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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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Spain: news

Nadal to make Abu Dhabi comeback

Tuesday, December 11th 2012, 12:02

Rafael Nadal will return from knee trouble in an Abu Dhabi event from 27-29 December, six months after his last competitive match.
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Iberia strike cancelled by unions

Monday, December 10th 2012, 19:50

Unions at the Spanish national airline Iberia call off strike action scheduled for the run-up to Christmas.
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Catalonia's place in Spain

Sunday, December 9th 2012, 0:44

How Catalonia's dispute with Spain was reignited
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Rodgers rejects Reina sale talk

Wednesday, December 5th 2012, 18:18
related places: Reina

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers dismisses reports he is looking to sell his Spain international goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
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EADS overhauls share structure

Wednesday, December 5th 2012, 17:49
related countries: France France, Germany Germany

Germany is set to join France and Spain as a direct shareholder in EADS under new plans unveiled by the European aerospace and defence firm.
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Ronaldo helps Real thrash Ajax

Tuesday, December 4th 2012, 23:14
related places: Real

Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 61st goal of 2012 as Real Madrid thrash Ajax, while PSG win to take top spot in Group A.
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Repsol files Argentina complaint

Tuesday, December 4th 2012, 0:49
related countries: Argentina Argentina
related places: Washington

The Spanish oil company, Repsol, which had its assets in Argentina seized in April, takes its case to the World Bank's arbitration body in Washington.
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Mourinho dismisses quit reports

Monday, December 3rd 2012, 15:23

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho dismisses a report in Spanish paper Marca that he will leave at the end of the season.
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VIDEO: Anti-cuts disability demo in Spain

Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 18:14

Spain has seen its first mass protest against austerity measures by people with disabilities.
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Spain reveals shipwreck treasure

Friday, November 30th 2012, 18:57

Spain reveals some of the treasures discovered in a shipwreck which sank more than 200 years ago, after a lengthy legal battle to reclaim them.
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VIDEO: Shipwreck treasure unveiled

Friday, November 30th 2012, 18:47

Coins and other artefacts from one of the biggest and most valuable hauls of treasure ever found on the bottom of the sea have been unveiled by Spanish officials
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Mourinho not feeling any pressure

Friday, November 30th 2012, 14:46
related places: Madrid

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho rejects suggestions his job is under pressure ahead of the Madrid derby.
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VIDEO: Spanish banks to be restructured

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 2:59

The European Commission has approved the Spanish government's plans to restructure four troubled banks.
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Where jobs are a lottery

Thursday, November 29th 2012, 2:05

The Spanish town where jobs are a lottery
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Major cuts agreed at Spain banks

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 17:23

The European Commission gives the go-ahead to a major restructuring of four nationalised Spanish banks, which includes bank closures and thousands of job losses.
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Catalan separatists win majority

Monday, November 26th 2012, 10:28

Voters in the Spanish region of Catalonia back separatist parties - but the pro-independence president suffers a setback.
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VIDEO: Poll win for Catalan nationalists

Monday, November 26th 2012, 6:55

Voters in the Spanish region of Catalonia have given their backing to nationalist parties but have punished the regional president who called an early election.
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Spain dismisses Eta talks offer

Sunday, November 25th 2012, 15:44
related countries: France France

Spain rejects an offer by Basque separatist group Eta to start negotiations on a "definitive end" to its operations.
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Eta says it is 'ready to disband'

Sunday, November 25th 2012, 5:39
related countries: France France

Basque separatist group Eta says it is ready to disband, give up its weapons and enter talks with the French and Spanish governments.
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Uncharted waters for Catalonia

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 2:58

What independence from Spain might mean
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Man City 1-1 Real Madrid

Wednesday, November 21st 2012, 22:09

Manchester City fail to reach the last 16 of the Champions League following a draw at home to Real Madrid.
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VIDEO: 'Ice cream murder' trial begins

Tuesday, November 20th 2012, 2:41
related countries: Austria Austria, Mexico Mexico

The trial has begun in Vienna of a Spanish-Mexican woman accused of murdering both her former husband and her lover, and burying them in concrete in the cellar of her ice cream shop.
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Spanish banks' bad debts hit high

Monday, November 19th 2012, 12:52

Problem loans at Spain's banks hit a new all-time high, as the collapse of the country's property bubble continues to hurt the economy.
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Czech Rep win Davis Cup thriller

Sunday, November 18th 2012, 19:11
related countries: Czech Republic Czech Republic
related places: Prague

Radek Stepanek is the hero as the Czech Republic beat defending champions Spain 3-2 in the Davis Cup final in Prague.
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Basque terror suspect arrested

Friday, November 16th 2012, 12:33

Police in Liverpool have arrested a man wanted in Spain on suspicion of terrorism offences.
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Spain warned amid Gibraltar row

Thursday, November 15th 2012, 16:29
related countries: Gibraltar Gibraltar, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

The Spanish ambassador to London is summoned to the Foreign Office after Britain lodges a protest about Spanish incursions into territorial waters off Gibraltar.
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Austerity protests grip EU cities

Thursday, November 15th 2012, 9:52
related countries: Portugal Portugal

Millions of EU workers hold a day of action against unemployment and austerity, with protests in Spain and Portugal marred by violence.
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Voices: Independence for Catalonia

Wednesday, November 14th 2012, 0:13

A state of their own or a future still with Spain?
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Vodafone hit by eurozone weakness

Tuesday, November 13th 2012, 17:18
related countries: Italy Italy

Vodafone writes off £5.9bn from the value of its units in Spain and Italy, pushing the firm into a half-year loss.
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Spain postpones house evictions

Monday, November 12th 2012, 22:10

Spanish banks are to suspend evictions for the next two years for the most vulnerable people as the government discusses new regulations.
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VIDEO: Spain suspends house evictions

Monday, November 12th 2012, 21:23

Spanish banks are to suspend evictions for the next two years for the most vulnerable people.
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HRT could be sold 'within weeks'

Monday, November 12th 2012, 17:12

HRT's Spanish owners say they are talking to a number of parties interested in the buying the back-of-the-grid F1 team.
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VIDEO: Catalonians urged to reject independence

Sunday, November 11th 2012, 5:43

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has urged residents of the region of Catalonia to reject calls for independence.
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IAG reveals 4,500 Iberia job cuts

Friday, November 9th 2012, 11:19
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

British Airways-owner IAG announces 4,500 job cuts at Iberia as part of a widely anticipated restructuring of the Spanish carrier.
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New Titian goes on show in Spain

Thursday, November 8th 2012, 14:25
related places: Madrid, Prado

A newly attributed painting of St John the Baptist by Titian has gone on display in Madrid's Prado museum.
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BA owner mulls Vueling takeover

Thursday, November 8th 2012, 7:46
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The parent group of British Airways and Iberia, IAG, says it is considering a takeover of Spanish budget airline Vueling.
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More Spanish jobless in October

Monday, November 5th 2012, 9:19

The number of people looking for work in Spain has risen by 2.7% in October, marking the third month in a row that unemployment levels have risen.
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Spain Halloween crush kills three

Thursday, November 1st 2012, 18:33
related places: Madrid

Three women die and another two people are injured in a stampede at a Halloween party in Madrid, Spanish officials say.
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Chilean ex-secret agents indicted

Tuesday, October 30th 2012, 19:44
related countries: Chile Chile

Seven ex-agents of Chile's secret police are charged with the murder of Spanish diplomat Carmelo Soria in Chile during the country's military rule.
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VIDEO: Sheep on the move in central Madrid

Monday, October 29th 2012, 5:34
related places: Madrid

Drivers and pedestrians in Madrid have had to give way to 2,000 sheep and their shepherds as part of an ancient tradition allowing the flocks free access to better winter grazing.
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French arrest 'top Eta leader'

Sunday, October 28th 2012, 18:00
related countries: France France

A woman suspected of being a military leader in the armed Basque separatist group Eta is arrested in France, Spanish officials say.
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Thousands join new Spain protest

Saturday, October 27th 2012, 23:05
related places: Madrid

Thousands join fresh protests in the Spanish capital, Madrid, angered by budget cuts and calling on the government to quit.
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Spain jobless rate hits new high

Friday, October 26th 2012, 10:06

About a quarter of working-age people in recession-hit Spain - and more than half of young people - are unemployed, new figures show,
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Santander profits plunge by 90%

Thursday, October 25th 2012, 8:51
related places: Santander

Spanish bank Santander says its quarterly profits fell by more than 90% after making provisions for bad property loans.
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Champions League round-up

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 22:08

Borussia Dortmund top Champions League Group D after a fine 2-1 win over Spanish champions Real Madrid.
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Shares fall in Europe and the US

Tuesday, October 23rd 2012, 20:40
related countries: United States United States
related places: Atlantic

Share indexes fall on both sides of the Atlantic after weak results from two large US companies, and more bad news for the Spanish economy.
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Celtic can beat Barca, says Miku

Monday, October 22nd 2012, 15:22
related places: Barca, Barcelona

Celtic striker Miku says his experience in Spain leaves him with belief that his side can defeat Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
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