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Hong Kong Bans Poultry Imports From Catalonia Spain
has banned the import of poultry and poultry products , including eggs, from the province of Catalonia, Spain, in view of the World Organization for Animal Health's notification regarding an outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N1 avian influenza on a poultry farm in the province.A CFS spokesman said about 4,600 metric tons of frozen poultry meat were imported into Hong Kong from Spain last ...
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Adriano extends Barcelona stay
Adriano joined for an estimated EUR9.5 millionfrom Sevilla but has struggled to hold down a regular spot in the starting XI under both Tito Vilanova and his predecessor Pep Guardiola, thanks to the form of Eric Abidal and then Jordi Alba. The 28-year-old has earned 17 caps for his country and has already won two Primera Division titles, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey during his ...
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Adriano extends contract with FC Barcelona
MADRID, May 22 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona this Wednesday confirmed that the club has agreed to extend the contract of utility player Adriano Correia until the end of June 2017. Adriano has signed a four year-extension with the club he joined in the summer of 2010 for 9.5 million euros from Sevilla ...
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Adriano signs new four-year Barcelona deal
Blog: Valdes must pay to leave The versatile Brazilian - whose new buy-out clause is 90 million euros - joined the Primera Division champions in 2010 and has made 105 appearances, scoring 10 goals, in his three seasons at the Nou Camp.Adriano joined for an estimated 9.5million euros from Sevilla but has struggled to hold down a regular spot in the starting XI under both Tito Vilanova and his ...
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The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern
The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...
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Sofia Vergara Returns To Spanish Language Television
This undated publicity image released by Nevarez Communications shows actress Sofia Vergara during the filming of a mini-telenovela. The title of the five-episode story, not yet revealed, is planned to air in July. (AP Photo/Nevarez ...
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President Mujica Begins Tour to China Spain Italy and Vatican
Montevideo, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, on Saturday will begin a four-day official visit to the Republic of China. Accompanied by a government and a business delegation, the president, who left here at 14:00 hours (local time) to Paris, where he will make a stop over for Beijing, he will Sunday travel by train to the city of Tianjin to hold meetings with Chinese ...
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Lewis Hamilton positive before Monaco after nasty F1 surprise in Spain
Lewis Hamilton 's new team-mate was found snoring in the Mercedes motor-homeon Wednesday, his head in the lap of the British driver who rubbed his ears affectionately. "He was out late last night," said Hamilton, with a grin as wide as the paddock. "When I go to bed, he sits next to the bed or on it, and that's how he snores."This might suggest that he is getting ...
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Alfredo Landa Actor who gave his name to a genre of Spanish film
Alfredo Landa was unique among Spanish actors to have lent his name to a national film genre. Landismo was the label coined to describe the Carry On style of hugely popular Spanish comedies of the early 1970s that made Landa a household ...
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FARC denies kidnapping Spaniards
HAVANA - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last ...
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Colombian rebels deny kidnapping two Spaniards
HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last ...
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Spain spent $680 million on submarine that ‘can’t resurface’
Thrills&Spills Spanish engineers, who already spent some $680 million on designing the new generation S-80 class submarine, say it is a major "technical innovation." There is just one problem the calculations show - if submerged into water, it may never come up again. The Spanish media has been furiously discussing the errors made by the state-owned Navantia construction company, ...
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Spanish flamencos coming home... to India
Spain's oldest flamenco festival will visit India in 2014, retracing the origins of the classic Spanish musical form, organisers said Wednesday. The Cante de las Minas festival plans its first overseas event in March in Jodhpur, in Rajasthan state -- considered the home of the migrant gypsies from whom southern Spain's flamenco culture sprang. "We were inspired by the search for ...
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Happy anniversary Felipe and Letizia
PRINCE Felipe and Princess Letizia tied the knot today nine years ago at the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid in front of millions of television ...
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Gibraltar Moves Toward UEFA Membership as Spain Resists
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Spain banks may need to raise money to meet provisions Rajoy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday said the country's banks may have to raise capital on the financial markets to meet higher provisioning ...
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Messi approves of Barcelona signing Neymar - video
Striker Lionel Messi comments on reports that Brazilian striker Neymar has agreed to join Barcelona on 1 July. A move to Europe for Neymar has been talked about for the last two years, but there is a chance such a move could be put on hold until after the Brazil World Cup in ...
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Messi would welcome Neymar at Barcelona
Barcelona remain confident of beating off strong competition to sign Neymar The Santos attacker, 21, has long been linked with a move to the Catalan club, and talks with the players’ various owners are thought to be well advanced. On a promotional trip to Qatar this week, the Argentine told local TV channel Alkass that Neymar would bring something different to the Barca front line. ...
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Telefonica cuts handset prices to win back Spanish clients
domestic market on Wednesday to fight increasing competition in the recession-hit country. Telefonica, which stopped subsidizing handsets for new clients last year to save cash, lost over 700,000 mobile customers in the first quarter of the year as cheaper rivals, such as Yoigo, ...
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Drug trafficker mistakes two plain clothed Guardia Civil offices as clients
A drug trafficker in Valencia made a mistake at the Arenal Sound Music Festival, when she went up to two plain clothed Guardia Civil and offered them drugs, it happened back in 2011, but the case has only now come to court. The woman today accepted a year and a half in prison, and the payment of a fine of 130 EUR When the agents detained her they found 8.85 grams of hashish, a blue MDMA ...
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Woman arrested for simulating a theft in her sons bar
The Guardia Civil has today arrested a woman who lives in Artana, Castelln. She is accused simulating a robbery at her son's bar after she lost two days takings in a fruit machine. She said she was frightened if her son found out. She tried to recover the money, but 'incoherencies' in her declaration to the Guardia Civil gave her ...
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Bulls Draft Pick Nikola Mirotic Named MVP Of Spanish League
Mirotic, 22, is now the youngest MVP in ACB history. The 6-foot-10 power forward earned MVP honors after averaging 12.6 points and 5.5 rebounds this season as Real Madrid earned a 30-4 record to win the league by four games. Mirotic shot 50.5 percent overall and 43.5 percent from three-point land, while shooting 80.7 percent from the free-throw line. Drafted by the Bulls with the 23rd pick in ...
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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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Spain Studies 15-Year Syndicated Issue Inflation-Linked Bonds
Spain is considering a 15-year bond sale through banks this year as well as offers of index-linked and dollar-denominated debt as it seeks to tap investor demand, Deputy Treasury Head Ignacio Fernandez-Palomero Morales said. "We could still access the markets with a potential syndicated issue in the range of 15 years," Fernandez-Palomero said at a news conference ...
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La Rioja and Spanish wine win awards from Decanter magazine
The 2013 edition of the British Decanter Wine Magazine prizes for the best wines in the world, which saw applications this year of 14,300 different wines, has rewarded La Rioja and other wines of Spain with 18 gold medals. The British Market now makes up one in three bottles of La Rioja, with no sign of any reduction. Cavas and olorosos from Jerez obtained four regional trophies. The ...
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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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