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2 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

Spanish crew return home after kidnap release

The Spanish crew members of a tuna trawler who spent 47 days as hostages of Somali pirates before they were freed for a reported $3.3 million ransom returned home to emotional reunions at their home port Saturday.

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10 hrs ago | Earth Times

Financial crisis reveals vulnerability of Spain's immigrants - Feature

Valencia/Madrid - For Patricio P, an unemployed Ecuadorian immigrant to Spain, a soft drink is an unaffordable luxury these days.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Apollo Duck

Spain: Aresa 40 flybridge motor yacht

" WINGS " Twin screw diesel Flybridge Motor Yacht Ideal liveaboard and holidays, completely reffited and serviced and offered for sale at a must sell price Electrics: 12 V batteries 240 v shore power Navigation Equipment: GPS, LOG, AUTOPILOT, COMPASS, SPEED, VHF.

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Global Post

'New Moon' not so hot in Madrid

No fangs, no shrieking boy-crazy teenagers, and not a drop of blood to spare. Opening day was overwhelmingly disappointing.

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Related Topix: New Moon, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Twilight, Twilight, PA, Europe, World News

Mail & Guardian

Western Sahara's 'Gandhi' begins hunger strike

Western Sahara's most prominent human rights activist has gone on a hunger strike at an airport in the Canary Islands after being expelled from her home country by Moroccan authorities.

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Related Topix: Activism, Prison, Europe, World News

Broadcasting & Cable

Vivendi: No Decision Yet on NBCU Stake

Vivendi CFO Philippe Capron speaks out amid speculation that Comcast-G.E. deal will be done by Nov.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Irish Examiner

Shannon to lose 17 Ryanair routes

RYANAIR has confirmed it has cut 17 routes from Shannon Airport from the end of March resulting in the loss of 150 jobs and a 75% cut in capacity.

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The New Zealand Herald

Heavy drinking can cut risk of heart disease, says study

Drinking a bottle of wine a day, or half a dozen beers, cuts the risk of heart disease by more than half in men, an extraordinary study reports.

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Related Topix: World News, Beer, Drink, Medicine, Alcoholism, Health

Global Voices Online

Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar Deported

Freedom of Speech , Diaspora , Governance , Human Rights , Law , Refugees , War & Conflict , International Relations Languages: Spanish , English Full Category List Excerpt Aminatou Haidar is a leading activist for independence of the Western Sahara .

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Related Topix: Activism, Europe, World News, Blog News

Silver City Sun-News

Artist Cisneros remembered as gentle man

EL PASO The world knew Jose Cisneros as a great painter. He was much more than that in El Paso, where his work turned heads and tore down barriers.

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Hughw36.blogspot.com

FamilySearch Record Search pilot

More free online records for Brazil, Massachusetts, Mexico, Spain, and the U.S. The states of Texas, Ohio, and Iowa were added to the U.S. 1920 Census at FamilySearcha TMs Record Search pilot.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Typically Spanish

Spain Papers Review - Wednesday November 18 2009

The release of the Alakrana Basque tuna fishing boat and the 36 crew, 16 of them Spaniards, dominates all the front pages in Spain today.

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Typically Spanish

Spain's Foreign Minister to meet Moroccan counterpart over Sahara activist

The Foreign Minister will meet his Moroccan counterpart, Taib Fasi Fihri, in Rabat on Thursday to discuss the situation of the Western Sahara human rights activist, Aminatou Haidar, who has been on hunger strike at Lanzarote Airport since midnight on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Morocco

ESPN

Ronaldo remains on track for Real Madrid return

Cristiano Ronaldo remains on course to resume full training with his Real Madrid team-mates later this week after undergoing further tests on his troublesome ankle today.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Houston Home-Journal

Third quarter profits please Fortis

Belgian insurance group Fortis has reported a profit for the third quarter of the year.

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Independent Online

Cigarettes smuggler held

Dublin - Irish police say they have arrested a truck driver trying to smuggle 6 million cigarettes into Northern Ireland.

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Sofia News Agency

Turkey Relies on Spanish Support to Speed EU Accession Talks

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu listen to a guide's explanation during a visit to the Cordoba Mosque and Cathedral in Cordoba, southern Spain, 15 September 2009.

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Related Topix: Turkey, Europe, Middle East, World News, Cyprus

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Pirate: Ransom paid, hostages free

Pirates freed 36 crew members from a Spanish trawler Tuesday after holding them for more than six weeks off the coast of Somalia, while a self-proclaimed pirate said the hostage-takers were paid $3.3 million in ransom.

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MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Spain: judge indicts 2 suspected Somali pirates

A German financial manager based in Miami was arrested on money-laundering charges Wednesday as part of a sweeping criminal investigation into an international hedge fund that has cost major banks about $400 million in losses, according to sources familiar with the probe.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Hellomagazine.com

Spain's Infanta Elena in process of ending her...

Spain's Infanta Elena is to legally separate from her husband of 14 years, Jaime de Marichalar.

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