Spaniard among the dead in Christchurch earthquake

NEW ZEALAND (Agencies) A Spanish newspaper, El País, reported in its morning edition that that there was a Spaniard among the victims of the Earthquake in Christchurch, a fact that was confirmed later by New Zealand authorities and by the Spanish Foreign Ministry, which added that consular staff were dealing with the problem and the family has been told. New Zealand authorities stated that the man had been in the Canterbury Television building (photo) when the earthquake hit. The newspaper reported, too, that there were another 17 Spanish residents registered in Christchurch and none of them had been heard from since the tremor that devastated the city. Spanish authorities say they doubt the 17 were still living there, as it often happens that people do not de-register when they move.

Massive U2 stage set is shipped from Algeciras to New Zealand

ALGECIRAS Part of the massive stage set for U2's 360 Tour, known as The Claw, was shipped to Australia for the next leg after the concert in Sevilla on September 30, postponed from the day before, the general strike. As is usual with such things, we're told by a former roadie, what probably happened is that a separate set (there are two complete sets, plus lighting and sound equipment) skips over the last concerts -Coimbra in Portugal on October 3 and then Rome on the 8th- and heads to the next scheduled one: Auckland, New Zealand. Why are we telling you this? Because the 1.5 tons of metal was shipped from the port of Algeciras. Overall cost of the set loaded locally is a mere $1.8  million. Another section of the set went from Valencia. Just thought you'd like to know.