Archives for July 2010
July 30th, 2010
Spain may force any solar plant owners who cheated on paperwork to gain higher subsidies to repay income earned through deception, a ministry official said. Officials will ask the operators of photovoltaic plants with about 800 megawatts of capacity, or a quarter of the total,
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July 30th, 2010
Fernando Alonso insists that he hasn't been affected by the reaction to what happened during the German Grand Prix last weekend at Hockenheim. Alonso and the Ferrari team have come under fire for the manner in which the result of the race was decided, with the team sending a coded message
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July 30th, 2010
Top Spanish bullfighting entrepreneurs vowed yesterday to take Catalonia's parliament to court to try to reverse its decision to ban the bloodsport and stop other regions from following their lead. "We are going to launch a huge battle" against this "outrageous" measure,
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July 29th, 2010
The British Ambassador to Spain, Giles Paxman made a recent interview on BBC Radio 4, one of the national radio stations in the UK, commenting on many of the issues currently facing British people living in Spain today - while also being relevant to any foreigner currently living on the ...
Continue reading British Ambasssador Assesses Life in Spain Today
July 29th, 2010
A team of experts, including some working for NASA, believe that a five hundred and sixty metre wide asteroid has a one in a thousand chance of making impact with the Earth in 172 years time. While quite large, the odds of a crash are considerably shorter
Continue reading Valladolid Astronomers Predict Huge Asteroid Impact with Earth
July 28th, 2010
A 41-year-old Irishman was shot dead in Benalmadena Wednesday morning. Police are now reporting that the man was on holiday with his family, and that the shooting was not gang-related. John O’Neill, a father-of-two from Coolock in Dublin, was
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July 28th, 2010
Its orange sands have witnessed delight and death. Generations of matadors strutted their way across Barcelona's Monumental bullring, drawing roars of approval from the crowds as they tormented the hulking bulls with their scarlet capes before killing them with a sword-thrust between the shoulder blades.
Continue reading Bullfighting Officially Banned in Catalonia
July 27th, 2010
The Spanish central government's budget shortfall for the first six months of the year shrank by 24.7% compared to the same period a year ago, official figures showed on Wednesday. The central government deficit stood at EUR 29.77 billion, which is equivalent to 2.8% of the country's one-year
Continue reading Spain’s Central Government Deficit Reduced by Nearly a Quarter
July 27th, 2010
Ryanair’s most recently announced base is Seville in southern Spain, a much requested route for those wanting to travel to the Andalusian capital with ten new routes to be launched from the new base at the beginning of November. The ten destinations are:
Continue reading Ryanair Adds Seville to List of Destinations
July 26th, 2010
US First Lady Michelle Obama and one of her two daughters will take a summer break in Spain, a White House source said Monday. Mother and daughter will spend their holiday in the southern holiday resort of Marbella on a "private visit in the company of old friends," the source ...
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