Archives for March 2010
March 23rd, 2010
The Spanish Minister for Science and Innovation, Cristina Garmendia, has confirmed that in 2012 Barcelona will be host to one of the PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe) supercomputers, aimed at creating an infrastructure for high performance computing, and for which Spain will invest 100 million euros.
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March 23rd, 2010
A short film titled 'Wash, Rinse and Spin’ has won the BBC World's MyWorld video competition. The video consists of a predominantly fixed angle video showing a washing machine spinning and casting reflections on an unemployed person, while concerns over his unemployment in Spain are displayed on screen.
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March 23rd, 2010
Police have arrested a man in Granada, aged 38 years old, after he allegedly burned his own home down on the same day that his wife had filed for divorce. Police confirmed that the incident occurred at 21.30 hours yesterday evening, at the home of the accused
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March 23rd, 2010
Police agents have dismantled an illegal printing press located in El Barraco, Ávila, along with finding $1,347,600 of counterfeit American currency in $100 bills that were ready for distribution. Seven people were arrested in the operation,
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March 22nd, 2010
Jesus Barquin and Victor Franco were clearly delighted as they came away with the top prize in the Vila Viniteca wine tasting competition for pairs, pocketing a handsome €15,000, along with VIP trips to the Champagne region, where they will visit a number of vineyards and wineries, as well as ...
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March 22nd, 2010
The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) has today estimated that the planned Spanish VAT (IVA) rise in July, from 16% to 18% in general VAT and from 7% to 8% in the reduced rate, will cost about 290 euros per year to each Spanish family. Estimates of the
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March 19th, 2010
According to a study by the Institute of Youth (INJUVE), released to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination that takes place on Sunday, 91 percent of young Spanish people consider that immigration is positive and defends the right of everyone to live and work in any ...
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March 18th, 2010
The European Commission has threatened Spain with sanctions for its failure to implement Community legislation against money laundering, even though the deadline for doing so expired on the 15th of December 2007. The Court of Justice in Luxembourg
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March 18th, 2010
After the resolution of a lawsuit concerning it's rightful ownership, the Absinthe Drinker, one of the most famous paintings of Picasso's blue period, will be auctioned by Christie's in London on the 23rd of June for an estimated price of between 33 and 44 million euros. Painted in 1903, the picture ...
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March 18th, 2010
Two English teams, Manchester United and Arsenal, two French, Lyon and Bordeaux, one German representative, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan from Italy and the Russian outfit, CSKA Moscow, join defending champions Barcelona, the only Spanish survivor, in the Champions League quarter finals this year.
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