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The Spanish question how many goals vs Tahiti
RIO DE JANEIRO -- There's one big question hanging over Spain's team at the Confederations Cup: how many goals will the World Cup champions score in their upcoming match against tiny Tahiti, the representative for Oceania.African champions Nigeria defeated the South Pacific islanders 6-1 in their opening game, and missed at least half a dozen easy chances.Spain is expected to make a ...
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Spanish floods force evacuations cut power after heavy rain and melting snow swell rivers
MADRID - Days of torrential rain and melting snow have caused flooding in the Pyrenees region of northeastern Spain, forcing the evacuation of around 500 people and knocking out power. Officials in the Catalonia region said Tuesday that three mountain rivers have burst their banks and flooded streets, homes and farmland in the area. The flooding left some 4,000 people without power and forced ...
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Hockey NZ know Spanish danger
A couple of warmup games en route to the World League hockey semifinal tournament have suddenly assumed more significance for the New Zealand men ahead of their next game in Rotterdam. The Black Sticks played world No7 Spain twice on their way to the event, losing 3-1 and 4-1 but picking up valuable experience against a nation they haven't faced much of late. Just as well, as the ...
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Spains credit squeeze thwarts cos export plans
Big spenders are expectedly pampered, with credit card issuers and merchant outlets showering them with discounts. Now, ICICI and Axis Bank have expanded their offerings to cover savers as ...
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Spains debt costs bad loans rise as minister signals turnaround
By Paul Day and Andrs GonzlezMADRID/SANTANDER (Reuters) - Spain's short-term debt costs rose on Tuesday and data showed higher bad loan rates in the banking sector, casting doubt on the government's assertion that the worst of the economic crisis had passed.Lenders' non-performing loans rose for the second month running in April, to 10.9 percent of the credit they have granted, ...
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Barcelona Transfers 7 Players Theyre Looking to Replace Carles Puyol with
Eliaquim Mangala is one of a host of defenders that Barcelona are tracking as a long term replacement for Carles Puyol David Ramos/Getty ...
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Spain is emerging from recession says minister
The rush will extend across profiles. Outsiders will want to be part of the changes that Murthy will bring in; and this will not happen if they are working for competition," says Aditya Mishra, Randstad ...
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Spain sells 5 bln euros treasury bonds
The Spanish treasury has successfully placed on Tuesday 5.04 billion euros ($6.74 billion) of treasury bonds on the market, exceeding expectations of between 4 and 5 billion euros, although paying the highest interest rates since February.The auction experienced a high demand of 12.46 billion euros although it was lower than that of May when the Spanish treasury also sold treasury bonds of 6 and ...
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Barcelona Midfielder Wants To Leave After Receiving United Offer - Report
Thiago Alcantara has decided to leave Barcelona this summer with Manchester United thought to have made an offer for the 22-year-old, reports suggest. The midfielder, who will captain the Spanish Under-21 side in the European Championship final against Italy this evening, held talks with Barcelona head coach Tito Vilanova before making the trip to ...
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Families occupy unfinished homes in Spain
The washbasin in Juana Alonso's bathroom is brand new, but no water comes out of the tap. No bulbs hang from the light fittings. The house is unfinished; no one was meant to be moving in -- but Juana couldn't wait. Along with dozens of neighbours, desperate victims of Spain's recession brought ...
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Spanish banks face up to 10 bln eur in extra provisions - Econ Min
SANTANDER, Spain, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:28am EDT SANTANDER, Spain, June 18 (Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday that Spanish banks would face extra provisions against loan losses of up to 10 billion euros ($13.35 billion) over the next two years to meet new rules on loan refinancings. The provisions would leave banks with a capital shortfall of ...
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Torres plays down Barcelona link
a 34 million-plus-Torres bid for Edinson Cavani rejected by Napoli , but the 29-year-old insists his mind remains fully focused on helping Spain win the Confederations Cup."I look forward to talking with Mourinho and knowing what he plans for me," Torres told Radio Marca and Onda Ceros Radio "Al Primer Toque" sports program."I'm the first I know they expected much ...
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Spains nationalised lenders drawing buyer interest - Econ Min
SANTANDER, Spain June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:48am EDT SANTANDER, Spain June 18 (Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday that some of the country's nationalised lenders, taken over in the wake of a property crash, were beginning to attract interest from potential buyers. Along with the country's biggest state-owned bank, Bankia , Spain's ...
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Spain beats target at bill auction yields jump
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain beat the top end of its targeted amount at a short-term debt auction on Tuesday, though financing costs jumped from previous record lows on investor concerns over global liquidity.The Treasury sold 5.04 billion euros ($6.73 billion) of 6- and 12-month bills compared to target range of 4 billion to 5 billion euros.The 6-month bill sold 1.09 billion euros at an average ...
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Spain Meets Upper Goal at Bill Sale Borrowing Costs Rise
Spain met its upper goal at a bill sale even as its borrowing costs rose ahead of the start of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day meeting to review monetary policy. The Madrid-based Treasury sold 5.04 billion euros ($6.74 billion) of bills, compared with an upper target of 5 billion euros. It sold six-month bills at an average 0.821 percent today, up from 0.492 percent on May 14. It ...
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Spain April bad loan ratio rises to 10.9 pct - Bank of Spain
MADRID, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:08am EDT MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - Spanish banks' bad loans as a percentage of total credit rose to 10.9 percent in April from 10.5 percent in March, Bank of Spain data showed on Tuesday. The increase came after drops at the end of last year and beginning of 2013 as lenders transferred toxic property assets to Spain's so-called bad ...
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Sweden return excites Spains Ainhoa
Explaining that being among the top teams in Europe is like "a prize," goalkeeper Ainhoa insisted thatSpain were going to Sweden determined to compete with the ...
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Barcelona eyeing Botafogo defender Doria
Barcelona are eyeing Botafogo defender Doria.The 18 year-old is attracting major European interest this summer, with Barca and Tottenham in contact.Sport says Barca have made a move for the 18 year-old, with sports chief Andoni Zubizarreta convinced his smooth style can fit into the club's playing system.For all the latest football news go ...
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Why Spain’s tiki taka is very much alive and kicking
Spain's domination of Uruguay in their opening Confederations Cup match suggested that reports of tiki taka's demise are premature, regardless of what happened in the Champions League this season.First half goals from Pedro and Roberto Soldado put Spain in complete control and the final 2-1 scoreline, after Luis Suarez pulled one back with a stunning free kick in the 88th minute, ...
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Spains finance minister says Spain close to overcoming crisis
The Spanish Minister of Finance Cristobal Montoro said that Spain is close to overcoming the economic crisis the country is suffering since 2008, local media reported on Monday.Montoro made this statement at the opening of the courses organized by the Association of Journalists of Economic Information (Apie) and the University Menendez Pelayo in Madrid.Montoro pointed out that the state revenue ...
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Spanish Q1 public debt up to USD1.228tr 88.2 of GDP
(MENAFN) The Bank of Spain released data showing that Spanish public debt rose to a record USD1.228 trillion, which is 88.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year, reported Xinhua News. The data also showed that Spanish public debt climbed 4.4 percent compared to ...
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Soldado Spain must find goal-den touch
/enpproperty--> With one-time golden boy Fernando Torres benched it was left to a less-heralded Spanish striker, Roberto Soldado, to show that the world champions still know where the net is. It was his goal that cemented a 2-1 Confederations Cup win over Uruguay on Sunday. Spain's possession-based "tiki-taka" style is designed to frustrate the best of opponents: you ...
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Evgeny Donskoy rallies over John Isner in the Netherlands
John Isner Monday in first-round play of the grass-court Topshelf Open. Donskoy rallied after dropping the first set to bounce the 6-foot-9 Isner 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-4 at Autotron Rosmalen in the Netherlands. Joining Isner in the ranks of Day 2 upset victims at the Wimbledon tune-up were No. ...
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Spains public deficit to April around 2.17 percent of GDP
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's public deficit, excluding the accounts of local governments, was in the first four months of 2013 on track to meet end-of-year targets, according to Reuters' calculations using Treasury Ministry data published on Monday. The public deficit to April, excluding the ...
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OAS and Foundation for Documentation Sciences of Spain Sign Agreement to Provide Greater Transparency to Parliaments of the Americas
June 17, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Foundation for Documentation Sciences (FCD) of Spain signed a memorandum of understanding that seeks to promote the strengthening of the management of legislatures in the region, through actions that promote transparency, access to public information and citizen participation. The Secretary General of the OAS, José ...
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Barcelona on the frontline in the cancer fight
Cancer has become the leading killer of the elderly in Europe; it is an awful, painful disease that has become something akin to a pandemic. Progress has been made in its diagnosis, and further progress is being made in its treatment, and Barcelona, by hosting the European Breast Cancer Conference, is playing a major part in the sharing of ideas and knowledge to facilitate improvements and new breakthroughs.
The city of Barcelona will play a significant role in the prevention and promotion of awareness of breast cancer when it hosts the annual European Breast Cancer Conference this year. Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women around the world, and although mortality has begun to drop worldwide, and especially in Europe, there is still much progress that can be made. Read more
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