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Liverpool hit by Torres setback

Madrid :: Spain | about 9 hours ago | Sports News

Source: BBC

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres looks set for an increased injury lay-off because of a damaged hamstring. Torres, 24, had been expected to be out of action for two weeks but has now been told by specialists that he will be...

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Match-fixing claim in Spain to be investigated!

Madrid :: Spain | about 6 hours ago | Political News

Source: Zee News

The game in question is Malaga's 2-1 home victory over Tenerife on June 15, which ensured the Andalucian side's promotion to the Primera Liga...Real Sociedad finished fourth in the second division last season. Malaga and Tenerife's players have denied any...

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Light 'echoes' solve mystery of famous supernova

Madrid :: Spain | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: NewKerala

According to a report in New Scientist, the mystery was about what kind of a star self-destructed to create the supernova observed by Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe in 1572. One proposed theory is that a stellar ember called a white...

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Huntelaar passes Real Madrid medical

Madrid :: Spain | 1 day ago | Sports News

Source: Taiwan News

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar passed a medical check Wednesday that allows the Netherlands international to join Real Madrid from Ajax in January. "He's in optimal condition," Madrid team doctor Carlos Diez said after the routine check on Huntelaar, who is still nursing...

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Hearts and minds

Madrid :: Spain | about 24 hours ago | No category

Source: BBC

A 16-year-old girl sits crumpled on the pavement, glugging sangria from a carton. Around her, a posse of giggling friends plan their Saturday night. Dressed to conquer male hearts, they draw pre-battle courage from the booze and a communal joint...But...

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Spanish overtakes German as languages decline finally halts

Madrid :: Spain | 1 day ago | No category

Source: The independent

Spanish has replaced German as the second most popular language learnt in schools, it was revealed yesterday. And the number of state schools offering Mandarin as an option has more than trebled in the past two years from one in...

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Flamenco ensemble promises a confluence of energy

Madrid :: Spain | 1 day ago | Entertainment News

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Flamenco sprang from a turbulent confluence of Spanish cultures that included Muslim Moors, Jews and Gypsies. It was the latter group that sustained it, passing on the music and dance through an oral tradition that placed a heavy emphasis on...

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Minneapolis can be your snow emergency BFF

Madrid :: Spain | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minneapolis is turning to America's two most popular social networking Websites in an effort to reduce the number of curbside towings during snow emergencies. Snow emergency information, which includes when motorists need to move their vehicles to allow plows to...

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1 recipe, 4 ways

Madrid :: Spain | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: Dubuque Telgraph Herald

If you're a fan of Taste of Home cookbooks, I have one you'll just love. It would make an awesome Christmas gift for someone who likes to cook...I didn't have a scale to weigh it, but the book is heavy...

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Raise a glass to budget bubblies

Madrid :: Spain | 1 day ago | No category

Source: The Globe & Mail

Crémant, the name given to top-quality sparkling wines in France made outside the Champagne region, are in fact on a recessionary roll. Wine Spectator magazine recently reported that while Champagne sales have dropped off at such high-end U.S. retailers as...

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