Archives for July 2011
July 15th, 2011
The city of Murcia, Spain is going to great lengths to help reduce the city’s traffic congestion and to promote the use of the greener method – public transportation. The bold move involves offering citizens a lifetime pass to their brand-spanking-new tram system — in exchange for their cars! The ...
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July 14th, 2011
The number of fatalities in road accidents has increased by 21% compared to the same period last year, since the speed limit returned to 120 km/h on motorways and dual carriageways from 1 July. This increase breaks a streak of four consecutive months with less traffic fatalities than in 2010. Since ...
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July 13th, 2011
By winning the ninth round of the F1 season on Sunday, Fernando Alonso's 27th win of his career lifts him level with the great Jackie Stewart in fifth position in the all-time lists. The win was Ferrari's first victory of the season and also comes on the 60th anniversary of ...
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July 12th, 2011
One in three European drivers admit they do not know how to park their vehicle and need more than one attempt to park in line, according to a new report. The survey commissioned by and conducted for Ford was published in Valencia on Tuesday to coincide with the launch of new ...
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July 11th, 2011
With the traditional shouts of "Viva San Fermin!" the famous festivities commenced on Thursday and will carry on until July 14, reports ABC. At twelve noon, the mayor of Pamplona, Enrique Maya, fired the cannon (Chupinazo) that marked the start of nine frenetic days of celebration and fun. The newly elected ...
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July 8th, 2011
A Dutch woman, Mary-Anne Goossens, 48, was rescued on Wednesday afternoon, by the Guardia Civil Mountain Rescue Team from Alora, in a mountainous area located on the river Chillar near Nerja in the province of Malaga. The woman had been missing for 18 days and survived her ordeal by drinking ...
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July 7th, 2011
A gold ring with an emerald worth $500,000, which was part of the treasure of the seventeenth-century Spanish galleon "Nuestra Senora de Atocha", has been found in the Florida Keys at the southern tip of Florida, according to Mel Fisher's Maritime Museum website. The precious jewel was found at the end ...
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July 6th, 2011
Tourism is one of the few economic sectors that seem willing to give good news, reported El Mundo. The hotel industry has reported a "positive outlook" for the sector this summer, with a growth of 35% over the 2010 campaign, which will mean a return to figures similar to those ...
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July 5th, 2011
The registered unemployed in Spain fell 67,858 persons (-1.62%) at the end of June, according to data from the office of public employment services, bringing the number of unemployed to 4,121,801, a reduction of almost 212,000 in the last three months and representing the best ever quarter recorded. The Employment Secretary, ...
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July 4th, 2011
The Transcantábrico offers an unforgettable experience while crossing the north of the country and evokes images of unhurried travel in bygone times when the journey was almost important as, if not more important than, the destination. The Grand Luxury Transcantábrico (El Transcantábrico Gran Lujo) is a novelty that Feve (Ferrocarriles ...
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