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December 3rd, 2010
The tension is palpable across Spain right now as people across the country get ready, not for Christmas but for the El Gordo (fat one) - the biggest lottery in the world - on December 22nd. Lottery tickets are on sale all year for the huge draw, but it’s in December ...
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October 14th, 2010
Spanish is the third most-used language on the Internet, after English and Chinese, according to a report published here on Monday by Fundacion Telefonica, an institution created by Spain’s Grupo Telefonica. The document, entitled “Spanish on the Web,” is the result
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September 24th, 2010
Google announced it had won a major copyright-infringement case in Spain on Thursday, affirming that the Internet giant is not responsible for copyright violations when users post material on its YouTube website. A federal court in Madrid, Spain, found that it is the responsibility of copyright owners
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August 31st, 2010
Spain's Telefonica plans to focus on developing new internet services and growing its business organically, after nearly a decade of aggressive acquisitions, its chief executive officer said late yesterday. "One of Telefonica's strategic priorities is to set up a global division to develop and implement new internet products and services,"
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July 20th, 2010
Spanish Police have dismantled an international network of digital TV pirates that offered access to all channels in Europe - 27 people have been arrested in Spain so far, with another 77 facing charges and the investigation continuing abroad through Europol. Spain is said to be a pioneer in investigations ...
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June 30th, 2010
In a survey by webtools, social networking site Tuenti is leading the way from Facebook with 74% of young Spaniards, between the ages of 16 and 21, having an account with the social network. And, of this age group, more than half are using the service for at least 83 ...
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June 23rd, 2010
The Ministry of Education and Vodafone Spain have signed an agreement today to expand the framework of the 'School 2.0' education program, which will enable primary and secondary school students in Spain to have mobile Internet access outside of normal school hours, so that they can continue their studies at ...
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June 10th, 2010
The Spanish Tax Office has detected a major email scam that is attempting to acquire confidential information from tax payers, in a tactic commonly known as 'phishing'. The fraudulent emails appear to originate from the tax office and contain
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June 4th, 2010
In an investigation, known as Operation Alhamar, national police have broken up an arms dealing organization based in Jaén, who had been accruing a growing arsenal, from pistols to grenades, rifles to mortars and even discrete pen-guns.
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April 19th, 2010
According to new data published in a European study, nearly half of all people in Spain (47%) have said that they cannot live without the Internet any more, a percentage that has increased by 13% compared to 2008 data. The report, prepared by the European Interactive Advertising Association (IALS), previously ...
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