News Time Spanish

News Time Spanish – 23 December 2010

In our final episode of this season of News Time Spanish our stories include: The cost of Christmas in Spain and the famous pre-Christmas lottery draws A housing crisis in Argentina New smoking laws in Spain Cuba creates its own Wikipedia Electric cars for hire in Paris Use the player below to listen to the episode.

News Time Spanish – 15 December 2010 (delayed)

Apologies for the late arrival of this week’s News Time Spanish. On this week’s show: The Wikileaks controversy continues with a fear of censorship on the Internet The SNCF admits transferring Jews to concentration camps during WWII Student protests in the UK following sharp increases in tuition fees News from the Climate Change summit in

News Time Spanish – 8 December 2010

This week on News Time Spanish : The UN reiterates its aims in the battle against HIV/AIDS in Africa on the occasion of World AIDS day A wall collapses in the Italian historical centre of Pompeii State of emergency declared in Spain following a strike by air traffic controllers Russia succeeds in its bid to host

News Time Spanish – 1 December 2010

This week on News Time Spanish : Tension between North and South Korea UK Immigration restrictions as a result of the financial crisis Scottish football referees take industrial action Developments in the former British colony of Guyana A possible link between wifi radiation and damage to trees in urban areas of the Netherlands Use the player

News Time Spanish – 24 November 2010

This week on News Time Spanish : Violence in the former Spanish colony Western Sahara Rivalry between the candidate countries for the football World Cup in 2018 Prince William announces his engagement to Kate Middleton New announcements regarding UNESCO World Heritage treasures Use the player below to listen to the episode. You can also subscribe in

News Time Spanish – 17 November 2010

This week on News Time Spanish : Mixed reactions to the Pope’s visit to Spains Controversial admissions from George Bush Protest turns violent in London Land dispute in Nicaragua resulting from a Google error Spelling changes from the Real Academia Española Use the player below to listen to the episode. You can also subscribe in iTunes

News Time Spanish – 10 November 2010

In this week’s edition of News Time Spanish stories include: Qantas grounds Airbus A380s following problem in Singapore New voting rights for prisoners in the UK Changes to drugs laws in the US News of elections in Brazil Developments in Spain involving paternal and maternal surnames Use the player below to listen to the episode. You

News Time Spanish – 03 November 2010

Episode 3 of our second season of News Time Spanish includes the following stores: Attempted terrorism aboard cargo planes Cholera outbreak in Haiti Animals in danger of extinction Difficulties between Spain and Venezuela Technological developments in Nepal Use the player below to listen to the episode. You can also subscribe in iTunes to get all future

News Time Spanish – 27 October 2010

Episode 2 of our second season of News Time Spanish includes the following stores: Strikes and demonstrations in France Changes in arrangements for applications to join the Armed Forces in the USA Arrests in Spain of members of the terrorist group SEGI A new historical alliance between Venezuela and Iran Interesting developments for basketball players Use

News Time Spanish – 20 October 2010

In this first edition of our new season of News Time Spanish we feature the following stores: Jubliation as the Chilean miners return Space tourism is a step closer Advances in stem cell research Political apologies in Ecuador The national Siesta championships in Madrid Use the player below to listen to the episode. You can also

News Time Spanish Update

Thanks to everyone who responded to our request for feedback on News Time Spanish: it’s always really useful to get feedback on our courses and since News Time Spanish was a bit of an experiment we’re delighted that our listeners have enjoyed the shows. We’re very pleased to announce that News Time Spanish will be

News Time Spanish – 19 July 2010

This week’s News Time Spanish is the final episode in our pilot series. Featured this week: Argentina legalises same-sex marriage Jellyfish invasion in Spanish beaches Ingrid Betancourt demands compensation from the Colombian Ministry of Defence Singer Enrique Iglesias and his promise following the Spanish World Cup win Use the player below to listen to the

News Time Spanish – 13 July 2010

Coming up in this week’s edition of News Time Spanish: Spain win the Football World Cup a Spanish heatwave causes problems across the country a report from the San Fermín bull-running festival in Pamplona important events in the policital history of Cuba involving Guillermo Fariñas news from India about a new health drink Use the

News Time Spanish – 5 July 2010

Coming up in this week’s edition of News Time Spanish: problems with the Constitution of Catalunya arrests following an FBI investigation into suspected espionage activities a triumphant weekend for Spanish sport the assassination of a Mexican politician a new daily news broadcast for deaf people Use the player below to listen to the episode. You

News Time Spanish – 28 June 2010

Coming up in this week’s edition of News Time Spanish: the rail accident in Catalunya which resulted in 12 deaths new anti-smoking laws in Spain World Cup roundup news from the Colombian elections the interesting events at El Cigala’s concert in Santo Domingo Use the player below to listen to the episode. You can also

News Time Spanish – 21 June 2010

In this week’s edition of News Time Spanish we’ll be discussing new religious freedom laws in Spain. Other stories include: gang violence problems in Spain World Cup news from the Spanish-speaking countries The battle agains drug-trafficking in Colombia An interesting story about America investor Warren Buffet Use the player below to listen to the episode.

News Time Spanish – 14 June 2010

In this week’s edition of News Time Spanish we’ll be looking at the preparations of the Spanish national team for the World Cup which has just started in South Africa. Other stories include: strikes in Spain exams in Spanish high schools news from Argentina and Uruguay about a demonstration traffic problems in Aragón Use the

News Time Spanish – 7 June 2010

In this week’s edition of News Time Spanish we’ll be looking at the Israeli attack on the aid flotilla bound for Gaza. Other stories include: the consumption of genetically modified foods in Spain support of homeless people in Madrid tropical storms wreaking havoc in Central America an unusual use for a military helicopter on the

News Time Spanish – Premium samples

The News Time Spanish season pass provides access to lesson guides, transcripts, vocabulary, exercises and a special digitally slowed down version of the audio file to give you a little extra support in understanding the stories featured each week. The current season pass provides access to ten shows, starting with our first show on 17

News Time Spanish – 31 May 2010

In this week’s edition of News Time Spanish we’ll be looking at the new Abortion Law recently introduced in Spain. Other stories include: the final episode of the popular series ‘Lost’ cultural reports from the Cannes Film Festival and the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo an interesting environmental project in Central America the international launch