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The money mattress A Spanish invention stores cash in beds
My Mattress Safe (AP) For Spanish businessman Paco Santos, the safest place to keep money is still under a mattress--or rather, inside of it. Santos, according ...
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Spain celebrate anniversary of Euro 2012 win early by cruelly making Italian footballers cry again
Leonardo Bonucci in 2012 (left) and Lorenzo Insigne in 2013. (Getty) Spain's reign of trophy plundering terror continued by beating Italy in the European U-21 Championship final to defend their title. The latest addition to Spain's silverware stockpile comes almost two weeks shy of the one-year anniversary of the Spain senior team's 4-0 win against Italy in the Euro 2012 final. ...
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As Spains people drift from Catholic Church government cozies up
Spain's conservative government is considering dramatic restrictions on abortion and has already increase the Catholic Church's role in education, revealing a divided ...
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Spain U21s confirm superiority with European final win over Italy
A virtuoso performance from Thiago Alcntara inspired Spain to victory over Italy to retain the Under-21 title and confirm their superiority at this level.Spain have swept all before them at Israel 2013 and by half-time in the final they had all but brushed away Italy. After six minutes Alvaro Morata skipped away from a lame tackle from Alessandro Florenzi before crossing to the unmarked Thiago. ...
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Thiago Hat-Trick Leads Spain to Euro Under-21 Crown
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Spanish royal tax fraud case founders on mistaken identity
MADRID (Reuters) - A fraud investigation of Spain's Princess Cristina was thrown into disarray on Tuesday when the Tax Agency said it had been mistaken in reporting she had been the seller of 1.4 million euros ($1.87 million) worth of ...
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Confederations Cup How many goals will Spain score against tiny Tahiti
Spain's national soccer team players run during a training session ahead of the Confederations Cup tournament, in Rio de Janeiro June 17, 2013. (SERGIO ...
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Thiago hat-trick sees Spain retain U-21 title
Italy - leading 2-1 after this victory that handed them a fourth title - took less than seven minutes to open the scoring with a nicely worked goal. Isco, a target for Manchester City and Real Madrid, played a neat exchange of passes with Real Madrid youngster Alvaro Morata.Morata, scorer of three goals in the tournament, got to the byline on the left side of the box and put in the perfect cross ...
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Italy U21 2-4 Spain U21 Thiago treble
Thiago Alcantara inspired Spain Under-21s to European Championship glory, with the reported Manchester United target hitting a hat-trick as Italy were defeated in Jerusalem.The 22-year-old Barcelona midfielder has been regularly linked with a move to Old Trafford and saw his considerable stock rise further as Spain stylishly disposed of the country of his birth.Alcantara, part of the Spain side ...
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Spanish Consulate rejects claims of Spanish blood in a Puerto Rican woman
LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On November 2012, Spain announced the descendants of the Sephardim could get their Spanish citizenship back after more than 500 years away from Spain. Puerto Ricans on the other hand are being left out of the loop, but one woman is challenging that. ...
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Spain Garners a Bull Call
It was just over a year ago that yields on Spanish 10-year sovereign bonds surged over 7.6 percent. Investors fretted that the "S" in the infamous PIIGS acronym was headed for collapse and a subsequent epic bailout. Spain, the eurozone's fourth-largest economy, offered little in the way of bullish investment themes, that is unless one enjoys crippled banks and the region's ...
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Spain close on Italy in all-time Under-21 rankings
Spain's 4-2 triumph in Israel, their fourth UEFA European Under-21 Championship title, took them within one of opponents Italy's record haul of ...
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Morata wins Golden Boot in Spanish clean sweep
lvaro Morata is the adidas Golden Boot award winner after finishing the finals with four goals and leading a Spanish one-two-three at the top of the scoring ...
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Thiago treble helps Spain retain Under-21 crown
Italy 2-4 SpainCaptain Thiago Alcntara's first-half hat-trick propelled Spain to their fourth UEFA European Under-21 Championship title and second in a ...
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Alcantara hat trick leads Spain to Euro Under-21 crown
Spain's Thiago Alcantara celebrates after he scored a goal against Italy during their European Under-21 Championship final soccer match at Teddy Kollek Stadium in Jerusalem June 18, 2013. (BAZ ...
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UPDATE 1-Spains Bami latest property firm to file for insolvency
Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:25pm EDT MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - Spanish property developer Bami has filed to begin insolvency proceedings, a company spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of real estate groups and other firms in the recession-hit country to struggle to refinance their debts. Dozens of property firms have collapsed in Spain, where house prices have fallen 40 percent from their ...
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Baffled Liverpool to tell Suarez to stop Madrid pronouncements and make transfer request
London, June 18 : Fed up with their controversial striker Luis Suarez's almost daily public pronouncements on his future, Liverpool is reportedly set to lay down the law and demand that Suarez put in an official transfer request if he remains determined to leave for Real ...
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iShares Reasons to Consider Spanish Stocks
weekly commentary pieces, I've recently upgraded my view of Spanish stocks to neutral from underweight. While Spain continues to face severe growth headwinds, there are three main reasons why I'm less concerned about the market now: 1.) Improving Profitability. Following the completion of the Spanish government's mandated cleanup of the country's real estate sector and ...
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The Spanish question how many goals vs Tahiti
RIO DE JANEIRO -- There's one big question hanging over Spain's team at the Confederations Cup: how many goals will the World Cup champions score in their upcoming match against tiny Tahiti, the representative for Oceania.African champions Nigeria defeated the South Pacific islanders 6-1 in their opening game, and missed at least half a dozen easy chances.Spain is expected to make a ...
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Spanish floods force evacuations cut power after heavy rain and melting snow swell rivers
MADRID - Days of torrential rain and melting snow have caused flooding in the Pyrenees region of northeastern Spain, forcing the evacuation of around 500 people and knocking out power. Officials in the Catalonia region said Tuesday that three mountain rivers have burst their banks and flooded streets, homes and farmland in the area. The flooding left some 4,000 people without power and forced ...
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Hockey NZ know Spanish danger
A couple of warmup games en route to the World League hockey semifinal tournament have suddenly assumed more significance for the New Zealand men ahead of their next game in Rotterdam. The Black Sticks played world No7 Spain twice on their way to the event, losing 3-1 and 4-1 but picking up valuable experience against a nation they haven't faced much of late. Just as well, as the ...
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Spains credit squeeze thwarts cos export plans
Big spenders are expectedly pampered, with credit card issuers and merchant outlets showering them with discounts. Now, ICICI and Axis Bank have expanded their offerings to cover savers as ...
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Over 70 Bankia preferential share customers qualify for a refund - so far
A TOTAL of 73 customers who lost their life's savings through preferential share purchases via the entities now swallowed up by Bankia will get their money back immediately, says the National Consumer Arbitration ...
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Spains debt costs bad loans rise as minister signals turnaround
By Paul Day and Andrs GonzlezMADRID/SANTANDER (Reuters) - Spain's short-term debt costs rose on Tuesday and data showed higher bad loan rates in the banking sector, casting doubt on the government's assertion that the worst of the economic crisis had passed.Lenders' non-performing loans rose for the second month running in April, to 10.9 percent of the credit they have granted, ...
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90-year-old Spanish club wound up
Assets pertaining to the club such as their 17,000 capacity Helmantico stadium are now due to be sold off at an auction arranged for this ...
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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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