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Basque Socialist leader may stand for party leader
Patxi Lpez , has said at the Europa Forum this morning that he has not closed the door to stand at the primary elections to select a new party leader. The General Secretary of the Basque Socialists when asked before always said that his priority was the Basque Country. If he takes the step it won't be until the end of the year. He explained that the Socialist Party is essential for ...
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Neymar and Barcelona remain quiet over transfer
Neymar and Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta have both refused to be drawn on a potential summer transfer, despite Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari’s prediction that the forward will become an "idol" at the Camp ...
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The British Parliament is to address the working conditions in Ryanair.
The British Parliament is to address the working conditions in Ryanair. Lucinda Berger, MP for Liverpool, has taken a complaint from a TCP in Ryanair, Sophie Growcoot, about her labour conditions in the Irish airline. Among other things she has worked for days with no pay. According to the Independent Sophie Growcoot's account of her time as a contractor for Ryanair, although ...
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Spanish Smoking Relapse Prevention
Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute "Libres para Siempre" ("Forever Free®"), a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series. Their analysis found that 10 agencies distributed the booklets actively and passively, but those methods may not have helped ...
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Scolari Neymar will be a Barcelona idol
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari believes Neymar would become an "idol" at Barcelona, if he seals his much-expected move to Catalunya.Barca are widely reported to have secured a first-option deal on the Santos starlet and the former Chelsea boss revealed he has already been contacted by Camp Nou president Sandro Rosell to discuss the forward's ...
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Spanish workers in Gibraltar protest against pension conditions
The associations representing Spanish workers in Gibraltar staged a protest on 12 June campaigning for better pensions and social security benefits. Spanish workers in Gibraltar want the Spanish Government to change the law so that they get a similar pension benefit to what any other Spanish worker gets, when having worked all their life in Spain. They want benefits derived from their ...
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Italian and Spanish Alpha League Table 2008 published
EDHEC Risk and Management Research Centre (EDHEC) and EuroPerformance fund analysis company have released the Alpha League Table, their 2008 rankings of the top Italian and Spanish asset management companies. The ranking system is based on a measure of alpha intensity, a performance measure that has been adjusted for the risks actually taken, for all active equity management in the ...
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SWIP makes in-roads into Spain
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has strengthened its foundations in the Spanish market. SWIP’s Spanish team, based in Madrid and led by director of institutional sales Carlos Costales, will be supported by Christina Ponce, business development director at the London office. The Spanish branch of SWIP will offer, among other products, the SWIP European Fund, which ...
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Ecuador Primera A Wrap Nahuelpan class buoys Barcelona
Emelec suffered just their second loss of the Ecuador Serie A season, beaten 2-0 by Barcelona on Saturday.Ariel Nahuelpan struck a brace at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo as Barcelona stayed sixth with the win.Emelec, who are three points clear at the top despite the loss, have two games in hand over their nearest rivals.Nahuelpan headed in the opener from a set piece four minutes into ...
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Spain achieves first monthly surplus
Spain has achieved its first monthly trade surplus since records began, the country's economy minister has said.At a press conference after the meeting of European Union economy chiefs on Tuesday, Luis de Guindos said that once the calculations were complete, the surplus would come out to more than 600 million euros ($A788.23 million).The trade figure is a 'sign supporting the ...
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Spanish Paper Review - Monday May 20 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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Arda Turan celebrates victory in Spanish cup with Azerbaijani flag
As is known, Spain's Atletico beat Real in the final of the Royal cup. Sport.1news.az presents a video report about the celebration of success of Atletico footballers, where Arda Turan celebrates victory in the center of Madrid with Azerbaijani flag on his back and Turkish banner on his ...
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Southside students score high on nationwide Spanish test
From left, Southside High students Tanner Gray, Abbey West, Emily Payne and Andrew Prince are pictured May 13 at the school. The students recently attained national recognition — four of only about 130 students nationwide — for excellent performance in ...
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Alonso sails to Spanish GP win
Two-time champion Fernando Alonso paid a warm tribute to his Ferrari team and the massive Spanish crowd on Sunday after he drove to a dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix.His win thrilled his compatriots in a 95,000-strong flag-waving home crowd that roared in delight after he had crossed the line to grab his second win at his home race and third on Spanish soil in recent years.'It ...
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Rosberg cautious despite Spanish GP pole
Nico Rosberg secured his third career pole position as Mercedes completed a hat-trick of qualifying successes - and then warned that he is worried his tyres will let him down in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.The 27-year-old German led the way as his team locked out the front row of Saturday's grid but he was immediately concerned afterwards that he does not endure a repeat of his ...
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Rafa nets seventh Italian Open title after Federers dramatic defeat
A SPECTACULAR win for Spain's Rafa Nadal against Roger Federer in Rome left fans open-mouthed as the Swiss world number two crashed out and handed his rival his seventh Italian Open title on a ...
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Spains Montoro Sees Faster Economic Recovery
Spain's Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro expects the country to see a faster-than-anticipated economic recovery, although he couldn't say when that may happen, he told Cinco Dias in an interview published in its Monday Internet edition. The combination of an improvement in the balance of payments, lower financing costs and moderate inflation support Montoro's optimism, the ...
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Football PSG block Ancelottis Madrid switch
PARIS: Carlo Ancelotti, who wants to quit Paris Saint-Germain and succeed Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid, found his escape route blocked by the French champions' Qatari owners on Sunday. Ancelotti has been tipped t ...
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Many of Spains Sephardic Jews Still Waiting for Citizenship
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Rafa Nadal beats an out of form Federer 6-1 6-3 in the final of the Masters 1000 in Rome
The Swiss committed many unforced errors and was generally out of the match.At 6-1 and 3-0 Federer saw the game lost; Nadal had won 9 games on the ...
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13 injured in a 50 car smash in Segovia
Two collisions between 50 vehicles have left 13 injured in Honrubia de la Cuesta, Segovia. The A1 was closed after the collision 140 km from Madrid. Heavy hail in the area was thought to be responsible for the two simultaneous crashes which took place at 7pm last night. A man in his 50's was seriously injured and he was evacuated by helicopter to Burgos University Hospital. Another ...
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Burnside aid Campbelltown councils turn to Paris London and Barcelona for Magill makeover inspiration
PARIS, London and Barcelona are being put up as inspiration for a project to revitalise Magill. Burnside and Campbelltown councils are working on a joint project to make Magill an artistic and cultural hub and thriving shopping destination. The project is the pilot for the Federal Government's Liveable Cities program. The councils engaged consultants Complete Urban to create a vision for the ...
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Pedro helps Barcelona towards matching La Liga points record
Valladolid , that was the prelude to a title party at the Camp Nou on Sunday.Tito Vilanova's side wrapped up their fourth league crown in five years last weekend, but still have the chance to equal the mark set by Jos Mourinho's victorious side last season.A 21st-minute strike from Pedro and an own-goal from Valladolid's Marc Valiente before half-time sealed a drab victory in ...
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La Liga Barcelona 2 Real Valladolid 1
Barcelona were missing Lionel Messi, who aggravated a hamstring injury in the victory at Atletico Madrid last weekend and is expected to miss the remainder of the ...
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British toddler has lucky escape in Tenerife Swimming Pool
A four year old British boy is recovering after nearly drowning in a hotel swimming pool in a complex of apartments in Playa de Las Americas, in Arona, Tenerife. A medical team from the SUC Canary Emergency Service was on the scene and attended to the boy, who had expulsed a grand part of the water he had swallowed. He was taken to the Hospitn Sur, where he was admitted in an improving ...
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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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