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Spanish Navy Compiles Database of 1,500 Shipwrecks
February 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Spanish navy has documented 1,580 shipwrecks in a database created in 2011 to track all the ships lost at sea based on information in the naval archives, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. continue reading »
Madrid Welcomes “The Birth of Modern Art” Exhibitions
February 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Madrid has been transformed into a festival of art, thanks to the two exhibitions that the Mapfre Foundation has dedicated to the birth of modern art. continue reading »
Spain Remembers 40th Anniversary of Late Author Miguel Delibes’s Election to RAE
January 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A writer who was skeptical, reticent, disillusioned and, above all, aware of his scant influence within the Royal Spanish Academy, or RAE, the late Miguel Delibes always sought in his novels depicting provincial life to enrich his native tongue. continue reading »
State-Supported Cervantes Institute Sees Belting Tightening in 2013
January 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The commemoration of the anniversary of the discoveries of the Pacific Ocean and Florida and the Year of Spain in Japan are some of the activities scheduled by the Cervantes Institute for 2013, a year that will be marked by austerity. continue reading »
Madrid Fusion Culinary Fair Draws Thousands
January 28, 2013 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
The 2013 Madrid Fusion fair drew more than 10,000 visitors, 600 accredited media outlets, 190 chefs and assistants, 500 participants and 100 exhibitors to this "atypical" show, its director, Lourdes Plana, told Efe. continue reading »
Spanish Authorities Discover Argentine’s Body Off of Ibiza
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The body of a 27-year-old Argentine man was recovered off the Spanish Mediterranean island of Ibiza after a boater called authorities, the Civil Guard said Sunday. continue reading »
Cuban President Raul Castro, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Meet in Chile
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Cuban President Raul Castro met for the first time at the CELAC-EU summit in Chile, Spanish officials said. continue reading »
PM Rajoy Expresses Optimism About Spanish Economy During Trip to Chile
January 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was warmly praised here Friday by Chilean President Sebastian Piñera in a visit that gave the Spaniard the chance to offer a message of optimism about his nation's economy. continue reading »
Spanish Authorities Arrest 4 Suspected Russian Mafia Members
January 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Four suspected Russian mafia members, including reputed boss Andrei Petrov, have been arrested in the northeastern Spanish town of Lloret de Mar, sources involved in the investigation said Friday. continue reading »
Spain’s Crown Prince to Serve as Honorary Pres. of Madrid 2020 Summer Olympics Bid
January 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe has agreed to serve as honorary president of Madrid's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the Royal Palace said Thursday. The Spanish capital is submitting its thir continue reading »
King of Spain Journalism Prize Winners Announced
January 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The recipients of the 30th edition of the King of Spain Journalism Prizes were announced here Thursday by a jury that praised the "excellent quality" of the 242 pieces submitted for consideration. continue reading »
Spanish Unemployment Rate Now Over 26%
January 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's unemployment rate hit 26.02 percent in 2012, with more than 5.9 million people jobless, the Spanish National Statistics Institute, or INE, said Thursday. A total of 187,300 people were added to jobless rolls in the fourth quarter of continue reading »
Spain to Investigate Civil War Crimes
January 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Spanish court on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the Italian military's 1937-1939 aerial bombardments of Barcelona, the first such judicial probe of Spanish Civil War-era crimes. continue reading »
Angel Carromero Makes Public Appearance at PP Event in Spain
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The head of the New Generations of the Popular Party of Madrid, Angel Carromero, who was sentenced to four years in prison in Cuba for negligent homicide, on Tuesday attended his first public event since being returned to Spain on Dec. 29. continue reading »
Spain’s Economy Contract 1.3%, Unemployment Hovers Around 26%
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Spanish economy contracted 1.3 percent in 2012, with the recession intensifying in the last quarter of the year and the gross domestic product falling 0.60 percent, compared to the previous quarter, while the unemployment rate neared 26 percent, the Bank of Spain said Wednesday. continue reading »
Spanish Chefs Honored as Cultural Ambassadors
January 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Spanish Foreign Trade Institute, or ICEX, and the Guarantee of Origin and Quality, or DOC, of Rioja wines paid tribute Tuesday at the Madrid Fusion gastronomic fair to Spanish chefs continue reading »
Spain Did Not Meet 2012 Deficit Goals EC Assumes
January 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The European Commission said in a report issued Tuesday that it was assuming that Spain did not achieve the goal of reducing its public-sector deficit to less than 6.3 percent of the gross domestic product in 2012. continue reading »
Spain: Prime Minister Orders Audit of Popular Party’s Accounts
January 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday he has commissioned an external audit of the governing Popular Party's accounts, an inspection that will complement a forthcoming internal audit. continue reading »
Recent Weather Conditions Affect Airports, Kill 3 in Spain
January 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The wind-, rain- and snowstorm affecting a large part of Spain on the weekend, along with other European countries, has taken the lives of three people and affected rail, air and road traffic. continue reading »
Spanish University Brings Sustainable Energy to Colombian Town
January 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Northwestern Spain's University of Santiago de Compostela is leading a project to create "sustainable energy communities" in Colombia, providing free electricity to residents of La Primavera, a town in the so-called "FARC zone," officials said. continue reading »
