Archives for March 2010
March 31st, 2010
Local police have reported that a man living in Lleida doused himself with petrol and tried to set fire to himself in front of an estate agent’s office yesterday, the estate agent allegedly owed him more than three thousand euros. The events occurred at about 13:30 pm yesterday in Calle Sant ...
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March 31st, 2010
According to the head of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Michael Lynton, Spain could be the second country in the world, after South Korea, to be vetoed by the major DVD distribution companies in Hollywood. "People in Spain are downloading movies in such quantity that it is about to stop
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March 30th, 2010
Venus and Mercury, the two planets closest to the Sun, will be very close to each other in the sky for the next 10 days and are visible without the need for a telescope. On a clear evening, both planets can be seen with the naked eye by looking west between ...
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March 30th, 2010
According to unconfirmed reports, Seville FC have reached an agreement with the current manager of Bordeaux, and former France international, Laurent Blanc to take over their vacant manager's position for the next three seasons. As a player, Laurent Blanc's highlight was winning the World Cup
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March 30th, 2010
With just two working days left until the end of the month, the Federation of Automotive Dealers (FACONAUTO) is reporting that the passenger vehicle industry in Spain has shown a substantial 65.8% year on year increase during March 2010. The prediction is that March
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March 29th, 2010
With an appropriate policy for banning tobacco use, the Spanish national health system could save about 5,500 million euros in direct treatment expenditure, as well as saving 1,500 million euros in pharmaceutical costs. This was the opinion given today by Juan Ruiz Manzano, president
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March 29th, 2010
The Easter processions began yesterday and many famous Spanish celebrities participated in the streets of Spain. In Andalucia, the Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas travelled to Malaga while Isabel Pantoja enjoyed the processions in Seville with her children Chabelita and Kiko. Antonio Banderas is a faithful
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March 29th, 2010
Police have confirmed the arrest of a man aged 39 years old at the weekend, the man is accused of illegally imprisoning his wife for over a year in the basement of a building of Viladecans in Barcelona. The victim, of Moroccan origin, lived in a basement in
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March 27th, 2010
Don't forget that tonight (or more specifically at 2am early Sunday morning) the clocks go forward in all countries within the European Union, including Spain. So, that's one hour 'less' in bed! According to estimates by the Institute
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March 26th, 2010
José Carlos Fuentes, one of the favourites for the Chef of the Year 2010 competition, organized by Alimentaria as part of their International Food and Drink Exhibition, was awarded the prestigious honour in Barcelona yesterday. The Barcelona born chef, aged just 29 years old, is currently the head chef
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