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Lewis Hamilton positive before Monaco after nasty F1 surprise in Spain
Lewis Hamilton 's new team-mate was found snoring in the Mercedes motor-homeon Wednesday, his head in the lap of the British driver who rubbed his ears affectionately. "He was out late last night," said Hamilton, with a grin as wide as the paddock. "When I go to bed, he sits next to the bed or on it, and that's how he snores."This might suggest that he is getting ...
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Santos president Fresh Barcelona offer for Neymar rejected
have been the most active in their interest towards the Brazil international and, on Wednesday, held showdown talks with Santos and offered a 20 million Euro fee to the South American side as part of the deal. With arch rival Real Madrid increasing the intensity of its pursuit of the forward, Barca's second bid shows itsdesire to finalize a deal but Rodrigues insists that the South American ...
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Alfredo Landa Actor who gave his name to a genre of Spanish film
Alfredo Landa was unique among Spanish actors to have lent his name to a national film genre. Landismo was the label coined to describe the Carry On style of hugely popular Spanish comedies of the early 1970s that made Landa a household ...
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FARC denies kidnapping Spaniards
HAVANA - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last ...
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Colombian rebels deny kidnapping two Spaniards
HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last ...
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Spain spent $680 million on submarine that ‘can’t resurface’
Thrills&Spills Spanish engineers, who already spent some $680 million on designing the new generation S-80 class submarine, say it is a major "technical innovation." There is just one problem the calculations show - if submerged into water, it may never come up again. The Spanish media has been furiously discussing the errors made by the state-owned Navantia construction company, ...
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Bucks Blog Wednesday Reading Going Vegetarian in Tapas-Happy Barcelona
Children often ask tough questions about money. In a series of posts this month the Bucks blog will discuss them one by one. We invite you to answer a few yourself or suggest new ones that your children have ...
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Gibraltar Moves Toward UEFA Membership as Spain Resists
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Neymar keen on Barcelona
Santos' Vice President Odilio Rodrigues has revealed that Barcelona is the preferred destination for Brazilian striker Neymar. The sought-after front-man has been the subject of much speculation since becoming a regular feature in the Brazilian national team with some of Europe's top club's chasing his signature. However, Rodrigues claims the players preferred club is the ...
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Spain banks may need to raise money to meet provisions Rajoy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday said the country's banks may have to raise capital on the financial markets to meet higher provisioning ...
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Messi approves of Barcelona signing Neymar - video
Striker Lionel Messi comments on reports that Brazilian striker Neymar has agreed to join Barcelona on 1 July. A move to Europe for Neymar has been talked about for the last two years, but there is a chance such a move could be put on hold until after the Brazil World Cup in ...
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Messi would welcome Neymar at Barcelona
Barcelona remain confident of beating off strong competition to sign Neymar The Santos attacker, 21, has long been linked with a move to the Catalan club, and talks with the players’ various owners are thought to be well advanced. On a promotional trip to Qatar this week, the Argentine told local TV channel Alkass that Neymar would bring something different to the Barca front line. ...
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Telefonica cuts handset prices to win back Spanish clients
domestic market on Wednesday to fight increasing competition in the recession-hit country. Telefonica, which stopped subsidizing handsets for new clients last year to save cash, lost over 700,000 mobile customers in the first quarter of the year as cheaper rivals, such as Yoigo, ...
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Bulls Draft Pick Nikola Mirotic Named MVP Of Spanish League
Mirotic, 22, is now the youngest MVP in ACB history. The 6-foot-10 power forward earned MVP honors after averaging 12.6 points and 5.5 rebounds this season as Real Madrid earned a 30-4 record to win the league by four games. Mirotic shot 50.5 percent overall and 43.5 percent from three-point land, while shooting 80.7 percent from the free-throw line. Drafted by the Bulls with the 23rd pick in ...
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Francis Meets with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey of Spain
Current Economic Situation, Importance of Marriage and Family Among Topic DiscussedBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Yesterday, Pope Francis met with Mariano Rajoy Brey, prime minister of Spain at the Vatican Apostolic Palace.The Spanish Prime Minister met later on with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, who was accompanied by Archbishop ...
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Neymar wants Barcelona move
Neymar: Hoping for a switch to Barcelona, claims Santos chief Barcelona is the chosen destination for striker Neymar, according to Santos vice-president Odilio Rodriques. The 21-year-old has been subject to speculation for a number of years since coming through the ranks at Santos and establishing himself as a key part of the Brazilian national team. Neymar has attracted interest from ...
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Spain Studies 15-Year Syndicated Issue Inflation-Linked Bonds
Spain is considering a 15-year bond sale through banks this year as well as offers of index-linked and dollar-denominated debt as it seeks to tap investor demand, Deputy Treasury Head Ignacio Fernandez-Palomero Morales said. "We could still access the markets with a potential syndicated issue in the range of 15 years," Fernandez-Palomero said at a news conference ...
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Sergio Garcia said Tiger Woods fried chicken remark not racist
Sergio Garcia walks off the 2nd green after missing a putt for birdie during the second round of the Masters at Augusta National on April 12, 2013 in Augusta, Georgia. UPI/Kevin ...
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12 Greenpeace activists arrested in Spain
Spanish police said they arrested 12 Greenpeace activists for parking a fishing boat outside the Ministry of Agriculture and chaining themselves to it. Greenpeace members organized the demonstration to encourage the Spanish government to meet with the group and discuss promoting more environmentally friendly ways of conducting trade. Celia Ojeda, a spokeswoman for Greenpeace, said that ...
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Spain’s Attacks on Fighting Back
At a demonstration near the Spanish parliament on April 18, a housing rights activist joked that the crowd should divide up with terrorists on one side and Nazis on the other. Everyone laughed, but there is a dark side to his sarcasm. Since March, local and national politicians have used every name in the book to delegitimize the Platform for Mortgage Victims, a grass-roots movement that has ...
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Spain replants after centuries of deforestation
Centuries of deforestation have turned Spain's lush forests into barren scrublands, making them vulnerable to erosion. But volunteers are working to revive the landscape and protect local water ...
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RPT-Fitch Spain Restructured Loan Provisions May Hit Bank Earnings
Wed May 22, 2013 6:36am EDT (Repeat for additional subscribers) May 22 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Additional loan-impairment charges from a review of Spanish banks' restructured loans could cause a further dent to earnings which are already feeble, Fitch Ratings says. This could ultimately filter through to capital, and leave some thinly ...
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Spain studies possible 15-year syndicated bond - Treasury official
MADRID | Wed May 22, 2013 6:08am EDT MADRID May 22 (Reuters) - Spain is studying a possible 15-year syndicated sovereign bond issue for this year, Treasury deputy director Ignacio Fernandez said at a press conference on Wednesday. "The Treasury tends to do three syndicated deals per year," he said. "Given current market conditions we think we could still go to market with a ...
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Sascoc to assist swimmers going to Barcelona
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) confirmed in April that South Africa's elite swimmers would participate at the global spectacle in Barcelona in July, but Swimming South Africa said lesser-known athletes might need to contribute as much as R3 000 from their own pockets if they hoped to take part. "As Sascoc, we will always contribute to the best of our ...
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Strike threat for Spanish basketball league playoffs
Spanish basketball was thrown into turmoil late on Tuesday night with the news that players from the Endesa ACB League will start an indefinite strike this coming Sunday. The strike comes at the start of the quarterfinals of the play-offs of the ACB League which will decide the eventual champions of the competition. The players are striking in order to force a collective agreement which will ...
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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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