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New wave THE Canary Islands has had another wave of migrants over the weekend, with more than 1,600 either landing or being rescued at sea. One person is known to have died after his body was recovered off El Hierro, according to emergency services. So far this year the Canary
Islands has received more than 11,000 migrants, mostly from North Africa. This is the highest figure for a decade, although far short of the 30,000 arrivals in 2006. According to the UN Refugee Agency, more than 600 people have been confirmed dead or are missing on the perilous route from Morocco to the Canaries so far this year.
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A BRITISH driver has caused a head-on collision after driving on the wrong side of the road in Cordoba. Fortunately both drivers were unharmed, although both cars are said to be a write off. The British driver now faces a fine and the withdrawal of six points from his licence.
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STRUGGLING airline Air Europa is to get a €465 million boost from the Spanish government. The company has been hit hard by a drop in passengers this year caused by the pandemic. It has now been given a financial lifeline with a loan that has to be repaid by 2026.
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The company operates a range of domestic services including flights in and out of Alicante, Malaga and Palma airports.
It’s NOT been a tough year for everyone in southern Spain with five tycoons in Spain’s top 100 By Cristina Hodgson
tune of €1.4 billion. Lao, who is from Almeria, made his money in Catalunya from his gambling company Cirsa, which he has now sold. Second in the list is Rafael Dominguez de Gor, worth €500 million, who made his
Cull threat for apes GIBRALTAR’S famous Barbary macaques face a death sentence if efforts to protect them from COVID fail. The government has warned it might have to cull the iconic monkeys if the coronavirus jumps species, as it has with minks elsewhere in Europe. Patrols have now been stepped up to make sure the macaques are not approached or touched by humans. A spokesman from the Environmental department said there were serious worries the macaques could be vulnerable to the virus.There are also concerns that mutant strains may jump back into the human population from infected animals. These were reinforced by the recently announced cull of farmed minks in Denmark, Spain and Italy, which were found to be infected by a mutated version of coronavirus. The Danish government said the mutation could threaten the effectiveness of any future vaccine.
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Where the money is
GAMBLING, fashion, agriculture - and COVID vaccines - are the sectors behind the five richest people in Andalucia. The Forbes’ Rich List revealed that the five are worth nearly four billion euros between them. They include reclusive Manuel Lao, who comes in at the top in Andalucia, with a for-
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RICH: Reclusive Lao and (left) Rafael Dominguez
money from clothing company Mayoral. Born in Malaga, the sports buff loves tennis so much he built a court on the roof of his company’s headquarters in Malaga. Santiago Domecq Bohorquez - worth €425 million - made his money from livestock farming and other agricultural sectors. He is most famous for his breed of fighting bulls, bred on his estate near Jerez. Meanwhile, the brothers Juan, Javier and Ivan Lopez-Belmonte Encina, from Almeria, are worth €900 million between them. The trio are shareholders in the Rovi laboratory, based in Madrid. The company has had a good year due to its partnership with the Moderna labo-
ratory which is producing a coronavirus vaccine. Coming in fifth is Silvia Mora-Figueroa Domecq, who has a fortune estimated at €250 million linked to agriculture and livestock farming. She is also a shareholder of Coca-Cola European Partners and has links to the sherry industry.
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Predictably, Spain’s highest earner is Inditex fashion mogul Amancio Ortega, who has a staggering net worth of €57 billion. Ortega, whose empire includes Zara and Massimo Dutti, is in a league of his own. Even his own daughter - who is second on Spain’s rich list with €5.6 billion doesn’t come close.
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