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Pellegrini announces Malaga departure
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed he will leave the Spanish football club at the end of the current season. The Chilean confirmed his departure at a public appearance at the Deputation of Malaga Wednesday, where he was awarded the Golden Shield of the province of the region for his excellent work at the club, reports Xinhua. Pellegrini, who had previously coached Villarreal and Real ...
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Santos reject Barcelona Neymar bid
Santos have rejected a 20 million-euro offer from Barcelona for Brazil star Neymar. The Brazilian outfit, which last week turned down Barcelona's initial 18 million-euro bid for the striker, made the decision after a meeting of the club's board Wednesday night, reports Xinhua. "Santos has analysed the the proposal and it doesn't meet our requirements," Santos vice-president Odilio Rodrigues ...
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Home sales fall in Spain
The 54,512 home sales recorded in Spain in this year's first quarter represent a decline of 21.5 percent from the same period in 2012, the development ministry said. Foreigners were the buyers in 17 percent of the transactions. The decline in the first quarter reflects the impact in the sector of the end of the tax deduction for buying a primary residence and the increase in the levy on new ...
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Real Sociedad coach to leave at end of season
Spanish Primera Liga football club, Real Sociedad have confirmed that coach Philippe Montanier will leave the club at the end of the current season. The side from the Basque city of San Sebastian issued a communique Tuesday in which they admit Montainier has turned down the club's offer of a new contract, reports Xinhua. According to the club, Montanier has "communicated to Real Sociedad the ...
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Jose a failure at Madrid Ramon Calderon
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has described departing club coach Jose Mourinho as a failure, and added that Real Madrid will be glad to see him go. According to report by The Sun, Real's current president, Florentino Perez, claimed that Mourinho could not cope with pressure, as it was easier for him to work in England. Calderon said it was Mourinho's character that made it more ...
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Spains borrowing costs rise for first time in 4 months
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain paid higher rates on medium-term debt for the first time since early February, at an auction on Thursday, a sign that a global liquidity flows into countries on the periphery of the euro zone could be drying up.Spain sold 4 billion euros ($5.15 billion) at a triple-bond sale, meeting its issuance target, and yields rose on bonds maturing in three, five and 13 ...
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Ramos wants Bale at Real Madrid
Sergio Ramos has described Tottenham's Gareth Bale as a "Real Madrid-quality signing", fuelling reports of the Spanish giants' interest in signing the ...
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Spain Yields Nudge Up Sells More Bonds Than Planned
Spain's borrowing costs nudged up from recent multi-year lows at a bond auction Thursday, but analysts said the rising yields and slightly lower demand than last time didn't suggest investors were losing their appetite for riskier debt. The rise in bond yields in euro-zone markets is partly driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve's cautious scaling down of its bond purchase plan. ...
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Spanish Five-Year Notes Extend Decline After Debt Auction
Spain 's five-year notes extended a decline after the nation sold 4.08 billion euros of three-, five- and 15-year debt. The five-year yield climbed 10 basis points to 3.06 percent at 9:45 a.m. London time. The rate on 10-year bonds rose eight basis points to 4.26 percent. To contact the reporter on this story: Lucy Meakin in London ...
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Amnesty International slams police violence forced evictions and no healthcare for immigrants
AMNESTY International has condemned the 'unnecessary violence' used by riot police during public demonstrations in Spain and the 'lack of guarantees' for people whose homes have been ...
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Ramos Bale would fit in at Madrid
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos believes Gareth Bale would be right at home at the Bernabeu. There has been considerable speculation about the future of the Wales international after Tottenham failed to qualify for the Champions League, with Madrid the most likely destination. Quoted in the Sun, Ramos said: "Gareth Bale is a Real Madrid-quality signing. He has had an exceptional season. ...
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Spain’s Private Jets Disappearing as Tycoons Cut Flights
Spain 's housing market boomed in the last decade, real estate tycoons fell in love with the idea of getting to construction sites fast. Developers and other business titans binging on easy credit more than doubled the country's corporate jet fleet from 2004 to 2009, to 137 planes. With Spain's economy in freefall and construction largely halted, that shrank to 115 jets in service ...
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Alicante airport does not want to pay for Local Police Protection.
Alicante airport does not want to pay for Local Police Protection. AENA the Spanish Airports authority say they have had enough of paying Elche Town Hall 300,000 EUR a year for a Local Police service which they consider should be free. They have been paying the some for many years but they say the agreement ends when the latest contract runs out and that is on June 1. The Mayor, ...
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Spain Business Brief - Wednesday May 22 2013
Publish your add for free Please note that only Spain-related classifieds will be accepted The Classifieds are ordered by ...
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The leader of Al Queda in Spain Abu Dahdah is to be released
The leader of Al Queda in Spain, Abu Dahdah, is to be released in November this year. He was condemned to 27 years in prison by the National Court for a crime of conspiracy to commit terrorist killings in relation with March 11 2004, the day of the Madrid Train Bombings. The sentence was reduced later to 12 years when the conspiracy charge was lifted and the Supreme Court have considered ...
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Spains CaixaBank Mulls Sale of Part of Inbursa Stake
Spanish lender CaixaBank SA (CABK.MC) said Thursday it is considering the sale of about half of its current 20% stake in Mexico's Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV (GPFOY) in the Mexican and international markets.In a regulatory filing, CaixaBank said no final decision has been made on the potential deal and this will depend on market conditions.CaixaBank didn't provide any detail on ...
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Mother fakes robbery after gambling takings of sons bar
A WOMAN who spent the entire day's takings of her son's bar in a fruit machine and tried to cover it up by reporting a break-in has been ...
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Football - Ramos Bale would suit Madrid
There has been considerable speculation about the future of the Wales international after Tottenham failed to qualify for the Champions League, with Madrid among the clubs linked with a big-money move for the Spurs talisman. Quoted in the Sun, Ramos said: "Gareth Bale is a Real Madrid-quality signing. He has had an exceptional season. He can punish any team in the world and has the ...
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Parents and Teachers unhappy at Werts education reforms
Parents and teachers continue to criticise the planned education reforms planned by Education Minister, Jos Ignacio Wert. They say that the 'Wert Law' only wants to see more religion in the public schools. Currently 23% of Bachillerato students choose religion because it was worth half a point and is considered an easy subject. Catholic colleges and parents are defending the ...
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The Annual Report from Amnesty International has alerted to the police action in Spain in the demonstrations being held against evictions.
The Annual Report from Amnesty International has alerted to the police action in Spain in the demonstrations being held against evictions. AI says that the evictions must have international guarantees such a previous consultation, compensation, and an alternative home. They suggest the home should be placed as a fundamental right in the Spanish Constitution They recommend the Government ...
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British spy dressed as a woman arrested in Madrid
Documents declassified today show that a British spy was arrested dressed as a woman in Madrid in 1941. The spy was using the cover of being a journalist from 'The ...
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Popular Party government honours Spanish fascists in Hitler’s army
Last Saturday, the government delegate in Catalonia of Spain's Popular Party (PP) government, Mara de los Llanos de Luna, handed a diploma of honour to a representative of the Brotherhood of Combatants of the Blue Division (Hermandad de Combatientes de la Divisin Azul).The Blue Division was a unit of Spanish volunteers that served in the German Army on the Eastern Front during the Second ...
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Farc deny kidnapping Spanish couple
The Colombian rebel group Farc has denied taking part in the kidnapping of two Spanish tourists in the north-west of the country. "Common criminals" were to blame, as the left-wing group had orders to stop hostage taking, a Farc spokesman said. The couple disappeared five days ago in the province of La Guajira, as they drove towards a tourist attraction near the Venezuelan border. ...
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Yessenia Gutierrez | No speaky Spanish my love
Spanish is the third most spoken language in the world by native speakers, behind Mandarin Chinese and Hindi. It is overwhelmingly the most popular language taught across U.S. universities. This popularity is fueled by several factors, including the growing U.S. population of Spanish speakers, our influence on both the U.S. culture and economy and the perceived ease of learning Spanish compared ...
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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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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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