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Man gored and seven others bruised in Spain's bull running festival
Reuters, Published on 08/07/2025
» PAMPLONA — A man was gored and seven others lightly injured on Tuesday, the second day of Pamploma's San Fermin festival in which thousands of people line the mediaeval city's narrow streets for the centuries-old tradition of running with bulls.
Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves has rape conviction overturned
AFP, Published on 29/03/2025
» MADRID - A Spanish appeals court overturned Friday former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves' rape conviction, citing insufficient evidence.
35 hurt in Spanish bull runs
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» PAMPLONA, Spain: Six men were injured Friday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain's famed San Fermin festival, bringing to 35 the total number of daredevils wounded during this year's fiesta.
Debate flares over Spain bull-running fiestas as 10 die
AFP, Published on 06/09/2022
» MADRID: Spain's controversial bull-running festivals have once again hit the headlines after a deadly summer in which at least 10 people lost their lives, exacerbating divisions over the centuries-old tradition.
High-octane thrills as Spain's Pamplona bull run returns
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» PAMPLONA (SPAIN) - Half-tonne fighting bulls knocked over thrill-seekers on Thursday in the first bull run since 2019 at Spain's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, with five people taken to hospital.
Viva! Spain bull-running fiesta returns after pandemic pause
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» PAMPLONA (SPAIN) - A red-and-white sea of revellers erupted in celebration Wednesday, dousing each other with wine in a packed Pamplona square as Spain's most famous bull-running festival returned after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.
Anger grows as Spain court bails sexual abuse gang
AFP, Published on 22/06/2018
» MADRID - Protests were planned across Spain on Friday, after a court ordered the release on bail of five men sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually abusing a young woman at Pamplona's bull-running festival.
Fury as Spanish court bails sex-abuse gang
AFP, Published on 22/06/2018
» MADRID: Protests were planned across Spain on Friday, after a court ordered the release on bail of five men sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually abusing a young woman at Pamplona's bull-running festival.
Pamplona bull-running festival kicks off with wine battle
AFP, Published on 06/07/2016
» PAMPLONA (SPAIN) - Thousands of revellers wearing red and white sprayed each other with red wine in Pamplona's main square on Wednesday for the start of Spain's famed San Fermin bull-running festival.
Songkran out of control
News, Postbag, Published on 17/04/2016
» Having once more survived Songkran by limiting my movements to the house and garden I feel the need to express my amazement that even more people are not killed here in the far North considering the style that this exuberant festival has taken.