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Spains Partido Popular blocks motion to denounce Franco
Gen Franco who triggered the three-year civil war by leading a military coup against the democratically elected Republican government. Photograph: AFP/Getty ...
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Rise and shout — the Cougars are in Spanish Fork
AMERICAN FORK -- Alpine School District employees overflowed out of the conference room of the district's transportation office on Tuesday, ...
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Greenpeace members park fishing boat outside ministry of agriculture and anchor themselves to it
TWELVE Greenpeace activists have been arrested after parking a fishing boat outside the ministry of agriculture and chaining themselves to ...
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Spain must bring its shadow economy back into the light
Visit the ROB Insight homepage for analysis available only to subscribers. Spain's unemployment rate could climb to 30 per cent by 2015, up from a record 27 per cent now, according to Socit Gnrale. Such staggering levels of joblessness would signal economic devastation just about anywhere - except in Spain, where the average Spaniard would roll his eyes and tell you not to worry, everyone ...
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Spanish couple kidnapped in Colombia
Two Spanish tourists have been kidnapped in Colombia while driving in La Guajira, near the Venezuelan border. The couple disappeared on Friday, but Spanish authorities only confirmed the kidnapping on Tuesday. The kidnappers contacted the hostages' family and identified themselves as members of the left-wing rebels Farc, Colombian authorities say. The group, which last year vowed to stop ...
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Spains former PM Aznar suggests may challenge Rajoy
Spain's centre-right People's Party (Partido Popular) leader Mariano Rajoy ( R ) and Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar talk before a national executive committee in Madrid November 21, ...
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La Liga Wrap Barcelona Deportivo notch victories
Elsewhere, Deportivo La Coruna moved out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol at the Estadio Riazor. Bruno Gama gave his side the lead after 50 minutes when he hit a wonderful curling drive from outside the area beyond Cristian Alvarez. The victory was sealed deep into stoppage time as Deportivo broke forward and Nelson Oliveira lobbed the on-rushing Espanyol goalkeeper. ...
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Secretary General Meets with Spain’s Secretary General for Defense Policy
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, met today with Spain’s Secretary General for Defense Policy, Alejandro Enrique Alvargonzález, with whom he discussed issues related to hemispheric security; drug policy, the Ibero-American agenda and the cooperation between the hemispheric institution and the Spanish government.Secretary ...
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Mourinho has been a scourge says Barcelona vice-president
Real Madrid this summer and believes his exit is a positive thing for Spanish football.Madrid president Florentino Perez revealed on Monday evening that Mourinho will not fulfil his contract with the Santiago Bernabeu side and Vilarrubi is pleased to see the 50-year-old leave La Liga at the end of this season."I can speak out now. Mourinho has been a scourge," Vilarrubi told Catalunya ...
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Colombian officials seek missing Spanish couple Spains foreign minister reports kidnapping
BOGOTA - Colombian authorities say a middle-aged Spanish man and woman are missing in a northeastern border region where a car they rented three weeks ago was found. Spain's foreign minister said Tuesday in Madrid that two Spaniards had been kidnapped in Colombia. But Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo did not provide any additional details, including their names. Maj. Cesar Gonzalez of ...
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Spanish holidaymakers kidnapped in Colombia
The hostages, who have not been named, were travelling in a hired car, which has since been found abandoned, towards the Cabo de la ...
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Spain to Support Shipment of Arms for Syrian Opposition
Madrid, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Spain announced today to partners in the European Union (EU) that it will support sending weapons to the Syrian opposition, a position which is shared by other countries in the bloc. In a press conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jos Manuel Garca-Margallo, confirmed that he will defend the proposal during a meeting held EU foreign ministers next Monday in ...
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Colombia Two Spanish Tourists Kidnapped
A beach in La Guajira in northern Colombia. Photo from Flickr In reports that were released today, it has been revealed that two Spanish tourists were kidnapped in northern Colombia on Friday. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement today of the kidnapping of ngel Snchez Fernndez, 49, and Concepcin Marlaska Sedano, 43, in the northeast department of La Guajira. Spanish ...
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A.M. Briefing | Coach Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid after season
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid after three years as coach, 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 after a board meeting Monday that a mutual agreement was reached for Mourinho's departure. The 50-year-old Portuguese coach has two matches remaining in a season that ...
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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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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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