Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Spain’s Aug jobless rises by 0.18pc from July to 4.43mn people


Spain’s Aug jobless rises by 0.18pc from July to 4.43mn people


MADRID: Spain's jobless rate rose by 0.18 percent in August from a month earlier, or by 8,070 people, leaving 4.43 million people out of work, data from the Labour Ministry showed on Tuesday. Joblessness is Spain's main economic bugbear although the ...


Spain dusts off ancient Jewish past


People stand near a gift shop in the old Jewish Quarters of Toledo on February 27, 2014. Photo courtesy: AFP People walk in a street of the old Jewish Quarters of Toledo on February 27, 2014. Photo courtesy: AFP Children stand near the "El Transito ...


Spain's Iberia returns to Carrasco with 2.300 seats a week on the Montevideo-Madrid route


Spain's flag carrier Iberia made its return to Uruguay on Monday after being out of the South American country's market for 18 months, marking the resumption of a route that will offer up to 2,300 seats to travelers on a weekly basis. Iberia, a unit of IAG ...


Spain digging into Jewish past


AVILA, Spain (AFP) — Just outside the 11th-century walls that surround Avila in central Spain, rows of granite slabs surrounded by neatly trimmed grass mark the spot where ancient Jewish graves lay. Local authorities spent 250,000 euros ($335,000) to ...


Spain returns priceless trove of pre-Columbian art to Colombia


Bogota (AFP) - Spain on Monday returned to Colombia a huge and priceless find -- almost 700 pieces of pre-Columbian art that Spanish authorities siezed in over a decade ago in a drug bust. The catalogue of museum-worthy artefacts includes vases decorated ...


Spain, Greece move to 3-0, Senegal upsets Croatia


Spain and Greece are headed to the round of 16, and Senegal is in position to join them after shaking up Group B with an upset Monday at the Basketball World Cup. The Spanish earned a trip to their capital by routing Brazil in a battle of unbeatens to take ...


Contador changes mind on Tour of Spain victory hopes


MADRID (Reuters) - Alberto Contador, who fractured a shin bone at the Tour de France in July, said on Monday that he had changed his mind and would now be targeting victory in the Tour of Spain. A late attack in Sunday's ninth stage lifted the Tinkoff-Saxo ...


Spain orders custody for parents of ill UK boy


LONDON (AP) — The grandmother of a 5-year-old British boy with a severe brain tumor accused U.K. authorities on Monday of cruelty for seeking an arrest warrant and pursuing the family abroad after his parents removed him from a British hospital against ...


Spain vs. Brazil: TV Info, Live Stream and Preview for FIBA World Cup 2014


The Spain-Brazil rivalry extends to almost every sport, and hoops is no exception. That's why Monday's battle between the two countries at the 2014 FIBA World Cup is set to be the first real marquee matchup of the tournament. Both teams come in undefeated ...


Spain Defeats Brazil


Host Spain beat Brazil in a battle of unbeaten teams to take the lead in Group A at the Basketball World Cup. Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls had 26 points and 9 rebounds in the 82-63 victory in Granada. Greece also improved to 3-0 by beating Puerto Rico ...



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