Archives for October 2010
October 21st, 2010
It has been 100 years since excavations started on the Madinat Al Zahra, the magnificent 10th century palace city near Cordoba in southern Spain. Although only 11% of the city - built by the powerful caliph Abd Al Rahman III - has been uncovered,
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October 20th, 2010
Spain, famed for its smoke-filled bars, corner cafes and restaurants, has set the stage for a tough new anti-smoking law that will get rid of the country's dubious status as one of Western Europe's easiest places to light up. The bill passed by a parliamentary commission will turn all bars and ...
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October 20th, 2010
Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero overhauled his cabinet on Wednesday, aiming to strengthen his unpopular government while battling to tame a massive public deficit and revive a stagnant economy. Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, who has a high approval
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October 19th, 2010
One of Real Madrid's top officials has distanced the Spanish club from reports that it will launch a big-money January raid on Manchester United's prize asset Wayne Rooney. British media have been widely speculating that the England striker will not sign an extension to his United contract, which expires in 2012, ...
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October 19th, 2010
A second British holidaymaker has drowned in a hotel swimming pool in the Canary Islands in two days. Andrew Nicol, 38, had been staying in the resort of Puerto de Santiago on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife. He died on yesterday, a day after
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October 18th, 2010
A British girl has drowned in a hotel swimming pool in the Canary Islands on the second day of a family holiday. Megan Thrower, six, from Kings Lynn, Norfolk, died after getting into difficulties in the pool at the four-star Gran Canaria Princess Hotel in the popular resort of Playa ...
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October 18th, 2010
Spain's governing Socialist party says it has secured passage of its austere budget for 2011 following deals with two regional parties. The deal will likely stave off early elections. The small Canary Coalition, with two seats,
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October 15th, 2010
Spain's all time leading goal scorer, David Villa, whose family have worked in mining for generations, has praised the fortitude of the 33 workers who were rescued from a Chilean mine after two months stuck underground. The Barcelona forward, who is from the Spanish mining
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October 15th, 2010
A traditional Mediterranean diet heavy in olive oil and vegetables may help older people lower their risk of adult onset diabetes - even without counting calories or shedding weight. Spanish researchers studying more than 400 adults found that those following the traditional diet
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October 15th, 2010
Some clutched pillows or stuffed animals, others fought back giggles as they sought to take a siesta in public - all in the name of plugging a quintessential Spanish custom endangered by the demands of modern life. Amid the bustle of a shopping centre, with babies wailing and pop music piped ...
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