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Spain Barcelona Fc Eyes On Koval
While Barcelona FC first choice for replacing the leaving for Monaco Victor Valdes is still Borussia Monchengladbach's Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Ukrainian ...
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Possibility of Spanish downgrade looms over euro zone
Spanish government bonds have had a good run since the European Central Bank said it would protect the euro last year. But some analysts say the threat of a rating downgrade to junk remains an important risk. Credit default swap prices are discounting such a move, according to Markit. Spain is only one notch above junk according to Moody's and Standard & Poor's ratings, and two ...
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Spanish Banker Goes to Prison
MADRID -- Miguel Blesa, the former executive chairman of Caja Madrid, which is now part of Bankia, has become the first prominent Spanish banker to enter prison since the start of the financial crisis. He is accused of leaving his bank saddled with huge losses because of the takeover of a bank based in Miami in ...
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France As Monaco Done For Victor Valdes
AS Monaco management, after having sealed the deal with Radamel Falcao, succeeded in hitting one more target: Spanish international goalkeeper Victor Valdes (31) will indeed ...
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Top Spain banker bailed in crisis probe
View Photo Miguel Blesa is pictured at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on October 6, 2008 in Madrid. Blesa, the former head of Spanish bank Caja Madrid, became the first top banker to spend time in jail over alleged mismanagement in the financial crisis, officials said on ...
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Spains controversial educational reform Will the Green Tide wash it away
New government reforms aim to reduce Spain's dropout rate. But they are opposed by green-shirted protesters from the education sector, known as the Green ...
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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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