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EU warns Balearics highly vulnerable to climate change
Report highlights ecological and economic vulnerability The Balearic islands’ economic reliance on tourism makes them especially vulnerable to global warming, a new report from the EU states. The report, ´Regions 2020’, focuses on the different regions of Europe and assesses their vulnerability. The Balearics, it warns, will suffer from an increasing incidence of violent rains,…
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Police discover illegal arsenals
Guns, grenades and flamethrowers discovered in bust Police have uncovered hundreds of weapons stored in two illegal arsenals in Palma and Zamora. In all 276 guns were found, all of which were in good working order and many which had never been used. Besides the guns, police also found numerous grenades, mortars, bazookas, flame throwers…
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An evening of jazz with Woody Allen
American director shows off his musical talents at Palma Arena Diminutive US film director Woody Allen played jazz to an audience of 4,000 at Palma Arena on Thursday evening. Allen, 73, known most recently for directing the movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona, played clarinet with his band the New Orleans Jazz Band, to a capacity crowd.…