Spain Unpaid Bills May Haunt Rajoy as States Crave Liquidity – Bloomberg
Spanish Prime Minister-electMariano Rajoy is set to inherit billions of euros of unpaid bills along with the euro region’s third-largest budget deficit. Spain ’s 8,000 municipalities and 17...
View ArticleUS Threatened To Blacklist Spain For Not Implementing Site Blocking Law –...
In a leaked letter sent to Spain's outgoing President, the US ambassador to the country warned that as punishment for not passing a SOPA-style file-sharing site blocking law, Spain risked being put on...
View ArticleBBC News – Euro drops to 16-month low over bank concerns
The euro drops to its lowest rate against the dollar and pound in 16 months as concerns continue over the health of Europe's banks. Continue reading →
View ArticleAbortion a bigger problem than joblessness, says Catholic Church – ELPAÍS.com...
Cardinal Archbishop Antonio Rouco Varela used an open-air gathering in Madrid's Plaza Colón on Friday to attack the policies of the previous Socialist Party government, calling for a repeal of...
View ArticleNeanderthal Art? 1st Paintings Discovered in Spain’s Nerja Caves
Paintings discovered in Spain's Nerja caves --discovered by boys hunting bats in 1959 –may prove be the oldest yet found, and the first ever to have been created by Neanderthals. Charcoal remains found...
View ArticleThe first dinosaur discovered in Spain is younger than originally thought
The research group from Aragon that has the same name as the first Aragosaurus ischiaticus dinosaur discovered 25 years ago in Teruel reveals that it is 15 million years younger than originally...
View ArticleScientific evidence proves why healers see the ‘aura’ of people
Researchers in Spain have found that many of the individuals claiming to see the aura of people Continue reading →
View ArticleDebt crisis: as it happened June 6, 2012 – Telegraph
Wall Street and European markets rise after ECB leaves rates unchanged at 1pc, extends unlimited short-term cash offering to keep money flowing to banks and Draghi says downside risks far from Lehman...
View ArticleJoseph Stiglitz: Spain Is In A ‘Vicious Downward Spiral’ Right Now – Business...
What a mess. Continue reading →
View ArticleA World of Trouble if the Spanish Banking Crisis Spreads – Economy – AlterNet
Until flaws in the euro are addressed, the crisis is likely to simmer on. Continue reading →
View ArticleSpain formally requests banking aid – FRANCE 24
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View ArticleBBC Sport – Germany 1-2 Italy
Mario Balotelli scores two superb goals as Italy shock Germany to book a Euro 2012 final showdown with Spain in Kiev. Continue reading →
View ArticleBBC News – Eurozone agrees on bank recapitalisation
EU leaders agree to use the eurozone's bailout fund to directly support struggling banks, an apparent concession by Germany to Spain and Italy. Continue reading →
View ArticleSpain unveils new austerity under European pressure – Reuters
MADRID (Reuters) - Recession-plagued Spain unveiled new austerity measures on Wednesday designed to slash 65 billion euros from the public deficit by 2014 as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yielded to EU...
View ArticleEuropean Cave Art Gets Older – Science News
Ancient illustrations in northern Spain date to more than 40,000 years ago Continue reading →
View ArticleVodafone Q2 2012 earnings analysis: Spain is having a mobile meltdown
Last Friday, the world's largest mobile carrier, Vodafone (VOD), reported disappointing second-quarter numbers. While its own share price decline was Continue reading →
View ArticleKing Juan Carlos of Spain ousted from WWF presidency after row over hunting...
King Juan Carlos of Spain has been removed as honorary president of a leading conservation group after the row over his elephant hunting trip to Botswana earlier this year. Continue reading →
View ArticleThe euro: The flight from Spain – The Economist
THE worst nightmares are the ones you cannot wake up from. Just ask Spain. A year ago the cost of Spanish government borrowing soared as euro contagion spread from... Continue reading →
View ArticleCatalonia warns EU that million-strong march cannot be ignored – World news
Leader of Spain's wealthiest region suggests separatist feeling could be dampened if Catalonia kept more of its taxes Continue reading →
View ArticleBBC News – Spain’s banks ‘need 59.3bn euros of eurozone loans’
Spain's banks need an injection of 59.3bn euros ($76.3bn; £47.3bn) to survive a serious downturn, an independent audit calculates. Continue reading →
View ArticleSpain, U.S. fiscal cliff may spark market correction: BlackRock’s Fink
TOKYO (Reuters) - Investors should brace for three or four months of jittery markets due to uncertainty over support for Spain and the looming fiscal cliff threatening the United States economy,...
View ArticleSpain Backs Palestinian UN Bid, U.K. Sets Conditions
Spain said it will back the Palestinians’ bid to win recognition as a state at the United Nations while the U.K. set conditions for its vote and Germany ruled out support. Continue reading →
View ArticleLocksmiths and firemen refuse to aid evictions in Spain
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View ArticleHundreds of dinosaur egg fossils found
By LiveScience staff Researchers in northeastern Spain say they've uncovered hundreds of dinosaur egg fossils, including four kinds that had never been found before in the region. The eggs likely were...
View ArticleOutrage in Spain over video game that depicts Pope Benedict XVI as pimp for...
Vatican Quest, from U.S. game maker RoundGames.com has sparked outrage abroad with critics saying it mocks both sex-abuse victims and the Roman Catholic Church. Continue reading →
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