viernes, 4 octubre 2013

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Victoria de Vettel en el GP de Corea del Sur de F-1 El alemán agranda en Corea del Sur su ventaja en la clasificación y puede ser campeón en la próxima carrera. Raikkonen y Grosjean completan el podio. Fernando Alonso ha sido sexto »

Última hora

GAS PLANT TREMORS

Civil guards storm offshore gas plant blamed for earthquakes

Lorena Ortega / Mercè Pérez Pons Castellón / Tarragona 3

Castellón prosecutor opens probe into situation at giant installation

The Castor project injection platform. / LLUIS GENE (AFP)

Government halts activity at gas storage plant as tremors worsen

Agencies / Mercè Pérez Pons Madrid / Tarragona

More than 20 earthquakes were detected during Wednesday night alone.The Castor project will make use of a depleted oilfield to supply Spain’s gas needs

Residents want answers as seismic activity increases

Locals have no doubt that the Castor gas-storage plant is to blame for tremors. Facility sits atop a geological fault

MALAYA CORRUPTION CASE

Marbella property corruption mastermind Roca jailed for 11 years

Fernando J. Pérez / El País Málaga / Madrid 2

Prosecutor had asked for stiffer punishment as Malaya case judgment comes for dozens of defendants eight years after probe was launched

ROAD SAFETY

Government reform paves way for 130km/h speed limit on roads

Patricia R. Blanco Madrid

Tougher sanctions will be introduced for driving under the influence of alcohol or with traces of drug use

FRAUD CASE

Prosecutors demand Damm brewery owners face fraud trial

EP Madrid

Beer brand’s former chief and his son accused of defrauding government of some 42 million euros

SANTIAGO CRIME

Toxicology report shows Asunta died from sedatives overdose

Silvia R. Pontevedra / Jesús Duva Santiago de Compostela / Madrid

Investigating judge keeps mother in jail stating that her involvement in the child's killing is “clear”

Rosario Porto during her testimony before an investigating judge. / ÓSCAR CORRAL

Was Asunta killed by her mother?

Xosé Hermida / Silvia R. Pontevedra Santiago de Compostela

Strange incident when child went to school dizzy from pills emerges

PUBLIC FINANCES

Bank of Spain chief sees “risk” of failing to meet deficit target this year

El País Madrid

Linde says budget execution needs to be very strict in the second half at all levels of government

Administration saves €950 million by paying off loan early

Amanda Mars Madrid

Plan is to return part of 27-billion-euro credit taken out to help regional and local governments pay their suppliers

EURO-ZONE CRISIS

Portugal gets pass mark from bailout providers

Antonio Jiménez Barca Lisbon

Deputy PM Portas: We are three inspections by the troika away from recovering our sovereignty”

AVIATION INDUSTRY

Airbus Military's A-400M assembly line in Seville. / Julián Rojas

First A-400M aircraft rolls off production line in Seville

Raúl Limón Seville

Orders to seven countries seen generating 53,000 jobs

PP’S HIDDEN FINANCES

Tax office says PP’s illegal funding not subject to levy

Fernando J. Pérez Madrid

Surprising interpretation of the law on donations brings party’s infraction for 2007-08 period under criminal threshold

PP paid for refit of Madrid headquarters in black money

One of the children who is currently awaiting a resolution of the gender issue so she can return to school. / garcía-santos

Prosecutors probe treatment of transsexual pupils at Málaga schools

Reyes Rincón Seville

Centers refused to allow children use of preferred name

LINGUISTIC LAW

Catalan not needed for Balearic civil service posts, rules top court

El País / María Fernández Madrid

Constitutional justices reject appeal against PP reform downgrading knowledge of language to a mere advantage

EXTREME POLITICS

Prosecutors ponder legality of Alianza far-right group

El País Madrid

Ultra-nationalist organization planning to hold Catalan-flag-burning rally in Barcelona on October 12

TENNIS

Àlex Corretja removed from Spain Davis Cup captaincy

El País / Rob Train Madrid

Ferrero and Moyá tipped as leading candidates to take over the five-time winning team

BUDGET

Finance Ministry corrects public debt projection figure for 2014

El País Madrid

Estimate is now 98.9 percent of GDP instead of 99.8 percent

Yield on 10-year government bond falls to three-year low at auction

El País Madrid

Treasury hits issue target of 3.4 billion euros

UNEMPLOYMENT

Jobless claims rise in September after end of summer tourism season

El País Madrid

The increase in the month was the lowest since 2007 as Rajoy hails emergence of positive trend

RAIL SAFETY

State budget allocates €110m to boost safety of Spain’s trains

David Reinero Santiago

Santiago disaster leads to massive increase in funding

CORRUPTION

Carlos Fabra leaving the provincial High Court of Castellón on Wednesday. / Domenech Castelló (EFE)

The law finally catches up with former Castellón cacique Fabra

María Fabra Castellón 2

Bringing the Popular Party baron to court has been like running an obstacle course; conviction may still be impossible

The holes in conservative bigwig Carlos Fabra’s golf club

BANKING SECTOR

Spanish banks “well-equipped” for stress tests, Draghi says

Miguel Mora Paris

ECB chief says restructuring of banking sector on track

BUSINESS

Portugal Telecom to merge with Brazilian affiliate Oi

Agencies Madrid

New company will have annual revenues of 12.4 billion euros

CHANGING FACE OF IMMIGRATION

Spain becomes net recipient of remittances for first time in a decade

Amanda Mars Madrid

Spanish people living overseas send record amounts back home. Naturalized Spaniards may be source of funds

Leftist extremists behind Zaragoza cathedral blast, police believe

Agencias Zaragoza

No personal or material damage caused at El Pilar basilica but attacks is similar to Madrid bombing in February

The wreckage of the train crash. / LUIS SEVILLANO

Metro deaths case closed after judge rules juvenile was driving

F. Javier Barroso Madrid

Accident occurred when maintenance official took family and Swiss au pair for a ride

Why did a Metro manager take a subway ride that ended in tragedy?

JUSTICE FOR FRANCO'S VICTIMS

United Nations tells Spain to “take responsibility” for Franco victims

Natalia Junquera Madrid 21

Visiting panel calls for Amnesty Law to be revoked and reproaches Popular Party government for removing funds from the Historical Memory program

UN panel to investigate whether Spain is helping Franco regime victims

From l-r: Felisa Echegoyen and José María Galante (who were tortured by Billy the Kid), Carlos Slepoy and Ascensión Mendieta. / ULY MARTÍN

The long road to justice

Natalia Junquera 2

Franco-era victims and their families have found nothing but closed doors in Spain. But they are finally seeing progress after having taken their case to Argentina

Madrid state school hosts market selling Franco memorabilia

José Marcos Madrid 1

Mayor of Quijorna claims she “did not notice” swastikas and Nationalist symbols

Más información

LIGA PREVIEW

Atlético’s fine run brings international rewards

El País Madrid

Four Calderón players in latest Roja squad as Liga prepares for shutdown

exhibition

Demolition sights

Ángeles García Madrid

Photographer Chris Killip portrays the victims of Britain's Thatcher era

TRANS-IBERIAN BLOG

The clash of Spain’s culture and business

Can a good mix be found between the Anglo-Saxon work ethic and the Mediterranean approach?

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FEATURES

doping in sports

Xavier Llobet in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. / COLOMO (Cordon Press)

Getting away with it, still

Rafael Méndez

Operation Cursa is the latest probe into doping, but its results have been disappointing. Madrid's failed Olympic bid may have been damaged by Spain's tarnished reputation

PROPERTY

Up against a brick wall

Juana Viúdez Madrid 4

During Spain's decade-long property boom, thousands of buildings were illegally constructed in protected areas. But getting them demolished is proving a challenge

work-life balance

Spain: out of time

Raquel Vidales 4

Congress is mulling whether to turn the country's clocks back to GMT after a commission recommended it among changes to bring Spanish working hours more in line with the rest of Europe

utility costs

Consumers opt for bulk energy buys

Raquel Vidales / Juana Viúdez

Some electricty users are to hold an auction with power companies to try and bring down their bills. Will the big players respond?

SPORTS

Madrid Mayor Ana Botella during the presentation of Madrid's failed Olympic bid. / RAFA ALBARRÁN

Just what was the cost of Madrid’s failed Olympic dream?

EL PAÍS reconstructs the bill for opting for the Games

Innovation vs desperation for Spain's sports' federations

ACADEMIC HONESTY

I will not copy, I will not copy...

J. A. Aunión

The Public University of Navarre is bidding to promote a more ethical approach by introducing an obligatory pledge not to cheat as experts point to a rise in dishonest practices

a better life abroad?

Arantxa Cayón, above, moved to Washington DC in 2011.

Sheltering in the States

Carolina García Washington

Crisis-hit Spaniards are increasingly finding that America is still the land of opportunity, but only the well prepared will find all that they desire