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300 Years of the Treaty of Utrecht Stamps
Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau are issuing two stamps to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Treaty of Utrecht 1713-2013 on the 20th June ...
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IMF sees Spain banks non performing loans increasing further
MADRID, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:16am EDT MADRID, June 19 (Reuters) - Non performing loans at Spanish banks are set to increase further in the coming months as a difficult economic outlook weighs on the capacity of households and companies to repay debts, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. "NPLs typically are lagging indicators. I wouldn't be surprised if ...
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IMF says Spain recession may end soon
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Cavani keen on Madrid
Edinson Cavani would turn down a move to the Barclays Premier League this summer in favour of joining Real Madrid, the Napoli striker's father has revealed.The 26-year-old is one of a number of attacking options Madrid are weighing up in the wake of Gonzalo Higuain's departure, while Chelsea and Manchester City are also believed to be keen to secure his services."Cavani's ...
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IMF calls for urgent steps on Spain unemployment
MADRID -; The International Monetary Fund says recession-wracked Spain is making progress but is urging policymakers both within the country and in Europe to take "urgent action" to slash the country's crippling 27 percent unemployment ...
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IMF gives Spain a thumbs up warns of risks
By Julien ToyerMADRID (Reuters) - Spain has made strong progress on fixing its economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, although it warned more steps were needed to tackle a difficult outlook.In the concluding statement of its annual assessment of the Spanish economy, the IMF urged the government and European authorities to boost job creation in the country while going further ...
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Pique advises Thiago to stay at Barcelona
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has urged Thiago Alcantara to stay at the club despite reported interest from Manchester United. The 22-year-old made just 15 starts for Barcelona in last season's La Liga campaign, with the midfielder battling the likes of Xavi and Andres Iniesta for a first-team place. The Italian-born player has always been highly rated and he proved his credentials with a ...
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Real Madrid seeks to lift their 31st League before their fans
It's one or the other. There's no getting around it. Tonight a crowded Palacio de los Deportes will host the last of five battles for the league title. Real Madrid and Barcelona have brought the series to 2-2 and will be making one final intense push to achieve their goal. From what we have seen so far, equality and refereeing controversies included, the fact is that the result remains ...
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Football transfer rumours Barcelona to sign Juan Mata
are planning a 30m swoop. They're already "making overtures" to Mata's father.Once Mata is safely ensconced inside Camp Nou, Barcelona will move quickly to ...
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Spanish Papers Review - Wednesday June 19 2013
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The AVE high speed train carried 5200 passengers on the first day of service on the line between Madrid and Alicante.
Renfe Spanish railways have already some 31,000 tickets for travel between Alicante and Madrid buoyed by the las Hogueras festival in Madrid. The number is 25% higher than the same week last ...
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Easyjet orders 135 new planes but founder Stelios is angry
EasyJet has made a massive order for 135 new planes to renovate their fleet. By doing so the papers are saying they are risking incurring the wrath of the Easyjet founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. Indeed the Telegraph reports this morning that the Easyjet founder is to attempt to block the new order. He has a 37% stake in the airline and has accused Easyjet of doing deal with secret ...
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Spains first British Mayor
A student who emigrated from Britain to Spain as a teengager has now been made mayor in her local village of Villaquejida in the province of Len. She becomes the first British-born person to become Mayor of a Spanish town or village. She was elected as councillor in the Union of the People in Len party in 2011 and has now gone on to be Mayor after a power-sharing deal with coalition ...
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Spain Business Brief - Tuesday June 18 2013
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Spain trip helps SLU get ready for soccer season
The rain could not stop the opening of the 95th season of the Muny, which debuted 'Spamalot.' and included a surprise appearance by Eric ...
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BBC gives Spains instrumental national anthem lyrics
, or 'Royal March', is instrumental, but when the British Broadcasting Corporation televised the opening ceremony of Spain's first Cup match they gave it lyrics with subtitles in ...
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In majority-Latino Cornelius its Indian Bollywood not Spanish-language films drawing crowds
June 17--In Cornelius, the city of 12,000 with a majority Latino population, people come from all over the Portland metro area to watch Indian films. On the surface, the trend is surprising. According to the 2010 census, only 2.2 percent of Cornelius' population is Asian, and it is unclear how much of that is Indian. But at Cornelius Cinemas, Bollywood is among the highest rated categories ...
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Tehau dreams of Barcelona after landmark goal
/enpproperty--> Despite a 6-1 defeat to Nigeria, Tahiti celebrates lone score Jonathan Tehau struggled to articulate his joy after becoming the first player to score for Tahiti at a high-profile international tournament in his side's 6-1 loss to Nigeria at the Confederations Cup. Ranked 138th in the world, Tahiti are making their first appearance in a competition of this level and ...
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Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown
Spain won the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship over Italy with a score of 4-2 on Tuesday evening at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half which ended 3-1 in Spain's favor.After the restart, Spain proceeded their attack and scored through Isco's penalty kick in the 66th minute. In the 80th minute, Fabio Borini pulled one back ...
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Spain tops Italy for Euro Under-21 championship
Alex Grimm/Getty Images JERUSALEM -- Thiago Alcantara scored a first-half hat trick as Spain turned on the style to beat Italy 4-2 on Tuesday and win the European Under-21 championship for a second consecutive time. Italy started as the brighter side at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium but the Spanish players, captained by Thiago, soon gained control and took the lead after just six ...
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Platini Praises Israel as Spain Take Spoils Once Again
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Ramos relishing challenge of facing Spain in U-20 World Cup
Spain's recent success at various international levels is no secret. The senior squad holds the two most recent European championship crowns and is the defending World Cup champion. Tuesday, Spain repeated as European Under-21 champion. The nation's U-20 national team enters the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey as one of the favorites to be the last team standing.None of that ...
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The Impossible Lands Spanish Award for Top Grossing Film Abroad
, a co-production between Spain's Telecinco Cinema and Apaches Entertainment, was the highest-grossing film outside Spain in 2012, taking €89 million ($119 million) in its international box office to date. Spain saw overall film export sales rise to €150.5 million ($201 million) in 2012 with 25 million ...
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4-2 Morata Nacho and Carvajal European Under-21 champions with Spain
Spain won its second European Under-21 for the second year running in Israel after outperforming Italy in the final by 4-2. The national squad led by Julen Lopetegui played a brilliant tournament, racking up five wins in five games; Real players Morata, Nacho and Carvajal all participated in the competition. The forward, with four goals the competition’s top scorer, started in the decisive ...
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Defending champ David Ferrer falls to Malisse in Netherlands upset
Xavier Malisse in an upset. Ferrer, ranked fourth in the world, tumbled to the Belgian grass court specialist 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the opening round at Autotron Rosmalen. The Spaniard was seeking to repeat in the Netherlands after downing German Philipp Petzschner in last year's finale. Malisse, meanwhile, notched just his 16th win 57 all-time matches against Top 10 players. Elsewhere ...
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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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