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Spain Scraps National Bullfighting Award In Cultural Shift, Sparks Debate
Spain's left-wing government said on Friday it would scrap a national prize for bullfighting, a move which angered supporters of the controversial spectacle but was welcomed by animal rights groups.
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Man Dies After Being Struck By Bull At Spanish Festival
In the festival, bulls are released into the streets and runners dash ahead of them - something that has become controversial in Spain.
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Spain's Top Court Cancels Bullfighting Ban In Catalonia
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday cancelled a ban on bullfighting in the region of Catalonia, in what is likely to exacerbate tensions between animal activists and fans of the centuries-old tradition.
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Thousands Rally In Madrid To Demand Bullfighting Ban
Thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to demand an end to the centuries-old but controversial tradition of bullfighting.
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23 injured during stampede at Spanish bull run
The penultimate bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival left at least 23 people injured Saturday, when thrill-seekers fleeing the beasts were crushed at the narrow entrance to the bullring, officials said. An American citizen from Ohio was one of two runners gored.
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Matadors hold last bullfight in Barcelona
Matadors have driven the killing sword into bulls for the last time in Spain's powerful northeastern region of Catalonia in an emotive farewell fight before a regional ban on the country's emblematic tradition takes effect.
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End of an era: Spanish region bans bullfighting
It's a practice that has a limited time to run, at least as far as Barcelona is concerned.The Parliament in the Catalan region has voted to ban bullfighting.It's become the first major part of Spain to outlaw the battle between man and beast that's been going on for centuries. The debate had gotten heated at times, pitting animal rights advocates a...
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Spain Scraps National Bullfighting Award In Cultural Shift, Sparks Debate
Spain's left-wing government said on Friday it would scrap a national prize for bullfighting, a move which angered supporters of the controversial spectacle but was welcomed by animal rights groups.
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Man Dies After Being Struck By Bull At Spanish Festival
In the festival, bulls are released into the streets and runners dash ahead of them - something that has become controversial in Spain.
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Spain's Top Court Cancels Bullfighting Ban In Catalonia
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday cancelled a ban on bullfighting in the region of Catalonia, in what is likely to exacerbate tensions between animal activists and fans of the centuries-old tradition.
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Thousands Rally In Madrid To Demand Bullfighting Ban
Thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to demand an end to the centuries-old but controversial tradition of bullfighting.
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23 injured during stampede at Spanish bull run
The penultimate bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival left at least 23 people injured Saturday, when thrill-seekers fleeing the beasts were crushed at the narrow entrance to the bullring, officials said. An American citizen from Ohio was one of two runners gored.
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Matadors hold last bullfight in Barcelona
Matadors have driven the killing sword into bulls for the last time in Spain's powerful northeastern region of Catalonia in an emotive farewell fight before a regional ban on the country's emblematic tradition takes effect.
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End of an era: Spanish region bans bullfighting
It's a practice that has a limited time to run, at least as far as Barcelona is concerned.The Parliament in the Catalan region has voted to ban bullfighting.It's become the first major part of Spain to outlaw the battle between man and beast that's been going on for centuries. The debate had gotten heated at times, pitting animal rights advocates a...
