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Photo courtesy of ovationteas.com Hot chocolate tastes better in an orange cup European scientists say they have found further evidence that how you serve food and drink matters hugely in the perception of taste.
04 января 2013
Spain faces 207-bn-euro headache in 2013 Spain defied the markets by averting a sovereign bailout this year but high interest rates could yet force Madrid to its knees as the nation confronts a 207-billion-euro ($274 billion) financing headache in 2013.
31 декабря 2012
King urges Spain to unite against crisis King Juan Carlos called on Spaniards to unite against an economic crisis of previously unimagined intensity in a Christmas Eve message Monday that took clear aim at Catalonia's bid for nationhood.
25 декабря 2012
Spanish health workers stage fresh protest against cuts Thousands of Spanish health workers clad in white medical garb marched in Madrid on Sunday in a fresh protest against government health cuts and privatisation plans, just days after a similar demonstration.
10 декабря 2012
Immigrants in OECD nations hit by economic crisis: report Immigrants in OECD nations have been badly hit by the economic crisis especially in vulnerable states such as Ireland, Spain and Italy.
04 декабря 2012
Spain banks cut thousands of jobs in shakeup Crippled Spanish banks said they would cut thousands of jobs after Brussels on Wednesday gave a green light for a big slice of aid to rescue them with tough conditions.
30 ноября 2012
Could Spain survive loss of Catalonia? Catalonia's leader Artur Mas says the powerful region's economy can stand tall in Europe without Spain. But could Spain survive without Catalonia?
26 ноября 2012
Spanish king has successful hip operation: palace Spain's 74-year-old King Juan Carlos had successful hip replacement surgery late Friday, the royal palace said, after two operations on the other hip caused by a fall during a controversial African elephant-hunting safari.
24 ноября 2012
Spanish police, protesters clash amid European strikes Spanish police fired rubber bullets at die-hard protesters hurling bottles, rocks and firecrackers late Wednesday, capping anti-austerity strikes across southern Europe that boiled over into sporadic clashes.
15 ноября 2012
Spain anti-bank protest decries second evictee suicide Hundreds of people demonstrated in Madrid on Friday after a woman due to be evicted killed herself in northern Spain, the second such suicide in two weeks, which the protesters blame on predatory mortgage lenders.
11 ноября 2012
Migrants in Morocco ready to risk all as winter looms "I don't want to die of hunger and cold," says Patrick, one of many sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco desperate to reach Spanish shores and start a new life in Europe as winter approaches.
08 ноября 2012
Spain blocks ECB nominee as gender row deepens Spain blocked Monday the appointment of another man to the all-male ECB's executive board but a source said Madrid's decision was motivated by a desire to regain influence at the top of the eurozone's central bank.
06 ноября 2012
Thousands protest at parliament in Madrid Thousands of Spaniards massed near parliament in Madrid Tuesday yelling in anger at government austerity cuts that they say are punishing the poor.
27 октября 2012
Singapore opens new cruise terminal, eyes Asian market Singapore has opened a new cruise terminal capable of berthing the world's biggest luxury liners, in a bid to boost the city-state's position as a regional travel hub.
24 октября 2012
German designer Karl Lagerfeld. ©REUTERS Lagerfeld denies calling French president an 'idiot' Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld on Sunday denied having called French President Francois Hollande an "idiot", suggesting the purported remark reported in a magazine came from a mistranslation.
22 октября 2012
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo by Danial Okassov© Iran and Spain to start extradition of Kazakhstan citizens Kazakhstan President signed laws ratifying the Agreements on extradition between Kazakhstan and Iran and between Kazakhstan and Spain.
22 октября 2012
Portraits of ETA prisoners and their logo. ©REUTERS Bodyguard-free, ex ETA target enjoys new life For 11 years, town councillor Joseba Markaida lived with a bodyguard, for fear of Basque separatists who hurled petrol bombs at his home and poisoned his dog.
20 октября 2012
Gastronomy nourishes Spain's gourmet city Ham with brie, wild mushroom croquettes, cured-meat ravioli: gourmet cooking has put this Basque town on the gastronomic map, drawing visitors from around the world.
16 октября 2012
©REUTERS Prestige oil disaster trial starts in Spain Seamen go on trial Tuesday over the sinking of the Prestige petrol tanker which spilt a devastating oil slick when it sank off Spain in 2002, with hundreds of plaintiffs seeking billions in damages.
16 октября 2012
Photo courtesy of gbj.com Unemployment 30 mn higher than before crisis: ILO There are now 30 million more people without jobs around the world than before the global financial crisis began, the head of the International Labour Organization said.
12 октября 2012

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