Archives for September 2010
September 30th, 2010
Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has protested his innocence after testing positive for a banned substance during this year's race. The Spaniard tested positive for clenbuterol on July 21st, but claimed at a press conference near Madrid today that the cause was contaminated food.
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September 29th, 2010
A 49-year-old man, who has not been named, is thought to be behind 15 hold-ups in the provinces of Malaga and Alicante, accompanied by a 31-year-old Russian woman. Spanish police believe the pair could have stolen about 115,000 euros in the raids. They are suspected of working together to carry ...
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September 29th, 2010
Spain's first general strike in eight years to protest government spending cuts aimed at slashing the budget deficit had limited impact today beyond disrupting transport and some factories. Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, due to unveil his 2011 budget plan in parliament tomorrow,
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September 28th, 2010
Passengers flying to Spain tomorrow face significant disruption as a result of the general strike, called following austerity measures by the country’s socialist government. The strike is likely to affect thousands of flights in and out of Spain, with air traffic controllers operating a significantly reduced service.
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September 28th, 2010
Forced to impose unpopular measures to fix the economy, Spain's Socialist government faces a general strike tomorrow amid union anger over what they see as a policy U-turn. But many view the government's tough labour reforms and belt-tightening measures as inevitable, and even necessary, and a low turnout is expected.
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September 28th, 2010
Spanish police detained seven suspected members of a group close to the militant Basque separatist organization ETA, police said Tuesday. The arrests, which were made overnight in the Basque region and neighbouring Navarre, constitute a new crackdown on
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September 27th, 2010
Sevilla have parted company with coach Antonio Alvarez and replaced him with Gregorio Manzano. Alvarez was sacked following Sunday's 2-0 defeat at newly promoted Hercules - a result that left Sevilla seventh in the Primera Division standings with eight points from five games. The loss to Hercules was Sevilla's first league ...
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September 27th, 2010
Almost 100 defendants, including two former mayors, have appeared in court in the Spanish city of Malaga for the first day of one of the country's biggest ever corruption trials. The scandal, which broke in March 2006, centres on the alleged payment of millions of euros in bribes to city officials ...
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September 24th, 2010
Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved a draft of a new Gambling Act, which is designed to regulate and tax all forms of gambling including online, interactive television and mobile gambling. The draft legislation has tax and regulatory provisions relating to advertising, sponsorship, consumer protection
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September 24th, 2010
Google announced it had won a major copyright-infringement case in Spain on Thursday, affirming that the Internet giant is not responsible for copyright violations when users post material on its YouTube website. A federal court in Madrid, Spain, found that it is the responsibility of copyright owners
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