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 Clues Sought in Madrid Crash 

Black boxes found; authorities rule out foul play in crash that killed 153

Aug 21, 08 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Investigators are searching through wreckage for clues to why a passenger jet bound for the Canary Islands crashed shortly after takeoff from Madrid yesterday killing 153 passengers, the BBC reports. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion before the crash but officials say foul play has been ruled out. The voice recorders... More »

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Spain • black box • plane crash • air disasters • Madrid • Spanair

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 149 Confirmed Dead
 in Spain Crash

Bodies too hot to touch after fiery disaster; 26 survive

Aug 20, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Spanish government confirms that 149 people died when a Spanair jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Madrid's airport today, the AP reports. Only 26 survived the horrific crash, which tore the aircraft apart to the point that rescue workers said the wreckage didn’t look like a plane and... More »

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Spain • plane crash • death toll • airplane • disaster • ambulance • Spanair

UPDATED

 Spain Crash Toll May Be 150

Witnesses say jet carrying 173 burst into flames just after Madrid takeoff

Aug 20, 08 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death toll in today’s crash of a Spanair jet in Madrid is about 150, the Telegraph reports, with witnesses saying one of the aircraft’s engines exploded just after it took off, bound for the Canary Islands. Though the government is only confirming 45 dead, the Guardian says... More »

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Spain • plane crash • Lufthansa • Madrid • Spanair • MD82

European Unity Threatened by Economic Slowdown

Slowdown in Spain is representative of the EU's growing economic ills

Aug 12, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Europe seems to be catching the economic malaise that has already affected the US, and the downturn is putting a damper on member nations' enthusiasm for the 15-year-old Economic Union, the Washington Post reports. Revised projections show European economies slowing down as much, if not more, than the US over... More »

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Spain • European Union • world economy • credit crisis • housing bubble • weakening economy

 World's 10 Sexiest Hotels

From spaceage to Japanese traditional, these rooms ooze appeal

Aug 9, 08 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hotels can inspire us to do more than order room service and watch TV—or so Bill Tikos reports, in his London Times list of the planet’s 10 sexiest hotels:
  • Hotel Puerta America, Madrid: A private terrace with flowers and lemon trees creates a uniquely intimate ambience.
... More »

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Spain • Japan • Italy • Greece • luxury hotels • interior design • Hyatt Regency • sexy hotels

 Paper Money Often
 Has Traces of Cocaine

Spanish study gives new meaning to 'drug money'

Aug 5, 08 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chances are, you're carrying cocaine in your wallet. Trace amounts of it, anyway. A new Spanish study finds that paper money around the world is often contaminated with cocaine, LiveScience reports. Though concentrations vary by year and city, US bills had an average of up to 28.8 micrograms of... More »

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Spain • European Union • cocaine • money • drug use • US dollar

ETA Behind Blasts in Northern Spain

Bombs in tourist towns mark Basque group's summer awakening

Jul 21, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Basque separatist group ETA detonated five bombs in northern Spain yesterday in a coordinated attack, the Telegraph reports, though only one injury was reported. Four bombs went off in tourist resorts; a fifth targeted a bank near Bilbao. The explosions marked the traditional summer bombing campaign ETA has waged... More »

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terrorism • Spain • bomb • ETA • Bilbao • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks

 Spain Claims Euro '08 Title 

After 44-year wait, nation finally wins a major soccer trophy

Jun 29, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - After beating Italy and Germany to win its first title in 44 years,  Spain no longer needs to think of itself as an underachieving soccer nation. The "Red Fury" won their second European Championship, playing with flair, finesse, and a determination that the team had lacked in so... More »

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Spain • Germany • soccer • Vienna • Euro 2008

Spain Pummels Russia to Reach European Final

Big second half keys 3-0 victory; Germany awaits on Sunday

Jun 26, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spain scored three second-half goals today to beat Russia 3-0 and reach the European Championship final, giving the team a chance to shed its status as one of soccer's biggest underachievers. Xavi Hernandez, Dani Guiza and David Silva each scored to give the Spaniards a shot at their second European... More »

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Russia • Spain • Germany • soccer • Euro 2008

 Spain Passes Ape Rights Bill 

Seriously, parliament moves to protect 'non-human hominids'

Jun 26, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spanish Parliament passed a resolution promising fundamental “human” rights to the great apes, the Guardian reports. The bill enjoys wide support and would ban scientific experimentation involving higher-level primates. Zoo exhibition will still be legal, but supporters say living conditions will improve significantly. The legislative body was inspired by... More »

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Spain • animal rights • chimpanzees • gorilla • apes • orangutans • parliament

 Europe Votes to
 Lift Cuba Sanctions 

Washington 'disappointed' by decision

Jun 20, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The European Union has agreed to lift sanctions against Cuba, much to the annoyance of the White House. "We see encouraging signs in Cuba and I think that we should show the population in Cuba that we are ready to work with them," an EU official tells the... More »

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human rights • Spain • European Union • Fidel Castro • Cuba • sanctions • Raul Castro • National Security Council • EU External Relations Commission

 Fuel Prices Drive
 Spanish Truckers
 to Protest 

Strike idles tens of thousands of vehicles

Jun 9, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spanish truck drivers went on strike at midnight to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, erecting blockades across the country and snarling traffic on the border with France, the EiTB network reports. Drivers who attempted to continue operating found their tires slashed, windshields smashed and headlights destroyed. Fuel prices in Spain have... More »

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Spain • energy prices • diesel • strike • gas prices • trucking

TRAVEL

 10 Spots to Vacation in Style 

From the Turkish Hamptons to uh, Montauk

Jun 1, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - What's the modern traveler to do in a world of ever-shrinking borders and ever-fewer spots of true exoticism? Why, simply crib off GQ's list of the classiest spots slightly off the beaten path:
  1. Cesme, Turkey: the Hamptons of Anatolia
  2. Formentera, Spain: No foam parties allowed
  3. Stockholm, Sweden: Land of
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Turkey • California • Spain • France • England • Greece • Tripoli • vacation • Stockholm • holiday travel

Split Twin Sues Hospital After Fluke Meeting 28 Years Later

Switched babies finally meet up after one's friend spots the twin

May 28, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - An identical twin separated at birth from her sister in a hospital mix-up and reunited by a fluke 28 years later is suing Spanish health authorities, reports the Times of London. The mistake didn't come to light until one of the sisters walked into a shop run by a friend... More »

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Spain • twins • baby • siblings

 Oh, Baby! 
 Jumpers 
 Ward Off 
 Devil  

Men dressed as demons soar over infants in festival

May 26, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men dressed as demons leapt over rows of placid babies in a Spanish village yesterday in a rite intended to protect them from evil spirits. During a festival marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi, infants lie on mattresses as long-jumpers in red-and-yellow costumes fly over them. No one was... More »

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Spain • baby • festival • Catholicism • Corpus Christi

France Arrests Basque Terror Group's Leader

ETA's No. 1 busted
in joint police sting
with Spanish

May 21, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The suspected leader of the ETA, the Basque separatist group and terrorist organization, has been arrested by a joint Spanish and French police operation. Some 30 armed officers raided the Bordeaux apartment of Javier López Peña, who is believed to have headed the ETA since 2004. López... More »

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terrorism • Spain • France • ETA • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks • Bordeaux

 Portugal PM
 Gets Heat
 for Smoking on Plane 

Was he just blowing smoke when he backed Portugal's cigarette ban?

May 16, 08 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Portugal banned smoking in public places five months ago but the country's prime minister appears to have forgotten the rule his own government enacted. Jose Socrates—known to be a smoker in private—stunned passengers and triggered an uproar when he blithely lit up in the first-class cabin of a... More »

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Venezuela • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • secondhand smoke • Portugal • Lisbon • Caracas • smoking ban • Jose Socrates • TAP

 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


Spain Opens Second Life Clinic for Teens

Virtual doctor's office welcomes those who hate the real thing

May 10, 08 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spanish health officials are opening a virtual clinic in the popular online world Second Life, where they plan to advise teens who are too shy to consult flesh-and-blood doctors, the Guardian reports. It will appear as a consultation room for now, but officials hope to expand the service and... More »

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health care • Internet • Spain • doctor • medical treatment • Second Life • teen health • avatar

 US Firm Must Return
 Sunken Treasure: Spain 

'We want it all back,' navy official says of $500M in booty from 19th-century wreck

May 8, 08 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spain filed evidence today in support of its claim it is the rightful owner of a shipwreck loaded with $500 million in treasure discovered and looted by a US exploration firm, the AP reports. The Spanish government identifies the wreck, whose identity has been disputed over the past year, as... More »

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archaeology • Spain • geologist • treasure • navy • warship • Odyssey Marine Exploration

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