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S&amp;P Downgrades Spain
 S&P Downgrades Spain 
Oct 14, 2011 3:31 AM CDT

S&P Downgrades Spain

Long-term debt rating hits AA-

(Newser) - Standard & Poor's yesterday downgraded its long-term debt rating on Spain to "AA-" from "AA," citing the country's weak growth prospects and risks facing its banks. The Spanish economy is burdened by high unemployment, tight credit, heavy private-sector debt loads, and prospects that its main...

85-Year-Old Duchess Weds a Commoner

Newly minted duke in Spain has signed a rigorous pre-nup

(Newser) - Spain’s Duchess of Alba walked down the aisle with a commoner groom more than 20 years her junior today, with a crowd of hundreds gathered around to cheer. As she left the ceremony at her 15th-century residence in Seville, the 85-year-old kicked off her shoes and danced a flamenco...

Bullfighting Ends Today in Barcelona

Catalonia ban comes after years of decline for blood-filled tradition

(Newser) - Today's bullfights at the 97-year-old Plaza de Toros Monumental arena in Barcelona will be the last ever for the venerable—and brutal—sport in Catalonia province, reports the BBC . The province voted to end bullfighting last year, the first ban on the corrida de toros in mainland Spain (it'...

Saudi Prince Faces Revived Rape Case

Spanish court reopens alleged attack on 20-year-old model

(Newser) - A Spanish court has reopened a rape case against Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, a man Forbes recently dubbed the richest man in the Arab world. Prince Alwaleed allegedly drugged and raped a 20-year-old model aboard a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean in August 2008,...

Meet Spain's Killer Star: 'Mouse'

Killer bull becomes big celebrity in Spain

(Newser) - A 1,200-pound, 11-year-old bull named "Mouse" has become an unlikely star in Spain: After killing as three people —most recently on Aug. 14—and injuring five over the years, Mouse is now the most famous beast in the country, reports the AP . More than 3,000 fans...

Obama, Jay-Z, Steve Jobs: America Is World's Coolest Country, Poll Says


 It's Official: 
 US Is World's 
 Coolest Country 
15-country poll
Sep 6, 2011 11:26 AM CDT

It's Official: US Is World's Coolest Country

Obama, Jay-Z, Steve Jobs help win crown

(Newser) - When it comes to foreign policy, perhaps Americans aren’t the world’s favorite nationality. But the US has clearly cornered the market on coolness. Just ask the 30,000 people from 15 different countries polled by social networking site Badoo.com. When asked to choose the coolest country, America...

Student Plotted Gas Attack on Anti-Pope Crowd: Police

Mexican chemistry student arrested in Madrid

(Newser) - Spanish police have arrested a chemistry student suspected of planning to attack anti-pope protesters with "suffocating gases," an official said today. The pontiff is due to arrive tomorrow for a nearly four-day visit to celebrate World Youth Day, and a protest march is scheduled for this evening in...

Vatican Offers Pilgrims Abortion Forgiveness for 6 Days

Excommunications to be lifted at Madrid's World Youth Day

(Newser) - The Vatican is marking World Youth Day celebrations in Madrid by offering women who have had abortions an easy way to become Catholics again, reports the Guardian . Abortion is punishable by instant excommunication and "normally, only certain priests have the power to lift such an excommunication, but the local...

Spanish Carnival Ride Breaks Up, Kills 3

Ride broken while spinning, sending victims flying

(Newser) - Three people died and a teenage girl was injured in central Spain when a high-speed carnival ride broke apart early this morning, reports the AP . One of the arms on the Tarantula ride—which consists of four metal arms that spin around an axis, each with cars that spin—broke...

Duchess Gives Up Fortune to Marry Commoner

Duchess of Alba hands children their inheritance early

(Newser) - A Spanish duchess who has more titles than any other noble on the planet is trading her fortune for marriage to a civil servant. María del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva, 85, faced protests from her children and, reportedly, the king over her...

European Central Bank Mulls Vast Bond Buys to Bail Out Italy, Spain
Eurozone Agrees to Huge Spain, Italy Bailouts
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Aug 7, 2011 4:18 PM CDT

Eurozone Agrees to Huge Spain, Italy Bailouts

Massive action would dwarf those in Greece, Ireland, Portugal

(Newser) - Europe's central banking system has agreed to buy huge quantities of Spanish and Italian government bonds in an attempt to stem the debt crisis overwhelming the eurozone, a source told Reuters after an ECB conference call today. “The Euro system will intervene very significantly,” the source said....

Constant Oil Leaks Killing Gibraltar Bay: Critics

Spain and UK feud while spills threaten the strait's ecosystem

(Newser) - As blame spreads between Spain and the UK, so too does ecosystem-destroying oil in the Strait of Gibraltar. Europe's No. 1 transfer port, located between the towering Rock of Gibraltar and the Spanish fishing town of Algercias is, on any one day, home to tens of oil tankers and...

Next Up: Italy's Cratering Economy

Spreads on 10-year bonds between Germany, Italy hit 14-year high

(Newser) - With the US debt ceiling crisis finally sort of resolved, the markets are turning their attentions to Europe, and they don't like what they see, reports Reuters . Italy is being hit especially hard, with the yield gap between Italian and relatively stable German 10-year bonds reaching 3.7 percentage...

Man Dies After Being Gored by Wayward Bull

74-year-old man gored in the neck during bull run

(Newser) - A 74-year-old man has died after being gored in the neck by a young bull during a small-town summer festival. The man was charged and killed by the young bull during an early morning bull-run in the northern town of Lodosa today, a spokeswoman for the Spanish town said. She...

Spain Performs First Double Leg Transplant

Dr. Pedro Cavadas led team in an operation lasting nearly 14 hours

(Newser) - Doctors in Spain have carried out the world's first double leg transplant, giving new lower limbs to a patient who lost both legs at mid-thigh in an accident, officials said yesterday. The surgical team was led by Dr. Pedro Cavadas, who in 2009 carried out Spain's first face...

Pamplona: Bulls Injure 10 in Spain's Running of the Bulls
 Bulls Injure 10 at Pamplona 
Jul 10, 2011 10:33 AM CDT

Bulls Injure 10 at Pamplona

But everybody lives to tell the tale of Spain's running of the bulls

(Newser) - If racing down narrow, cobbled streets with the hangover of your life and a raging half-ton beast on your heels sounds like your version of a good time, well, get thee to northern Spain. The biggest day of Pamplona—Spain's storied running of the bulls—was today, and miraculously,...

1 Gored in Running of Bulls
 1 Gored in Running of Bulls 
Jul 8, 2011 1:10 PM CDT

1 Gored in Running of Bulls

6 others also injured, with 6 runs still to go in Pamplona, Spain

(Newser) - A 25-year-old Australian man was gored in the leg and six other people were injured today as daredevils ran with fighting bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. The second of eight mad dashes at Spain's most famous summer festival featured bulls known for being fast and prone...

Europe's 'First Travel Guide' Stolen

12-century Codex Calixtinus goes missing from Spanish cathedral

(Newser) - Modern technology didn't prevent the theft of a priceless 12th-century manuscript from a Spanish cathedral. The Codex Calixtinus—known as "Europe's oldest travel guide" because it contained a guide to walking routes for pilgrims—is believed to have been stolen by professional thieves from an safe in...

'Chaotic' Breastfeeder Loses Custody of Baby

Spanish case attracts international attention

(Newser) - Child-care experts are backing supporters of a young Spanish mom whose baby was taken away from her by authorities who complained about her "chaotic" on-demand breastfeeding patterns and habit of taking her baby into her bed at night. She "uses breastfeeding as a pacifier and a toy, offering...

40K Protest Economy in Madrid
 40K Protest Economy in Madrid 
Jun 20, 2011 4:17 AM CDT

40K Protest Economy in Madrid

Demonstrators from all over Spain to begin march to capital today

(Newser) - Rocked by 20%-plus unemployment and drastic cuts to social services, some 40,000 protesters took to the streets yesterday. The protests, in Madrid and around Spain, are leaderless, growing out of Facebook and other social networking sites, and riven by frustration with a deep recession and Eurozone demands for austerity....

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