Fire and fervor at age-old Spanish festival

Jarandilla de la Vera, Spain, Dec 8 (EFE).- Hundreds of bonfires and brooms burned through Wednesday night in the town of Jarandilla de la Vera in western Spain, in a centuries-old religious rite to honor the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception. Thousands of people gathered for the “Escobazos” (Spanish for broom strokes) to drink wine and … Read more

Head of Spain’s EFE on maintaining quality while embracing change

Zaragoza, Spain, Sep 28 (EFE).- Spain’s international news agency EFE is undergoing a transformation to offer new products underpinned by an innovative and transversal approach all the while upholding the quality of its information, the organization’s president Gabriela Cañas told the World News Media Congress Wednesday.  In her address to the congress, which has convened … Read more