Why I'm not sharing my food and why we should send tapas right back to Spain
Nothing strikes fear in a large man's stomach than the words 'I'll just order some dishes and we'll all share.' As a man who grew up in a family of four boys, I'm not really into sharing. We kept our stuff to ourselves. I wasn't allowed to touch my older ...
Illegal activities boost Spain's GDP by $11 bln
MADRID (AP) — Spain's National Statistics Institute says money generated by drug trafficking, prostitution, smuggling and illegal gambling contributed some 9 billion euros ($11.4 billion) to the national economy last year. The institute said Thursday ...
Panasonic to take a nearly 50 pct stake in Spain's Ficosa
Tokyo, Sep 25 (EFE).- Japanese electronics giant Panasonic plans to acquire a nearly 50 percent stake in Spanish auto parts manufacturer Ficosa with a view to jointly developing self-driving-car technologies, the Nikkei newspaper reported Thursday.
China, Spain to ink $4b deals
BEIJING - China and Spain will sign cooperation deals and business contracts worth more than 4 billion US dollars during Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's visit to China, according to source with the Chinese Foreign Ministry. After talks between ...
American cyclists stop rush-hour traffic in Spain -- without their bikes
American cyclists stop rush-hour traffic in Spain -- without their bikes BY LOUIS LLOVIO Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Times-Dispatch PONFERRADA, Spain -- The top American road cyclists in the world brought rush hour in a section of Ponferrada to a near ...
China, Spain to ink 4-bln-USD deals
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang(R) holds a welcoming ceremony for Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2014. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China and Spain will sign cooperation ...
China, Spain ink $4 billion in business deals
BEIJING (AP) -- China and Spain signed business deals worth $4 billion on Thursday as Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy visited the Asian powerhouse to seek support for Spain's struggling economy. Chinese premier Li Keqiang announced the deals just ...
China, Spain sign business deals worth $4bn
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China and Spain signed business deals worth about 3.2 billion euros ($4 billion) on Thursday during a visit by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to the Asian powerhouse to drum up support for his country's economy. At a ceremony in ...
‘Witching & Bitching’ Dated for Home Video
On home video October 14 through IFC Midnight is Alex de la Iglesia’s absolutely bonkers horror comedy Witching & Bitching ( read our review). That’s a pretty sexy cover quote! The pic, which closed the TIFF’s Midnight Madness last September, co-stars teen heart-throbs Mario Casas and Hugo Silva as ...
Singapore Passport Ranked 5th Best in the World for Ease of Travel
According to the 2014 report by Henley & Partners on the visa restrictions of passports, Singapore was ranked as the 5th best in the world in terms of visa-free travel. With the Singapore passport, citizens can enjoy visa-free access to 170 countries. Last year, Singapore was ranked 6th, tying with ...
David Rubín Expands the World of ‘Battling Boy’ with ‘The Rise of Aurora West’
By Kyle Pinion and Harper Harris In one week, First Second will be producing the prequel to Paul Pope’s critically lauded and Eisner Award winning Battling Boy entitled The Rise of Aurora West. This new tale, co-written by Pope and J.T. Petty, features art by David Rubín and centers on the journey o ...
Suspected Bot List [2014-09-24]
detection period: 2014-09-24 00:00-23:59 UTC number of suspected bots' IPs listed here: 175 IP addresses listed here all exhibit strange network behavior. As I could not notify the victims for various reasons (no working abuse contact, mailbox over quota, etc.), I list them here instead. I have to e ...
Helsinn to present Phase III trial data of anamorelin at ESMO Congress
Helsinn Group, a company focused on building quality cancer care, today announces that Phase III data from the largest trial program of its kind to date in anamorelin, a novel, once-daily ghrelin receptor agonist in development for cancer-anorexia-cachexia (CACS) in non-small cell lung cancer will b ...
Big Day Ahead for European Online Poker Legislation
Big Day Ahead for European Online Poker Legislation With higher taxes to pay, some online poker sites may withdraw from certain European countries, while those who remain will have to increase the rake and fees to play poker in order to cover their increased costs (as has happened in France, Spain a ...
Troicki beats top-seeded Ferrer at Shenzhen Open
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Viktor Troicki of Serbia upset top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open on Thursday. ©2014 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
