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Player France 24 Mobile – International News 24/7 france24 FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL عربي TOP STORIES SHOWS VIDEOS FRANCE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST EUROPE AMERICAS ASIA / PACIFIC SPORTS BUSINESS / TECH CULTURE ENVIRONMENT DOCUMENTARIES INFOGRAPHICS INFOMIGRANTS THE OBSERVERS TERMS OF USE Spain approves contested data protection law Latest update : 21/11/2018 © Gowidenews/File | The Spanish senate approved a law which aims to make Spanish law comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation           MADRID (Gowidenews) -  The Spanish senate approved Wednesday a controversial online data protection law which critics say will allow political parties to target voters with ads based on their internet browsing history. The law was approved in Spain's upper house of parliament with 220 votes in favour and 21 against. ADVERTISING inRead  invented by Teads It aims to ...

News Opinion Photos Radio Television Publications Specials Offers Contact   Twitter Facebook Google+ President of the Spanish Government to Visit Cuba Havana, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, will arrive on Thursday in Cuba, where he will fulfill an busy agenda that includes talks with local authorities, it was reported here. According to the program, Sanchez will pay tribute to Cuban National Hero Jose Marti at the memorial that bears his name in Havana and will meet with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to address issues of common interest. Sanchez and Díaz-Canel met in New York in September in the framework of the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly. During his visit, which will end on Friday, Sanchez will tour Havana's historic heart, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1982 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)....

Nigeria Spends $2.5bn Or More Annually Only On Aircraft Maintenance In Overseas (Gowidenews) - Nigerian airlines, presidential fleet, Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Police spend an estimated $2.5 billion annually in conducting C-check and other levels of aircraft maintenance overseas, THISDAY's investigations have revealed. THISDAY gathered that most of the funds are expended on the technical personnel, airframe maintenance, landing gear, engine overhaul and aircraft spares. Aeronautical engineers, airline operators and pilots told THISDAY that this amount would have been halved if Nigeria has major Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility, a leasing company, which could also supply spares and simulators for the training of pilots. THISDAY gathered that the high cost of maintenance is responsible for the short lifespan of Nigerian carriers, which operate for average of 10 years. The long time spent in taking aircraft overseas has forced airlines to in...