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Quote of the day by Antonio Banderas: 'Expectation is the mother of all frustration' - Why unrealistic expectations often lead to disappointment, explained by The Mask of Zorro, Desperado, Pain and Glory actorActor Antonio Banderas' old quote on expectation and frustration is trending again. The saying highlights how unmet expectations lead to di...- Wallabies vs Argentina Rugby Championship: Sydney match preview, TV schedule and team lineupsAustralia's Wallabies face Argentina in Sydney's Rugby Championship clash on September 13. The match will be broadcast live on Stan Sport a...
- Flamengo defeats São Paulo with dominant performance, maintains lead in Brazilian Serie AFlamengo secured a 2-0 victory over São Paulo at Maracanã Stadium, strengthening their position atop the Brazilian Serie A standings. Luiz ...
- Why meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spenderSpain, facing pressure to increase its defense spending in line with NATO targets, struggles due to political and historical factors. Despi...
- Denmark's queen is abdicating the throne. More royals have been doing that latelyPope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic world in 2013 by becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to step down. Though he wasn't a king, a po...
- Specter of right-wing entering Spanish government fades after inconclusive national electionSpain's Vox party, with its ultra-nationalist bent, lost support among voters in Sunday's election, dashing its hopes to be a kingmaker and...
- Spain votes in election that could see Socialists lose powerVoting opened at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) and will close at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT), when exit polls will be released. The final result is expected to b...
- Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal gets US judge go-ahead, UK softens oppositionMicrosoft cleared major hurdles to its plan to buy videogame maker Activision Blizzard on Tuesday, after a U.S. judge gave a thumbs-up to t...
- Spanish auteur Carlos Saura passes away at 91The director came into global prominence after opposing General Franco's dictatorship.
- Some waste Tomahto, others don't TomaytoLike every year (barring 2020 due to the pandemic), this year, too, the last Wednesday of August (31st in 2022) saw the Spanish town of Bun...
- Europe's drought exposes ancient stones, World War Two ships as waters fallIn Spain, suffering its worst drought in decades, archaeologists have been delighted by the emergence of a prehistoric stone circle dubbed ...
- NATO looks to 'historic' Madrid summit, with Sweden, FinlandBut the leader of the 30-member alliance didn't address Turkey's reluctance to opening the doors to Sweden and Finland. Turkey commands the...
- Scandal-hit exiled ex-king of Spain set to return to after 2 years: Royal householdJuan Carlos left Spain in August 2020 as Spanish.
- Poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch the Beat movement, passes away at 101A month shy of his 102nd birthday, Ferlinghetti died due to lung disease.
- 40 years since failed coup that reshaped Spain militaryThe attempted coup was staged by an extremist faction within the military that wanted to halt the nation's shift towards democracy after de...
- The attempted coup that put Spain's democracy on tenterhooksOn the evening of February 23, 1981 about 200 Civil Guard officers stormed the lower house of parliament, firing assault rifles in the air ...
- Facebook joins the smart glass race with help from Ray-Ban, AR to remain the main focusThe futuristic eyewear will augment real-world views with data or graphics from the internet.
- Catalan party threatens 'massive' civil disobedience against SpainThe Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) party denounced Madrid's plans as the "biggest aggression" against the Catalan people since the Franco di...
- Digging up the past! From Bob Marley to Marie Curie, people whose remains have been exhumedRecently, a Spanish court ordered artist Salvador Dali’s remains to be exhumed.
- NFL-List of Super Bowl MVP winnersNFL-SUPERBOWL/MVP-WINNERS:NFL-List of Super Bowl MVP winners
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