Archives for May 2010
May 17th, 2010
Barcelona thrashed Valladolid 4-0 yesterday to achieve their twentieth top flight Spanish league title and the second in a row. The team won La Liga with a record breaking 99 points, while Real Madrid, who disappointingly drew 1-1 against Malaga, became the league runners-up with the most points ever and ...
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May 17th, 2010
Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer, the defending champion, 6-4, 7-6 in the final of the Madrid Open yesterday to claim his third title of the season. Nadal becomes the first player in history to win in Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid in the same year, the three major tennis events ...
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May 14th, 2010
Packets of cigarettes in Spain will soon display powerful new images highlighting the dangerous consequences of smoking. The Council of Ministers today approved a proposal from the Minister for Health and Social Policy, Trinidad Jimenez, for more graphic warning labels on all tobacco products. The new regulation includes the obligation
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May 14th, 2010
The National Statistics Institute has revealed that, in April, the underlying inflation in Spain has registered its first negative result since records began in August 1986. Underlying inflation, which does not include the volatile prices of unprocessed food and energy, dropped by
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May 14th, 2010
The General Council of the Judiciary, Spain's judicial supervisory board, has temporarily suspended judge Baltasar Garzon after the Supreme Court decided to proceed with charges related to a 2008 investigation of the atrocities committed during and after the Spanish Civil War, the atrocities were already covered by an amnesty.
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May 13th, 2010
The Monte Carlo Grand Prix started today with two practice sessions, in which Fernando Alonso topped the timesheets in both. The unique street track is famous for levelling the performance of the cars, leaving only the drivers' skill to navigate the treacherously narrow course. In this sense, Fernando Alonso's performance
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May 13th, 2010
Atletico Madrid claimed a historic Europa League final win last night, eventually beating Fulham 2-1 after extra time at the Hamburg Arena in Germany. Diego Forlan was the hero on the night, scoring twice for Atletico Madrid.
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May 12th, 2010
The Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, today announced a series of measures to reduce the public deficit to 3% by 2013, including a reduction in public sector staff pay by an average of 5% in 2010, the elimination of the 2,500 euro birth allowance from 2011 and a ...
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May 12th, 2010
Although the volcanic ash cloud has withdrawn, allowing most Spanish airport to open and giving some relief to many Atletico Madrid supporters, many fans are still worried they might not see tonight's Europa League final clash against Fulham because of delays at the German airport of Hamburg.
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May 11th, 2010
Tomorrow, Telefónica will launch the first payphone in Spain which can also be used as a recharging station for electric cars. The initiative forms part of an agreement between the telephone operator, headed by Cesar Alierta, and the energy supplier Endesa, to provide owners of electric vehicles a greater opportunity ...
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