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Manchester United prepare 18m bid for Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara Marca
Spanish newspaper Marca report today that Manchester United are preparing an 18 million euro bid for Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara. Sections of the Catalan press claimed yesterday that Manchester City were tracking developments with ...
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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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BARCELONA Messi It would be great if Neymar would join us
As reported by todomercadoweb.es, Barcelona star Leonel Messi has declared about the possible arrival of Santos 21 year old striker Neymar: "He is the ...
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Azerbaijan probes reports on Spanish singer concert in Karabakh
Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has launched a probe over the recent reports by the Armenian media claiming that Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caball will give a concert in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan. The statement came from Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elman Abdullayev in an interview ...
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Spanish opera singer to give concert in occupied lands
Spanish operatic soprano will give a concert in occupied lands of Azerbaijan. Spanish operatic soprano Montserrat Caballe will give a concert in occupied lands of Azerbaijan. Caballe will give a concert in Khankandi on 4 June and in Yerevan on 9 ...
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Spanish unemployment could hit 30 by 2014
The country’s unemployment rate has historically tended to be high — only falling below 8 per cent right at the peak of the boom. Michala Marcussen says Spain’s particular problem is its gap in conditions for permanent and contract ...
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Spaniard Garcia runs for cover after racist Âfried chickenÂ’ dig at Tiger
Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia's (pictured) feud with Tiger Woods has deepened, with the Spaniard denying accusations of racism after ';fried chicken’’ comments during an awards dinner. Garcia appeared on stage at the European Tour's awards dinner in England yesterday and was asked in jest if he would invite Woods to dinner during the US Open. News reports said Garcia ...
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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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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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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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