Spain
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 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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June 16th, 2011
Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, José Manuel Campa, stressed that Spain is not in favour of any private sector involvement in the rescue of Greece that is not "strictly voluntary" and has said that clarifying this issue would help allay the fears and misgivings of the ratings agencies, who ...
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June 15th, 2011
The cyber hackers group Anonymous perpetrated revenge on Sunday against the recent arrests of its leaders in Spain. In the early hours of Sunday morning they attacked the website of the National Police leaving it inaccessible for several hours. The Anonymous cyber network claimed the attack on the website of the ...
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June 14th, 2011
The Catalan police have arrested a pair of thieves who devised an unusual method for stealing from travellers taking the bus from Girona airport to Barcelona: hiding in the luggage hold of the vehicle curled up inside a large suitcase. As reported by Europa Press last Monday, the Catalonia police said ...
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June 8th, 2011
Spain returns to the gold mines. Kinbauri mining company, a subsidiary of Canadian Orvana Minerals Corporation, has just resumed mining for gold at the Asturian sites of El Valle-Boinás (Belmonte de Miranda) and Carlos (Salas), both in the Narcea River Belt, which have been at a standstill since 2006 . Another ...
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May 27th, 2011
Results from the Experian travel quarterly review have highlighted Spain's continuing dominance as the United Kingdom's most sought after holiday destination. Spain increased its lead in the rankings by growing from just over 15% of all flight searches in the last quarter, to almost 18% this quarter (February to April). Figures show ...
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May 26th, 2011
Seeing the surname Garcia on an ID is not unusual. In fact, according to the latest statistics published by the National Statistics Institute Garcia is the most common surname in Spain, followed by Gonzalez and Rodriguez. Plus, if this is preceded with a forename of Maria del Carmen or Antonio, ...
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May 24th, 2011
The Icelandic authorities ordered the closure of Keflavik International Airport on Sunday, as a precautionary measure following the eruption of the Grímsvötn volcano, which also forced the closure of other airport facilities as the day progressed. The massive glacier, located in southeast Iceland, is expelling columns of white smoke that now ...
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