Archives for June 2010
June 24th, 2010
Twelve people were killed and another fourteen were injured after being struck by a train in Playa Castelldefels, Barcelona, late last night. The wounded, some in a critical condition, have been transferred to several nearby hospitals in the Barcelona province. The accident occurred at about 23:25 last night
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June 23rd, 2010
According to a research report by Ipsos, the chairman of Banco Santander, Emilio Botin, remains the most influential businessman in Spain, with the chairman of Inditex, Amancio Ortega, in second place and third for the head of Telefónica, César Alierta . This is the third time that Botin has been
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June 23rd, 2010
The Ministry of Education and Vodafone Spain have signed an agreement today to expand the framework of the 'School 2.0' education program, which will enable primary and secondary school students in Spain to have mobile Internet access outside of normal school hours, so that they can continue their studies at ...
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June 22nd, 2010
More than one in four households of the elderly in Spain, 27.6%, is classed as "poor", with an income of less than 646 euros per month for those who live alone and less than 969 euros for those living with a partner. These figures are according to a report released ...
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June 22nd, 2010
According to data from a Natural Population Movement survey, released today by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the number of births in Spain fell by five percent in 2009, the first decline in 10 years, after a decade of steady increases in the Spanish birth rate. This decrease is believed to ...
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June 21st, 2010
A man has been arrested for the murder of his former mother-in-law after attacking her with a stick in the town of La Guancha in Tenerife. The man, aged 44 years old, blamed her for his separation from his wife, who he had threatened to kill on several occasions. According to ...
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June 21st, 2010
Summer officially began today at 13:28 in Spain and was accompanied by "dry and sunny" weather, continuing the improving conditions that started on Thursday and with temperatures expected to gradually increase for the rest of the week, according to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
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June 18th, 2010
The Coastguard Service of the National Police intercepted a boat last night, situated 35 miles south of the town of Motril in Granada. The boat had 42 people on board who were believed to be travelling from the sub-Saharan area of Africa in an effort to gain entry to mainland ...
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June 18th, 2010
According to a study by debit and credit card processor, Mastercard, 80 percent of the Spanish population would be willing to pay by debit card instead of cash, if cards were more widely accepted and if their owners felt they were safer to use. Even though debit cards have a relatively ...
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June 18th, 2010
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced that Spanish actress Penelope Cruz will feature on the Hollywood Walk of Fame from next year. The Oscar winning actress is among 30 artists that the organization has chosen to immortalize next year with their name appearing on the famous Hollywood Boulevard in ...
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