Archives for October 2011
October 18th, 2011
After the rescue efforts undertaken by the troops deployed in the Cuevas de Almanzora (Almeria), it has been confirmed that they have recovered the bodies of the three people who remained missing after a hillside collapsed on Friday morning, burying them in the mountain cave house in which they lived. The ...
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October 17th, 2011
The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Ciolos, has proposed creating a "crisis fund" endowed with 3,500 million euros, in order to implement market measures in situations such as the cucumber crisis of this past summer, reported El Mundo. Ciolos presented to the European Parliament his proposals to reform the Common Agricultural ...
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October 14th, 2011
The National Geographic Institute (NGI) is afraid that any eruption on the Canary Island close to the coast, would "cause a Surtseyan explosion due to the interaction of the magma with water". Because of this, it was decided to order the evacuation of La Restinga, the closest town to the ...
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October 13th, 2011
Paramount are to invest a total of 1,100 million euros in Paramount Park, a theme park to be developed in the town of Alhama in Murcia, which expects to receive more than 3 million visitors annually and generate 22,600 jobs in the area - 16,500 during the construction phase, and ...
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October 12th, 2011
A prisoner on the run for 25 years has been awarded one of Spain's Basque country's top literary awards, but he cannot have the prize unless he gives himself up. Joseba Sarrionandia, now 53, escaped from jail in San Sebastian in 1985 while serving time for belonging to the militant separatist ...
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October 11th, 2011
Irish textile chain Primark, famous for its low prices, has chosen to open its first store in Malaga in the Larios shopping centre. The new establishment, which is scheduled to open on 26th October, will feature two floors of retail space, reported Diario Sur. José Luis Martínez de Larramendi, director of ...
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October 10th, 2011
Banks and savings banks have raised the fees charged to customers for the maintenance of their accounts and debit card usage by 15%, and the same for loans and mortgages, according to the Bank of Spain. El Mundo reported that banking entities chose to raise these commissions weeks before presenting their ...
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October 7th, 2011
On Monday Iberia airline’s first biofuel powered flight took off from Madrid-Barajas airport at 11.00 a.m. and landed without incident around noon at Barcelona-El Prat airport, reported ABC News. Iberia’s A320 aircraft, powered by biofuels, which cuts emissions by around 20%, is the first operated by a Spanish company. In addition, ...
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October 6th, 2011
Two Spanish cities have been recognised for their excellent cuisine in the first edition of the 'Traveller's Choice Food & Wine' organised by TripAdvisor, which rewards those cities with the best European culinary traditions, reports Cinco Dias. San Sebastian places eighth in the ranking, while Barcelona holds ninth place. Italy is ...
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October 5th, 2011
Fast food chain McDonald's plans to invest 104 million euros opening 55 new restaurants in Spain in its strategic plan for 2011-2013. This will generate 2,700 new jobs, Cinco Dias reported yesterday. In a statement, the U.S. company also stated their intention to go ahead with the remodelling of their existing ...
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