Saturday 4th July, 2009
Finding solutions - Spanish Town pastor asks for help to teach youth how to 'fish'
Jamaica GleanerPhoto by Robert Lalah Pastor Norman Lewin plays with children from the church's basic school. Lewin says the school is part of the church's outreach programme to the community.
Spanish police foil jailbreak using remote-controlled airship
Belfast TelegraphSpanish police foiled a plot to use a remote-controlled zeppelin airship to help a prisoner break out of jail, officials revealed yesterday. Investigators found a package sent from Italy...
Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank
Hindustan TimesPresident Hugo Chavez's government has taken control of the nation's third largest bank, Banco de Venezuela. The government agreed in May to pay Spain's Grupo Santander more than $1 billion for the...
Gasol will play for Spain at Euro Championship
Sign on San DiegoAlicante, Spain — Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol will play for Spain in September in the European Basketball Championship. Gasol said Friday that it was an easy decision after winning...
Venezuela takes control of Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela, nation's third-largest bank
Star TribunePresident Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday — making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system. The...
Tourists Usually In Spain Stay Mainly Off The Planes
NPRWith more than 4 million Spaniards out of work, people line up outside a government employment center in Madrid on Spain has a 17.4 percent unemployment rate, the highest jobless rate in...
Spanish tourists replacing foreigners in their own country
BreitbartThe economic crisis means that Spanish hotels will have more domestic than foreign tourists this summer for the first time in decades, an industry official predicted Friday. In the 1980s an estimated...
Fishing stories net spy chief
New Zealand HeraldSpain's intelligence chief resigned yesterday amid allegations he used Government money to go on hunting and fishing trips and had staff remodel his house.A replacement for National...
Spanish agents force spy chief to quit
The GuardianSpain 's spy chief, Alberto Saiz, has been forced to resign after his own agents turned on him, employing the tricks of the trade to overthrow their boss at the country's National Intelligence Centre...
Spanish Government Selects Novavax's VLP Technology For Comprehensive Flu Vaccine Solution In Spain
Medical News TodayNovavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced its initial agreement to license its proprietary, recombinant virus-like-particle vaccine technology to ROVI Pharmaceuticals (Madrid: ROVI) of Spain. ROVI...
Family of swine flu victim to sue Spanish hospitals
Earth TimesCeuta - The family of a young Moroccan woman who became the first H1N1 fatality on the European continent will sue two Madrid hospitals for negligence, representatives of her family said Friday in...
Spanish nuke plant to stay open
Euro NewsSpain says its oldest nuclear power station could stay open for another four years despite a pledge to close it in 2011. The 500 megawatt Garona nuclear plant near Burgos in the north of Spain...
Spain decides on aging nuclear plant
eTaiwan NewsThe Spanish government is to allow the country's oldest nuclear power station to continue producing electricity for four years before closing it down in 2013, the industry minister said Thursday.The...
Barcelona may fine U2 for noise in Spain
eTaiwan NewsBarcelona authorities might fine band U2 for rocking too long and loudly during rehearsals for their latest world tour, the city council said Thursday.While the city said it is proud to host the...
Timberwolves' draft pick Ricky Rubio reportedly will stay in Spain for two years
Pioneer PressDkv Joventut's Ricky Rubio vies for the ball with Lottomatica Roma Brandon Jennings (L) during their EuroLeague basketball Group C match at the Olympic Stadium in Badalona on 2008....
U2 open world tour with a bang in Barcelona
China DailyBarcelona- U2 kicked off their first tour in three years on Tuesday, rocking a raucous Barcelona crowd of around 90,000 and reaching for the stars with a live link-up to the International Space...
Spain reprieves ageing plant in sign of rethink
Financial TimesSpain's Socialist government, yielding to intense pressure from electricity companies, local authorities and employees at risk of redundancy, yesterday granted a four-year reprieve to the country's...
Spain will keep old nuclear plant going until 2013 - Summary
Earth TimesMadrid - Spain will allow the country's oldest nuclear power plant to operate until 2013, despite an initial pledge to close it by 2011, Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian announced Thursday. The...
Spain spy chief quits in cash row
BBCSpain's spy chief has resigned amid allegations that he used taxpayers' money to pay for hunting and fishing trips in exotic locations.Alberto Saiz, director of the National Intelligence Centre...
The nuclear debate reaches boiling point in Spain
Euro NewsThe government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is to decide whether to allow an ageing nuclear plant to remain in service longer than its 40-year normal lifespan. According to...
Paltrow sings Spanish praises
Tonight2009 Gwyneth Paltrow says Spain has "become a second home". The 'Iron Man' star spent a lot of time in the Mediterranean country filming cooking show 'On the Road Again' with chef Mario...
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