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SPAIN is still one of the most popular places to buy a property abroad, despite ongoing financial problems. France tops the list of the HiFX Property Hotspots report, with 23 per cent of potential British buyers. This is 12 per cent down from March’s survey which found 35 per cent were…
AN alleged member of Basque terrorist group ETA was arrested in Liverpool (UK). Raul Angel Fuentes Villota is originally from Bilbao and has been wanted since 1995. He is believed linked to several murders in Spain.Fuentes was jailed in 1991 for attempting to plant a bomb on a police officer’s…
SINGER James Blunt has hit back after he was linked to an offshore banking scandal along with other celebrities. Last week, his name appeared countless British expats on a list of more than 4,000 HSBC’s offshore clients believed linked to more than €870million hidden in the tax haven of Jersey.…
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IT is time for the second grand meteor shower of the year. The first was the Perseids back in August. For those who missed that, the Leonids peak this weekend. They have been visible for much of November, but the best nights for viewing are predicted to be tomorrow (Saturday…
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AN oil painting from Malaga-born Pablo Picasso, featuring his mistress alongside tulips and fruit - "Nature morte aux tulipes" - sold for $41.5 million (€32.6 million) at Sotheby’s in New York. The pre-sale estimate for the work had been between $35 and 50 million (€27.5 – 39.3 million).
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SPAIN will today (Thursday) get back to normal while counting the cost of yesterday's General Strike. Workers, the unemployed, teachers and students took to the streets to protest at austerity plans in the face of the present economic crisis. Yesterday´s strike came just eight months after the last Spanish General Strike…
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THE Indian Festival of Lights, Diwali or Deepavali, began yesterday (Tuesday) and is held over five days. It is celebrated in a riot of colours and festive lights and many people dress as gods, others dance and exchange gifts and the faithful offer their prayers. Diwali celebrates the victory of…
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A MASS emigration attempt from Morocco to Melilla was foiled. Moroccan police prevented around 200 Sub-Saharan would-be emigrants from climbing the border fence in Melilla to get into the Spanish territory. The group advanced on the border fence around 11.45am close to the Rio de Oro area, although not a…
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BARACK OBAMA’S re-election was welcomed by Spain’s Foreign minister, Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo. “Our chap won,” he told Onda Cero radio last week, but stressed that Spain’s good relationship with the US would have remained the same with either candidate. “But my experience has been with Obama and especially the secretary…
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CONSTRUCTION has begun on the Mecca-Medina ‘Pilgrim Express’ a high speed rail link in Saudi Arabia. The line is expected to open by December 2016. Spain beat France to win the contract last year, making it the biggest overseas contract ever to be won by Spain. It involves the combined efforts…
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AN Andalucian city is to be created in China. A team of architects from Andalucia, Baum and Sodimor, in collaboration with West Line from Giuyang won a competition to create a new city for 400,000 inhabitants in the Dushan municipality in the Guizhou region in the south western part of…
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THE environment is the least of European’s worries, with unemployment and the economic situation their biggest concerns. Only six per cent of 50,000 EU citizens from 170 regions across 27 members states considered the environment to be their primary concern. Sixty one per cent chose unemployment, followed by the economic situation…
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SEVEN Spaniards and four Norwegians were expelled by Moroccan Police from the Western Sahara. The plainclothes police reportedly took their passports and forced them into taxis to Agadir. The expulsed Norwegians have been named as Kristine Hallingstad, Pal Henriksen, Gunnar Kaus and Vegard Tjorhom, and they belong to the juvenile…
A NEW €5 note is to be introduced in May 2013 with improved safety features. Other denominations will follow afterwards. Counterfeit banknotes are in circulation all over Europe and used not only by criminals but also by innocent citizens every day. The total value of counterfeit currency confiscated by police…
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THE Swedes have come top of a league table for the best non-native English speakers. Education First’s English Proficiency Index for 2012 also shows that the Spanish speak better English than either the French or the Italians. The proficiency of more than 1.5 million adults from 54 countries and five…
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