https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Tokyo's 2020 Olympic emblem has triggered astonishment in Europe due to its resemblance to the logo of a Belgian theatre and a separate Spanish design. https://www.thelocal.es/20150730/tokyo-logo-sparks-copy-cat Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:39:50 +0200 tokyo-logo-sparks-copy-cat Madrid's mayor Ana Botella said on Thursday the Spanish capital should not bid for the 2024 Olympics after failing three times in a row to win the right to host the summer Games. https://www.thelocal.es/20130912/madrid-shouldnt-bid-for-2024-olympics-mayor Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:40:00 +0200 madrid-shouldnt-bid-for-2024-olympics-mayor Recession-pounded Spain pleaded for Olympic chiefs to award Madrid the 2020 Games on Saturday as the Spanish capital set the stage for a massive party in case of victory. https://www.thelocal.es/20130907/spain-pleads-for-madrid-2020-games Sat, 07 Sep 2013 13:38:00 +0200 spain-pleads-for-madrid-2020-games