

TRADITIONS

Red wine flows as La Rioja wins 100 million in Spain's El Nino lottery

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/6/22

Local winners celebrated with cheer and glasses of the region's famous red wine

Parade of the Three Kings in s’Arenal, in the municipality of Llucmajor (Mallorca). Photo: Pablo Morilla.

TRADITIONS

Meet the Three Wise Men who bring presents to all kids in Spain

Pablo Morilla 1/2/22

The tradition of the Three Kings (Reyes Magos in Spanish ) has Christian roots

01 January 2022, Spain, Seville: People gather in front of the largest LED tree lights in the Plaza de San Francisco during the the New Year's Eve celebrations. Photo: Eduardo Briones/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Nations ring in 2022 with muted celebrations due to the pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/1/22

Many parties and fireworks displays were cancelled, for example in London and Paris, or scaled down, like in Madrid

SOCIAL RIGHTS

Requirements for the new Spanish child benefit of € 100 per month

The Nomad Today 12/31/21

Families with children residing in Spain may request it from 1 January 2022

Traditional white grapes like those that Spaniards massively eat on New Year's Eve. Photo: Pixabay.

TRADITIONS

The twelve grapes of luck, the great Spanish New Year's Eve tradition

The Nomad Today 12/30/21

Every New Year's Eve millions of Spaniards eat twelve grapes to attract fortune and prosperity

FILED - 30 May 2013, Berlin: British singer Eric Clapton performs on the stage of o2 World in Berlin. Clapton has waived his claims against a German woman after winning a case about bootleg CDs, according to a statement on his homepage. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

MUSIC

Eric Clapton waives claims after winning bootleg CD case

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/24/21

The woman had found the two CDs while clearing out the home of her former husband after his death

22 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Cristina Pallas, owner of the Lottery administration of Paseo Fabra i Puig, celebrates having sold the two tickets that won the 4th and 5th prizes of the extraordinary draw of the Christmas lottery. The Spanish Christmas lottery "El Gordo" (The Fat One) is considered the largest and oldest raffle in the world, with over 200 years of tradition and a total amount of almost 2.4 billion euros. Photo: David Zorrakino/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD

The winning numbers of the 2021 Christmas Lottery Spanish draw

The Nomad Today 12/22/21

The lucky holders of the number 86,148 have won 400,000 euros per each 20-euro ticket ( décimo , in Spanish)

10 December 2021, Spain, Sevilla: A person rubs a Christmas Lottery ticket by the tile of the Lottery Administration El Gato Negro in Seville, a day before Spain's extraordinary Christmas lottery draw. Photo: Joaquin Corchero/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD

Spaniards wait with bated breath as Christmas lottery draw begins

The Nomad Today 12/22/21

The lottery, which was launched more than 200 years ago, is considered the oldest in the world and also the largest due to the total amount involved

22 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: Preparing the lottery drum and the wooden balls with the ticket numbers shortly before the drawing of the 2021 Christmas lottery in the Teatro Real opera house. Photo: Eduardo Parra/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD

Spanish Christmas Lottery: How much are the taxes on prizes?

The Nomad Today 12/22/21

The regulations in Spain state that the prizes of less than or equal to 40,000 euros will not be subject to the special tax on lottery prizes

A moment of the 2020 Christmas Lottery draw. Image: Youtube screenshot.

'EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD'

Spanish Christmas Lottery: the most often winning numbers and cities

The Nomad Today 12/19/21

Is it possible that there numbers more likely to become winning numbers?

'EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD'

The Christmas Lottery draw, the most authentic Spanish tradition

Pablo Morilla 12/18/21

There are just a few days until the Christmas Lottery draw, nicknamed 'El Gordo de Navidad', which this year will distribute 2.4 billion euros among hundreds of winners