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Putting waste to work could generate 7% of Spain’s electricity
Urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry could be used to generate up to 7% of Spain’s electricity, say researchers. The team from the University of Zaragoza say that incinerating solid waste reduces the burden on landfill and the potential for the emission of methane as waste decomposes. “It gives added [...]
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High Court backs Basque extradition dismissal
Senior Northern Ireland judges have upheld throwing out extradition proceedings against a Basque man wanted in Spain on terrorism charges. Arturo Villanueva Arteaga, 33, was being sought over claims that he belonged to a youth group allegedly linked to the ETA separatists. The Recorder for Belfast ruled a European Arrest Warrant did not link Mr [...]
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Greek airspace closed as general strike sweeps nation
A general strike across Greece has seen its airspace closed to all international and domestic flights, as the country’s transport infrastructure grinds to a halt. The 24-hour strike is the first to be called by public and private unions since the Socialist government won elections in October. The action has been prompted by anger among [...]
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Shoe thrower held in Spain
A Syrian man of Kurdish origin has been arrested in southern Spain for throwing a shoe at visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, police said on Tuesday. The 27-year-old man failed to hit the Turkish leader in the incident late on Monday in the city of Seville. Images shown on CNNTurk and carried by [...]
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Spanish woman leaves 3m euros for Iberian lynx
The Iberian lynx, the world´s most endangered feline species, could be a step further from extinction after a Spanish woman left three million euros in her will to help protect the animals. The woman bequeathed a total of nine million euros (12 million dollars) to animal charities, one-third of which is to go to the [...]
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WiMax To Be Launched By City Council In Spain
Santiago Dominguez Olveira, deputy mayor of Vigo, Spain, just opened a WiMax network that serves public spaces and municipal facilities in Case Vello and other parts of the city. There will now be a total of 14 points with Internet access in Vigo. Implemented through Plan E, the network has a budget of 750,000 euros [...]
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Spain Recall Ferrero to Face Swiss In Davis Cup
Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero has been recalled to help Spain begin the defense of their Davis Cup title against Switzerland next month, captain Albert Costa said on Tuesday. Ferrero joins David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo and Marcel Granollers in the four-man team for the March 5-7 first-round tie on clay at the bull [...]
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Spain public debt still manageable-OECD’s Gurria
Spain´s public debt is still at manageable levels, and less than the OECD average in relation to GDP, but it must be brought be under control, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said in Madrid on Tuesday. He also said Spain´s debt situation is not comparable with that of Greece. “I believe that the situation with [...]
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‘Most wanted’ man held at airport
A “most wanted” runaway who fled to the “Costa del Crime” was arrested by police as he tried to slip back into the UK, it was confirmed today. Jody Flynn, from Merseyside, was on the run for over a year before he was captured on Friday as he attempted to enter the port of Dover [...]
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British couple dies in house collapse in Spain
A British couple was killed in the collapse of a country house, apparently caused by heavy rains, in southern Spain, local officials said Tuesday. The man and woman, aged 64 and 63 respectively, were visiting another British couple when the room they were in collapsed in Rubite near Granada on Monday, emergency services said. The [...]
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Spain braced for general strike
Spanish trade unionists will pour on to the streets to protest against Socialist prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero´s attempts to reform a moribund economy that has left one in five Spaniards out of work. Marches are due in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia in a show of union muscle designed to head off reforms to [...]
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Sick of the Canaries
The winter vomiting bug has been identified as the probable cause of illness of about 15 passengers on a flight from the Canary Islands to Cork at the weekend. The Health Service Executive was alerted to the fact that a number of passengers were acutely ill on the flight before it arrived from Tenerife at [...]
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Government propose lowering voting age to 16
The secretary of the Joventut de la Generalitat, Eugeni Villalbí, has been in favour of young people voting at 16 and, as explained in an interview with ACN, will work to include this premise in the National Pacte per la Joventut. Spain’s Government will propose lowering voting age to 16 years The secretary of the [...]
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Fran Dieli bids to represent Spain in Eurovision
Fran Dieli will be bidding to represent Spain at the forthcoming Spanish Eurovision national final Eurovision 2010 Destino Oslo with the song Cuando se trata de ti. Fran Dieli shot to fame in Spain thanks to his participation in the 2006 edition of Operación Triunfo, when fellow Spanish Eurovision finalist Lorena won the realiy show. [...]
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In Spain, Debt Collectors Use Public Shaming to Extract Payment
Embarrassed when a man in a tuxedo and top hat follows you into a restaurant and silently joins your lunch date? Mission accomplished. Mortified when a trio of rotund men dressed as superheroes asks your neighbors for donations to help your financial situation? Juan Carlos Granda sees his job as almost done. The recession has [...]
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BAA losses reach £822 million on Gatwick sale
BAA, the airport operator that owns Heathrow and Stansted, fell deeper into the red today after it was forced to take a £665 million charge on the sale of Gatwick and the cost of servicing its pension deficit. The company, which is owned by Ferrovial, of Spain, reported a pre-tax loss of £822 million for [...]
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This Day in History 1819: The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida
Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams sign the Florida Purchase Treaty, in which Spain agrees to cede the remainder of its old province of Florida to the United States. Spanish colonization of the Florida peninsula began at St. Augustine in 1565. The Spanish colonists enjoyed a brief [...]
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Gay tourists 30% more generous than heterosexuals
Spanish experts linked the extravagance of tourists with their sexual orientation. As it turns out, are more prone to extravagance homosexuals. Until now, the conclusions about the benefit of gay tourism were based on data from several specialized companies, but now there were generalized statistical information, reports TourDaily.ru. According to the Spanish Institute of Tourism [...]
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Athletic Bilbao Fan Urinates On Belgian Anderlecht Fans
Athletic Bilbao is a club known for its strict roster rules – only Basque players are allowed to play for this popular team – and for its passionate fans. During their last European fixture against Anderlecht Athletic´s fans enforced this reputation, but maybe they enforced it a little too much. According to most newspapers, Anderlecht [...]
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Spain will not halt plan to up retirement age
The Spanish government will not withdraw proposals to increase the working age to 67 from 65 despite planned protests by labour unions this week, Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho said on Sunday. Corbacho said in an interview with daily El Pais the government would not be prepared to withdraw the proposal even if it saw a [...]