Archives for September 2010
September 18th, 2010
The first HAD support and attack version of Eurocopter’s Tiger helicopter has initiated its flight test program at the company’s Albacete facility in Spain. During the next 15 months, a full program of tests and development flights will be carried out to obtain the first qualification step, which
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September 17th, 2010
The cost of labour per worker per month in Spain amounted to around 2,600 euros between April and June, which represents an increase of 1.2% over the same period in 2009. The National Statistics Office (INE) said the wage cost index increased 1.8% year-on-year to just over
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September 17th, 2010
World championship leader Jorge Lorenzo wants to clinch victory at the Grand Prix of Aragon on Sunday and dedicate it to tragic Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa. Spain's Lorenzo, the runaway leader in the MotoGP championship with eight wins
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September 16th, 2010
Rafa Nadal arrived back in Madrid yesterday after becoming only the seventh man in history to win all four grand slams, though he immediately dismissed the idea he was the ‘Spanish Special One’. The 24-year-old has been involved in a whirlwind round of public events and television appearances since capturing ...
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September 16th, 2010
A small improvised bomb has shattered windows and caused other damage in a Basque town in Spain, just 11 days after ETA militants declared a ceasefire. The device went off in an industrial zone of Vitoria at 01:25 last night, police said, and there were no reports of any injuries. Police speaking ...
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September 15th, 2010
The Spanish Film Academy has shortlisted Daniel Monzon's prison drama "Cell 211," Andrucha Waddington's bio-drama "Lope" and Iciar Bollain's drama "Even the Rain" as contenders for Spain's bid for an Oscar. The final decision will be announced on September 28th. The shortlist highlights
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September 15th, 2010
Travel site TripAdvisor just released findings on this year's worst tourist destinations for pickpocketing. For the second year running Barcelona tops the "TripAdvisor Pickpocket Index" and London enters the top ten for the first time. The 2010 Pickpocket Index is
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September 14th, 2010
Two infamous Colombian hitmen wanted for the cold-blooded murder of at least 200 people were arrested by armed police in Spain today. Sharpshooter cops swooped on danger men Henry Marin, alias "The Chicken", and Mauricio Sepulveda, known as "Husky", in separate hideouts at
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September 14th, 2010
The hacker claiming credit for the 'Here you have' Trojan, written as a blow against the invasion and occupation of Iraq, might be located in Spain. The malware writer styling himself as representing the 'Iraq Resistance' claims to have unleashed the Trojan in response to US actions
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September 14th, 2010
Spain's golden year of sporting success just keeps getting better and better. Rafael Nadal's victory at the U.S. Open yesterday is the latest coup for Spain in a season-long fiesta on the international stage. Spain won football's World Cup in South Africa, Alberto Contador captured his third Tour de France and ...
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