Archives for February 2011
February 18th, 2011
Police in Spain's Catalonia region have dismantled a network that trafficked in performance-enhancing drugs, arresting seven amateur sportsmen. VNAMP42DWX28 Among the substances seized was clenbuterol, the drug for which three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador tested positive
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February 17th, 2011
The EU Commission has announced it will take Spain to the European Court of Justice for refusing EU pensioners access to free medication while temporarily residing in Spain. The Commission decided that Spanish rules are not in line with EU law as they discriminate against pensioners from other EU Member States ...
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February 17th, 2011
Spain looks set to top the charts as the most popular holiday destination for Brits in 2011 with a huge 25% of car hire bookings made this winter confirmed to the land of sangria, salsa and sun. But who will be donning their shades and taking the driving seat when it ...
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February 16th, 2011
54 per cent of all illegal game file sharing takes place in France, Spain, Italy, China and Brazil, according to new research. A report filed by US trade group the Entertainment Software Association and reported by Gamasutra asks for 33 countries to be put on a watchlist of nations not taking ...
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February 16th, 2011
Greenpeace Spain activists climbed one of the cooling towers Tuesday at the Cofrentes nuclear power plant near the Mediterranean city of Valencia to demand the facility's closing. The environmentalists wrote the word "Peligro" (Danger) on the tower, which they climbed after entering the complex in the early morning hours, plant operator ...
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February 16th, 2011
Spain’s cycling federation yesterday cleared three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of knowingly using a banned substance, his lawyer said yesterday , in a dramatic U-turn in the case. "We can confirm the dropping (of the case)," lawyer Andy Ramos said. "At this time, he can race and justice has ...
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February 15th, 2011
Spain hopes to raise between 1.5 and 2 billion euros by selling frequency space on the 310Mhz broadcast spectrum for mobile phones, the industry ministry said yesterday. The government predicts this will require an investment of 1.2 billion euros by telecom providers and create 40,000 jobs. The sale follows similar
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February 15th, 2011
Police in Spain have arrested a man who is alleged to have stolen details on thousands of Nintendo users and then attempted to blackmail the video game company. The unnamed individual obtained data on 4,000 gamers, according to Spain's Interior Ministry. The hacker is also believed to have obtained information on ...
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February 14th, 2011
Britain and Spain are to hold a meeting in London later this week where Gibraltar is to be discussed. The meeting, at a bilateral level, will be between foreign secretary William Hague and his Spanish counterpart Trinidad Jimenez. On the bilateral front, said Madrid sources, Gibraltar will be a main issue. ...
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February 11th, 2011
Spain's government approved new measures to curb its unemployment rate today. The "shock plan" for employment includes financial help to companies to hire people under 30 and for the long-term unemployed, according to a statement released after a cabinet meeting.
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