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/ 29 July 2009

ETA blamed for car bomb at Spanish barracks

A car bomb exploded outside a Civil Guard barracks in the northern Spanish city of Burgos early on Wednesday, injuring 46 people.

By Jason Webb and Ben Harding
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/ 21 July 2009

Spain to help Mali battle al-Qaeda

Spain plans to help Mali fight al-Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb, the Mali president’s office announced on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 July 2009

Man killed at running of the bulls in Spain

A bull gored a man to death on Friday at the traditional Running of the Bulls fiesta in the Spanish city of Pamplona, authorities said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 April 2009

Spanish navy captures pirate suspects

A Spanish warship has intercepted a skiff carrying nine suspected Somali pirates believed to have attacked an Italian cruise ship at the weekend.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 April 2009

Mighty Barcelona wary of Hiddink’s muscle men

Barcelona face their biggest challenge yet when they face Guus Hiddink’s rejuvenated Chelsea on Tuesday.

By Tim Hanlon
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/ 4 March 2009

Spain PM an internet star after F-word slip-up

A video of Spain’s prime minister became one of the most talked about internet clips on Wednesday after he uttered the F word in a news conference.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 February 2009

Cellphone makers promise one-size-fits-all charger

Leading cellphone makers had good news for anyone with a drawer full of old phone chargers on Tuesday: the industry plans to standardise the device.

By Adam Plowright
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/ 17 February 2009

Rivals play catch-up with Apple

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, there can be no higher tribute to the influence of Apple than a walk around the Mobile World Congress.

By Adam Plowright
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/ 16 February 2009

Samsung unveils world’s first solar-powered phone

Samsung unveiled the world’s first solar-powered cellphone, "Blue Earth", in front of curious crowds at an industry show in Barcelona on Monday.

By Adam Plowright
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/ 28 January 2009

The Colossus not a Goya

The Colossus, long regarded as a masterpiece of Francisco de Goya, was done by another painter, Madrid’s Prado museum confirmed this week.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 January 2009

Unemployment a social time bomb for Spain

Tensions mounting between native job-seekers and immigrants competing for a declining pool of work in Spain will intensify in 2009.

By Sonya Dowsett
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/ 24 December 2008

Millions lost at Bilbao’s Guggenheim

Museum officials are quick to play down the impact of the financial problems.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 December 2008

Margin of Barcelona victory ‘excessive’, says Ramos

Real Madrid did not deserve to lose by two goals against leaders Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Saturday, says coach Juande Ramos.

By Iain Rogers
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/ 3 December 2008

Alonso eyes third world title in 2009

Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso said he is aiming for a third world title with Renault in 2009, it was reported on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 November 2008

Bin Laden’s son denied asylum in Spain

Spain has rejected a request for asylum by one of the sons of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden because it does not believe he is being persecuted.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 October 2008

Ballesteros stable after third operation

Seve Ballesteros was described as being in a stable condition Saturday after undergoing a third, successful operation to ease swelling in his brain.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 October 2008

Ballesteros’s condition remains stable

Seve Ballesteros remained in stable condition in the intensive-care unit of a Madrid hospital on Monday, a hospital source said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 October 2008

Ballesteros’s health worsens, says hospital

Seve Ballesteros’s state of health worsened on Thursday, with the golf legend undergoing fresh surgery to ease a build-up of fluid in the brain.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 October 2008

Ballesteros stable after brain-tumour operation

Seve Ballesteros was in a stable condition after an operation on Tuesday to remove a brain tumour, the Spanish golfer’s doctors said on Wednesday.

By Ben Harding
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/ 13 October 2008

Flawless Schwartzel wins in Madrid

South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel produced another flawless display of golf to secure his third European Tour victory at the Madrid Masters on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 October 2008

Golf legend Ballesteros diagnosed with brain tumour

Spanish golf legend Seve Ballesteros, a five-times Major winner, said on Sunday he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

By Daniel Silva
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/ 9 October 2008

Madrid bans human billboards

The Spanish capital on Thursday banned the use of human billboards, calling them an ”assault on people’s dignity”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2008

Spain claims ‘proof’ of Spanish origin of treasure

Spain’s government said on Tuesday it had proof of the Spanish origin of treasure recovered from a wreck in the Atlantic by explorer firm Odyssey.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 September 2008

Madrid air disaster traced back to co-pilot

The Spanair MD-82 jetliner that crashed in Madrid on August 20 was started by the co-pilot, press reports said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 September 2008

Spanish beaches busy, but tourist spending down

While Spain’s beaches are still busy, shops and restaurants at its resorts are ominously quiet.

By Ben Harding
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/ 27 August 2008

The world’s biggest tomato war

More than 40 000 Spaniards and tourists on Wednesday bombarded each other with tomatoes in an event billed as the world’s biggest vegetable war.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 August 2008

Ferrari retreat as McLaren advance

Ferrari left the Spanish port city of Valencia not sure if they should laugh or cry after Felipe Massa’s victory in Sunday’s European Grand Prix.

By Gordon Howard
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/ 24 August 2008

Massa wins in Valencia amid pitstop controversy

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa revived his title challenge on Sunday with a victory in the European Grand Prix at Formula One’s newest street circuit.

By Timothy Collings
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/ 21 August 2008

World saddened by Spain air disaster

Messages of support and sympathy flooded into Spain after the country’s worst air accident in decades killed 153 people on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 August 2008

Dozens dead as jet crashes at Madrid airport

A Spanish tourist jet carrying more than 160 people skidded off a Madrid airport runway and broke up in flames on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

New fashion giant Zara takes the gap

Spanish fashion chain Zara has expanded rapidly in recent months to overtake US rival Gap and become the world’s largest clothing retailer.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 August 2008

‘Affectionate gesture’ sparks a global storm

Spain’s Olympic basketball teams posed for a pre-Olympics advertisement making ”slit-eyed” gestures on a court decorated with a Chinese dragon.

By Duncan Campbell
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