By Mathieu Robbins LONDON (Reuters) - Increased cost pressures on airlines combined with lower spending power among customers could force a new round of consolidation between carriers, say bankers, analysts and industry executives. Fuel is one of the biggest costs airlines face and...
Spain's a strange and interesting place. It was a rehearsal ground for part of World War II; it suffered both from both fascist and communist tyranny in the course of a single decade. Then it stayed out of the war and stayed locked in...
The pickpockets of Barcelona are justly famed for their ability to extract whatever they want from anywhere; why are they suddenly stealing cheap cellphones in preference to laden purses? What does this have to do with Gaudi's fantastic unfinished cathedral, with mega-yachts, with the long-ago...
MADRID AFP — Fears mounted on Wednesday for the Spanish economy, until recently a driver of growth and job creation in the eurozone, after Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero referred to a "crisis" for the first time. German investment bank Commerzbank said in a research note that...
MADRID AFP — More than half of all Spaniards breathe polluted air, causing thousands of premature deaths each year, according to a report released Wednesday by environmental group Ecologists in Action. "At least 53 percent of all Spaniards breathe polluted air, which leads to the premature deaths of...
MADRID AFP — The former president of Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, Juan Villalonga, has reached a deal to take control of first division side Valencia, the club said Wednesday. "Valencia FC has reached an agreement today with the businessman Juan Villalonga under which he will take charge of...
MADRID, Spain -- In just seven days -- from the soccer field in Austria to the lawn at Wimbledon -- Spanish sports transformed itself into pure gold. A nation rollicked after winning the European Championship June 29 with a 1-0 victory over Germany. More followed on Sunday...
MADRID AFP — Barcelona said Tuesday they are ready to play hardball and prevent Ronaldinho from joining the Brazil squad for the Beijing Games. Brazil coach Dunga on Monday included the Brazilian wizard along with Real Madrid's Robinho in his squad but Barca, who have already made it...
MADRID AFP — The muse of many of Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar's movies has written to French President Nicolas Sarkozy demanding an bar on under-16s attending bullfights, an animal rights charity said Tuesday. Cult actress Rossy de Palma, who appeared in films such as "Women on the...
MADRID AFP — Atletico Madrid's new 35-year-old goalkeeper Gregory Coupet said Tuesday that he hopes to still be part of France's squad during the 2010 World Cup as he was officially unveiled by the Spanish club. Asked if he intended to be France's keeper at the tournament in...
MADRID AFP — US automaker General Motors said Tuesday it will equip the roof of its factory in Zaragoza in northeastern Spain with solar panels to create the world's largest rooftop source of power from the sun. The electricity produced by the 10 megawatt installation will be used...
MADRID AFP — The under-fire president of Spanish football club Barcelona, Juan Laporta, will resign from his post on Thursday after he narrowly survived a weekend confidence vote, Catalan daily Sport reported on its website Tuesday. Laporta has been forced into this position by his management committee who...
MADRID AFP — The increasing use of regional languages such as Catalan and Basque in parts of Spain instead of Spanish is making life difficult for tourists, the head of a Spanish tourism lobby group said Tuesday. Juan Andres Melian, the director of the Tourism Panel which groups...
MADRID AFP — The under-fire president of Spanish football club Barcelona, Juan Laporta, will resign from his post on Thursday, the Catalan daily Sport reported on their website Tuesday. Laporta has been forced into this position by his management committee who are due to hold an emergency meeting...
NEW YORK, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Ketchum, one of the world's foremost public relations agencies, today named to its management team six new partners -- senior leaders who are responsible for furthering the agency's mission to provide innovative, strategic solutions to clients and a satisfying, team-based workplace for employees....
MADRID AFP — As oil companies reap huge profits and are blamed for greenhouse gas emissions, even industry insiders acknowledge they have an image problem and that slick adverts are not the answer. Major Western oil groups have been parodied on the Internet for the kind of soft-focus...
Carlos Queiroz could have hardly imagined, when United were lumbering behind Chelsea in their dark days of 2005, that within three years he would find himself courted by a Portuguese Football Federation FPF prepared to double its opening offer to make him national coach and petitioned by an Old Trafford...
Manchester United confirmed yesterday that Cristiano Ronaldo will, whichever city beginning with the letter M is to be treated to his talents in the coming months, miss the start of the new season after undergoing surgery on his right ankle. United, who were treated to another verbal...
Carlos Queiroz could hardly have imagined, when United were lumbering behind Chelsea in their dark days of 2005, that within three years he would find himself courted by a Portuguese Football Federation FPF which is widely expected to announce him as Portugal's national coach today and lobbied by an Old...
Manchester United confirmed yesterday that Cristiano Ronaldo will, whichever city beginning with the letter M is to be treated to his talents in the coming months, miss the start of the new season after undergoing surgery on his right ankle. United, who were treated to another verbal...
