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Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a European constitutional monarchy. It is the largest of the three sovereign nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula?the others are Portugal and Andorra?located in Southern Europe. To the west and to the south of Galicia, Spain borders Portugal. To the south, it borders Gibraltar and, through its cities in North Africa (Ceuta and Melilla), Morocco. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and a number of uninhabited islands on the Mediterranean side of the strait of Gibraltar, known as Plazas de soberanía, such as the Chafarine islands, the isle of Alborán, the 'rocks' (peñones) of Vélez and Alhucemas, and the tiny Isla Perejil. In the northeast along the Pyrenees, a small exclave town called Llívia in Catalonia is surrounded by French territory.
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15 South Atlantic nations meet on trade
Representatives from 15 African, Latin American and European countries meet this weekend on the Spanish island of Lanzarote to discuss trade, Spain's foreign ministry said Friday.It marks the first open and informal meeting of the South Atlantic Initiative, which aims to promote trade and cooperation in the region, the ministry added.The discussions bring together the foreign ministers of the 15 countries involved: Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Spain, France, Mo [Read more]
22 days ago
on Africasia
(Spain)
Stobart trials trans-Europe 'rail fruit' service
Multimodal specialist Stobart Group is trialling a new pan-European rail service, dubbed the 'rail fruit', taking oranges from the south of Spain direct to [Read more]
22 days ago
on Road Transport
(Spain)
Chelsea Target AZ Alkmaar Star!
Therefore, it`s pleasing to read that Chelsea are casting their net further than Italy and Spain and are taking a close look, just across the channel, [Read more]
22 days ago
on Vitalfootball
(Spain)
Crispin Acquires Swedish Shop Daddy
Crispin Acquires Swedish Shop DaddyJun 11, 2009NEW YORK MDC Partners' Crispin Porter + Bogusky today saidit has made a major expansion push in Europe, acquiring 50-personSwedish digital shop Daddy.Though Crispin already has service offices in London, Spain andGermany, Daddy becomes the firm's first European creativehub.Moving forward, the overall operation will be known as CP+B Europe.Financial terms were not disclosed.Alex Bogusky, co-chairman of the Miami and Boulder, Colo.-basedCrispin, noted [Read more]
22 days ago
on Adweek
(Spain)
Flag-raising marks RP independence
TodayFilipino food festival4 p.m., Dededo Senior Citizens' Center; organized by the Office of Mayor Melissa Savares. Call 632-5203 or 632-5019TomorrowFilipino Thanksgiving Mass9:30 a.m., Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral BasilicaWreath-laying ceremony10:30 a.m. at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Asan. A potluck picnic follows the wreath-layingJune 26The Philippine Independence BallHeld by the Filipino Community of Guam at 7 p.m. at the Sheraton Laguna Guam Hotel. $30 per ticket [Read more]
22 days ago
on Pacific Daily News
(Spain)
Rival GMs say Grizzlies may be wise to pass on second-best
They could take Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet and try to play him with another 7-footer, Marc Gasol, to find a solution at power forward, not an ideal answer given the speed of starters Conley, O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay, but at least one that would give the Grizzlies a lot more size. They could take Arizona State shooting guard James Harden, give Conley the chance for a breakout season as a third-year pro and know they eventually could always pair Harden and Mayo in the backcourt. Again, not [Read more]
22 days ago
on SI.com
(Spain)
For Maestro Maazel, It's on to the Coda
SINGING in a soft falsetto, the conductor Lorin Maazel lifted his voice through the genteel din of lunch at the Lotos Club: “Tutto nel mondo è burla, whummm!” — imitating the orchestra. “L'uomo è nato burlone.” It was a line from “Falstaff,” Verdi's quicksilver late opera, that happens to be accompanied by one of the greatest double fugues ever written, Mr. Maazel said. Skip to next paragraph [Read more]
22 days ago
on New York Times Blogs
(Spain)
Lightweight comes naturally to rower
The combination of Oberlin-Brown, Richard Beaumont, Todd Petherick and James Lassche will head to World Cup regattas in Munich and Lucerne, as well as the Henley regatta in England, before competing in the world champs in Poznan in August, and they are optimistic of shining in their first season together. [Read more]
22 days ago
on Waikato Times
(Spain)
Nakamura's Yokohama talks stalled: reports
There have been unforeseen problems and that is why discussions are taking longer than first expected, Yokohama Marinos president Masaharu Saito told reporters Thursday, according to Kyodo News and other media. [Read more]
22 days ago
on AFP
(Spain)
UN climate chief confident of global warming pact
Though conceptual issues remained unbridged, officials and environmental activists agreed the negotiations progressed toward drafting the framework for the accord that is due to be completed in December at a major conference in Denmark.World leaders will meet several times later this year, beginning with a Group of Eight summit in July, with climate change on the agenda.Yvo de Boer, the top U.N. climate change official, said he was confident of reaching an ambitious agreement in Copenhagen, thou [Read more]
22 days ago
on The State
(Spain)
Confederations Cup guide
The Confederations Cup is a two-yearly, eight-team tournament run by Fifa, ranking second only to the World Cup. It is held each year before the World Cup, providing the host nation with the perfect dress rehearsal. [Read more]
22 days ago
on Stuff.co.nz
(Spain)
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona researchers first to clone mice
Valproic acid is an inhibitor of the enzyme histone deacetylase, located at the cell nucleus where the DNA is found. Research carried out until now has shown that histone deacetylase inhibitors seem to contribute to an increase in levels of gene expression, which would favour the reprogramming of the somatic cell nucleus transferred to the oocyte cytoplasm. Its use in nuclear transfer processes however is very recent. It was first used two years ago and research until now has focused on trichost [Read more]
22 days ago
on Science Centric
(Spain)
Morocco party woos Western Saharan hearts and minds
07.06.2009 - 07.17.2009Traditional Moroccan Summer Workshop07.30.2009Clean Your Closets For a Good Cause07.07.2010Al-Andalus Ensemble ConcertEvents Calendar Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112131415161718192021222324252627282930 ViewPointMorocco - Algeria media warCan Morocco Save the Middle East? Libya, Pan African Open door to Mass IncarcerationI am a Moroccan Amazigh Woman!Moroccan ElectionsMorocco?s Comprehensive Counterterrorism ApproachDedicated to the victim [Read more]
22 days ago
on MoroccoBoard.com
(Spain)
First batch of swine flu vaccine already here
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- European drug maker Novartis AG announced Friday that it has successfully produced the first batch of H1N1 swine flu vaccine, weeks earlier than had been expected. The shortened production schedule was made possible because the vaccine was produced in cells, rather than the egg-based method typically used for vaccines, the company said. The announcement comes a day after the World Health Organization declared the first f [Read more]
22 days ago
on WMBF
(Spain)
Offensive union jack badge ordered removed from cops uniforms
Prison officials in Britain are concerned that tie pins worn by officers featuring the St. George's Cross ? the symbol on England's flag ? could offend Muslims who might associate it with the Crusades of the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries. These are just a few of the assaults made by muslims against the any representation of the Christian cross and/or National flags with cross symbols. A brief search of the web will find MANY more as well as affirm that no other ethnic, religious or otherwise g [Read more]
22 days ago
on EuropeNews
(Spain)
Confederations Cup: Brief history and preview
The Groups look a little lopsided, with Spain facing South Africa, New Zealand and Iraq in Group A, and the USA, Italy, Brazil and Egypt making up Group B. [Read more]
22 days ago
on The Sport Review
(Spain)
Endesa SA - Financial and Operations Review - Companies and
Business Endesa SA - Financial and Operations Review Endesa SA - Financial and Operations Review - Companies and Markets New Analysis Companies & Markets © companiesandmarkets.com12.06.2009 19:00:03 Endesa SA - SWOT Analysis - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com(live-PR.com) - www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Company-Prof ..This Endesa SA Company Profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. The report examines the companys k [Read more]
22 days ago
on Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung)
(Spain)
Copycat strip 'nicked' from soccer giants
resemblance to five-time world champions Brazil and the road-trip gear emulating the all-white of the Galacticos, or superstars, of Spain's Real Madrid. [Read more]
22 days ago
on Gold Coast News - goldcoast.com.au
(Spain)
US Stamps Authority On NATO's Afghan Strategy
Keep up-to-date on all the latest news from RFE/RL's broadcast region by following us on Twitter:~ You can find our instant news feed at @RFE_RLNEWS.~ An obsessive Kremlin watcher? Follow our blog at @PowerVertical.~ Human rights abuses chronicled at @RightsWatchdog.~ News, comment, and the odd silly dictator story at @TransmissionRFE. [Read more]
22 days ago
on RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
(Spain)
Around the UK
South A man from Bournemouth is fighting for his life after he was thrown 25ft from a balcony during a brawl near his holiday home near Malaga in Spain. [Read more]
22 days ago
on TeleText
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