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NEWS ABOUT: Barcelona

Barcelona stories: 11 news summaries

 Zellweger, Cooper Dating 

Couple gets cozy during Spain vacation

Aug 12, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper are dating, the New York Daily News reports. The pair have been close since filming the upcoming Case 39 together. But the couple’s relationship appears to have taken off with a weekend trip to Barcelona, where they were spotted arm in arm at their... More »

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vacation • relationship • Barcelona • Renee Zellweger • Bradley Cooper

Maddy Suspect Asked About Her 'New Daughter'

Calls flood in after request for tips about Australian woman

Aug 7, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Private investigators working for Madeleine McCann's parents have received “hundreds of calls” from people with information about a woman who may be involved in the child’s disappearance, the Telegraph reports. A witness said the woman, described as a Victoria Beckham lookalike with an Australian accent, was pacing and... More »

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Australia • Spain • Madeleine McCann • Algarve • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • private investigator • Barcelona • human trafficking • Praia da Luz • missing person


 Best Cities  
 for Good Eats 

Local cuisine is ranked

Aug 5, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paris is for lovers—food lovers. The city came in first on a Forbes list of the world’s best cities for eating well, based on a 2009 survey ranking 50 cities. Notably absent from the top 10 are New York and London, which don’t boast much of... More »

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food • Mexico City • Hong Kong • Beijing • Rome • cuisine • Paris • Tokyo • Milan • Barcelona • Madrid • Shanghai • Jay-ZTV • local food

3rd Spanair Flight Suffers Technical Problems

Issues force second diversion in 2 days for airline

Aug 25, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Technical issues forced Spanair to divert one of its jets today, the second consecutive day that’s happened for the Spanish airline rocked by last week’s deadly crash in Madrid, the AP reports. An MD-80 jet—the same series as Wednesday’s ill-fated aircraft—returned to Granada after communications... More »

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Spain • plane crash • Barcelona • Madrid • airplane • airlines • Spanair • Granada • Canary Islands

 Emergency H20
 Flows Into
 Parched
 Barcelona 

Water tanker arrives as Spain suffers severe drought

May 14, 08 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barcelona is having to ship in emergency supplies of drinking water as Spain suffers its worst drought since records began 60 years ago, the Guardian reports. The first shipment of 5 million gallons arrived yesterday and dozens more are scheduled. The city's reservoirs are down to a quarter of capacity... More »

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Spain • water • Barcelona • Catalonia • drinking water • water shortage • water supply

NEW RELEASE

GPS Phone Outwits Live Tour Guide

CNET impressed by Nokia Navigator's Barcelona knowledge

Feb 14, 08 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Next time you strike out for the territory, you might be better served by Nokia’s new Maps 2.0 service than by a real live tour guide. CNet’s Marguerite Reardon literally road-tested the pedestrian GPS service at a Barcelona conference, taking to the Gothic Quarter’s labyrinthine alleys... More »

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Nokia • navigation • GPS • Barcelona • Maps 2.0

At Cell Phone Trade Show, Eyes on Google

But company keeps low profile as it pushes phone software

Feb 14, 08 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - At this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Google kept to the shadows, holding meetings away from the crowds as it pursued its telecom future. But its presence was everywhere as companies discussed Android, Google’s new phone platform, the New York Times reports. Android faces resistance from phone... More »

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Google • telecom • Barcelona • cell phone industry • Google Android • Mobile World Congress • LiMo

Wireless Future on Display

Mobile broadband and smart phones headline Barcelona conference,

Feb 11, 08 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 50,000 players in the global wireless industry gather today at the world's largest telecommunications conference in Barcelona to stake out their next moves toward the future of wireless technology. Likely to be an especially hot topic at this year's Mobile World Congress is mobile broadband, already taking... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Spain • Barcelona • Google Android

Bullet Train
to Take On the Plane in Spain

Reclining swivel seats, video players, and speeds up to 220mph

Feb 2, 08 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - An ambitious plan to make Spain the leader in high-speed train travel could provide a model for the rest of Europe, offering a greener, more relaxing alternative to short-haul flights. A major link between Madrid and Barcelona is slated to open this month with trains described in the Guardian as... More »

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Spain • transit • Europe • train • air travel • Barcelona • Madrid

Spain Busts 14 Islamic Militants in Terror Plot

Barcelona raids yield bomb materials; attack wasn't imminent

Jan 19, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Spanish authorities toady arrested 14 people—12 Pakistanis and 2 Indians—suspected of planning a terror attack in or near Barcelona. After raiding five homes, officials seized four bomb timers and computer data, CNN reports. “They had taken a step beyond radicalization and were trying to get the means... More »

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Madrid bombings • terrorism • Pervez Musharraf • Spain • Europe • terror plots • Islamic extremism • Barcelona • terror suspects

Maddy Search Hits 6th Month

Gerry McCann 'hopes she is being treated like a princess'

Nov 4, 07 11:12 AM CST
(Newser) - As the search for his missing daughter entered its sixth month yesterday, Gerry McCann expressed his anguish in his internet diary: “It is so painful for us simply being separated, but all the more distressing when we have to speculate about the situation Madeleine finds herself [in]." Seeking... More »

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Madeleine McCann • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • Barcelona

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