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  • November 2007

    • Europeans Go for Coke

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 22, 07 4:46 PM CST

      Europeans Go for Coke

      Cocaine is "Europe's stimulant of choice," according to a new study that says nearly five million Europeans used coke this year—a million more than last. The Spanish and British used it most, BBC reports, but Danes and Italians increased their usage most in 2007. Two million Europeans used the drug overall in the last month. An EU drug agency says it based its numbers on cocaine grabs across Europe, which jumped 45% in 2005. More »

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      United Kingdom  • European Union  • drugs  • Italy  • Spain  • cocaine  • Denmark

    • Juan Carlos' 'Shut Up' Still Ringing

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 19, 07 3:37 PM CST

      Juan Carlos' 'Shut Up' Still Ringing

      A diplomatic misstep by Spain's king has rung in a $2 million windfall: A ringtone of Juan Carlos asking Hugo Chavez "Why don't you shut up?" has been downloaded about 500,000 times. Many fans are student foes of the Venezuelan president. Several versions use actors to avoid copyright issues, but one lawyer says even using the expression might violate Juan Carlos' rights, the Guardian reports. More »

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      YouTube  • Hugo Chavez  • Spain  • ringtones

    • EU Eyes Single Telecom Market

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 14, 07 8:25 AM CST

      EU Eyes Single Telecom Market

      Europe would be a single telecom market under a plan proposed by the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, which argues that cheaper broadband and phone service is being held up by conflicting legislation and national monopolies in member countries. Under the plan, a regulatory body would oversee broadband, landline, and mobile business in all 27 EU countries. More »

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      Germany  • European Union  • Europe  • Spain  • telecommunications  • telecom industry

    • Spanish King to Venezuelan Prez: Shut Up!

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 11, 07 7:26 AM CST

      Spanish King to Venezuelan Prez: Shut Up!

      World leaders at the Ibero-American summit had a grade-school exchange yesterday, with Spain's King Juan Carlos pulling out a "why don't you shut up" when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wouldn't wait his turn to talk. Chavez ignored requests to be more polite after calling a former Spanish prime minister a "fascist," adding that even "a snake is more human" than fascists," reports the BBC. More »

  • October 2007

    • 21 Guilty in Madrid Train Blasts

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 31, 07 9:53 AM CDT

      21 Guilty in Madrid Train Blasts

      A court in Madrid has convicted 21 defendants in the March 2004 commuter train bombings that killed 191 and injured thousands. The court delivered symbolic sentences of 38,976 years for the three lead defendants, although under Spanish law they will only serve 40 years. But, writes the Guardian , the tribunal acquitted one of the suspected masterminds and six other accused. More »

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      terrorism  • Spain  • Madrid bombings

    • McCanns Give Teary Talk

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 24, 07 7:48 PM CDT

      McCanns Give Teary Talk

      Maddy's mom cried on Spanish TV today as she pleaded for public help and announced a 24-hour line to find her daughter. "Somebody knows something" about Maddy's whereabouts, Kate McCann said alongside her husband. "I think she is possibly being held by someone in their house." It was the McCanns' first televised talk since being fingered as suspects in the case, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Spain  • Madeleine McCann  • Kate McCann  • Portugal  • missing child  • police hunt  • Praia da Luz

    • Housing Ills Ripple Across Pond

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 22, 07 2:00 PM CDT

      Housing Ills Ripple Across Pond

      The American housing crisis is echoing in Europe, where home prices are dropping after a decade of rapid growth. The damage is limited, however, by intercontinental differences. High interest rates and shaken confidence are catching up to prices in France, Ireland, and particularly Spain, where new home construction had spurred major growth but permits are now plummeting, the Journal reports. More »

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      France  • Germany  • housing crisis  • Europe  • mortgage  • Spain  • Ireland  • home equity loans

    • Paltrow, Pals Start Foodie Tour of Spain

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 3, 07 1:33 PM CDT

      Paltrow, Pals Start Foodie Tour of Spain

      While one usually associates road-trip cuisine with a 7-Eleven, two foodies and two actresses today embark on a four-month culinary tour of Spain. Gwyneth Paltrow, chef Mario Batali, New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols will sample traditional cuisine for a 13-part PBS series called "Spain ... on the road again" due next fall. More »

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      celebrity  • food  • travel  • Spain  • chef  • Gwyneth Paltrow  • cuisine  • Mark Bittman

    • In Spain, It's Not Good to Be the King

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Oct 3, 07 10:29 AM CDT

      In Spain, It's Not Good to Be the King

      Amid loud calls for his abdication, Spain's King Juan Carlos I has been forced into the unprecedented and lowly position of justifying his throne to commoners, reports the Telegraph . Catalonian separatists have been burning effigies of him and Queen Sofia, and some are calling for him to hand the crown to his son. But Juan Carlos is not budging. More »

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      Spain  • monarchy  • King Juan Carlos I  • Catalonia

  • September 2007

    • Zut Alors! Rude French Scaring Off Tourists

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 2, 07 10:49 AM CDT

      Zut Alors! Rude French Scaring Off Tourists

      France to the French: Take it easy on foreigners. After the land of vin and fromage fell for the first time in years as the top traveling spot, the tourism bureau has issued guidelines about courtesy, the Guardian reports. “Our greatest handicap,” said a tourist official, “is our perceived lack of friendliness.” More »

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      France  • Spain  • tourism  • US  • hospitality

  • August 2007

    • Spanish TV Channel Nixes Live Bullfights

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 21, 07 12:45 PM CDT

      Spanish TV Channel Nixes Live Bullfights

      Spanish state television will not show any live bullfights this year, bowing to restrictions on gore on daytime TV but disrupting a time-honored tradition. Televised bullfights had been a viewer magnet for public-TV station TVE, and fans are seeing red, the Guardian reports. "It is obvious that watching bullfights on the television does not traumatize children," says one politician. More »

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      television  • children  • Spain  • culture  • bullfighting

    • Rodent Attacks Demolish Spanish Crops

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 20, 07 2:07 PM CDT

      Rodent Attacks Demolish Spanish Crops

      As many as 750 million voles have descended on farmland in central Spain, and with government response slow, farmers are taking matters into their own hands. The reason the number of rodents has exploded over the past few months is unclear, the Christian Science Monitor reports, but a likely explanation is a mild winter—potentially the product of global warming. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Spain  • farming  • farmer  • rodents

    • Bullfighting Dustup Has France on Guard

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Aug 18, 07 3:16 PM CDT

      Bullfighting Dustup Has France on Guard

      Animal activists and bullfighting fans in France are butting heads over an anti-bullfighting ad that shows bulls being speared and slaughtered. The French government banned the ad as too violent, prompting cries of hypocrisy from a well organized group of celebrities and dignitaries who have been protesting the gruesome "corrida" Spanish style of fighting.  More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • animal  • Spain  • animal rights  • bullfighting

    • Don't Even Go There!

      newser  |  Foreign Policy  |  Aug 15, 07 11:44 AM CDT

      Don't Even Go There!

      Before you pack your bags, check out Foreign Policy's list of the five most overhyped tourist locales: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: Famous beach and diving locale actually tacky and overcrowded. Ibiza, Spain: Hippy haven and hedonistic paradise turned into dirty and pricey hole. More »

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      China  • list  • travel  • Spain  • Egypt  • Washington DC  • tourism  • Iceland

    • Heatwaves Double Over 100 Years

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 4, 07 4:42 PM CDT

      Heatwaves Double Over 100 Years

      The duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled and the frequency of extremely hot days has nearly tripled since 1880, according to a study released yesterday. Periods of sweltering weather last an average of 3 days now compared to 1.5  in 1880, a shift that forebodes a higher rate of extreme weather events in the future, the BBC reports. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Spain  • weather  • study  • heat  • Finland  • scientists  • radiation  • sunlight  • Western Europe  • heatwave

  • July 2007

    • Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Jul 30, 07 5:06 AM CDT

      Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      A top Basque separatist leader and 17 others have been arrested in the two months since the organization ended a 15-month ceasefire with Spain. Some analysts credit luck and improved intelligence for the arrests, including last week's bust of ETA's crucial head of logistics. But some critics say the crackdown is aimed at polishing the prime minister's image for the 2008 elections. More »

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      France  • election  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • ETA  • Basque

    • Contador Surges to Lead Tour's 14th Stage

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 23, 07 4:29 AM CDT

      Contador Surges to Lead Tour's 14th Stage

      Tour de France leader MIchael Rasmussen was bested in Stage 14 in the Pyrenees yesterday by 24-year old Alberto Contador of Spain. After a grueling 122.4-mile slog through the mountains, the two men emerged almost 2 minutes ahead of the field, with the Netherlands' Rasmussen, 33, still holding a 2-minute-33-second overall lead over Contador. More »

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      Spain  • Netherlands  • Tour de France  • Michael Rasmussen  • Alberto Contador  • Cadel Evans  • Pyrenees

    • Spain Has a Taste for Immortality

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jul 22, 07 4:16 PM CDT

      Spain Has a Taste for Immortality

      The Great Barrier Reef and the Taj Mahal may have to make room on the UN's World Heritage list for ... sangria. Spain's culture minister wants Mediterranean cuisine added to UNESCO's list of humankind's treasures, and he may get his way, Der Spiegel reports—Portugal, which currently holds the EU presidency, supports the idea. More »

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      United Nations  • Spain  • agriculture  • cuisine

    • Bulls Gore 2, Trample 7 in Pamplona Run

      newser  |  International Herald Tribune  |  Jul 9, 07 4:58 AM CDT

      Bulls Gore 2, Trample 7 in Pamplona Run

      Charging bulls gored two Spaniards and trampled seven during the second of eight bull runs in the San Fermin festival in Pamplona yesterday. One of the men gored was a bull herder appointed by the festival to keep the run orderly. None of the injured was killed, although one was rushed to a hospital in a neck brace and another had arm surgery. More »

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      Spain  • bulls

  • June 2007

    • Oldest European Human Fossil Discovered

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 30, 07 10:51 AM CDT

      Oldest European Human Fossil Discovered

      A million-year-old tooth belonging to a distant human ancestor has been unearthed in northern Spain, the BBC reports. Scientists touted the pre-molar as western Europe’s “oldest human fossil remain” by more than 200,000 years. The tooth was found Wednesday at the Atapuerca site, where caves have already yielded evidence of prehistoric human occupation. More »

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      Spain  • fossil  • tooth  • Homo antecessor

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