Is the EU doing enough to prevent migrant deaths at sea?
Source: IRIN Country: Italy, Bulgaria, Eritrea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Libya, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, World By Kristy Siegfried JOHANNESBURG, 19 September 2014 (IRIN) - The news that up to 850 lives were lost in the Mediterranean this past weekend as a result of five shipwrecks of boats ...
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I read Nancy Kress's novella Beggars in Spain Wednesday night. All of it, because I couldn't put it down and pretty soon it was 1:30am. Fascinating story. I've heard so many positive things about it that it's long been on the list, but it wasn't anything like what I'd expected it to be. The first th ...
Ig Nobel Prize Winners 2014
Gestern Nacht wurde der Ig-Nobelpreis 2014 verliehen, eine „satirische Auszeichnung, die von der Harvard-Universität in Cambridge (USA) für unnütze, unwichtige oder skurrile wissenschaftliche Arbeiten verliehen wird“ ( Wikipedia). Dieses Jahr gewann unter anderem die Reibung zwischen einer Bananensc ...
Catalan leader praises Scotland vote
Catalonia's President Artur Mas says Scotland's independence referendum has "shown the way" for Catalonia, which will continue its bid to split from Spain.
Spanish Bond Risk Rises As Catalan Referendum "Dialog" Heats Up
Early kneejerk exuberance in Cable and European bond risk is rapidly unwinding as the reality of a revolting youth raise concerns over social stability. Nowhere is that more evident than in Spain this morning as pro-Catalan independence supporters push the government for a referendum on their secess ...
TIP OF THE DAY: Have Some Grenache
A glass of 100% grenache is a new experience for most wine lovers. Photo © Dusan Zidar | Bigstock Photo. Grenache (pronounced gruh-NOSH), called Garnacha in Spain, is one of the most widely planted (and highest-yielding) red wine grape varieties in the world. It’s most commonly found in blends, wher ...
September 20 in history
451 The Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius‘s victory over Attila the Hun in a day of combat, is considered to be the largest battle in the ancient world. 524 Kan B’alam I, ruler of Maya state of Palenque, was born (d. 583). 1187 Saladin began the Siege of Jerusalem. 1378 Cardinal Robert of Geneva, kn ...
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Over the years we've replaced most of our incandescent light bulbs with low-energy bulbs. I don't know whether the LE bulbs have lasted the number of hours stated on the packets - we didn't record when we put them in, but we've had to replace a couple. The other evening H said to me, "The light on t ...
Scotland's 'No' vote fails to stop Catalonia's push for independence from Spain
BARCELONA, Spain – The regional parliament in Spain's Catalonia was still expected Friday to grant its leader the power to call a secession referendum denounced as illegal by the central government in Madrid, even as Scotland's decision to stay within ...
Spain looking to put last year's hiccup behind on home soil
PARIS (Reuters) - When it comes to the Spanish cycling team, unity is not the word that springs to mind. At last year's world championships, Joaquim Rodriguez was left crying on the podium after his team mate Alejandro Valverde had failed to cover eventual ...
Spain hails Scots' 'No' but Catalans defiant
BARCELONA, Spain – The Spanish government on Friday, September 19, welcomed Scotland's "No" vote on independence, but Catalans set on breaking away from Spain pushed ahead defiantly for their own ballot on self-rule. Nationalists in the northeastern ...
Spain's Telefonica reaches deal to buy Brazilian operator GVT from Vivendi
MADRID – Spanish telecoms company Telefonica says it has reached a deal to buy Brazilian operator GVT from French media conglomerate Vivendi. Telefonica says it will pay 4.66 billion euros ($6 billion) in cash as well as 12 percent of the shares in its ...
