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May 6th, 2010
Around 500 dairy farmers came out in protest today at a Carrefour shopping centre in Madrid with the motto "in defence of farmers and Spanish consumers”, with their objective being to "expose the industries and practices that are ruining dairy farmers". Brought together by agricultural organizations
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May 5th, 2010
The permanent President of the EU, Herman Van Rompuy, said today that the economic situation in Spain is "objectively nothing to do" with that of Greece. In an appearance in Brussels, Van Rompuy said he wanted to curb the "totally irrational movements" of European financial markets and made special reference ...
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April 24th, 2010
The first cross border medical centre in Europe, the Hospital of Cerdanya-Puigcerdà, is scheduled for completion in 2012 and will allow French and Spanish doctors to share care facilities, surgical equipment and health training. About 60% of the funding of the centre, currently under construction,
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April 21st, 2010
Juan Antonio Samaranch, honorary president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has died at the age of 89 years after suffering a cardiac arrest at 13:25 today in Chiron Hospital, Barcelona. Samaranch had been admitted to hospital on Sunday because of heart problems. His funeral will take place tomorrow morning ...
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April 15th, 2010
The president of the Association of Spanish Promoters and Constructors (APCE), José Manuel Galindo, said today that the property sector is beginning to "see the light at the end of the tunnel", now that the recovery of new home sales seems to be consolidating. Galindo, who was
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April 6th, 2010
The Government has announced that it will subsidise up to 20% of the cost of an electric car, up to a maximum of 6,000 euros, which will be available to private buyers or private fleets, representing 240 million euros in direct grants and part of a total of 590 million ...
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March 29th, 2010
With an appropriate policy for banning tobacco use, the Spanish national health system could save about 5,500 million euros in direct treatment expenditure, as well as saving 1,500 million euros in pharmaceutical costs. This was the opinion given today by Juan Ruiz Manzano, president
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March 25th, 2010
The Spanish biologist Francisco Jose Ayala has become the first person from Spain to receive the Templeton Prize, which recognizes an individual's contribution to the dialogue between science and religion and who, in the judges’ opinion, "has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, ...
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March 25th, 2010
The former Spanish international football manager, Luis Aragones, has declined an offer from Seville FC to manage the team until the end of season. Seville are now left without a first team boss after dismissing their latest manager, Manolo Jimenez, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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March 18th, 2010
After the resolution of a lawsuit concerning it's rightful ownership, the Absinthe Drinker, one of the most famous paintings of Picasso's blue period, will be auctioned by Christie's in London on the 23rd of June for an estimated price of between 33 and 44 million euros. Painted in 1903, the picture ...
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