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Lamphier Steel yourself for more bad news — Spanish and South Korean companies win Walterdale Bridge contracts
EDMONTON - First, Quebec. Now Spain and South Korea.For the second time in a few weeks, outside firms have left local bidders out of luck in the fight over contracts for a key public works project.A consortium led by the Canadian arm of Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona S.A. is poised to win the contract to build the new Walterdale Bridge, the city confirms.The $125 million bid by ...
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Spanish judges hold former Caja Madrid chief in jail
Former president of Caja Madrid Miguel Blesa is the first top financier detained in Spain since the financial crisis began. Photograph: Reuters/Sergio Perez Spanish judges this week sent the strongest signal yet that they intend to crack down on former executives at bailed-out banks by putting the ...
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Athletico shocks Real Madrid wins Copa del Ray
Denis Doyle/Getty Images MADRID (AP) -- Atletico Madrid ended a 14-year winless run against Real Madrid to capture the Copa del Rey title on Friday, coming from behind to win 2-1 in extra time after its city rivals' Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho were sent off. Atletico claimed its first win over Madrid since 1999 when Brazilian defender Miranda headed in Jorge ...
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Simeone We no longer fear Real Madrid
Diego Simeone has applauded his Atletico Madrid players for banishing their fear of arch-rivals Real Madrid.Atletico needed an extra-time goal from defender Joao Miranda to end their 25-match winless run against their city neighbours and triumph 2-1 in Friday's Copa del Rey final for the first time in almost two decades.And their coach was delighted with the commitment made by each and ...
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The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern
The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...
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Nadal last Spaniard standing at Rome Masters
Rafael Nadal stayed on target for his third straight title at the Foro Italico, beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in today's quarter-finals.Nadal, 26, did not have all his own way either as he was taken the distance by 31-year-old Ferrer, who is trying to stay ahead of his countryman at number four in the world rankings. But the seven-time champion won through in two hours ...
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Soccer-Spanish Kings Cup winners since 1939
MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - List of winners and runners-up in Spain's King's Cup since 1939: 1938-39 Sevilla 6 Racing Ferrol 2 1939-40 Espanyol ...
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Tempers flare in Madrid as Atletico stun rivals Real
Real Madrid 1 Atletico Madrid 2 (aet)Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho were sent off as Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid in extra-time at the Bernabeu to overcome their local rivals for the first time in 14 years and lift the Copa del Rey.Miranda's header in the 99th minute won it for Atletico. Ronaldo's header gave Madrid the lead after 14 minutes, but Diego Costa levelled 10 ...
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Berdych stuns Djokovic in Rome quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic with a three-set win Friday in the quarterfinals of the Italian Masters in Rome. Berdych, seeded sixth, hadn't beaten Djokovic since a semifinal match at Wimbledon in 2010 and was just 1-14 versus Djokovic lifetime. With a solid first set and through seven games of the second it appeared that trend would continue, but Berdych rallied for a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 win. Djokovic said ...
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UC Davis will use Covered California grant for Spanish-language outreach
University of California Davis will use a $1 million grant announced Tuesday by Covered California to work with El Concilio, the council for Spanish speakers, to educate almost 133,000 primarily Spanish-speaking residents in the Central Valley about the new state health benefit exchange. University of California Davis will use a $1 million grant announced Tuesday by Covered California to work ...
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Possibility of Spanish downgrade looms over euro zone
Spanish government bonds have had a good run since the European Central Bank said it would protect the euro last year. But some analysts say the threat of a rating downgrade to junk remains an important risk. Credit default swap prices are discounting such a move, according to Markit. Spain is only one notch above junk according to Moody's and Standard & Poor's ratings, and two ...
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Spanish Banker Goes to Prison
MADRID -- Miguel Blesa, the former executive chairman of Caja Madrid, which is now part of Bankia, has become the first prominent Spanish banker to enter prison since the start of the financial crisis. He is accused of leaving his bank saddled with huge losses because of the takeover of a bank based in Miami in ...
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Top Spain banker bailed in crisis probe
View Photo Miguel Blesa is pictured at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on October 6, 2008 in Madrid. Blesa, the former head of Spanish bank Caja Madrid, became the first top banker to spend time in jail over alleged mismanagement in the financial crisis, officials said on ...
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Spains controversial educational reform Will the Green Tide wash it away
New government reforms aim to reduce Spain's dropout rate. But they are opposed by green-shirted protesters from the education sector, known as the Green ...
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Casado “We are going to fight to be the best reserve team in Spain”
Day number 39 for the first Real Madrid reserve team. Alberto Toril's pupils face a new challenge in the league at the Alfredo Di Stefano. The white team will host Lugo, ranked thirteenth with 49 points (tomorrow, 18:00 hours). With four games to go in the campaign, the Castilla will fight to maintain their unbeaten run at home. Jorge Casado, one of the team’s left-backs, made the ...
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Mercedes continue to seek answers for their lack of pace in Barcelona
Mercedes are still attempting to unravel the mystery of their lack of race pace this year. Last Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix turned into a horror show ...
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Central Middle School dropping Spanish from core curriculum
Starting this fall, Central Middle School will drop Spanish from its core group of classes for seventh- and eighth-graders and replace the subject with a language arts offering. For the past two years, seventh- and eighth-grade students at Central have been required to take Spanish. Under a new curriculum, discussed at the District 146 board meeting on May 14, up to 60 students in each grade ...
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Spanish banks see rise in outstanding debts in March
Unpaid debts of private individuals and companies owed to Spain's banks rose by 10.47 in March, the Bank of Spain said on Friday.Outstanding debt levels had fallen after the creation of a "bad bank" Sareb, taking on board the toxic assets accumulated by struggling banks such as Bankia, Catalunya and Novagalicia Banco.However, despite the creation of Sareb, the amount of unpaid ...
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Building Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions
Siemens says it would make sense to build solar power plants in sunny countries in Europe rather than in cloudy ones. And wind turbines should be built in windy places. These blindingly obvious suggestions run contrary to what's actually happening. For example, a solar panel in Spain generates about twice as much electricity as the same-size solar panel in Germany because the sun shines on ...
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Hunt for those at fault for Spains bank crisis gains pace
MADRID (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankia ...
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Fitch Takes Rating Actions on 80 Spanish RMBS
California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on ...
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Spains government approves law to reform school education system in bid to improve results
MADRID - Spain's government has given the go-ahead for a law to reform the country's school education system in a bid to reduce truancy and improve results. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria calls it "the most important law of this legislature" with the dual role of improving the quality of education and the employability of young people. She says one in four ...
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DIS confirm Neymar to Barcelona talks
And Delcir Sonda, who heads DIS, the group that owns a 40 percent share in the Santos player, confirmed that a deal with the Spanish club is ...
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Former CEO of Caja Madrid jailed over purchase of Florida-based bank
EX-CHIEF Executive Officer of the Caja Madrid bank, Miguel Blesa is behind bars due to alleged 'illegalities' in his purchase of City National Bank of Florida, in the ...
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Father of Neymar admits talks with Barcelona and Real Madrid
Rio de Janeiro, May 17 (PL) Neymar da Silva, father and Brazilian player''s agent, admitted discussions with representatives of the Spanish clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid striker recruiting, today unveiled the sports daily Lance. I talked to them (referring to the two big Spanish clubs), but nothing is confirmed. Neymar is focused on the Paulista championship final scheduled for ...
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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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