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MADRID Zay Jones Youth Jersey , Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Increasing numbers of visitors to Spain are choosing to stay in apartments rather than traditional hotels, according to data published by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Friday.


INE's study shows the 35.3 million visitors who came to Spain between January and June spent 25 percent more than in the same period in 2016 on accommodation other than traditional hotels, with 75 percent of the growth due to bookings on online platforms, such as Airbnb or HomeAway.


The data is published in the middle of a debate in Spain about just how many tourists the country can welcome Tre'Davious White Youth Jersey , in the wake of attacks on the tourism sector in cities such as Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and San Sebastian.


These cities and others have seen anti-tourism slogans painted on buildings.


2015 saw Spain welcome 68 million visitors and the number is set to rise to around 84 million in 2017 with INE highlighting that 35.3 million foreign tourists came to the country in the first six months of this year (before the peak season on July and August).


That same period saw Airbnb income rise by 33 percent to around 4 million euros, well above the 14.8 percent growth in tourist spending for the first half of the year. Exceltur; the organization which represents the interest of Spanish hoteliers, calculates the demand for tourist apartments on the whole has risen by 37 percent in 2017 Kelvin Benjamin Youth Jersey , compared with a 7 percent rise in demand for hotel rooms.


It is the use of tourist apartments, which many blame for causing house prices to rise in Barcelona, as well as other social problems, such as increased noise Kyle Williams Youth Jersey , drunkenness and rubbish in traditional residential neighborhoods, which has provoked so much controversy, with the Barcelona local authority attempting to crackdown on unlicensed properties.


Meanwhile, the regional government in the Balearic Islands this week voted to put a cap on the number of tourist beds on offer on the islands of Mallorca and Ibiza LeSean McCoy Youth Jersey , promising heavy fines for those illegally renting apartments.


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A South African appeals court increased Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius' sentence for murdering his girlfriend to 13 years and five months on Friday, marking a victory for prosecutors in a case that shocked the world.


The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein more than doubled his original sentence of six years after the state argued that it was unduly lenient.


Pistorius, 31, was not in court for the hearing.

South African court doubles Pistorius sentence to more than 13 years

Prosecutors argued earlier this month that Oscar Pistorius failed to show genuine remorse after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.


"One of the essential ingredients of a balanced sentence is that it must reflect the seriousness of the offence Tremaine Edmunds Youth Jersey ," Andrea Johnson, of the National Prosecution Authority, had told the court.


Pistorius' lawyer Barry Roux mounted a strong defence of the judge who handed down the six-year sentence, saying she took into account his claim that he believed he was shooting an intruder.




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The Paralympic athlete shot dead Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013 when he fired four times through the door of his bedroom toilet.


He pleaded not guilty at his trial in 2014 and has always denied that he killed Steenkamp in a rage Josh Allen Youth Jersey , saying he mistook her for a burglar.


In 2015, Pistorius was found guilty of murder and given less than half of the minimum 15 years in jail for that crime.


Pistorius was originally convicted of culpable homicide - the equivalent of manslaughter - but the appeal court upgraded his conviction.


'JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED'


Nazreen Shaik Peremanov, a constitutional law expert at the University of South Africa's law school, told AFP that Pistorius could now appeal the latest sentence at the country's highest court - the Constitutional Court.


"They were forced to impose that sentence Jim Kelly Womens Jersey , and the court found there were no substantial and compelling circumstances and thus handed down (that) period of imprisonment," said legal analyst Ulrich Roux. "(Recent) sentences have been much more harsh than in the past, in my opinion."


National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Luvuyo Mfaku said he was pleased with the Supreme Court's ruling.


"We always maintained as an institution that this appeal is not about an individual. It has got everything to do with the proper administration of justice," he said.


"We hope the family will find closure knowing that justice has been served and the proper sentence has been handed out."


Oscar's brother Carl Pistorius tweeted that he was "Shattered. Heartbroken. Gutted" following the court's ruling.


"We have all suffered incomprehensible loss. The death of Reeva was and still is a great loss for our family too Nathan Peterman Womens Jersey ," he wrote.


Previously an ambassador for disabled people worldwide, Pistorius was released from jail in 2015 after serving one year of the initial five-year term for culpable homicide.


He returned behind bars after his conviction for murder.


The year before he killed Steenkamp, Pistorius became the first double-amputee to race at the Olympics when he competed at the London 2012 games.


In a television interview, he said he believed an intruder was in the house and "instant fear" drove him to grab his gun and walk on his stumps towards the bathroom.


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