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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. ©Reuters/Sergio Perez Spain shows fastest growth in six years: central bank Spain's economy appears to be growing at the fastest clip since a 2008 property crash tipped the nation into a job-wrecking, double-dip recession, the central bank said.
25 апреля 2014
Keles Mambetov. Photo courtesy of prokuror.gov.kz Interpol wanted man extradited from Spain to Kazakhstan Spain has extradited Keles Mambetov, a Kazakhstani accused of murder in 2004 and put on the international wanted list.
14 апреля 2014
©Reuters/Eddie Keogh Women half as likely as men to study science: survey Women are being put off careers in science by stereotypes and are less than half as likely as men to apply for degrees in the field.
20 марта 2014
©Reuters/Eric Gaillard Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: study Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.
07 марта 2014
Oenococcus oeni. Photo courtesy of experimentarium.u-bourgogne.fr Raise your glass to Oenococcus oeni, a real wine bug Chateau Paradise or Chateau Rotgut?
26 февраля 2014
Overworked nurses linked to higher death rates Investigations in nine European countries have given statistical backing to claims that patients' lives may be at risk when nurses are overworked.
26 февраля 2014
How Candy Crush, Angry Birds get your money They are free to download, fun to play, and fiendishly addictive: mobile games like Candy Crush Saga, Angry Birds and Clash of Clans want to get you hooked, then get your money.
26 февраля 2014
Samsung launches flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone Samsung unveiled Monday its new flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone armed with a fingerprint scanner and a built-in heart rate sensor to defend its place as the world's industry leader.
25 февраля 2014
Smartphone giants want your body Smartphone makers are fighting for space on your wrist and your head; lucrative real estate for a new wave of high-tech devices if only they can persuade you to wear them.
25 февраля 2014
Aleksandr Pavlov. ©interpol.gov Spain agrees extradition of Ablyazov's former chief of security The Spanish government has approved the extradition to Kazakhstan of the former chief of security of a Kazakh banker-turned-dissident.
20 февраля 2014
Spain princess faces court in historic fraud scandal A judge questions Spanish King Juan Carlos's daughter Cristina on Saturday over fraud allegations in a corruption scandal -- a historic first for the troubled royal family.
08 февраля 2014
Auction record smashed for Spanish cubist artist Gris Juan Gris's Cubist still life "Nature Morte a la Nappe a Carreaux" ("The Checked Tablecloth") sold for £34.8 million at a London sale Tuesday, smashing the auction record for the Spanish artist.
05 февраля 2014
Pro-abortion rally in Madrid over planned curbs Pro-choice supporters were set to converge on Madrid's streets Saturday to voice their opposition to a government plan to restrict access to abortion.
01 февраля 2014
Gay cowboy opera 'Brokeback Mountain' premieres in Spain Singing in rich tenor and baritone voices, cowboys doffed their hats and embraced in their underwear in the premiere of an opera adaptation of Oscar-winning film "Brokeback Mountain" in Spain.
29 января 2014
Spain blind association puts disabled to work After completing high school, 46-year-old Spaniard Ricardo Velesar struggled to hold down a job as a degenerative eye disease slowly robbed him of his sight.
22 января 2014
France sells 1% stake in Airbus Group for 451 mn euros The French state has raised 451 million euros ($614 million) by selling a one percent stake in European aircaft and defence corporation Airbus Group, the economy minister said Thursday.
16 января 2014
Spain satisfied with US explanation on NSA spying: PM Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday after meeting with US President Barack Obama that Spain had received a "satisfactory" explanation of reports that American spies bugged European leaders' phones.
14 января 2014
Spanish prince's star rises as monarchy stumbles As Spain's royal family reels from scandals and its elderly king leans on crutches after numerous operations, one figure is standing tall, offering the monarchy hope: heir apparent Prince Felipe.
14 января 2014
Panama president warns Spain and Italy over canal row Panama's president warned Thursday he would visit Europe to force a consortium to drop a threat to suspend expansion work on the Panama Canal, as a row over a $1.6 billion cost overrun escalated.
03 января 2014
Huge crowds hold Madrid mass after new abortion law Tens of thousands of Roman Catholics joined in an open-air mass in central Madrid on Sunday to celebrate the Holy Family, just days after the Spanish government agreed to tighten the abortion law.
30 декабря 2013

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