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This is a file photo and not one of the three men arrested. Photo: Sander van der Werf/Shutterstock Spanish police on Saturday announced the arrest of three men they said ran the Spanish section of "one of the most influential neo-nazi websites" in the world. The arrests were in Barcelona, Tarragona and Saragossa, all in the northeast of the country, said a police statement. The aim of the website is to "propagate anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist hate messages on the Internet among Spanish-speaking followers", the statement added.     Police said they had tracked down to Switzerland "the leader and ideologue of this section, a Spanish citizen considered a leading international neo-Nazi, with a network of more than 50,000 subscribers".   The suspects, aged from 21 to 23, had used false identities and servers based abroad to try to avoid detection, said the statement.      Spanish police collaborated with their Swiss counterparts and the … [Read more...] about Spanish police arrest three for neo-Nazi website

We all know someone worthy of this word. Why have we chosen this word? This is a word that’s entered the Spanish dictionary to stay in it for a long time. If you know someone who’s good looking and can’t stop bragging about it, or acting as if it was the most important thing in the world, then here you have the perfect word in Spanish to describe him. So, what does it mean? Guaperas is an adjective used to describe someone who’s vain about his looks. This is a word you could also use for a really arrogant person. It can only be used when referring to men. Por fin hemos conocido al novio de Laura. Es un guaperas         At last we’ve met Laura’s boyfriend. He’s so vain! Guaperas can also refer to someone who is cocky. ¿Qué piensas sobre Mario?          No me gusta. Va de guaperas. Es guapo y presume de serlo.         What do you think about Mario? … [Read more...] about Spanish Word of the Day: ‘Guaperas’

'Jaleo' is a word you could come across pretty often. So, what does it mean? Jaleo has different meanings depending on the context. It essentially means fuss or commotion. La situación creó un gran jaleo.        The situation created a huge fuss. It can also refer to a hassle, for example when you’ve had a conflict with your colleague. Tuve jaleo con mi compañero sobre algunos números.          I had a hassle with my colleague about some numbers. The “worst” translation of jaleo would be chaos.  Había mucho jaleo en la tienda por el juguete del año.         There was a lot of chaos and bustle in the store because of the toy of the year. Last but not least, jaleo can also refer to cheering or goading something or someone on. Jaleaba a su amigo para que hiciera el tonto en clase.        He goaded his friend into acting the fool … [Read more...] about Spanish Word of the Day: ‘Jaleo’

The address in Madrid where the grim discovery was made. Photo: Google Maps. A Spanish man who allegedly lived with the body of his dead mother for up to a year to continue to collect her pension has been arrested, police said Thursday. Officers found the woman's "badly decomposed" body at a Madrid flat on Wednesday after receiving a call from neighbours who reported a "strong odour", a police spokesman said. Police then detained the woman's 62-year-old son for fraud for failing to report her death aged 92 and continuing to collect her pension, he added.    "The son did not do what he should have done," the spokesman said, adding that the man lived in the flat with his mother's remains for "several months, possibly almost a year". The grim discovery was made on Wednesday in the flat at number 12, Calle Salvador Alonso in the San Isidro neighbourhood of Madrid.  READ ALSO: Son and daughter jailed for neglecting 76-year-old … [Read more...] about Spanish man lives with dead mother’s body to collect pension