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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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The Real Madrid-Osasuna match will be played on Saturday 1st June at 2100
Real Madrid now know the start time for the match that will be played against Osasuna, as part of the final match day, number 38, of the La Liga season. The Whites will play the team from Navarra at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday 1st June at 21:00. The kick-off time is subject to change if it were to have no impact on the final league ...
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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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The great European Cup teams Real Madrid 1955-60 | David Lacey
In the first of our six-part series ahead of the Champions League final, we remember the Real Madrid side that hogged the European Cup throughout its first five ...
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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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Spain Business Brief - Tuesday May 21 2012
Publish your add for free Please note that only Spain-related classifieds will be accepted The Classifieds are ordered by ...
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You are unique and my dog too
Now you can sign up to the Day of the Mongrel Dog in Spain. Of the nearly two million dogs registered in Madrid and Barcelona, more than 63,000 are mongrels, and now a day to commemorate the non-breed is to be held on May 28. The slogan for the day is - 'You are unique - my dog too'. 20 minutos online is helping with the promotion of the day. They currently have 100 pictures ...
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A court is discussing the effects of the Prestige Oil Disaster in December 2002
Tourism and Fisheries were the two economic sectors to suffer the most from the effects of the Prestige Oil Disaster which happened in December 2002 off the coast of Galicia. A report has been published by the Court Official Expert, Mara Lourenza Garca, who is a professor at Sanitago de Compostela University. She says in her report that 4.334 billion EUR worth of damage was done by the ...
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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 Springs softball never found groove this season
Early on in the prep softball season, it looked like Spanish Springs would be the team to beat. Through their first 13 games, the Cougars only came on the short end once. That was in the Victory Preseason Tournament against Del Oro of Loomis, Calif.Spanish Springs didn't suffer a loss to a Nevada opponent until it locked horns with Reno in a High Desert League doubleheader and dropped the ...
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The Justice Minister wants to more shared custody in separations and divorces
, has said he will change the civil code to make shared custody on the same level as single custody in cases of separation or divorce. Latest data shows that in only 12% of cases in Spain is custody shared. Some regions in Spain such as Aragn and Valencia want to see shared custody as the norm, but the Minister rejected the idea, 'Substitute one obligatory criteria for one parent ...
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A British woman has died trapped in her car after a head on collision in Murcia
Four British women were travelling in the car, and the three survivors were taken to the Emergency Department of the Santa Lucia Hospital in ...
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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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Spains 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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Rise and shout — the Cougars are in Spanish Fork
AMERICAN FORK -- Alpine School District employees overflowed out of the conference room of the district's transportation office on Tuesday, ...
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Greenpeace members park fishing boat outside ministry of agriculture and anchor themselves to it
TWELVE Greenpeace activists have been arrested after parking a fishing boat outside the ministry of agriculture and chaining themselves to ...
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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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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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