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Spain Under-21 squad for Euros named
La Rojita will be hoping for a vast improvement to their Under-23 Olympic campaign last summer, when they were dumped out at the group stage featuring many players who have been named for the tournament in Israel in June.Five players have been called up that were included in the victorious Spain side two years ago, including current captain David de Gea, whose performances in the tournament ...
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Spains stock market regulator to probe trading in Bankia shares
MADRID | Thu May 23, 2013 2:54pm EDT MADRID May 23 (Reuters) - Spain's stock market regulator on Thursday said it would investigate if the abnormally high volume of trading in nationalised lender Bankia shares during the day was in breach of market rules. Close to 50 million shares in Bankia changed hands on Thursday, or about 42 times the average daily volume over the last three ...
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Taiwan to be theme country for Spanish film festival this summer
TAIPEI -- Taiwan has been chosen as the theme country of the 10th Asian Summer Film Festival in Spain to be held July 9-14, the Ministry of Culture said ...
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Spanish unemployment Indignant undignified
JOS GARCIA used to work as a doorman. But two years ago he lost his job. Since then the 62-year-old has lived off unemployment insurance built up when he was working. This month it runs out. Now he hopes for EUR426 ($550) a month in long-term state subsidy. With unemployment above 27%, he does not expect to work again. "I'll keep looking, but the queue will always be long," he ...
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The Spanish economy On being propped up
, most accept their lot with resignation. The government of Mariano Rajoy is unpopular, but so is the opposition. And whereas many other stricken euro-zone countries blame the Germans for their woes, Spaniards recognise that they are paying for their own excesses, especially the burst property bubble. The numbers are grim. The economy is in deep recession. In the first three months of the year ...
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The Indignant Ones the inspiration to sit-in demonstrations called the Spanish…
The Indignant Ones, the inspiration to sit-in demonstrations, called the Spanish government to resign MADRID - Spain's "Los Indignados", or the Indignant Ones, were back at the country's squares on Sunday on the second anniversary of their grassroots movement to protest the government and its policies amid a crippling financial crisis.Thousands of demonstrators -- mostly the ...
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Spanish lender Ibercaja takes over Caja 3
MADRID | Thu May 23, 2013 11:09am EDT MADRID May 23 (Reuters) - Mid-sized Spanish lender Ibercaja on Thursday said it had reached a deal to take over the smaller bank Caja 3, the latest of a series of mergers which have shrunk Spain's banking system from more than 40 banks five years ago to just 15 today. Ibercaja was one of the few Spanish lenders which did not need to seek public ...
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Barcelona extends Adrianos deal through to 2017
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona has renewed defender Adriano's contract through to 2017 and added a buyout clause at 90 million euros ($116 million).The club says the deal was sealed Thursday at a meeting with the player's agent, Paulo Affonso Neves.The Brazil defender arrived from Sevilla in 2010, and Barcelona says he has "shown versatility" by defending effectively on both ...
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Experience and talent fill Spain U21 selection
Spain can count on senior internationals Isco and Thiago Alcntara as they look to defend their title at next month's UEFA European Under-21 Championship in ...
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Isco and Thiago called up by Spain U-21s
Isco and Barcelona midfielder Thiago means they are now extremely unlikely to be included in Vicente del Bosque's senior squad for the Confederations Cup in Brazil later in ...
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Santos rejects Barcelonas bid for Neymar
Rio de Janeiro: Santos have rejected a 20 million-euro offer from Barcelona for Brazil star Neymar.The Brazilian outfit, which last week turned down Barcelona`s initial 18 million-euro bid for the striker, made the decision after a meeting of the club`s board Wednesday night, reports Xinhua."Santos ...
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Barcelona announce visit of Israel Palestine
Adriano signs new deal According to the club the events will take place in the Palestinian Territories on August 3 and then in Israel the following day, and "first team players will be present at both".Details of the initiative - called the FC Barcelona Peace Tour - were announced via the ...
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Spains borrowing costs rise for first time in four months
By Manuel Mara Ruiz MADRID (Reuters) - Spain paid higher rates on medium-term debt for the first time since early February at an auction on Thursday, as investors reacted to signals that the United States could scale back its monetary stimulus. Yields rose on bonds maturing in three, five and 13 years, but Spain met its target of 4 billion euros and has now completed 57 percent of its ...
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Spain pays higher rates at latest bond auction
Spain has had to pay higher interest rates to auction off €4 billion in governments bonds as investors were unnerved by a sharp drop in global stock markets. Spain's borrowing costs have been falling for months as investors gained confidence in the government's management of its finances and fears of a bailout receded. The Treasury said it sold €1.2 billion in 15-year bonds ...
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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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