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Hunt for those at fault for Spains bank crisis gains pace
MADRID (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankia ...
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Fitch Takes Rating Actions on 80 Spanish RMBS
California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on ...
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Spains government approves law to reform school education system in bid to improve results
MADRID - Spain's government has given the go-ahead for a law to reform the country's school education system in a bid to reduce truancy and improve results. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria calls it "the most important law of this legislature" with the dual role of improving the quality of education and the employability of young people. She says one in four ...
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DIS confirm Neymar to Barcelona talks
And Delcir Sonda, who heads DIS, the group that owns a 40 percent share in the Santos player, confirmed that a deal with the Spanish club is ...
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Former CEO of Caja Madrid jailed over purchase of Florida-based bank
EX-CHIEF Executive Officer of the Caja Madrid bank, Miguel Blesa is behind bars due to alleged 'illegalities' in his purchase of City National Bank of Florida, in the ...
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Father of Neymar admits talks with Barcelona and Real Madrid
Rio de Janeiro, May 17 (PL) Neymar da Silva, father and Brazilian player''s agent, admitted discussions with representatives of the Spanish clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid striker recruiting, today unveiled the sports daily Lance. I talked to them (referring to the two big Spanish clubs), but nothing is confirmed. Neymar is focused on the Paulista championship final scheduled for ...
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Spain busts cocaine rings nets 13 Dominicans
Barcelona.- Thirteen Dominicans, five Spaniards and four Colombians have been arrested for trafficking cocaine in Barcelona, where 4.5 kilos of the drug were also seized, authorities said. Most of the cocaine was hidden inside containers full of cosmetics, according to the source quoted by local ...
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Spanish regulator accuses oil majors of colluding on pump prices
MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - Spanish energy regulator CNE on Friday accused three oil companies of colluding to hike fuel prices at the pump to protect their profits during a period of steep falls in demand in the midst of a deep recession. The alleged price fixing at Spanish petrol stations is independent from a European investigation this week into alleged price rigging by major oil ...
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Spains king sheds luxury yacht in belt-tightening measure as country suffers austerity cuts
MADRID - Spain's King Juan Carlos is getting rid of the luxury yacht he and his family used during holidays in an apparent belt-tightening measure as the country braves an economic crisis. A palace spokesman says Friday the 75-year-old monarch is asking National Heritage authorities to shed the 41-meter (135-ft) "Fortuna," handing it over to the government to decide its fate. The ...
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Real Madrids 18 Spanish Cup titles
Real Madrid has won 18 Spanish Cup in its history. The Whites have the honour of having become, in 1907, the first team to be allowed to keep the trophy, and also of being the club that has appeared in the final most often. Against Atletico de Madrid they will play in the decisive match for the 38th time, and will try to add a new chapter in their history, to be remembered by all Madrid ...
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Spain reports monthly trade surplus
Spain has reported its first monthly trade surplus for more than 40 years. Normally seen as a positive development, the surplus actually points to a huge slump in imports, rather than any bounce back in economic activity. The surplus of 634.9m euros ($814.1m; 535.4m) in March reflects a 15% plunge in imports, compared with the same month last year. Unemployment in Spain now runs at 26.7%. ...
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Francis Meets with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey of Spain
Current Economic Situation, Importance of Marriage and Family Among Topic DiscussedBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Yesterday, Pope Francis met with Mariano Rajoy Brey, prime minister of Spain at the Vatican Apostolic Palace.The Spanish Prime Minister met later on with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, who was accompanied by Archbishop ...
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18th Spanish Cup 2011
Real Madrid brought in Jose Mourinho to return the club to its winning ways. The Portuguese manager had enjoyed success at each of his previous teams, and Real Madrid would not be the exception. In his first season with the club, Real Madrid won its 18th Copa del Rey 18 years after the ...
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15th Spanish Cup 1982
Stielike, Camacho and Juanito were the leaders of the Real Madrid squad. The team didn't have a good run neither in La Liga nor in the UEFA Cup, which forced the dismisall of coach Boskov. Molowny took over and, just nine days later, won the Copa del Rey final against Sporting ...
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14th Spanish Cup 1980
This edition of the Copa del Rey was rather strange because both Real Madrid and its second team, Castilla, reached the final. This was unprecedented in Spanish football and has never happened ...
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11th Spanish Cup 1970
The hip Real Madrid side of the 1960s had won the league title and the European Cup, but not the Copa del Rey. Led by a stellar Amancio (6 strikes in the tournament), they won the trophy in 1970, sealing a 17-year run of winning at least one title per ...
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10th Spanish Cup 1962
The 1962 Copa title was won by a Real Madrid squad with the likes of Di Stefano, Gento, Marquitos, PuskasThey had won five consecutive European Cup titles the previous decade and now managed to defeat Sevilla in a hard fought Copa final. Real Madrid won eight of their nine games in the tournament, including a 3-1 win at Camp ...
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7th Spanish Cup 1936
Equipo que se proclam Campen de Espaa en 1936, tras vencer al Barcelona (2-1): Emiln, Zamora, Ciriaco, Lecue, Bru (entrenador), Saudo, L. Regueiro y Bonet; agachados, Eugenio, Quincoces, Sauto y P. ...
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6th Spanish Cup 1934
Thanks to being champions of the Centre-South region, Real Madrid began their participation in the 1934 Copa in the Round of 16. The championship was now called the Copa del Presidente de la ...
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4th Spanish Cup 1908
Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey a fourth straight year in 1908, establishing a record that has yet to be beaten and has only been equalled by Athletic Bilbao. Athletic refused to participate in 1908 alleging bad behaviour from the crowd during the previous edition. Other teams declined the invitation to participate due to financial ...
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Spain Still Riding Low-Cost Bond Wave
By Emese Bartha Spain will continue its foray into government bonds next Thursday following a blockbuster 10-year debt launch this week, as investors cast aside worries about the country's still murky economic fundamentals in favor of relatively high returns. Euro-zone bond sales for the coming week also include Slovakia on Monday and Germany on Wednesday, bringing total issuance to ...
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TV Quiz Show winners waiting to be paid since 2011
Spanish contestants who won the TV competition, Cifras y Letras' a popular TV quiz during the year 2011 have still not been paid, in some cases as much as 8,000 EUR. The reason is the production company for the programme is in bankruptcy proceedings. According to the contract signed the company should pay the winning contestants, and the stations which emitted the programme, ...
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La Liga Preview Barcelona v Valladolid
Valladolid have in fact scored five goals in total against Barcelona's great rivals Real Madrid this term, but were unfortunate to find themselves on the wrong end of 4-3 and 3-2 ...
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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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Madrid’s route to the final of the Copa
In order to reach their 38th Copa de España final, Real Madrid have had to overcome Alcoyano, Celta, Valencia and Barcelona on the way. Cristiano Ronaldo has once again been decisive this season and will go into the final as the team’s leading scorer with six goals. Madrid’s Copa-2012-13 record so far is: five wins, two draws, one defeat, 19 goals scored and 6 ...
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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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