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Barcelona: Police arrest juvenile suspected of murdering their mother after heated argument
11/03/10 at 06:47am GMT+1
The body was found about 22:00 pm in her home in Sant Marti district of Barcelona, according to Efe sources close to the case said, the child supposedly ended the life of its mother while having a violent argument at her house. The minor was arrested shortly after in Sant Adrià.
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Slim's fortune has swelled to an estimated $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months. Shares of America Movil, of which Slim owns a $23 billion stake, were up 35% in a year.
Mary Josephine Ray died just hours before Daisey Bailey, who was 113 years, 342 days, said L. Stephen Coles, a director of the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks and studies old people and certifies those 110 or older, called supercentenarians.
Both performers capped remarkable years, Mo'Nique startling fans with dramatic depths previously unsuspected in the actress known for lowbrow comedy and the Austrian-born Waltz leaping to fame with his first big Hollywood role.
Business
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For this reason, he considers that this dent in the economy of Barca "will diminish the resources of the club in the coming years" as Barcelona will face three payments to repay a syndicated loan to meet the debt with the IRS
"We have to overcome the crisis not only by strengthening the financial system, but creating jobs and adding to the labour market to all those people who have lost their jobs," said the minister, who will chair the meeting of member countries
Life and Ascat Assegurances Ascat Generals last year took 1,141 million euros in insurance premiums, and 3.969 million in managed assets, including insurance and pension plans, making them one of the largest insurers, plus the oldest
Politics
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The minister was referring to evidence of collaboration between the Government of Hugo Chávez and FARC and ETA that the judge of the Audiencia Nacional Eloy Velasco pointed out on Monday.
The request came from PP spokesperson in Congress, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, and the secretary general of the party, María Dolores de Cospedal, who, she told Punto Radio, has said that if it is confirmed that the Venezuelan government supported ETA
Asked about this reduction in spending on public enterprises, the general secretary, before speaking of the measure, has criticized "the ceremony of confusion" in which he says the Government has entered in its signing a pact of all parties to combat, in general, the effects of the crisis
Society
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That crime rate, which reflects the number of crimes and misdemeanours, stood at 45.8 offences per thousand inhabitants, 1.8 points less than in 2008 (47.6) and 6.3 points below the record high in 2002 (52.1).
At a press conference, Boada has indicated that the man died as a "direct result" of the storm, although at first instance they dissociated his death with the snowstorm, all scenarios remain open
Angela Alvarez, one of the authors of the study consulted Inmark a new "dating" website in the Network CitaxCita, puts the uninhibited behaviour of Spanish older women down to the "liberation from complying for years, which means she can do what she wants".
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Culture
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The parliament in Catalonia on Wednesday began several weeks of hearings on a motion to ban bullfighting in the northeastern region at the demand of activists who condemn the traditional spectaThe parliament in Catalonia on Wednesday began several weeks of hearings on a motion to ban bullfighting in the northeastern region at the demand of activists who condemn the traditional spectacle as a form of torture.
It seems the baths fell into disuse as the Roman city became busy and eventually became a habitat area, and a first dating points to the late start of V or VI century
The results of this investigation is displayed in the headquarters of the Barcelona Museum of Archaeology of Catalonia in an exhibition that is open to the public until September 5.
Property
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In this period, recorded sales of used housing have maintained a greater degree of adjustment (27.8% to 191,255 sales) and new builds (21.8% to 231,859 sales).
This ratio fell from 32.2 in 2007 to 28.9 in 2008 and 23.6 in 2009, but the institute says the price of housing still must be reduced by 20 percent for the PER is equal the historical average (19.5).
Of the 17 injured, three are in a critical condition, one with cerebral contusion and hemorrhagic liver was admitted to the Hospital General de Catalunya, the other with carbon dioxide poisoning and third degree burns on 30% of the body
Tourism
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However, the statistical agency said that data from 2009 are not directly comparable due to updating the directory of rural tourism accommodation in the Canaries
This increase has been attributed to the positive development of the French market, an increase of 5.5%, Italian (19.1%), Belgian (5.9%) and Switzerland (16.5%), according to the Survey of Tourist Movements (Frontur),
The Trustee has also found irregularities in the football club UE Lleida SAD, which claimed 180,000 euros subsidy without being aware of their obligations to the Tax Administration and the Social Security Treasury.
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Sport
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The Rossonero had beaten United in the clubs' four previous two-legged European contests, most recently in 2007 when they overturned a 3-2 first-leg deficit with a handsome 3-0 win at San Siro
Cristiano Ronaldo had given the home side – who have now fallen at this stage for six seasons running – the perfect start as they looked to overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit, cancelling that out within the first six minutes
Manuel Pellegrini, Madrid coach We know what we need to do. I hope we play like we did in the last 70 minutes against Sevilla, There are no easy opponents in the Champions League.
Work & Jobs
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Muns is concerned that, starting in June, the factory will come a "cropper" from which there could be layoffs. "We suspect that Iveco's intentions are not good in regard to Barcelona," he said.
Speaking to Catalunya Radio, he said that some of the measures required legislative initiatives that may be made through a decree-law or a law to be fast tracked, while others may be launched without legislative reform.
Madrid, which is the community that pays the most for professionals, is also located at the head of employment generation, with 18.45% of total supply, while Catalunya accounts for 16.71% and the Basque country, 12.87%. As for titles, 68.6% of the jobs require a specific qualification and a degree in Business Administration and Management .
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Health Department open disciplinary case Tarragona health clinic after patients contract hepatitis C
The sanctioning procedure follows the information package launched by the General Office of Evaluation and Inspection of Health Care to clarify exactly how the seven haemodialysis patients were infected with hepatitis C.
This centre, along with the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and Universidad Carlos III, has launched a training program for job placement of doctors who will start before summer.
"Last year we blew it" confessed the expert, who admitted they were wrong then predicting the worst spring for allergies for ten years.
Recent Headlines
Socialists lead over Conservative PP falls to 3% in latest poll
Instituto Opina poll shows Socialists popularity fall 1% since late May
Real estate agents are offering travel and months of free mortgage as incentives
Brokers get more aggressive
Internet users are more active, have more friends and are less depressed
According to a report by ‘Proyecto Internet Catalunya’
Various Catalan authors decline to attend Frankfurt Book Fair
Upset over government’s initial policy to not consider Castilian literature as Catalan culture
Tiny black flies with serious bites cause problems along rivers in Catalonia
Authorities advise covering up and avoiding riverbanks at dawn and dusk
French striker Thierry Henry flew to Barcelona Sunday to sign 4-year contract
Says “I have chosen Barça for … its style of soccer, stadium and history”
Education
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The Government intends to strengthen the vocational guidance of students through portals such as Unidata-an initiative that transpires all indicators of the system and a program that encourages engineering studies.
After his appearance before the Committee on Health and Consumer Affairs of the Congress of Deputies, Sabrido explained that this measure will be implemented with the approval of the Law on Food Safety and Nutrition
According to Diez, "that was very serious, very hard, very violent and very disheartening."
Finance
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Sources from Caixa Girona explained to Europa Press that many of the directors of felt the merger did not met the interests of the bank, noting that their objective is to work to strengthen the institution. In the vote taken at the meeting the majority were against with some abstentions.
The operation, imposed by Brussels as part of the plan of public money received by RBS, could reach an amount of 4,000 million pounds
These 1.741 million euros in coins and notes, which refuse to disappear, equal the extraordinary provision approved last week by the Government for the Reserve Fund of the Social Security, also known as "pension piggy bank" and would buy all the shares it has in the market and engineering company Abengoa renewables
Economy
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"In Spain we will see the same, and on an year average, the VAT rise will have no effect," said the minister, who rejected the possibility that the increase would slow the economy in the long term
Only 10% of respondents report having serious financial problems that affect their vacation plans, compared with 46% who have sufficient resources (five points higher than last year).
Aragon, Catalonia, and Castilla Leon suffered the biggest drop of regional GDP, (4.87, 4.69 and 4.25 per cent) last year, while Extremadura and the Balearic Islands withstood the crisis best , but also lowered its GDP
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Food & Drink
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The biggest fall was that of Germany, its largest foreign market, which sold 34 million bottles, 32% less than a year ago
In a new commercial within a commercial, Liverpool and Spain soccer star Fernando Torres gets fed up when the director keeps correcting the way he says ‘Pesi’ on camera.
Adrià has explained that his challenge is whether there is anything "beyond" the future of haute cuisine, but the current format of the restaurant "has ended"
Leisure
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Girona cinemas will debut with the idea of programming preferably "Catalan, Spanish and European original versions dubbed into Catalan" said Francesc Felipe.
In the section for authors, will be Jacques Tardi, a major European benchmark, Gilbert Shelton, co-creator of underground comic, Tanino Liberatore, RanXerox man behind the character, or the Scottish artist Jock, known for his work in "The Losers".
In any case, the mayor of Madrid has brought forward the launch of the application, it will be after the municipal elections and the announcement of it will take place in July 2011.
Transport
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At a press conference, Boada has stressed that this is "entirely attributable" to the French authorities, that two days after the storm have not been able to clean a 300 metre downhill stretch of road, which is full of snow and ice, which hinders the movement of trucks
According to the manager of Modular, Eduard Sentis, "we have long been working on a public bicycle model and have learned from the mistakes of other cities, where bicycles continuously suffer damage and they have to spend money on maintenance
During the seven days, the members of the Association of Traffic controllers will stop more than 15,000 trucks and carry out inspections on these vehicles and their drivers, mainly focusing on vehicle and driver documentation, security elements, tachograph, alcohol checks, and speed.
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Varela was sentenced in 1998 to five years imprisonment for a similar crime, but in 2008 the Court of Barcelona lowered his sentence to seven months in prison after the Constitutional Court (TC) ruled that the denial of Genocide is not a crime.
Current law typically only allows abortion in cases of severe fetal deformities, rape or when the mother's health is at risk
Specifically, USCA said in a statement that it considered that the contents of the decree "violates several articles of the Spanish Constitution, some of them" on fundamental rights, "particularly with the breach" of existing labour law".
Energy
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The Government sent its proposal to the territory of priority development areas (ZPD) for wind power in Catalunya, which will comprise eight plots in eleven districts, with a total capacity of 834 megawatts
Winds were believed to have the contributed to severing a connection at the central power plant. Electricity was being re-established.
The wounded man, a resident of Linares, had to be freed by fire-fighters and treated by Linares Health Emergency Services of 061, as both his legs were crushed in the freak accident
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Emissions from motor vehicles must account for some of those that die, as in Spain the same proportion of contaminate gases generated by traffic (32.5 percent) and industrial plants that produce energy ( 32.4 per cent), in which thermal plants account for 21.2 percent.
The storm, which so far has not caused serious personal injury, caused chaos at the entrances and exits of Barcelona and has almost completely paralyzed the railway network, which has left thousands of people unable to return home and hundreds of motorists trapped in their cars and 10,000 trucks had to park in service areas. The snow also left 200,000 homes without power in the province of Girona.
Accumulations of up to 50cm of snow have been forecast for the worst affected areas of Catalonia, prompting the regional government to cancel classes for more than 142,000 students at 476 public schools.
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In the case of road transport, although some roads remain affected according to sources with the Catalan Catalan Traffic Service, which provides an update on the roads of Catalunya on its website, most are now open
According to estimates by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, the rise in hourly TUR, without discrimination, will amount to a monthly increase of 89 cents for an average consumer (the one that consumes some 293 kilowatt hours per year).
Market fears that stripping out the debt could be delayed until 2010 may be unfounded after Spain's industry ministry asked energy sector regulator CNE to fast track its review of a draft bill on securitising the debt, a government source said on Friday
Sci—Tech
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The application developed by Skype will, among other things, make free calls from a Nokia 'smartphone' to other Skype users anywhere in the world, either through wifi or a wireless network, (GPRS, EDGE or 3G).
In addition, the popular Internet phone program will offer over 200 million users of such terminals the option of sending free messages, share files and make calls to phones at discounted prices.
In addition, the popular Internet phone program will offer over 200 million users of such terminals the option of sending free messages, share files and make calls to phones at discounted prices.
It’s not just new users getting caught out: famous tech pundit John C. Dvorak (@therealdvorak) got caught up in the attack, and was none too pleased.
The project - called the Personal Health Portfolio - will be developed progressively from July beginning with public access to the most relevant data of Shared Medical Records. Subsequently, users can access certain information from the record, such as prescribed medication and vaccines.
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Guiris and the nationalist cause
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Jobs in Spain - What you need to know
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