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Basic pilot error blamed for Madrid Spanair crash

timesonline.co.uk     05-Sep-2008   25 related          

Basic pilot error and an electrical failure have emerged as possible causes of the crash of a Spanair airliner at Madrid airport last month which killed 154 people. The crew of the MD-82 jet failed to extend the wing flaps...                    

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CORRECTED-ECB rules seen hitting Spain's savings banks

finanznachrichten.de     05-Sep-2008   11 related          

LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Spanish savings banks, such as Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo, are likely to be hit hard by new European Central Bank (ECB) rules to tighten its lending to banks, market and banking sources...                    

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Migrant worker visa freeze draws angry response

expatica.com     05-Sep-2008   12 related          

Labour Minister’s decision to stop recruiting abroad will not help solve unemployment situation in Spain. MADRID -- Labour unions and immigrant associations lashed out on Thursday against a government plan to stop issuing...                    

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Pyrenees glaciers will melt by 2050: Spanish study (AFP)

yahoo.com     05-Sep-2008   5 related          

MADRID (AFP) - Climate change will melt the 21 remaining glaciers in the Pyrenees mountains before 2050, a group of Spanish researchers said Friday. "The steady increase in temperature -- a total of 0.9 degrees Celsius...                    

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Caja Madrid Speech Analytics Wins The Banker Technology Award 2008

tmcnet.com     04-Sep-2008   2 related          

SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- UTOPY, Inc., the leading provider of Customer Intelligence and Performance Optimization solutions powered by Speech Analytics, today congratulates Caja Madrid, the leading retail bank in...                    

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Telefonica to sell fibre optic broadband access end-Oct

finanznachrichten.de     04-Sep-2008   3 related          

MADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Telefonica TEF.MC said on Thursday it will provide broadband internet access in Spain through a new fibre optic network from Oct. 31, despite protests from rivals that they need access to the...                    

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Spain's Telefonica to raise stake in China Netcom

finanznachrichten.de     04-Sep-2008   5 related          

MADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Spain's Telefonica said on Thursday it had agreed to raise its stake in China Netcom <0906.HK>, its Chinese partner, by 5.74 percent. The deal will be carried out in two tranches, the...                    

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The Other Renowned Goya: Bitter Melon

epochtimes.com     04-Sep-2008          

By Anke Wang Epoch Times Staff Sep 3, 2008 Goya, the family name of the beloved painter of Spain, is familiar to all who have visited the Prado Gallery in Madrid. The famous name is also shared by an unassuming vegetable,...                    

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African migrants die on route to Spain's Canary Islands (AFP)

yahoo.com     03-Sep-2008   33 related          

MADRID (AFP) - Fourteen African migrants died, mostly of hypothermia, trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands by boat after they became lost at sea several times, local officials said Wednesday. The wooden fishing boat...                    

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Region drafts euthanasia law

news.com.au     03-Sep-2008          

THE local government of Spain's southwestern region of Andalucia said today it was preparing a pioneering euthanasia law which would allow terminally ill patients to refuse medical treatment and make it illegal to keep...                    

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