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Chupinazo

San Fermin festival kicks off in Pamplona/Iruña

Staff | eitb.com |

PSN's town councilor Maite Esporrin launched the traditional firecracker, called "chupinazo", from the main balcony of the city hall in Pamplona/Iruña marking the start of the San Fermin festival.

As expected, tens of thousands of people crowded into Pamplona/Iruña's main square Monday to celebrate the launching of a rocket that each year marks the beginning of the bull-running festival.
"Pamploneses, pamplonesas, viva San Fermin, gora San Fermin" ("Men and women of Pamplona, all hail to San...

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Online news
  • Paying for linking?

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    Paying for linking?

    Richard Posner, one of America's most influential judges is suggesting a new copyright law in order to protect the print versions of the newspapers. The measure, just proposed through his blog, would especially affect bloggers. (Read more)

Climbing
  • Patxi Usobiaga becomes World Climbing Champion

    Nora García | eitb.com |
    Patxi Usobiaga becomes World Climbing Champion

    The climber from the Basque town of Eibar got climbing world champion title in China for the first time after beating Czech Adam Ondra in one of the most exciting finals ever. Bronze goes to Australian David Lama. (Read more)

White beards in San Fermín

Hemingway doubles wanted at Pamplona's Sanfermines

E. S. | eitb.com |
Hemingway doubles wanted at Pamplona's Sanfermines

Much of the worldwide fame of the Sanfermines is due to the references made by Ernest Hemingway in his articles as a reporter and in his novel "Fiesta, the sun also rises." These days, Pamplona-Iruña organises a contest that seeks to find the person who most closely resembles the American writer. (Read more)

Red and white

Zelaya's return
  • Violence at Honduras airport leaves one dead

    AP | Tegucigalpa |
    Violence at Honduras airport leaves one dead

    Roberto Micheletti, interim president of Honduras:"I believe there is time to think about, to have a dialogue, to solve this problem and at the right time he will take the decision to come back and turn himself in so the right authorities can decide the right thing to do with former president (Read more)

Successful

Bilbao Great Week, first treasury of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

E.S. | eitb.com |
Bilbao Great Week, first treasury of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

The candidacy of the so-called Aste Nagusia of Bilbao got 14,027 votes, while the Filandón of Leon obtained 12,687 and the Santiago's Way, 11,893. The txistu (4,962) and Sanfermines (4,159) stayed in 13th and 14th position respectively. (Read more)

Bilbao's next festival: BBK Live!
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  • The running of the bulls

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    The running of the bulls

    Famous all over the world, the running of the bulls is the most remarkable event of the Sanfermines and the event that made Pamplona/Iruña famous world-wide. (Read more)

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