viernes, 7 junio 2013

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Bogus kung fu master is not mentally ill, say police

EP Bilbao

Medical report shows that Aguilar has been suffering from a brain tumor for two years. 47-year-old suspect could face up to 50 years if convicted on two murder charges

Nigerian woman left in coma by martial artist dies in hospital

Luis Gómez / Eva Larrauri / EP Bilbao

Kung fu killer revealed to be "neither Shaolin master nor a monk"

Kung fu world champion admits prostitute murder after arrest

Eva Larrauri Bilbao

Juan Carlos Aguilar detained after public alerted police to violent assault on woman at Bilbao gym

BANKING SCANDAL

Prosecutor seeks to quash decision to jail former Caja Madrid banker

José Antonio Hernández Madrid 1

Public attorney’s office considering whether to file suit against judge who issued order alleging breach of official duties

Judge orders former Caja Madrid chief to be returned to prison

Agencies Madrid

Blesa’s bail cancelled as court continues investigation of savings bank’s purchase of US lender

Rafael Blasco in his seat in the Valencia regional assembly. / JUAN CARLOS CARDENAS (EFE)

Deputy dares Popular Party Valencia premier to expel him

Adolf Beltran / Joaquín Ferrandis Valencia

Financial fraud suspect Rafael Blasco lays down gauntlet to Alberto Fabra

THE PP´S HIDDEN FINANCES

Artist reveals how she helped ex-PP treasurer launder funds

Fernando J. Pérez Madrid

Argentinean painter admits signing false contracts on art sales so that Luis Bárcenas’ wife could explain source of deposits

Judge demands Popular Party reveal all payments to third parties

El País Madrid 2

Ruling conservatives must provide data on finances between 1990 and 2005, as well as data on contacts with corporate donors

HEALTHCARE

Government aims to wrest drugs policy from regions

Reyes Rincón Seville

Popular Party cites need to establish "equal conditions within the whole of the National Health System"

EFFECTS OF THE CRISIS

Campaign launched to combat malnutrition in Barcelona schools

Ivanna Vallespín Barcelona

Growing problem creates extra difficulties for teachers

Untold fortune for fortune-teller

María Fabra Magallón

Civil Guard intervenes after former soccer club president demands refund from clairvoyant. Seer was paid 165,000 euros to cast a love spell

Parents of under-age drinkers may face fines

El País Madrid 1

Government's aim is to target parents who allow their children to repeatedly intoxicate themselves

The novelist and essayist Antonio Muñoz Molina. / Gorka Lejarcegi (EL PAÍS)

Antonio Muñoz Molina wins Prince of Asturias Letters Prize

Jesús Ruiz Mantilla Madrid

Novelist and essayist becomes first Spaniard to take honor in 15 years

FRENCH OPEN

Nadal and Djokovic win to set showdown

Rob Train Madrid

French Open first and third seed on collision course in an eagerly awaited semifinal set for Friday

Ferrer fast-tracks to semifinals

Olot care-home killer is “a woman trapped in a man’s body”

Antía Castedo / Rebeca Carranco Girona

Defense experts stress repressed homosexuality as serial murderer’s case throws up medical negligence

education

Students snub education minister at awards ceremony over austerity cuts. / ATLAS

Students snub minister at awards ceremony over education reforms

Fernando Garea / Carlos E. Cué Madrid 1

José Ignacio Wert given cold shoulder due to government's austerity drive and planned changes to syllabus

EUROPE AND AUSTERITY

Rajoy: Spain has no immediate plans for VAT changes

Miguel González / Claudi Pérez Brussels

Prime minister confirms plans to meet with Rubalcaba to agree common front for EU summit

Congress to vote on pact between PP and Socialists for EU summit

Spain to explore EC proposals on VAT but Rajoy rules out hike

Francesco Manetto Madrid

Brussels has suggested withdrawing goods and services from reduced rate of tax

EURO-ZONE CRISIS

Portuguese economy slumps annual 4.0 percent in first quarter

A. S. Madrid

Domestic demand shrinks further due to austerity drive obligations and a steep fall in investment

Woman who killed daughter's rapist to be sent back to jail

Ezequiel Moltó Alicante

María del Carmen García set fire to child's attacker after seeing him in a local bar

ONLINE PRIVACY

Experts say that judicial authorization to search a machine will lay out what police can and cannot do. / JULIÁN ROJAS

Police may be given powers to install
spyware under terms of draft bill

Manuel Altozano Madrid 1

Justice Ministry mulling measure to combat terrorism and organized crime

ECONOMY

Spanish services sector activity hints at corner being turned

Andrew Sim Madrid

Consultant Markit sees “tentative” signs of stabilization after smallest drop in business for almost two years

UNEMPLOYMENT

Jobless claims fall almost 100,000 in the best month of May since 1997

Manuel V. Gómez / Agencies Madrid

But almost all of the new hiring is on a temporary basis ahead of main tourist season. Number of new permanent contracts at 16-year low

IMMIGRATION

For Ecuadorian immigrants, a career in the classroom calls

Elisa Silió Madrid

The government in the Latin American country is hoping to tempt talent home

TRANSPORT

Technicians inspect one of Jaén’s trams during a testing period in June 2012. / José Manuel Pedrosa

Andalusia’s “streetcar to nowhere”

Ginés Donaire Jaén

Political squabbling is sealing the sad fate of Jaén’s ambitious tramway

Renfe fails to warn passengers about new train route cuts

David Reinero Santiago de Compostela

It was almost impossible to know exactly on Monday what trains were operating around the northwestern region of Galicia

ECONOMY

ILO warns about the risks of pushing down pay

Manuel V. Gómez / Agencies Madrid

UN labor agency warns policy could affect deficit-reduction plans by depressing spending still further

Bank of Spain recommends suspending minimum wage

BANKING SECTOR

‘Troika’ proposes extension to Spain bank bailout period

Claudi Pérez / El País Brussels / Madrid

Financial system’s “risks remain elevated”

The promotional video from the Brunete council of the scheme (Spanish language). / Ayuntamiento de Brunete

Disobedient dog owners in Brunete get a lesson in cleanup

Esther Sánchez Madrid

Town officials deliver pet droppings to residents in the dog house

COMPANIES

Altadis to lay off 10 percent of workforce due to falling sales

El País Madrid

Black market makes big inroads due to economic crisis

crime

Former team owner Evedasto Lifante (front) poses with the players. Ingrid Visser is in shirt number 15. / PEPE RIQUELME

A murder mystery in Murcia

Luis Gómez / Javier Ruiz Murcia

Dutch volleyball star and her husband were killed last month in southern Spain. Police believe that a business deal gone bad is the most likely motive

Is foul play to blame for the disappearance of a Dutchman?

Silvia R. Pontevedra Santiago

After 10 years spent in Galicia's Ourense province, Martin Verfondern vanished in 2010

HEALTHCARE

Andalusia takes new step to ease path for terminal patients

Reyes Rincón Seville

Region adds advanced care planning bill to dignified death legislation from three years ago

Más información

Costa Brava town says goodbye to British writer Tom Sharpe

Late 'Wilt' author had made his home in Llafranc for last 15 years

British author Tom Sharpe in 2004. / MARCEL.LÍ SÀENZ

PHOTOGRAPHY

The fighting female gaze

Elsa Fernández-Santos Madrid

PhotoEspaña 2013 offers varying views of the human form

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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LATIN AMERICA

US and Venezuela agree to “move forward” to fix ties

Pablo Ximénez de Sandoval Antigua Guatemala

John Kerry meets counterpart Jaua

LATIN AMERICA

Mexico City authorities under fire over disco disappeared

Pablo de Llano Mexico City

Confusing statements unease citizens

Costa Rica under pressure to solve ecologist’s murder

Álvaro Murillo / El País San Jose / Madrid

Turtle defender had denounced police negligence after death threats

China and Mexico sign “tequila pact” to boost bilateral trade

Luis Prados Mexico City

Leaders pledge to put differences aside

China rolls out dollar diplomacy in the Caribbean

Maye Primera / Agencies Miami / Madrid

Xi’s summit with Caricom leaders shows expanding influence in region

Doctors perform caesarean on Beatriz to save her life

María R. Sahuquillo San Salvador

El salvador abortion row baby dies five hours after she was delivered

FEATURES

PERSONAL FINANCE

Ana Belén Sierra, who is unable to meet the 250-euro repayment from her student loan. / PACO PUENTES (EL PAÍS)

The graduates caught in a debt trap

Elisa Silió Madrid 1

Unemployment crisis means that many former students can't pay back loans. PP government has since abolished the lending program altogether

effects of the crisis

When being in employment is no guarantee of taking home a wage

Amanda Mars

As firms struggle to survive, more and more workers are not being paid

ENTREPENEURS

Students from Veracruz University, the third-biggest in Mexico. / KEITH DANNEMILLER (CORBIS)

Mexico, the land of technology startups

Juan Diego Quesada 2

Emerging country's entrepreneurs are today bringing in 536 million euros a year, more than double the figure of six years ago

PROPERTY

The challenges that are facing Spain's toxic bank

Rafael Méndez Madrid

Sareb was set up to dispose of more than 70,000 new and unfinished properties owned by the failed savings banks. The lender is facing an uphill task

economic hardship

For many households, working out how to pay the bills has become a major headache. / SANTI BURGOS (EL PAÍS)

Making it through the crisis

Miguel Ángel García Vega

With the current situation in Spain, it has never been more necessary to save money. Many have sought new ways to earn a little extra cash to keep the wolf from the door

politics