Venezuela takes control of Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela, nation's third-largest bank Star Tribune | CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday — making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system. | The purchase of the Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela gives Chavez's socialist government control over mo...
Chinese medicine for Repsol YPF headache: Alexander Smith The Guardian -- Alexander Smith is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own -- By Alexander Smith LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Antonio Brufau's luck is looking up. It seems as though China's thirst for oil could finally rescue the Repsol chief from the Spanish oil company's painful foray into Argent...
Spain supports Police, Immigration Modern Ghana Spain has signed a 60 million euro loan agreement with Ghana, out of which 8 million will be used for the supply of equipment to the Ghana Police Service and 2 million euros for communication gadgets to the Ghana Immigration Service. | An amount of 5...
Chinese medicine for Repsol YPF headache: Alexander Smith The Guardian -- Alexander Smith is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own -- By Alexander Smith LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Antonio Brufau's luck is looking up. It seems as though China's thirst for oil could finally rescue the Repsol chief from t...
Spain old nuclear plant to run 4 more years -govt The Guardian * Plant 38 years old, set to close in 2013 * Operators wanted 10-year extension * Environmentalists wanted closure * Other plants to complete working lives (Adds decision) By Martin Roberts MADRID, July 2 (Reuters) - Spain said on Thursday its oldest...
Spain ups '09 debt issue forecast by 20 bn euros:source The Guardian * Spain to issue 20 bln euros more debt than forecast * Forecast for 2009 raised to just over 100 bln euros * Govt does not see risk of credit rating downgrades (Adds background, further comments) By Paul Day and Jesus Aguado MADRID, July 2 (Reuters)...
Scrappage scheme boosts French June car sales The Guardian * French car sales up 7.1 percent in June * Sales up 0.2 percent over first six months * Industry body warns of "delicate" end to scrapping scheme * Scrappage eases sales decline i...
City still hopeful of signing Eto'o Irish Times New job for CollinsHull to continue pursuit of OwenSoccer shortsDANIEL TAYLOR and OWEN GIBSON | MANCHESTER CITY are refusing to give up hope of capitalising on Samuel Eto'o's diffe...
Spain jobless claims drop again Syracuse | (AP) - MADRID - The number of people filing claims for unemployment benefits in Spain has fallen for the second straight month, dropping by 55,250 in June, the government reported Thursday. | The decline left the total at 3,564,889 and marked the f...
Spain to decide on ageing nuclear plant Thursday The Guardian (Adds quotes, details, background) MADRID, July 2 (Reuters) - Spain will announce at 1600 GMT on Thursday whether it will allow an ageing nuclear plant to stay open, the Prime Minister said, in its first test of an electoral pledge to phase out nucle...
I'll prove I'm worth 80 million pounds, says Ronaldo The Guardian MADRID, July 4 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo will show he is worth the world-record transfer fee of 80 million pounds ($131.3 million) that Real Madrid paid Manchester United for him, he said on Saturday. "I respect everyone's opinion but I don't agree with these people (who have criticised the fee)," the Portugal winger told sports daily Marca in ...
Mark Hughes ready to wait for Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o The Guardian | • Manager hopes little patience will bring big reward | • Manchester City still hoping to sign Carlos Tevez | Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o will not commit himself - yet. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images | Mark Hughes has reluctantly accepted that may have to show patience rather than simply flexing their financial muscle if they ar...
