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As the new year arrives around the globe, special cakes and breads abound, as do long noodles (representing long life), field peas (representing coins), herring (representing abundance) and pigs (representing good luck). The particulars vary, but the
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Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in 80 Spanish Cities Paul Hanna/Reuters Protesters filled up Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on Saturday. Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets during the weekend to protest austerity budget cuts and
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Many ignored a government deadline to disperse by Saturday night from the central Puerta del Sol plaza, prompting police to clear the square by 5 a.m. on Sunday (11 p.m. on Saturday ET), the interior ministry said. About 30,000 attended the Madrid
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Thousands of protesters are gathering in Spanish cities to mark the first anniversary of the "Indignants" protest movement. Many are expected to converge on the Puerta del Sol square in central Madrid later on Saturday. The movement was formed out of
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Spanish activists angered by grim economic prospects are planning nationwide demonstrations to mark the one-year anniversary of their protest movement that inspired similar groups in other countries. Spain is in deep economic
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Arturo Rodriguez/AP Spanish indignado protesters who take to the streets to mark their first anniversary this weekend face potential clashes with police as a new conservative government launches a crackdown on public protest . Police will be out in
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Skooter reporting 08/21/11 Outside Madrid a torrential rainstorm and gusty wind forced the organizers of the event to ask Pope Benedict to ditch his speech to hundreds of thousands of young people gathered at an aerodrome
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Pope Benedict denounced economic structures that put profits ahead of people Thursday at the start of a trip to recession-hit Spain where the costs of the pontiff's visit have sparked violent protests. "The economy cannot be
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Police have returned to get beaten to the Puerta del Sol who are focused on Thursday night to protest the violent eviction of the square the day before. On Wednesday, the lay up against public funding of the Pope's visit was dissolved with a
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National Police agents have charged this evening to disperse protesters who are concentrated in the Puerta del Sol against what they call the 'emboscadaSol' and loads of police late on Wednesday, a call organized on the Internet which had
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