Archives for May 2010
May 3rd, 2010
From today, Movistar becomes the brand name for all services, both fixed and mobile, of Telefonica in Spain. The company premiered its world launch plan and said that the change will be progressively introduced in Europe and in Latin American countries. The company said that Spain will be followed by ...
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May 3rd, 2010
As of today, there is no need to go to your local National Traffic Authority Office to pay to renew a driver's license in Spain, because the payment can now be made at the centres that carry out the required driving aptitude test. With this modification, a licence can be renewed ...
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May 3rd, 2010
Three Spanish riders, Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), Toni Elias (Moriwaki) and Pol Espargaro (Derbi), dominated the second round of the Motorcycle World Championship in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) yesterday by winning all three race classes (MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc). In addition to the three winning
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May 4th, 2010
The 'Global Status Report for Mothers 2010' has been published by 'Save the Children', the report ranks the best and worst places in the world to be a mother on the basis of ten factors related to education, health, economic and political development, as well as the basic welfare of ...
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May 4th, 2010
The top 25 places to visit in Spain have been voted for by the travel review website TripAdvisor, with Andalucia claiming the top two spots and having a total of 5 entries on the list with Granada , Seville, Tarifa, Almeria and Ronda. The 'Travelers' Choice Destinations Awards’ includes the best
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May 5th, 2010
The permanent President of the EU, Herman Van Rompuy, said today that the economic situation in Spain is "objectively nothing to do" with that of Greece. In an appearance in Brussels, Van Rompuy said he wanted to curb the "totally irrational movements" of European financial markets and made special reference ...
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May 5th, 2010
The Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and the opposition leader, Mariano Rajoy, held a legislature meeting in the Palacio de la Moncloa today which ended after two hours and fifteen minutes of conversation. The two party leaders agreed on the 'sound' restructuring of the Spanish financial sector and accelerating ...
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May 5th, 2010
A government spokesperson in Extremadura, Carmen Pereira, said today that a man arrested yesterday by the Guardia Civil driving at 248 km/h, has been charged with a crime of reckless driving for endangering the lives of two children. Pereira said that, on Tuesday, a vehicle was stopped travelling
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May 6th, 2010
Around 500 dairy farmers came out in protest today at a Carrefour shopping centre in Madrid with the motto "in defence of farmers and Spanish consumers”, with their objective being to "expose the industries and practices that are ruining dairy farmers". Brought together by agricultural organizations
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May 6th, 2010
Catalan police have arrested the head of the judicial police unit of the Guardia Civil in Puerto de Barcelona for allegedly being part of a plot to steal cargo containers that arrived at the docks. Police sources said that they have opened a secret investigation at the port, as it ...
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