Spanish soldiers served rotten rations: report
Underpaid and demoralized Spanish soldiers are being supplied with rotten and insect-infested rations, a dissident lieutenant claimed in a newspaper piece on Friday.
Day: November 14, 2014
I paid for ‘love flights’ to Canaries: Politician
The president of Spain's Extremadura region on Friday said he was the victim of a "political lynching" after critics accused him of spending public money for flights to the Canary Islands to visit his attractive Colombian lover.
Spain’s first-time mums oldest in Europe
Spanish women are putting off having their first baby until an average age of 32 with extremely low levels of state aid for parents playing a role, a new study reveals.
Telefonica: Nine-month profits dip 10 percent
The sale of subsidiaries in Ireland and the Czech Republic sapped Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica's profits in the first nine months of 2014, the company said on Wednesday.
Spain’s school dropout rate highest in EU
Spain's must do more to lower its school dropout rate while improvements in training prospects for young people are being undermined by budget cuts to the education sector, the EU says in a new report.
Spain moves towards recognizing Palestine
A vote in the Spanish parliament next week could see Spain follow the lead of UK and France in moving towards a recognition of Palestine as the Spanish government joins a European Union drive to back a two-state peace deal between Israel and Palestine.
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