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Real Madrid Comes From Behind to Defeat Real Valladolid
December 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Real Madrid toughed out a 3-2 come-from-behind road victory over Real Valladolid on Saturday thanks in large measure to the play of German midfielder Mesut Ozil, keeping its fading Spanish league hopes alive. continue reading »
Operation Stops International Child Porn Ring, 28 Spaniards Arrested
December 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff
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
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 »
Timberwolves Deny Rumors of Rubio Playing Friday, Any Trade Plans for Pau Gasol
December 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The president of basketball operations at the Minnesota Timberwolves denied Friday that the club is trying to engineer a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers for Pau Gasol. continue reading »
Spain Gets Rid of International Treasure Hunters
December 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff
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 »
Cyberattack Steals $7.5 Million From Spanish Bank Accounts
December 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
More than 36 million euros ($47 million) were stolen earlier this year from some 30,000 bank accounts in Europe in a cyberattack dubbed "Eurograbber," according to a report published Wednesday by two companies that focus on Internet security. continue reading »
Spanish and Latin American Businesses Make Investment Pitches to Chinese Companies
December 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Companies, investment promotion agencies and diplomats from more than 140 countries, among them Spain and several from Latin America, attended the fourth edition of the China Overseas Investment Fair. continue reading »
Spain Unemployment Rate Hits High of 26.2 Percent
December 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff
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 »
Real Madrid Tops Atletico de Madrid 2-0
December 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Real Madrid upset Atletico de Madrid 2-0 in Liga Derbi soccer at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Saturday night. continue reading »
Spanish Prince Promotes Country’s Underlying Strengths While in Mexico
December 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe met here Friday with Mexican notables, intellectuals and opinion leaders in order to learn more about the state of their nation and also to explain the difficulties his own country is going through and the underlying strengths of its economy that will enable it to forge ahead. continue reading »
Sunken Treasure to Be Displayed in Spanish Museum
November 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The treasure from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, brought up from the bottom of the sea by U.S. salvage firm Odyssey and recovered, after a hard-fought legal battle, by the Spanish state, will be displayed at the National Museum of Subacquatic Archaeology in the southeastern city of Cartagena on the Mediterranean coast. continue reading »
Swiss Passenger on Spanish Airline Stung by Scorpion on Plane
November 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A scorpion stung a passenger on a flight from Costa Rica to Spain, which forced the sealing of the Iberia airlines Airbus 340 at Madrid's Barajas International Airport, a continue reading »
Iberia Airlines Employees Schedule Pre-Christmas Strikes
November 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff
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
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
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 »
