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Crash blocking left lane on I-15 near Spanish Fork
Car crash knocks out power in Spanish Fork A truck collided with a power pole in Spanish Fork Thursday morning, knocking out the power for many residents within the city. It was back ...
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Spain just spent $680 million on a submarine that can’t swim
The S-80, clearly computer-generated. Navartia One of Spain's largest defense splurges may also be one of its most embarrassing. After spending two-thirds of a $3 billion budget to build four of the world's most advanced submarines, the project's engineers have run into a problem: the submarines are so heavy that they would sink to the bottom of the ocean. Miscalculations by ...
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Marmoset stolen in Spain identified on social media sites
Police in Spain said they arrested a man accused of possessing a stolen marmoset after he posted pictures of the pilfered primate online. Investigators in El Coronil, Seville province, said the marmoset, dubbed Paintbrush, was stolen months ago from the Guillena Zoo and was located in the possession of a man identified only as V.I.F.D. after he posted pictures of it on various social media ...
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Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil -; Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room ...
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Miss Bumbum Andressa Urach to Spain will ask for a retraction of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo Pictures Showbiz News
In a statement released on Monday (20), Andressa Urach said he traveled to Spain to ask for a retraction of the Real Madrid player Cristiano ...
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Spain’s holy city of Toledo packed with wonders
Getting around Toledo itself is best on foot, but public bus no. 12 can be handy if you run out of steam. The cheesy Tren Imperial Tourist Tram is a fine way for non-drivers to enjoy views of the city from across the Tajo River ...
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Fashion students get to show off work at Madrid museum
Madrid, May 21 (EFE).- Design and fine arts students from Spain's Universidad Francisco opened a show Tuesday at Madrid's Museo del Traje that showcases their talents. The exhibition, which runs until May 26, seeks to show how the students are preparing to enter a tough real world that lacks many ...
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Top Spain store chain juggles 5 bn euros debt
MADRID (AFP) - Spain's top department store chain El Corte Ingles must restructure five billion euros ($6.5 billion) of debt, the company said Tuesday, citing economic conditions as Spaniards shop less in the recession.El Corte Ingles, whose green logo is a familiar sight on Spanish high streets, employs 98,000 people, selling a variety of products including clothes, food and travel ...
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Neymar Will Play With Barcelona Says O Globo
Rio de Janeiro, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior will play for Barcelona next season, the local daily O Globo reported today. According to O Globo, the player signed a contract last week that obliges him to play at the Catalan club starting July 1, after the end of the Confederated Cup. This means Neymar could play his last game in the peixe jersey on ...
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Reina plays down Barcelona speculation
That has led to his Spain international colleague Reina - who joined Liverpool from Villarreal eight years ago - being linked with a return to Barcelona, but the 30-year-old has stated that he is content with life under Brendan Rodgers at ...
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Spain backs sending weapons to Syria rebels for defense
Spain said Tuesday it favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of "defense material" -- that could include weapons to help protect the ...
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Spain’s Benat Intxausti wins Giro stage 16
The pack pedals through mountain landscape during the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Valloire, France, to Ivrea, Italy, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (Fabio ...
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Real Madrid has the best scoring midfield of the Spanish League
Real Madrid has the best scoring midfield of the Spanish League. Seven white squad players in that position have scored so far in the championship, racking up 26 goals among them. Özil, with nine, is the most prolific in this regard. Following the German player we find Di María (7), Modric (3), Kaká (3), Khedira (2), Callejon y Essien (1). Valladolid and Barcelona, with 24 and ...
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Ivan Zamorano “Real Madrid is constantly on a quest to always be champions”
Ivan Zamorano is in Spain and took advantage of his time in the country to visit Madrid and the Santiago Bernabeu for a trip down memory lane. The former Real Madrid forward from 1992 to 1996 spoke with Florentino Perez and talked about the club: "You always have to be optimistic and think that things are going to change one way or another. The team didn’t win much this year but in ...
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Real Madrid legend Raul reveals Barcelona tried to sign him twice
Barcelona on two occasions, but opted against a move to the Catalans as he did not want to join Madrid's arch-rivals.The experienced attacker spent nearly his entire career at the Santiago Bernabeu side after signing for the club from Atletico and he has stressed that a move to the Camp Nou side was never a serious option for him due to his strong ties with Madrid."Barcelona twice ...
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Mourinho out at Real Madrid
MADRID - Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid after three years as manager, paving the path for his return to England and a second stint as Chelsea’s manager. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez announced at a news conference following a board meeting Monday that a mutual agreement was reached for Mourinho’s departure. The 50-year-old Portuguese coach has two matches remaining ...
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Spain Germany team up to fight youth employment
Samsung Galaxy S4 versus HTC One: Which is a better buy? The mobile giants step back into the ring for another round, as we referee the fight between ...
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Messi urges Barcelona not to change
Lionel Messi does not believe that Barcelona should change their way of playing just because they struggled in Europe this season.Barcelona's short 'tiki-taka' passing style had seen them dominate European competition in recent years but this season they were not at their fluent best.They struggled against Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich in the knockout stages of the ...
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Soldiers killed in Army base blast
The victims, who all belong to the Land Army Brigade, were practising deactivating explosives when the blast occurred yesterday at ...
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Parents students petition to keep Spanish classes at Zephyrhills High
Word spread quickly last week that Zephyrhills High School principal Andy Frelick planned to cut Spanish classes and offer French instead. Spanish would be available only as an online course. People were not happy. ...
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Fears grow for volleyball player missing in Spain
Fears are growing for the safety of Dutch international volleyball player Ingrid Visser and her partner who have been missing in Spain for two weeks. The couple disappeared in Murcia and police have found no trace of them since they checked into their hotel two weeks ago. Their black rental car has also vanished and their luggage remains at the hotel. Her family alerted the police after the ...
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Spanish ambassador hosts a party
The Rain gods were singing. This do was all about mixing business and pleasure. The Spanish ambassador, Ion de la Riva, hosted this mouth-watering party, but the rain gods must have loved it too, for they poured quite generously. The party simply shifted indoors and continued in full ...
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Illegal immigrants die trying to reach Spain
Rabat - At least five illegal migrants drowned off the coast of northern Morocco as they were attempting to reach Spain, the Moroccan authorities said late on ...
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Ilham Aliyev meets Spanish defence minister
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today received the delegation led by Defence Minister of the Kingdom of Spain Pedro Morenes Alvaro de Eulate, 1news.az reports quoting the official website of the president. Noting high-level political ties between Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Spain, President Ilham Aliyev noted that there is great potential to boost cooperation in economy, mutual ...
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Spanish opera protests austerity
MADRID , Spain -- David Alegre should have been a nervous wreck. Less than a week before the premiere of the opera he wrote and directed, one of his lead singers hadn't turned up for rehearsal. The energetic, wiry man of 36 nevertheless remained calm and good-humored. That's because everyone involved in the production, from the lead soprano to those building the scenery, were ...
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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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