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Spanish PM Says Economy Will Grow in 2014
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said here Saturday during an unannounced trip to Afghanistan that Spain's economy will improve next year and start growing again in 2014. continue reading »
Brand Spain Shares Spanish Culture with the World
December 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The high commissioner for Brand Spain presented on Thursday a Web site that aims to show the best of the Iberian nation in every aspect of life. continue reading »
Spain’s Looking to Brew Estrella Galicia Beer in Brazil
December 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brewer Hijos de Rivera is studying the possibility of producing its Estrella Galicia beer in Brazil, a move that would mark the first time that the beverage is made outside the firm's brewery in the northwestern Spanish city of La Coruña, executives said Wednesday. continue reading »
Iberia Eliminates Havana-Madrid Route, Businessmen Plead to Reverse Decision
December 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The association representing the more than 360 Spanish firms with operations in Cuba asked Iberia airline and Spain's government Tuesday for the carrier to reverse its decision to eliminate service between Havana and Madrid. continue reading »
Expert: Spain Has ‘Very Solid’ and ‘Respected’ Image Abroad
December 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's image abroad is "very solid" and "respected," with the negative effects of the economic crisis being just a temporary factor that will not affect the country's permanent value, Brand Spain High Commissioner Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros said. continue reading »
Spain’s Prado Sends 100 Piece Art Exhibition to Houston Museum
December 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An exhibition of 100 masterpieces from Spain's Prado Museum opened Sunday at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, or MFAH, giving visitors a look at the evolution of Spanish painting from the 16th century to the 19th century. continue reading »
Cuba to Send Spaniard Home to Finish His Prison Sentence
December 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Spaniard jailed in Cuba in connection with a road accident that resulted in the death of prominent dissident Oswaldo Paya will be sent back to Spain, possibly before the end of the year, to serve the rest of his four-year sentence. continue reading »
Spain Shows Support to Pakistani Woman Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
December 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Spanish government expressed support Thursday to the family of a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death under the South Asian country's controversial blasphemy law. continue reading »
Spanish Population Grows by 6 Million in 10 Years, Driven by Foreigners Migrating to Country
December 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Spanish population grew by 6 million people over the last decade (2001-2011) to reach 46.8 million inhabitants, largely due to the number of foreigners living in Spain, a segment that has tripled in that period to a total of 5.2 million. continue reading »
Spain May Publish List of Top Tax Dodgers
December 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's government is considering publishing the names of the country's "biggest tax dodgers and delinquent taxpayers," Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro said Thursday. continue reading »
Operation Stops International Child Porn Ring, 28 Spaniards Arrested
December 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Twenty-eight people have been arrested by Spanish cops as part of an international operation against the child pornography industry, largely developed in Spain and whose corporate headquarters were located in Toronto, police officials said. continue reading »
Spain, Red Cross Rescue 41Migrants in Strait of Gibraltar
December 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's Maritime Rescue and Red Cross saved 41 immigrants Friday who were sailing on six inflatable toy rafts in the Strait of Gibraltar. continue reading »
Spain Gets Rid of International Treasure Hunters
December 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A patrol of the Spanish navy expelled from the Alboran Sea a U.S.-owned, Panamanian-flagged vessel that was allegedly carrying out soundings to find sunken ships, authorities said Friday. continue reading »
Spain Unemployment Rate Hits High of 26.2 Percent
December 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The number of people officially registered as jobless in Spain climbed by 74,296, or 1.54 percent, in November to 4,907,817, according to figures released Tuesday by the Spanish Employment and Social Security Ministry. continue reading »
Massive Protesting in Spain Over Privatization of Hospitals
December 3, 2012 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
Thousands of citizens and health professionals took to the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday to protest plans by the Madrid regional government to outsource management and some services provided by public hospitals. continue reading »
Iberia Airlines Employees Schedule Pre-Christmas Strikes
November 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Unions representing employees of Spanish airline Iberia said Thursday they will go on strike for six days prior to the Christmas holidays. continue reading »
Fifth Woman Dies As A Result of Halloween Stampede in Spain
November 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 20-year-old woman injured in the human stampede at a giant Halloween party in the Spanish capital, died Thursday, medical sources told Efe. Maria Teresa Alonso, who died as a result of "severe brain damage," becomes the fifth fatality from the incident at the Madrid Arena. continue reading »
Overcrowding to Blame For Halloween Stampede
November 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The crowd at the Madrid Arena was 58 percent larger than the facility's legal capacity during the Halloween party that ended in tragedy with the deaths of four young women who were crushed in a human stampede. continue reading »
Spainish King Juan Carlos Will be in Hospital for “A Few More Days”
November 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's King Juan Carlos is "in optimum condition" to be discharged after a hip replacement, but his medical team has convinced him to remain in the hospital for "a few more days" to carry out the next phase of his rehabilitation. continue reading »
Spanish Police Discover Second Dead Baby in Freezer
November 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A second dead baby was found in a freezer Tuesday at the same home in southern Spain where the frozen body of another newborn was discovered earlier this month. continue reading »
