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Mallorca police search the home of the ex President of the region
Police have searched the house belonging to Maria Antnia Munar, ex President of the Consell de Mallorca. The investigators are searching for evidence of the money she could have obtained by the irregular sale of a plot of land in Can Domenge in 2006. The police think the payment of 160,000 EUR was part of a backhander. The court case will be known as Can Domenge and it gets underway on ...
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Debate over whether the minimum driving age should be raised
The DGT traffic authority is considering rising the age when you can start driving. The DGT director, Mara Segu, has assisted at a presentation of a book, the author of which suggests the higher age. The book's title is 'The death of youngsters in traffic accidents', and it is written by Julio Laria del Vals, and edited by the insurance group Foundation Mapfre. Mara ...
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Spain Business Brief Monday May 20 2013
and have to put biofuel in their products, especially diesel. The CNE dismisses that explanation saying that the biofuel tax amounts to no more than 4 cents per litre. One of the board members at Pescanova claims that he sold his shares before the crash, by chance. In fact the words has used in a written statement are 'It was an unfortunate and unpredictable temporal ...
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Spanish show us the way
I have a plan - a plan that I will absolutely, 100 per cent not go through with because I'm too lazy - to open a bar in Australia. My bar will be called Sevilla, and it will be amazing. It will be called Sevilla, obviously, in homage to the Spanish city of the same name, and the bar itself will be similarly reflective of everything that's great about the Andalusian ...
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Mallorcas hopes of staying in the Primera Liga remain alive
Mallorca beat Betis 1-0 at home last night and that score keeps their hopes of remaining in the Primera Liga alive. Mallorca has to win the two remaining games in this season, and it will still depend on other clubs results where they can stay in the Primera Liga. The goal came from the Israeli striker Tomer Hemed and Mallorca lost Toms Pina though injury in the ...
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Investors from abroad who offer jobs in Spain will get automatic residence rights
FOREIGN investors who could potentially create jobs in Spain may be given automatic residence rights and visas in a new move by the central government to encourage multi-national firms to set up branches in the ...
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Melilla border fence stampede sees African migrants slip through the net
A HUMAN 'avalanche' of over 100 sub-Saharan Africans attempted to scale the border fence between Morocco and Spain at around 04.00hrs yesterday morning in order to enter Europe via the 'back ...
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Spain’s Popular Party faces wave of strikes and demonstrations
, who insist on a no-politics perspective. Nevertheless, a social explosion is brewing in Spain. There have been at least 27 demonstrations since the beginning of 2013, according to data compiled ...
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Former British flagship leaves Portsmouth for Turkish scrap yard
The Ark Royal, the aircraft carrier that was for many years the flagship of the British navy, left Portsmouth for the last time Monday for a Turkish scrap yard. Former members of the vessel's crew, some wearing black armbands, joined a crowd of onlookers who watched as the Ark Royal was towed out of the harbor, the Daily Mirror reported. Towing the ship to Turkey saves money on fuel. The ...
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High school graduations 227 march on the hill at Spanish Fort High School
Spanish Fort High School held its commencement ceremony for 227 seniors Monday, May 21, at the Spanish Fort Toros Stadium.Valedictorian Shannon Marie Paaymans and salutatorian Melanie Glenn Powell both gave speeches, along with class president Kyle Simpson. The graduation ceremony was held on "The ...
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Syrian Opposition Meets in Madrid to Discuss Coming Talks
MADRID, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - About 80 leaders of various Syrian opposition movements and organizations met on Monday in Madrid to forge a common position for the upcoming international conference on Syria, the EFE news agency reported. The Madrid meeting’s participants also discussed appointing a single representative for all opposition movements. According to some participants, the ...
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Report Prigioni could leave NBA return to Spain
Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni could leave the team and return to Spain. (Ron Hoskins/Getty Images) New York Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni could leave the team this offseason and return to Spain, ...
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Mourinho closes door Real Madrid chapter
(1 hr 6 mins ago) Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish football club, paving the way for his expected return to Chelsea. The Portuguese coach's final season at Madrid has been blighted by divisions and a lack of trophies, but he is free to leave three years early from his contract after the final match on June 1 without any ...
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Jose Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of the season as Chelsea rumours escalate
Spain Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after a turbulent three-year spell in charge of the Spanish giants, club president Florentino Perez confirmed on Tuesday ...
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PSG blocks Ancelottis Real Madrid switch
/enpproperty--> Carlo Ancelotti, who wants to quit Paris Saint-Germain and succeed Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid, found his escape route blocked by the French champion's Qatari owners on Sunday. Ancelotti has been tipped to replace Mourinho at Real in the summer, with the Portuguese expected to return to Chelsea and the Italian coach made clear his desire to go to Spain despite ...
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NATO commanders denounced in Spain for committing war crimes
A human rights association in Spain has denounced five NATO commanders of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for committing war crimes in the war-torn ...
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Miami’s City National Bank is a focus of a former Spanish banker’s problems in Spain
City National Bank of Florida’s net income: 2007: $68.4 million 2008: $42.5 million 2009: ($9.0 million) 2010: ($436.5 million) 2011: $34.4 million 2012: $190.2 ...
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13 injured in a 50 car smash in Segovia
Two collisions between 50 vehicles have left 13 injured in Honrubia de la Cuesta, Segovia. The A1 was closed after the collision 140 km from Madrid. Heavy hail in the area was thought to be responsible for the two simultaneous crashes which took place at 7pm last night. A man in his 50's was seriously injured and he was evacuated by helicopter to Burgos University Hospital. Another ...
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- Han er enig med Real Madrid
Det tror Paris Saint-Germain sjefen. Mandag spekulerer spanske El Mundo i at Jose Mourinho kommer til å få sparken i Real Madrid i løpet av kort tid. Klubben har hatt en tung sesong. Real havnet bak rival Barcelona i ligaen, tapte cupfinalen mot Atletico Madrid og røk ut av Champions League i semifinalen. Mourinho selv uttalte at dette hadde vært ...
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In global fight against cybercrime Spain becomes a frontline
Spanish police stopped two major hacking schemes in the country in recent months, raising alarm among experts about increasing activity in the country. Why is Spain a hacking ...
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Mourinho to leave Madrid
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after the club and the coach agreed to his departure by mutual consent, the club's president Florentino Perez has announced.Mourinho will take charge of Real Madrid's final matches of the Primera Division season, away to Real Sociedad on May 26 and at home to Osasuna on June 2, after which he will depart the club.Perez ...
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Bankia compensation qualms hurt faith in Spains banks
MADRID--Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a misselling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking ...
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Jos Mourinho and Real Madrid Parting Ways
José Mourinho, the petulant but prosperous Portuguese soccer coach who labeled himself the Special One, will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and is widely expected to return to Chelsea for a second term with the West London powerhouse. His departure was announced at a news conference in Spain Monday night, with the ...
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Knicks Prigioni mulling return to Spanish hoops
Pablo Prigioni enjoyed a nice rookie season in the NBA at the young age of 35. He was a productive member of the Knicks' second unit and had a great season shooting the ball. He made 45.5 percent of his shots and 39.6 percent of his 3-pointers. During the playoffs, he started 10 of the 11 games he played in and helped the Knicks advance to Game 6 of the second round.Prigioni isn't sure ...
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Three killed in Spain military base blast
THREE people have died and two others were injured in an explosion at a military base in the southern Spanish province of Almeria. The cause of Monday's blast at the headquarters of the Spanish Legion's Sappers Unit is under investigation, Major Eleuterio Ciego told EFE. One of the injured was taken to a hospital, while the other was treated at the base infirmary. The Legion is an elite ...
Barcelona Digest
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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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