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 A Spanish court said Thursday it had cleared Colombian superstars Shakira and Carlos Vives of accusations they plagiarised part of their Grammy award-winning hit "La Bicicleta". https://www.thelocal.es/20190516/spain-court-clears-shakira-of-plagiarism Thu, 16 May 2019 15:20:20 +0200 spain-court-clears-shakira-of-plagiarism 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 A band of Spanish criminals who helped people cheat in their exams by giving them the answers via high-tech listening devices has been busted by police. https://www.thelocal.es/20131025/police-pull-plug-on-listening-device-cheats Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:36:58 +0200 police-pull-plug-on-listening-device-cheats Experts are pointing to an increase in cheating and plagiarism at Spanish universities as students are wising up to new ways of using technology in order to not get caught. https://www.thelocal.es/20130919/high-tech-cheats-dumb-down-spanish-universities Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:07:00 +0200 high-tech-cheats-dumb-down-spanish-universities A professor from a university in Spain's Murcia province has been ordered to pay an ex-student €5,000 for copying her work. https://www.thelocal.es/20130401/court-hammers-prof-for-copying-student-work Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:26:00 +0200 court-hammers-prof-for-copying-student-work