News: Spain

We have started to collect the most important news related to Spain in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• December 23rd 2009 – November 11th 2009
• November 10th 2009 – September 23rd 2009
• September 22nd 2009 – August 3rd 2009
• August 2nd 2009 – June 25th 2009
• June 24th 2009 – May 14th 2009
• May 14th 2009 – April 3rd 2009
• March 29th 2009 – February 12th 2009
• February 12th 2009 – December 17th 2008
• December 13th 2008 – November 1st 2008
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• January 18th 2007 – December 20th 2006
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• August 20th 2006 – July 3rd 2006
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• January 5th 2006 – November 17th 2005
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Spain: news

Hard times

Wednesday, June 24th 2009, 0:00
related countries: United Kingdom

UK expats once living the dream in Spain head home
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Car bomb kills Spanish officer

Friday, June 19th 2009, 11:52
related places: Bilbao

A Spanish police inspector dies in a car bomb attack in the northern city of Bilbao being blamed on Basque militant group Eta.
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Spanish Civil War bodies exhumed

Saturday, June 13th 2009, 3:29

Seven bodies are removed from Spanish Civil War graves in the first of possibly thousands of court-ordered exhumations.
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Ronaldo confident of Real switch

Friday, June 12th 2009, 8:18
related places: Real

Cristiano Ronaldo says he expects his "historic" £80m move from Man Utd to Real Madrid to go ahead, despite a minor hernia injury.
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Spain anger as immigrant loses arm

Thursday, June 11th 2009, 19:42

Bosses at a Spanish bakery accused of barbaric treatment of a worker injured in an industrial accident face punishment if guilty, the government vows.
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Kaka completes Real Madrid switch

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 6:59

Real Madrid announce the signing of Brazilian playmaker Kaka from AC Milan on a six-year deal.
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Gabon leader's death confirmed

Monday, June 8th 2009, 18:43

Gabon's prime minister confirms the death of President Omar Bongo - Africa's longest serving leader - after earlier denials.
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Gabon leader Bongo's death denied

Monday, June 8th 2009, 15:13
related countries: France, Gabon

Gabon's prime minister issues a denial - backed by Spain - that President Omar Bongo has died, insisting he is "alive and well".
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Spain awarded shipwreck treasure

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 16:39
related countries: United States

A deep sea treasure-hunting firm is ordered by a US judge to hand a haul of coins to the Spanish government.
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Milan braced for Kaka departure

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 20:58
related countries: Botswana

AC Milan are struggling to keep hold of star midfielder Kaka as reports emerged that Real Madrid had agreed a world record £56m transfer for the Brazilian.
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Kaka keen to remain at AC Milan

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 10:26
related countries: Botswana

Brazilian playmaker Kaka insists he wants to stay at AC Milan, despite speculation linking him with Chelsea or Real Madrid.
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Real appoint Pellegrini as coach

Monday, June 1st 2009, 21:02
related places: Villareal

Real Madrid appoint Villarreal boss Manuel Pellegrini as their new coach to replace Juande Ramos.
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Violence mars party in Barcelona

Thursday, May 28th 2009, 12:30
related places: Barcelona

Police in Barcelona say 80 officers were hurt in clashes with fans celebrating its football team's Champions League victory.
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Bolivia marks uprising anniversary

Monday, May 25th 2009, 23:54
related countries: Bolivia
related places: Sucre

Bolivians mark 200 years since their country's uprising against Spanish rule with President Morales decrying capitalism.
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Swine flu hits Spanish soldiers

Friday, May 22nd 2009, 20:50

Eleven new cases of swine flu are found at a Spanish military school, bringing the country's total to 126, officials say.
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Spain holds 'voodoo' traffickers

Friday, May 22nd 2009, 10:24
related countries: Nigeria

Spain holds 23 people suspected of trafficking Nigerian women into the country and forcing them into prostitution using voodoo curses.
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Spain's celebrated 'blogger granny' dies at the age of 97

Friday, May 22nd 2009, 1:24

A Spanish grandmother who billed herself as the "world's oldest internet blogger" dies at the age of 97.
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Spain revives US army murder case

Thursday, May 21st 2009, 14:24
related countries: Iraq, United States

A Spanish judge reinstates charges against three US soldiers over the killing of a cameraman in the Iraq war.
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Gabon leader in Spanish hospital

Thursday, May 21st 2009, 10:55
related countries: Gabon

Africa's longest-serving leader, President Omar Bongo of Gabon, is said to be seriously ill in hospital in Spain.
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Spanish general jailed over crash

Tuesday, May 19th 2009, 14:32

A Spanish court jails a general for three years for misidentifying 30 soldiers' bodies after a plane crash in 2003.
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Demolition job

Tuesday, May 19th 2009, 6:53

How MEPs aim to smash Spanish property abuse
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Spain's Franco 'had one testicle', new book claims

Monday, May 18th 2009, 11:09
related places: Franco

A new book claims the late Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco, like Adolf Hitler, had only one testicle.
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Federer ends Nadal run in Madrid

Sunday, May 17th 2009, 15:52
related places: Madrid

Roger Federer beats world number one Rafael Nadal to win the Madrid Open and end the Spaniard's unbeaten run on clay.
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Barca claim Spanish league title

Saturday, May 16th 2009, 22:31
related places: Barcelona, Villarreal

Barcelona claim their 19th Spanish League title without kicking a ball after title-rivals Real Madrid lose 3-2 at Villarreal on Saturday.
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Nadal to face Federer in Madrid

Saturday, May 16th 2009, 20:44

World number one Rafael Nadal saves three match points as he beats Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (11-9) to set up a Madrid Open final meeting with Roger Federer.
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Murray suffers Del Potro defeat

Friday, May 15th 2009, 22:43

Andy Murray loses 7-6 6-3 to Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.
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Live - Murray v Del Potro

Friday, May 15th 2009, 20:23
related countries: Argentina

World number three Andy Murray plays Argentina's world number five Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.
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Safina through to Madrid quarters

Thursday, May 14th 2009, 16:49
related countries: Czech Republic
related places: Madrid

World number one Dinara Safina overcomes unseeded Czech Lucie Safarova 6-0 4-6 6-3 to book her place in the quarter-final of the Madrid Masters.
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