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VoxWeb and Loquendo Bring Speech Technologies to SpainIn a bid to bring speech technologies to even more people and places in Spain, Loquendo and VoxWeb Soluciones de Voz have announced they worked together to create speech solutions for local councils in the ...
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 07:46
Wine Country Ecotopias - Logrono Montecorvo, Spain
The 56-hectare site will contain 3,000 carbon-neutral houses, retail outlets, sports facilities, garden landscapes, and a museum.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 23:30
Golfing legend Seve Ballesteros collapses with suspected brain tumour
Fears were growing for the health of Seve Ballesteros last night after he was said to have been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 15:19
To the ancient Roman lighthouse in Spain
Toms River residents Joseph and Manolita Gadaleta stand in front of the Tower of Hercules, an ancient Roman lighthouse in La Coruna, Galicia, in northwestern Spain.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 10:52
Britain unveils bank rescue plan
Britain on Wednesday announced an $87.4 billion rescue package for its troubled banking sector.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 02:33
Sevilla lose injured Capel
Sevilla are set to be without Diego Capel for around one month after the winger injured his groin while on international duty with Spain.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 22:08
Canariasmediafest begins in Spain
Gran Canaria festival displays art and technology from 23 October to 1 November.
Source : expatica.com | 10-Oct-2008 19:27
Waxwork princess gets new nose
After Princess Letizia?s plastic surgery, Madrid?s Wax Museum changes her statue.
Source : expatica.com | 10-Oct-2008 19:12
Britons killed by floods in Spain
A British mother and daughter have died in flash-floods while trying to cross a ravine in Spain.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 17:41
Madrid stock market falls
Spain?s Ibex stock market drops 6 percent early Friday in the midst of a general economic slump.
Source : expatica.com | 10-Oct-2008 13:25
Weekly global market review: 6 ? 10 October 2008
A coordinated cut in interest rates by central banks around the world failed initially to lift the gloom hanging over financial markets on Wednesday; however on Thursday significant gains were posted in Europe and in Asia.
Source : expatica.com | 10-Oct-2008 13:10
Grifols Breaks Ground on New IVIG Facility
The new facility, based in Los Angeles, California is anticipated to be operational in 2013 and will expand the Company's ability to supply its new generation of intravenous immune globulin into the foreseeable ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 13:09
Europeans reject cloned food
A poll released Thursday shows that most Europeans would not eat meat from genetically engineered animals.
Source : expatica.com | 10-Oct-2008 12:55
Warmer world threatens Antarctic penguins
More than half the colonies of Antarctica's penguins, including emperor penguins made famous by the Hollywood film "Happy Feet," face decline or being wiped out if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius, a report ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 08:34
European front to deal with economic crisis descends into 'every country for itself' shambles
A so-called united European front to deal with the economic crisis descended into shambles yesterday as countries shored up their own tottering banking systems.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 03:58
Ted Turner and UN launch - win-win' sustainable tourism standards
The businessman and philanthropist Ted Turner and United Nations agencies have unveiled the first-ever voluntary sustainable tourism standards in a bid to ensure that tourism helps, not harms, local communities ...
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 23:13
50 migrants missing between Morocco and Spain
A boat carrying migrants from Morocco sank in the Mediterranean, while the Spanish government cuts legal employment-based immigration.
Source : expatica.com | 09-Oct-2008 19:17
Euro 2008 champion Spain awarded beer
Sponsor Cruzcampo gives each player their weight in beer for winning the football championship in June.
Source : expatica.com | 09-Oct-2008 19:02
Protecting nature-based assets could boost rural poor's income - " UN
Increasing nature-based enterprises could simultaneously enhance incomes for the world's rural poor and increase their resilience to economic, social and environmental threats, according to a new United ...
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 18:41
Britain earmarks $87 billion to bail out banks
LONDON : As European leaders continued to clash over measures to ease the financial crisis, Britain announced a massive three-part multibillion-dollar bailout for its beleaguered banks, and Spain moved to mount ...
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 14:11
Spain increases security before national day
To prevent ETA attacks on the national holiday 12 October, Spain increases patrols throughout the country .
Source : expatica.com | 09-Oct-2008 13:25
Oil prices fall sharply
Oil prices decline after the world?s major banks cut their interest rates, as financial trouble spreads to Europe, Asia and Australia.
Source : expatica.com | 09-Oct-2008 13:10
One-fourth of wild mammal species may face extinction
A photo from June 1998 shows a herd of young Pere David's deer, named after a French missionary who discovered them in 1865, roaming in a conservation park in suburban Beijing.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 09:50
Madrid bids for 2018 Ryder Cup
Madrid is bidding to host the 2018 Ryder Cup. Today we have applied for the 2018 Ryder Cup, a piece of news that is very important from the point of view of the economy and the repercussions it has, Cultural ...
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 05:23
Ballesteros in stable condition, remains in hospital
MADRID, Spain a ' Five-time major winner Seve Ballesteros is stable but still undergoing tests to determine why he had a dizzy spell this week.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 00:58
Adrien Brody - Brody Ready to Marry and have a Family
Caption: Adrien Brody , Elsa Pataky Opening of The Bank Nightclub at Bellagio Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada .... Actor ADRIEN BRODY wants to settle down and start a family after finding his dream home in ...
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 20:36
Spain acquits 14 accused Islamists
The Spanish Supreme Court clears 14 suspects of a 2004 bomb plot due to lack of evidence.
Source : expatica.com | 08-Oct-2008 19:14
Córdoba mosque rafters sell for EUR 1.5M
Christie?s auction sells five beams from the historic mosque despite protests from the Spanish Church.
Source : expatica.com | 08-Oct-2008 18:59
Riera Added to Spain Squad
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has handed Liverpool winger Albert Riera a recall for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Belgium.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 16:11
Spanish police break up Colombian drug ring
Spanish police interrupt a wedding party in Madrid Tuesday to arrest 11 suspected cocaine traffickers.
Source : expatica.com | 08-Oct-2008 13:23
EU raises banking guarantee to EUR 50,000
EU finance ministers meet Tuesday to coordinate a response to the global banking crisis.
Source : expatica.com | 08-Oct-2008 13:08
Aspirin can reduce breast cancer risk: study
Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among women, and that's why prevention is key.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 11:34
How the classical views gave Picasso inspiration
WHEN Velazquez painted a 17th century Spanish princess, he gave her wispy hair, pale skin and a cautious gaze.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 06:59
Researchers show how to crack popular smart cards
October 7, 2008, 12:18 PM - WebWereld Netherlands - Researchers have published a cryptographic algorithm and source code that could be used to duplicate smart cards used by several major transit systems, ...
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 02:28
Spain Will Set Up $41 Billion Fund to Buy Assets From Banks, Spur Lending
Spain will set up a 30 billion-euro fund to buy bank assets in an effort to spur lending, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 21:49
Legal action begins on Madrid crash
US judge orders Boeing to release technical information on the plane that crashed in Madrid 20 August.
Source : expatica.com | 07-Oct-2008 19:08
Researchers Document World's Mammals In Crisis
One in four mammal species on Earth is being pushed to extinction, according to the Global Mammal Assessment, the most comprehensive assessment of the world's mammals.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 17:13
Quarter of mammals threatened by extinction
IUCN researchers present a complete study of endangered species at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona on Monday.
Source : expatica.com | 07-Oct-2008 13:15
Coma victim fired
A Barcelona restaurant chain fires an employee for failure to show up at work, although she was in a coma.
Source : expatica.com | 07-Oct-2008 13:00
Global markets dive, Europe wrestles over common tactic
As global markets suffer, they scramble to take pre-emptive measures to secure their economies and their people.
Source : expatica.com | 07-Oct-2008 12:45
Ormonde hits high grade tungsten in Salamanca
Ormonde Mining, the Co. Meath based exploration company has reported high grade results from its initial tungsten drilling in Salamanca, Spain.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 12:37
20:18 Spain increases bank deposit guarantees
Spain said today it would immediately increase bank deposit guarantees to boost confidence in the financial system, after prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero summoned top bankers to a crisis meeting.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 04:34
Ballesteros hospitalized after fainting
ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID, Spain a ' Seve Ballesteros was admitted to a hospital Monday after feeling dizzy and fainting.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 00:05
Leading US Phase I Cancer Center Opens Site In Madrid, Spain - START Center For Cancer Care
Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 06 Oct 2008 Texas-based START Center for Cancer Care today announced the establishment of a new global cancer ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 19:24
Few Spaniards continue working after age 65
The government?s incentive plan for working past retirement age draws few Spanish employees.
Source : expatica.com | 06-Oct-2008 19:18
1 in 4 mammals threatened with extinction
Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 14:45