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.

World news related to Spain – overview

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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
• October 31st 2008 – September 30th 2008
• September 22nd 2008 – August 22nd 2008
• August 21st 2008 – July 17th 2008
• July 16th 2008 – June 23rd 2008
• June 22nd 2008 – May 9th 2008
• May 8th 2008 – April 2nd 2008
• April 2nd 2008 – January 9th 2008
• January 8th 2008 – October 27th 2007
• October 21st 2007 – July 23rd 2007
• July 21st 2007 – June 6th 2007
• June 5th 2007 – March 31st 2007
• March 28th 2007 – January 19th 2007
• January 18th 2007 – December 20th 2006
• December 20th 2006 – October 22nd 2006
• October 22nd 2006 – August 21st 2006
• August 20th 2006 – July 3rd 2006
• June 30th 2006 – May 21st 2006
• May 19th 2006 – March 20th 2006
• March 18th 2006 – January 13th 2006
• January 5th 2006 – November 17th 2005
• November 15th 2005 – November 14th 2005

Spain: news

Pain in Spain

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 1:11

As recession bites, Spaniards seek work in the fields
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Live text - International football

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 16:44
related countries: Georgia, Poland, San Marino, United Kingdom

England meet Spain in Seville after Republic of Ireland beat Georgia, Northern Ireland win in San Marino and Wales lose to Poland on Wednesday.
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EU offers Spanish car workers aid

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 11:52

The European Commission approves 1.7m euros (£1.5m; $2.2m) in aid for unemployed Spanish car workers hit by globalisation.
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Van bomb shakes Spanish capital

Monday, February 9th 2009, 9:25
related places: Madrid

A van bomb explodes near a conference centre in the east of Spain's capital, Madrid, reportedly causing no injuries.
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Big jump in Spanish unemployment

Tuesday, February 3rd 2009, 16:46

The number of people out of work in Spain increased by 199,000 in January, a record monthly jump, government figures show.
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Spain's economy enters recession

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 15:44

Spain's economy is in recession for the first time since 1993, according to figures from the Spanish central bank.
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Six arrested over '$600m fraud'

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 10:59
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Spanish police arrest six people on suspicion of a $600m fraud on the London stock market.
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Madoff victims offered settlement

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 20:53
related places: Santander

Spanish bank Santander says it will compensate clients who suffered losses from the alleged $50bn fraud by Bernard Madoff.
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Murray sent crashing by Verdasco

Monday, January 26th 2009, 8:02
related countries: Aruba

Andy Murray's Australian Open hopes end with a five-set defeat by Spain's Fernando Verdasco in round four.
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Europe recovers from deadly storm

Sunday, January 25th 2009, 14:55
related countries: France

Authorities in France and Spain begin to repair houses, roads and power lines damaged by hurricane-force winds.
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Spanish police seize 'fake' Dalis

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 1:25

Spanish police confiscate dozens of suspected fake artworks by Salvador Dali that were due to be offered for sale.
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Mexico and US broadcasters settle

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 1:09
related countries: Mexico, United States

Mexico's top broadcaster and a US partner settle a dispute that had threatened Spanish-language programming in the US.
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Real president Calderon resigns

Friday, January 16th 2009, 17:27
related places: Calderon

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon resigns over a vote-rigging scandal.
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Basque leader's trial thrown out

Monday, January 12th 2009, 12:51

A court in Spain dismisses the trial of the Basque government leader over contacts with separatists.
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Spanish industrial output plunges

Friday, January 9th 2009, 11:07

Production in Spanish factories fell by 15.1% in November, the biggest fall on record, as the downturn gathers pace.
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Colombian drug lord shot in Spain

Friday, January 9th 2009, 7:08
related countries: Colombia
related places: Madrid

Leonidas Vargas, a once powerful Colombian drug trafficker, is shot dead in his hospital bed in the Spanish capital Madrid.
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Spain jobless hits 12-year high

Thursday, January 8th 2009, 12:47

Spain's unemployment total hit a 12-year high in 2008, while jobless numbers in the eurozone rose further in November.
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Reporters freed in Somalia

Sunday, January 4th 2009, 22:05
related countries: Somalia, United Kingdom

A British journalist and his Spanish colleague are freed by Somali kidnappers, according to officials in the country.
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Bomb blast targets Basque TV site

Wednesday, December 31st 2008, 11:39
related places: Bilbao

A car bomb explodes near a Basque television building in the city of Bilbao in northern Spain - no casualties are reported.
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Bomb blast targets Basque TV site

Wednesday, December 31st 2008, 10:26
related places: Bilbao

A car bomb explodes near a Basque television station building in the city of Bilbao in northern Spain.
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Argentine builders strike oil - olive oil, that is - in a Spanish galleon

Wednesday, December 31st 2008, 2:55
related countries: Argentina

Construction workers in Argentina find oil - of the olive variety - as they unearth a colonial-era Spanish ship believed to be 250 years old.
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Huge pro-family rally in Madrid

Sunday, December 28th 2008, 23:14
related places: Madrid

Crowds attend an open-air Mass in Madrid aimed at promoting family values in defiance of government reforms.
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Exiles get Spain passport chance

Saturday, December 27th 2008, 23:12

Spain says some 500,000 descendants of its civil war-era exiles now have the right to apply for Spanish citizenship.
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Real boss denies deal for Ronaldo

Friday, December 19th 2008, 16:59

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon denies they have a deal in place to sign Cristiano Ronaldo, saying their interest in him is "totally dead."
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Man Utd to face Mourinho's Inter

Friday, December 19th 2008, 11:22
related places: Roma

Champions League holders Man Utd will play Inter Milan in the last 16, while Liverpool face Real Madrid, Chelsea play Juventus and Arsenal take on Roma.
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Moroccan jailed over Madrid bombs

Friday, December 19th 2008, 0:57
related countries: Morocco
related places: Madrid

A Moroccan man is sentenced to 20 years in prison for his part in the Madrid train bombings of 2004 that killed 191 people.
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Argentina takes over airline

Thursday, December 18th 2008, 10:52
related countries: Argentina

Argentina is renationalising the Spanish-owned airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, after talks between the owner and government failed.
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Pompey accept Real bid for Diarra

Wednesday, December 17th 2008, 9:55
related places: Real

Portsmouth accept a substantial bid from Real Madrid for midfielder Lassana Diarra.
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