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Spanish Heatwave Leads To Fires
Region: SpainContinuing high temperatures in Spain have meant an outbreak of forest fires across the main peninsula and on the Canary islands. Most of Spain is now coded as being at very high risk of wild fires and citizens are being cautioned to be very careful when out in the countryside. Firefighters have been kept very busy trying to control fires which have burnt thousands of hectares of land. So far, six firefighters have lo... more
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Second ETA Bombing In Spain
Region: SpainA second bombing by the Basque terrorist group, ETA, occurred today this time in Palmanova on the spanish resort island of Palma de Mallorca. At least two people are reported dead when a bomb placed under an all-terrain police vehicle exploded at 1:50 in the afternoon spanish time. The vehicle had been parked in front of a building used by the local police and the Guardia Civil for several hours prior to the... more
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ETA Bomb In Spain
Region: SpainAt least 54 people are said to be injured in a car bombing in the northern Spanish city of Burgos. The blast occurred on Wednesday in the early morning hours outside a Civil Guard barracks. Authorities blame the Basque terroritst group ETA. ETA, which usually gives warning prior to their attacks, gave no warning prior to this explosion. Of the 54 people reported injured 6 are children. 43 of the ususa... more
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Ronaldo Playing For Slave Wages
Region: Spain
Cristiano Ronaldo will be upset and maybe use this tidbit as ammunition when the time comes renegotiate. Brazilian sports daily Gazeta Esportiva mentioned that the Portuguese star will be earning less than minimum wage. Ok, chill. I will be getting flack from both sides that support or criticized this move, so please hear me out. Before I start to get comments about how my math is messed up and worse, let me clear ... more
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Air in Madrid and Barcelona Contains Cocaine and LSD
Region: SpainResearchers: Cocaine and LSD in Spanish Air Won’t Hurt Anyone Barcelona has always been known for being a great party city, and that was before researchers from the Superior Council of Scientific Investigations, an institute of the Spanish government, discovered that the air there is laced with cocaine, LSD, amphetamines and opiates. The researchers said that while the amounts were negligible, they were higher o... more
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What's Next For Madrid?
Region: SpainJuande Ramos' era as coach of Real Madrid ended the same way it started- losing to Barcelona. It started in an awkward press conference in which they were giving Bernd Schuster his walking papers. Then all of a sudden he popped out from backstage. The match on Saturday showed that they were dominated (again) by their archrival. It became evident of the fact that La Liga was the Blaugrana a... more
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Spain's Battle Against Terrorism
Region: SpainSpain continues to be a transit point and logistical base for terrorist organizations operating in western Europe, according to a US State Department report. In 2008, Spain arrested 65 suspected members of Islamic terrorist groups or sympathizers of such groups. Spain's largest problem in terms of terrorist organizations continues to be the Basque terrorist organization known as ETA. According to the report, 2008 was... more
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Spain's Sinking Recession
Region: SpainThe Bank of Spain reported Wednesday that it's economy has fallen 1.8% in the first trimester of 2009 and 2.9% over the last year. Spain hasn't seen this steep of a decline in their economy since the 1970's according to Spain's National Institute of Statistics. Multiple factors are to blame for the deepening recession including the collapse of the housing market, growing unemployment which is at 17.36%, and a de... more
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Pepe Gets Ten Matches
Region: SpainReal Madrid defender Pepe will be gone for the remainder of the season as well as the first four matches of next season after the Spanish Football Federation's Disciplne Board handed down the sentence on Friday afternoon. Real Madrid defender Pepe gets ten-match ban (AP Photo) In the 87th minute of that match, Pepe knocked down Casquero inside the box as he approached Iker Casillas' goal. After knocking him down... more
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Spain's Princess Cristina Moving to US
Region: SpainThe Duke and Duchess of Palma will be moving to Washington, D.C. by the end of the summer, as confirmed by the royal palace yesterday. The Duchess, Princess Cristina, 43, is the youngest of Spain's King Juan Carlos' three children and is seventh in line to the throne. The Princess, her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, and their four children ages 9, 8, 7 and 3, will be moving because of ... more
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