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Spain making progress but requires urgent action to generate growth says IMF
MADRID - Spain risks high joblessness and sluggish growth for years unless its government together with Europe takes "urgent action' to generate growth and jobs, the International Monetary Fund stated Wednesday. "While there are signs the economic contraction may end soon, the outlook remains difficult," IMF said in its annual assessment of the Spanish economy. "But unemployment remains ...
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Fabregas says Real foolish if bids 100 mln pounds for Bale
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that Real Madrid would be 'foolish' to bid 100 million pounds for Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale. Although the Spanish giants have admitted that they could go as high as that amount to land Bale, however, Fabregas has said that spending 100 million pounds on the Spurs winger would be foolish as he thinks that it is improbable for any club to ...
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3 large asteroids orbit Sun in exactly same time period as Uranus
Astrophysicists from the Complutense University of Madrid have confirmed that Crantor, a large asteroid with a diameter of 70 km, has an orbit similar to that of Uranus and takes the same amount of time to orbit the Sun. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that this and a further two objects of the group of the Centaurs are co-orbital with Uranus. Uruguayan astronomer Tabare ...
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Spanish Fork artist finds inspiration in unusual medium
SPANISH FORK -- Some show their art talent through paintings, others through drawings, but Danielle Huff has a unique way of showing her ...
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Spanish Spy is subject of special program
JAMESTOWN - Guests can meet Don Diego de Molina, a Spanish commander, captured near a Virginia fort in 1611, during the program, "‘…my capture and the extraordinary occurrences’: Don Diego de Molina, Captive and Spy," at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22 ...
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Tahiti coach Its impossible to beat Spain
RIO DE JANEIRO - You'll never hear another coach talk as frankly as Tahiti's Eddy Etaeta, acknowledging in public what everyone knows.He says it's "impossible" his team of amateurs will defeat World Cup champion Spain on Thursday in the Confederations Cup, a mismatch if ever there was one.The coach went a step farther. Spain could score 15 or 20 goals against his South ...
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If Spain Score 20 Well Be Happy With One-Tahiti Coach
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WATCH Escaped bull wrestled by pedestrians in Malaga Spain
A runaway bull has been wrestled to the ground in the streets of Malaga, Spain, following a surprise urban rampage that left cars damaged and pedestrians ...
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Jamie Carragher can see why Luis Suarez wants move to Real Madrid
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has defended the behaviour of Luis Suarez by saying that any player would be interested in joining Real ...
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Soccer-Spain B team unlikely to show amateurs Tahiti any mercy
Confederations Cup on Thursday but are unlikely to show any mercy in what is expected to be a one-sided carnival of soccer at the Maracana stadium. One of the more unlikely competitive matches in any major FIFA competition pits the amateurs from the South Pacific against a team that has won two European titles and the World Cup in the last five years and earned comparisons with the great ...
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Wines from Rioja in Spain food by Mikel Arriet–what a pairing to savor
BLACK shrimp spheres with aioli sauce, grilled scallops in cauliflower cream with hints of truffle More a food lover than a wine enthusiast, I was delighted to have been invited to "Sip and Savor," the intimate wine-pairing event hosted by Club Punta Fuego in partnership with Wine Depot. After discovering that some of the wines to be featured were from Rioja, the most famous wine ...
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British Man arrested in Morocco for trying to kidnap a six year old girl
The man admitted what he had done to the police, and then it was discovered that there was an international arrest warrant in force against the ...
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Spain B Team Unlikely to Show Amateurs Tahiti Any Mercy
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Rajoy Presents His Recipes for Cuts in Spanish Public Sector
Madrid, June 19 (Prensa Latina) President of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy, set out today some of the more than 200 measures he intends to implement to eliminate duplication in the provision of services between the state and the 17 autonomous communities. In an appearance with no further questions, Rajoy presented today at the Moncloa Palace (seat of power) the public administration ...
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IMF calls for urgent measures on Spanish unemployment
MADRID--Spain faces the prospect of high unemployment and sluggish growth lasting years unless the country and Europe take "urgent action" to slash the nation's crippling 27-percent unemployment rate and free frozen credit to businesses so they can expand, the International Monetary Fund said ...
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Spain-Tahiti Preview La Roja seeking big win over Pacific islanders
Spain are expected to make wholesale changes to the team that beat Uruguay 2-1 on Sunday, with Victor Valdes, Fernando Torres and David Villa all in line for starts.Defender Cesar Azpilicueta could win his third cap for the senior side, while the likes of David Silva and Jesus Navas are also set to make their first appearances of the tournament.Tahiti have no new injury concerns after Nicolas ...
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Tahiti with it all to do against Spain
Spain impressed with a dominant 2-1 victory over Uruguay in their Brazil 2013 opener, which eases the pressure slightly ahead of their second group game. And with one eye on the rest of the tournament, coach Vicente Del Bosque may choose to rest his preferred starting XI. But with the likes of Santi Cazorla, Fernando ...
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Spanish Springs project sent back to the drawing board
an eight-hour hearing late Tuesday, the Pismo Beach City Council sent a massive project proposed in Price Canyon back to staff with questions and direction that will delay its consideration of any development in that area for months.Instead of approving agreements that would push ahead the controversial Spanish Springs project, the council decided it wanted the developer to work with one of his ...
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2013 Confederations Cup Why is Spain so Boring
COMMENTARY | Why is the best team in the world considered boring? The current crop of Spanish footballers are making a strong case for being the greatest team of all time, but it is hard to deny that watching Spain endlessly pass the ball in the midfield and defense can be rather dull for the neutrals. So, why is Spain so boring? Two primary factors contribute to Spain's consistently ...
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IMF praises Spain Ireland reforms but warns of risks
By Julien Toyer and Sam CageMADRID/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Spain and Ireland have made strong progress in fixing their economies but recovery will hinge on their capacity to clean up ailing lenders, create jobs and maintain investor confidence, the IMF said on Wednesday.Both countries were forced to seek international financial support after a decade-long boom fuelled by cheap credit ended abruptly ...
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Confederations Cup Stage is set for David and Goliath match between Spain and Tahiti at Maracana
Such is the size of tiny Tahiti that were the Estadio Maracana still capable of holding 200,000 spectators, as it was in 1950, it could comfortably accommodate the entire population of the French Polynesian island and still have space for another 20,000 people. Located in the centre of the South Pacific, five hours from Auckland, eight hours from Los Angeles, 10 hours from Santiago and 12 hours ...
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Spains La Caixa puts off big property portfolio sale -sources
By Sarah White MADRID, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:39pm EDT MADRID, June 19 (Reuters) - Spain's La Caixa has postponed the planned sale of a portfolio of 12,000 homes, two sources familiar with the deal said, in a sign Spanish banks are still reluctant to cut prices on property assets even after big writedowns. The Caixa sale fell down on price, the sources said. The bank had hoped ...
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Mercedes and Pirelli ready for FIA tribunal over tests in Barcelona
Formula One world championship when they appear before a 12-man FIA International tribunal in Paris on Thursday morning.Such an outcome could lead to them quitting the sport for good. But even if Mercedes are found guilty of contravening the FIA's ban on in-season testing using a current car, they are more likely to face a lesser punishment, such as a fine, a race ban or a points deduction. ...
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IMF warns Spain on unemployment
The International Monetary Fund is warning that Spain risks high joblessness and sluggish growth for years unless its takes ';urgent action';. In its annual assessment of the Spanish economy, ...
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Sports Thiago hat-trick leads Spain to lift U-21 title
Italy 's unusually hesitant defence as Barcelona's Thiago scored with an easy header in the sixth minute, a close-range drive in the 31st and a penalty in the ...
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Spain drags its feet on cloud computing
Cloud computing, a new computing model seen by many as a major advancement in information technology, has been catching on in many developed parts of the world due to the significant benefits the new system offers, but in Spain, where experts say it may be most useful, it has failed to find a home.
Spain is traditionally known as a country that does not like to take risks and likes to maintain the status quo, for this reason other new technologies such as 3-D televisions and the like have not caught on either. But, whereas 3-D TV is a service that is marketed as enhancing one’s viewing pleasure and therefore costs more, cloud computing is a new service that offers real-world savings financially. Read more
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