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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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Adriano extends Barcelona stay
Adriano joined for an estimated EUR9.5 millionfrom Sevilla but has struggled to hold down a regular spot in the starting XI under both Tito Vilanova and his predecessor Pep Guardiola, thanks to the form of Eric Abidal and then Jordi Alba. The 28-year-old has earned 17 caps for his country and has already won two Primera Division titles, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey during his ...
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Adriano extends contract with FC Barcelona
MADRID, May 22 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona this Wednesday confirmed that the club has agreed to extend the contract of utility player Adriano Correia until the end of June 2017. Adriano has signed a four year-extension with the club he joined in the summer of 2010 for 9.5 million euros from Sevilla ...
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Adriano signs new four-year Barcelona deal
Blog: Valdes must pay to leave The versatile Brazilian - whose new buy-out clause is 90 million euros - joined the Primera Division champions in 2010 and has made 105 appearances, scoring 10 goals, in his three seasons at the Nou Camp.Adriano joined for an estimated 9.5million euros from Sevilla but has struggled to hold down a regular spot in the starting XI under both Tito Vilanova and his ...
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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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Sofia Vergara Returns To Spanish Language Television
This undated publicity image released by Nevarez Communications shows actress Sofia Vergara during the filming of a mini-telenovela. The title of the five-episode story, not yet revealed, is planned to air in July. (AP Photo/Nevarez ...
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President Mujica Begins Tour to China Spain Italy and Vatican
Montevideo, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, on Saturday will begin a four-day official visit to the Republic of China. Accompanied by a government and a business delegation, the president, who left here at 14:00 hours (local time) to Paris, where he will make a stop over for Beijing, he will Sunday travel by train to the city of Tianjin to hold meetings with Chinese ...
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Lewis Hamilton positive before Monaco after nasty F1 surprise in Spain
Lewis Hamilton 's new team-mate was found snoring in the Mercedes motor-homeon Wednesday, his head in the lap of the British driver who rubbed his ears affectionately. "He was out late last night," said Hamilton, with a grin as wide as the paddock. "When I go to bed, he sits next to the bed or on it, and that's how he snores."This might suggest that he is getting ...
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Alfredo Landa Actor who gave his name to a genre of Spanish film
Alfredo Landa was unique among Spanish actors to have lent his name to a national film genre. Landismo was the label coined to describe the Carry On style of hugely popular Spanish comedies of the early 1970s that made Landa a household ...
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FARC denies kidnapping Spaniards
HAVANA - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last ...
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Colombian rebels deny kidnapping two Spaniards
HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last ...
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Spain spent $680 million on submarine that ‘can’t resurface’
Thrills&Spills Spanish engineers, who already spent some $680 million on designing the new generation S-80 class submarine, say it is a major "technical innovation." There is just one problem the calculations show - if submerged into water, it may never come up again. The Spanish media has been furiously discussing the errors made by the state-owned Navantia construction company, ...
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Spanish flamencos coming home... to India
Spain's oldest flamenco festival will visit India in 2014, retracing the origins of the classic Spanish musical form, organisers said Wednesday. The Cante de las Minas festival plans its first overseas event in March in Jodhpur, in Rajasthan state -- considered the home of the migrant gypsies from whom southern Spain's flamenco culture sprang. "We were inspired by the search for ...
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Happy anniversary Felipe and Letizia
PRINCE Felipe and Princess Letizia tied the knot today nine years ago at the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid in front of millions of television ...
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Gibraltar Moves Toward UEFA Membership as Spain Resists
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Spain banks may need to raise money to meet provisions Rajoy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday said the country's banks may have to raise capital on the financial markets to meet higher provisioning ...
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Messi approves of Barcelona signing Neymar - video
Striker Lionel Messi comments on reports that Brazilian striker Neymar has agreed to join Barcelona on 1 July. A move to Europe for Neymar has been talked about for the last two years, but there is a chance such a move could be put on hold until after the Brazil World Cup in ...
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Messi would welcome Neymar at Barcelona
Barcelona remain confident of beating off strong competition to sign Neymar The Santos attacker, 21, has long been linked with a move to the Catalan club, and talks with the players’ various owners are thought to be well advanced. On a promotional trip to Qatar this week, the Argentine told local TV channel Alkass that Neymar would bring something different to the Barca front line. ...
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Telefonica cuts handset prices to win back Spanish clients
domestic market on Wednesday to fight increasing competition in the recession-hit country. Telefonica, which stopped subsidizing handsets for new clients last year to save cash, lost over 700,000 mobile customers in the first quarter of the year as cheaper rivals, such as Yoigo, ...
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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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