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

Modric set for Real Madrid move

Thursday, August 16th 2012, 13:27

Real Madrid are close to finalising their protracted move for Spurs midfielder Luka Modric after increasing their offer.
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Cuba seeks jail term for Spaniard

Thursday, August 16th 2012, 9:11
related countries: Cuba

Cuban prosecutors are reported to be seeking seven years for Spanish politician Angel Carromero, accused over the death of dissident Oswaldo Paya in a car crash.
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Spain holds Bulgarians over drugs

Thursday, August 16th 2012, 9:02
related places: Cadiz

Spanish police question 21 Bulgarians after seizing a ship off the southern port of Cadiz which was carrying about three tonnes of cocaine.
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Ryanair emergency landings probed

Wednesday, August 15th 2012, 10:35
related places: Valencia

Low-cost airline Ryanair says it was following procedure when three of its pilots requested emergency landings in the Spanish city of Valencia.
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Canary Islands fire still raging

Tuesday, August 14th 2012, 23:01

Firefighters in Spain's Canary Islands struggle to contain a blaze on La Gomera described by a local official as an "ecological disaster".
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VIDEO: Many injured in church firework blast

Tuesday, August 14th 2012, 13:04

Up to 28 people were injured when a rogue firework accidentally set off thousands of others in a church bell tower at a festival in Spain.
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VIDEO: Wildfires continue to rage in Spain

Tuesday, August 14th 2012, 12:50

Firefighters in Spain's Canary Islands are still struggling to contain a blaze on La Gomera described by a local official as an "ecological disaster".
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Basque co-operative defies Spain slump

Tuesday, August 14th 2012, 0:02

Basque co-operative defies Spanish recession
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Fire forces Canary Islands exodus

Monday, August 13th 2012, 14:15

Firefighters battle a forest fire on La Gomera in Spain's Canary Islands which forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people by ferry overnight.
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USA retain basketball title again

Sunday, August 12th 2012, 17:46
related countries: United States

The USA win their 14th Olympic basketball gold medal as they beat Spain 107-100 to defend their title yet again.
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Fresh fires burn Canary Islands

Saturday, August 11th 2012, 23:19

Spanish firefighters tackle fresh blazes on two of the Canary Islands, as residents abandon homes and a rare forest reserve is threatened.
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USA through to basketball final

Friday, August 10th 2012, 22:22
related countries: United States
related places: Sunday

The USA will play Spain in the Olympic basketball final on Sunday, in a repeat of the 2008 Olympic showdown.
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Spain 'foils Mexican drug plot'

Friday, August 10th 2012, 14:21
related countries: Mexico
related places: Sinaloa

Four suspected members of Mexico's feared Sinaloa drug cartel are seized in Spain, while allegedly trying to set up a European operation.
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Girl, two, dies on family holiday

Friday, August 10th 2012, 12:17

A two-year-old girl from Shropshire dies after falling into a swimming pool on a family holiday in Spain.
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VIDEO: Paraguay's native take on thrash metal

Thursday, August 9th 2012, 10:10
related countries: Paraguay

Paraguayan thrash metal band Kuazar say their pioneering use of Guarani - along with Spanish, their country's official language - perfectly matches the strength of their hard rock sounds.
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Arsenal sign midfielder Cazorla

Tuesday, August 7th 2012, 10:07
related places: Cazorla, Malaga

Arsenal sign Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla from Malaga on a long-term contract for a fee believed to be below £15m.
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Fires hit Spain's Canary Islands

Monday, August 6th 2012, 23:36

Fires on Spain's Canary Islands destroy more than 4,000 hectares of land, including part of a UN World Heritage site with unique plants.
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Spain dismiss match-throw claims

Monday, August 6th 2012, 23:16
related countries: Brazil, United States

Spain's men's team deny their collapse in an 88-82 defeat by Brazil was a deliberate attempt to avoid facing the USA.
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VIDEO: Wildfires rip through Canary Islands

Monday, August 6th 2012, 15:27
related places: La Palma

Firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires affecting the Canary Islands of La Gomera and La Palma, and mainland Spain.
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Spain charges 'al-Qaeda' Russians

Sunday, August 5th 2012, 15:34

A Spanish judge charges two Russians detained last week in connection with what authorities say is a suspected al-Qaeda plot.
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Jail for one of 'al-Qaeda' trio

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 22:15

A judge sends one of three terror suspects arrested in Spain to jail, keeping the other two in detention while investigations continue.
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Rajoy considers bailout options

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 15:47

Spain's implied cost of borrowing remains above 7% as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy submits his budget plans to the European Commission.
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Northern Spanish miners in 'last stand'

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 14:50

In the pit with Spanish miners resisting cuts
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Euro proposals disappoint markets

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 17:49

European markets fall following comments from ECB head Mario Draghi, who says the bank is working on measures to help the euro but gives few details.
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'Al-Qaeda' trio arrested in Spain

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 13:57
related places: Cadiz

Police arrest three suspected al-Qaeda members in southern Spain, with explosive material found at one address being sent for testing.
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Spain in crisis: Broken visions dot Galicia's landscape

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 8:23

Galicia's bold projects hit as Spanish cash flow dries up
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Spaniard in jail over Cuban death

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 22:51
related countries: Cuba

Cuba says it will keep Spanish politician Angel Carromero in custody as it investigates the death of dissident Oswaldo Paya in a car crash.
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Monti: 'Light at end of tunnel'

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 21:39
related countries: France, Italy

Italy's prime minister says he sees "light at the end of the tunnel" of the eurozone debt crisis as President Barack Obama calls to discuss the issue.
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Man dies in Portugal drugs raid

Monday, July 30th 2012, 22:30
related countries: Morocco, Portugal
related places: Nine

Nine people are arrested and one dies in a Portuguese operation aimed at a ring trafficking hashish from Morocco to Spain, police say.
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New calls for action on the euro

Monday, July 30th 2012, 18:14

US and German ministers press for international co-operation, as markets rise on expectations that there will be imminent action to tackle the crisis.
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Spain suffer surprise early exit

Sunday, July 29th 2012, 21:15
related countries: Honduras

World and European champions Spain are knocked out in the group phase after a 1-0 defeat by Honduras.
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Euro remarks fuel bond rumours

Sunday, July 29th 2012, 15:55
related countries: Germany, Italy

Germany and Italy saying they will do everything possible to protect the eurozone fuel rumours that purchases of Spanish bonds are to resume.
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Spain evacuates Algeria aid staff

Saturday, July 28th 2012, 22:07
related countries: Algeria
related places: Tindouf

Spain is evacuating all its aid workers and three other foreign nationals from refugee camps in Tindouf, western Algeria, due to "growing insecurity" in neighbouring Mali.
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Spanish economy 'needs reform'

Friday, July 27th 2012, 18:15

Spain is in an "unprecedented" double-dip recession and the outlook for the country remains "very difficult", says the International Monetary Fund.
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Spain unemployment hits new high

Friday, July 27th 2012, 11:15

Spain's unemployment rate rises to 24.6%, and experts see few signs of the economy improving any time soon.
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Spain's stampede of white elephants

Thursday, July 26th 2012, 22:59

The white elephants that dragged Spain into the red
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Spain suffer shock Japan defeat

Thursday, July 26th 2012, 16:46
related countries: Japan

Japan pull off the first shock of the Olympic football competition by beating 10-man Spain 1-0 at Hampden Park.
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Spain's woes hit Santander again

Thursday, July 26th 2012, 10:53
related places: Santander

Profits at the Spanish banking giant Santander halve as it makes further write-downs against property loans.
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Eurozone crisis: Spain in numbers

Wednesday, July 25th 2012, 16:54

The figures explaining Spain's economic woes
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VIDEO: Barcelona cuts back to save finances

Wednesday, July 25th 2012, 9:23
related countries: Germany

Spain and Germany try to play down speculation of a bail-out not just for ailing banks but for the whole country.
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Spain finances under new pressure

Tuesday, July 24th 2012, 21:20

Spain and Germany sought to reassure investors that Spain would not need to seek a full international bailout, after the country's borrowing costs hit a record high.
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Spain debt fuels German angst

Tuesday, July 24th 2012, 11:08
related countries: Germany

Are German pockets deep enough to rescue Spain?
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Spain hopes to tame wildfire

Tuesday, July 24th 2012, 10:17

More favourable weather conditions raise Spanish hopes of bringing a deadly wildfire burning in Catalonia since Sunday under control.
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VIDEO: Markets jumpy over Spain bail out fears

Tuesday, July 24th 2012, 5:30

Fears grow that Spain will need a bail out after its borrowing costs reach 7.5%.
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VIDEO: Four killed in Spain wildfires

Tuesday, July 24th 2012, 3:44
related countries: France

Hundreds of firefighters from Spain and France are struggling to contain a wildfire which has destroyed thousands of hectares of land on both sides of the border.
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VIDEO: Is Spain seeking a general bailout?

Monday, July 23rd 2012, 22:36

Long term borrowing costs in Spain have reached a record high and the interest rate on its 10 year government bonds has now past seven per cent.
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Spain bans trades as markets fall

Monday, July 23rd 2012, 20:24

Spain bans the short-selling of shares, in which traders bet on prices falling, after markets were hit by new bailout fears.
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