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Spain’s Partido Popular blocks motion to denounce Franco
Gen Franco who triggered the three-year civil war by leading a military coup against the democratically elected Republican government. Photograph: AFP/Getty ...
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Barcelona VP happy ‘scourge on Spanish football’ Jose Mourinho is leaving Real Madrid
jamming his fingers in Tito Vilanova's eyeball , Jose Mourinho's three years at Real Madrid featured many entertainingly villainous moments. Now that it's been made official that the man who disrupted Barcelona's serene reign atop Spanish football will leave at the end of the season, Barca vice president Carles Vilarrubi has said what everyone at his club is probably ...
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Andy Murray withdraws from French Open with back injury
Andy Murray, Great Britain, hoists his trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic, Serbia, to win the men's championship at the U.S. Open held at the National Tennis Center on September 10, 2012 in New York. UPI Photo/Monika ...
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Spain must bring its shadow economy back into the light
Visit the ROB Insight homepage for analysis available only to subscribers. Spain's unemployment rate could climb to 30 per cent by 2015, up from a record 27 per cent now, according to Socit Gnrale. Such staggering levels of joblessness would signal economic devastation just about anywhere - except in Spain, where the average Spaniard would roll his eyes and tell you not to worry, everyone ...
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Spanish couple kidnapped in Colombia
Two Spanish tourists have been kidnapped in Colombia while driving in La Guajira, near the Venezuelan border. The couple disappeared on Friday, but Spanish authorities only confirmed the kidnapping on Tuesday. The kidnappers contacted the hostages' family and identified themselves as members of the left-wing rebels Farc, Colombian authorities say. The group, which last year vowed to stop ...
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Spains former PM Aznar suggests may challenge Rajoy
Spain's centre-right People's Party (Partido Popular) leader Mariano Rajoy ( R ) and Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar talk before a national executive committee in Madrid November 21, ...
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La Liga Wrap Barcelona Deportivo notch victories
Elsewhere, Deportivo La Coruna moved out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol at the Estadio Riazor. Bruno Gama gave his side the lead after 50 minutes when he hit a wonderful curling drive from outside the area beyond Cristian Alvarez. The victory was sealed deep into stoppage time as Deportivo broke forward and Nelson Oliveira lobbed the on-rushing Espanyol goalkeeper. ...
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Secretary General Meets with Spain’s Secretary General for Defense Policy
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, met today with Spain’s Secretary General for Defense Policy, Alejandro Enrique Alvargonzález, with whom he discussed issues related to hemispheric security; drug policy, the Ibero-American agenda and the cooperation between the hemispheric institution and the Spanish government.Secretary ...
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Mourinho has been a scourge says Barcelona vice-president
Real Madrid this summer and believes his exit is a positive thing for Spanish football.Madrid president Florentino Perez revealed on Monday evening that Mourinho will not fulfil his contract with the Santiago Bernabeu side and Vilarrubi is pleased to see the 50-year-old leave La Liga at the end of this season."I can speak out now. Mourinho has been a scourge," Vilarrubi told Catalunya ...
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Reina flattered by Barcelona rumors
Barcelona has made an official approach but claims he is content with his current situation with the Reds."I have three more years with Liverpool. I'm satisfied, comfortable and my family are very happy," Reina told Spanish radio ...
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Frugal Traveler Blog Going Vegetarian in Tapas-Happy Barcelona
The escalivada, a Catalonian specialty that’s vegetarian friendly, at Ssamo. I'm not a vegetarian, but I play one in this column. Shortly after landing in Barcelona earlier this month, I met up for lunch with a friend of a friend, who asked what I wanted to eat. Not in town to write about food and not feeling particularly contrarian, I said what I'd guess many travelers to ...
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Thiago Alcantara considering future at Barcelona Man City interested RAC1
Reports from Barcelona based radio station RAC1 claim this evening that Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara is considering his future and Manchester City are interested. The 22-year-old Spaniard (of Brazilian origin) has been made available ...
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Colombian officials seek missing Spanish couple Spains foreign minister reports kidnapping
BOGOTA - Colombian authorities say a middle-aged Spanish man and woman are missing in a northeastern border region where a car they rented three weeks ago was found. Spain's foreign minister said Tuesday in Madrid that two Spaniards had been kidnapped in Colombia. But Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo did not provide any additional details, including their names. Maj. Cesar Gonzalez of ...
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Spain to Support Shipment of Arms for Syrian Opposition
Madrid, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Spain announced today to partners in the European Union (EU) that it will support sending weapons to the Syrian opposition, a position which is shared by other countries in the bloc. In a press conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jos Manuel Garca-Margallo, confirmed that he will defend the proposal during a meeting held EU foreign ministers next Monday in ...
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Colombia Two Spanish Tourists Kidnapped
A beach in La Guajira in northern Colombia. Photo from Flickr In reports that were released today, it has been revealed that two Spanish tourists were kidnapped in northern Colombia on Friday. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement today of the kidnapping of ngel Snchez Fernndez, 49, and Concepcin Marlaska Sedano, 43, in the northeast department of La Guajira. Spanish ...
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Spain just spent $680 million on a submarine that can’t swim
The S-80, clearly computer-generated. Navartia One of Spain's largest defense splurges may also be one of its most embarrassing. After spending two-thirds of a $3 billion budget to build four of the world's most advanced submarines, the project's engineers have run into a problem: the submarines are so heavy that they would sink to the bottom of the ocean. Miscalculations by ...
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Reina flattered by Barcelona rumours
Barcelona has made an official approach but claims he is content with his current situation with the Reds."I have three more years with Liverpool. I'm satisfied, comfortable and my family are very happy," Reina told Spanish radio ...
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Reina happy to remain at Liverpool amid flattering Barcelona rumours
The 30-year-old has been tipped to replace Victor Valdes at Camp Nou this summer, but insists he is happy with his current deal at Anfield despite an indifferent ...
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Marmoset stolen in Spain identified on social media sites
Police in Spain said they arrested a man accused of possessing a stolen marmoset after he posted pictures of the pilfered primate online. Investigators in El Coronil, Seville province, said the marmoset, dubbed Paintbrush, was stolen months ago from the Guillena Zoo and was located in the possession of a man identified only as V.I.F.D. after he posted pictures of it on various social media ...
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Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil -; Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room ...
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Miss Bumbum Andressa Urach to Spain will ask for a retraction of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo Pictures Showbiz News
In a statement released on Monday (20), Andressa Urach said he traveled to Spain to ask for a retraction of the Real Madrid player Cristiano ...
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Spain’s holy city of Toledo packed with wonders
Getting around Toledo itself is best on foot, but public bus no. 12 can be handy if you run out of steam. The cheesy Tren Imperial Tourist Tram is a fine way for non-drivers to enjoy views of the city from across the Tajo River ...
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Liverpool Star Flattered By Barcelona Interest
Liverpool goalkeeper plays down 'flattering' Barca link. Check in to Transfer Window: Done Deal Alerts Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina admits he knows little about supposed interest from Barcelona, but is flattered by their interest, according to ...
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Barcelona Make 20m Bid for Man City Captain Vincent Kompany
Nou Camp side chase Etihad Stadium centre-back. Check in to Transfer Window: Done Deal Alerts Barcelona have launched a 20m bid for Man City skipper Vincent Kompany as Tito Vilanova looks to strengthen his Nou Camp defence. The Daily Mirror ...
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Cringeful Alex Song Mistakenly Believes He Has Been Chosen to Conduct La Liga Trophy Lift
Ooops. Barcelona clearly wanted to honour Eric Abidal's recovering from serious illness by affording him the honour of being the first player to lift the La Liga trophy but for some reason Alex Song thought he was the man for the jobCheck in ...
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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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