The News in Spain
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The News in Spain
   
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Spain News Archive01-Nov-2008Queen of Spain's Gay Marriage Comment Ignites Controversy (Fox News) Queen Sophia of Spain says she disagrees with gay marriage, breaking her tradition of quiet neutrality. Queen's gay marriage comments ignite flap in Spain (AP via Yahoo! News) A journalist on Friday defended the accuracy of his book that quotes Queen Sofia criticizing gay marriage. The book has irked the royal palace. Spain's king and queen are largely respected as figurehead representatives of the state, and rarely speak out on political or social issues. Indonesia-Spain Trade Reaches 2.1 Billion Euros Per Annum (Bernama) DENPASAR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Two-way trade between Indonesia and Spain reaches more than 2.1 billion euros per annum, suggesting that the two nations have close trade ties, ANTARA news agency quoted an envoy as saying here. In Spain, grim news and changing times (International Herald Tribune) Seve Ballesteros's successors have the bittersweet occasion to reflect on how much they and the game owe him and his personality. Europe's best golfers are trying not to spoil one last good walk through the cork trees of Valderrama Golf Club in Spain. Spain flirts with recession as property slump, crisis bite (AFP via Yahoo! News) Spain's economy shrank 0.2 percent in the third quarter, the central bank said Friday, leaving the country on the brink of recession, pummelled by a property slump and the global financial crisis. Spain's Economy Posts First Contraction Since 1993 (Update2) (Bloomberg) Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Spain's economy shrank for the first time since 1993 in the third quarter, the central bank said, raising the possibility that Spain will follow other European countries into recession. Spain's Queen Sofia under fire on eve of 70th birthday (AFP via Yahoo! News) Spain's Queen Sofia was Friday embroiled in controversy for opposing the word marriage to describe same-sex unions, putting her at odds both with gay groups and government policy just ahead of her 70th birthday. Only three golfers finish round as rain hits Volvo Masters in Spain (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) SOTOGRANDE, Spain - Padraig Harrington was unable to close the gap in his bid for the Order of Merit on Friday before heavy rain cut short the second round of the Volvo Masters. Car bomb in Spain injures at least 17 (Islamic Republic News Agency) Spain - Terrorism A car bomb injured 17 people Thursday at a university in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona after police searched the wrong campus for explosives following a telephone call purportedly from the Basque separatist group ETA warning of an imminent attack, Spain's Interior Ministry said.
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