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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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Northlands Spanish Jazz looks a cut above in Saturday allowance
Email Spanish Jazz figures to be tough to handle when he runs in a first-level allowance race at Northlands Park Saturday. The six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up drew six horses and has been slotted as the second of eight races carded. Post time for the first race is 1 p.m. Mountain.Trainer Robertino Diodoro had Spanish Jazz ready to roll when he debuted in a $30,000 optional maiden ...
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Spanish woman recognised as illegitimate daughter of wealthy landowner
A Spanish woman has won recognition as the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy landowner and now lays claim to a 15 million euro (£9.9 million) ...
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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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Spanish woe -- A submarine that can’t swim
Madrid: Seems, Spain's miseries know no bounds. Its largest defence innovation may be a damp squib. After spending a whopping $680 million (one-third of the country’s military budget) to build world’s most advance submarine, its makers have revealed that if submerged, it may never resurface. The problem has come at a time when the country is already reeling under economic ...
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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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The band One Direction visited Real Madrid’s Football City
The Whites’ fourth training session at Real Madrid’s Football City in preparation for the league match against Real Sociedad was watched by the band One Direction. The British music group are in Madrid as part of their European tour and three of the five members took the opportunity to see the training session and greet and chat with the Whites’ coaching staff and players and ...
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Spanish Liga clubs circle for Man City striker Denis Suarez
PLAY IT SHORT: Cech on Mourinho collision course; Spurs paid for lack of striker signing; Dein would be best Arsenal signing; Di Santo great first Garlick WBA ...
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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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Spanish region to seize first house from banks
MADRID (AP) -- Spain's southern Andalucia region has begun its first proceedings to seize confiscated houses from banks under a new anti-eviction law aimed at protecting people in economic difficulties. The regional government said Thursday the house in the southern city of Huelva would be taken off a bank mortgage company which issued the tenant an eviction order for failing to keep up ...
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An investigation is underway by the National Police following the deaths of two 83 year old British twins in Fuengirola
According to the newspaper the investigation indicates that one of the twins arrived home and saw that his brother had taken his own life, he then made the same ...
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The photographer Annie Leibovitz has been named as the winner in the Prince of Asturias Awards in the category of communication.
The jury said she was one of the 'global photojournalism energisers', and one of the most respected in Europe and America, whose recognized graphic work has been shown in the best galleries and museums in the emblematic cities of the ...
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Spain Papers Review - Thursday May 23 2013
Publish your add for free Please note that only Spain-related classifieds will be accepted The Classifieds are ordered by ...
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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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Ramos wants Bale at Real Madrid
Sergio Ramos has described Tottenham's Gareth Bale as a "Real Madrid-quality signing", fuelling reports of the Spanish giants' interest in signing the ...
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Spain Yields Nudge Up Sells More Bonds Than Planned
Spain's borrowing costs nudged up from recent multi-year lows at a bond auction Thursday, but analysts said the rising yields and slightly lower demand than last time didn't suggest investors were losing their appetite for riskier debt. The rise in bond yields in euro-zone markets is partly driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve's cautious scaling down of its bond purchase plan. ...
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Spanish Five-Year Notes Extend Decline After Debt Auction
Spain 's five-year notes extended a decline after the nation sold 4.08 billion euros of three-, five- and 15-year debt. The five-year yield climbed 10 basis points to 3.06 percent at 9:45 a.m. London time. The rate on 10-year bonds rose eight basis points to 4.26 percent. To contact the reporter on this story: Lucy Meakin in London ...
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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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