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• French construction group plans 4,000 job cuts

  - 2008-07-24

  PARIS AFP — French construction group Saint-Gobain said Thursday it would cut 4,000 jobs this year, mostly in Britain, Spain and the United States, as part of a cost-cutting drive in the face of a sharp downturn in the housing market. "Faced with the gradual deterioration in the international...

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• Spain labour to 1-0 Euro 2008 warm-up victory over USA

  - 2008-06-04

  SANTANDER, Spain AFP — Spain laboured to a 1-0 Euro 2008 warm-up victory over the USA here on Wednesday night, badly missing injured striker David Villa and midfielder Andres Iniesta. Xavi Hernandez scored the only goal of the game in the 78th minute for a side which lacked ideas,...

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• Russia, Spain close in on Fed Cup tennis final

  - 2008-04-26

  PARIS AFP — Former champions Russia and Spain moved closer to a showdown in the Fed Cup final on Saturday when both took comfortable 2-0 overnight leads in their semi-final ties. In Moscow, Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Ahsha Rolle of the United States 6-2, 6-1 after Anna Chakvetadze gave the...

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• Gourmet Iberian ham to make US menus, but at a price

  - 2007-11-15

  MADRID AFP — Iberian ham, a staple of Spanish menus and Christmas feasts, is about to go on sale in the United States for the first time, at least for those who can afford it. A spokesman for Spanish producer Embutidos Fermin, Manuel Andres Tejedor, said the company is...

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• US to help Spain stage European solar home building contest

  - 2007-10-18

  WASHINGTON AFP — The US government has agreed to help Spain organize a European version of a competition in which universities vie to build the best solar-powered homes, US and Spanish officials said on Thursday. "This event not only furthers the ties between the United States and Europe but...

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• US Muslims happy despite 9/11 cloud

  - 2007-05-22

  WASHINGTON AFP — US Muslims are generally happy despite the cloud cast on their community by the September 11 attacks, while most strongly criticize the US war on terror, a new poll showed Tuesday. The Pew Research Center poll also showed that 78 percent of US Muslims said suicide...

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• Italians send Oracle packing, Spanish make Kiwis wait

  - 2007-05-20

  VALENCIA, Spain AFP — For the first time in Louis Vuitton Cup history there will be no American team in the final after Italy's Luna Rossa dumped out BMW Oracle Racing on Sunday with a match-winning fifth point in the semi-final. The Italians will face either Emirates Team New...

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• Croat Karlovic reaches second round in Houston

  - 2007-04-10

  HOUSTON, United States AFP — Croat Ivo Karlovic continued his mastery over Benjamin Becker with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) victory in the first round of the US Clay Court Championship on Monday. In their only other career meeting, Karlovic also registered a straight sets win over sixth-seeded Becker in...

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• USA book Davis Cup semi-final berth with win over Spain

  - 2007-04-06

  WINSTON-SALEM, United States AFP — Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) on Saturday to give the United States a place in the Davis Cup World Group semi-finals. The doubles victory gave the Americans an unassailable 3-0 lead over Spain -...

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• Roddick, Blake tabbed for US Davis Cup quarter-final

  - 2007-03-21

  WHITE PLAINS, United States AFP — World No. 3 Andy Roddick and No. 8 James Blake will play singles for the United States in their Davis Cup quarter-final against Spain, the US Tennis Association announced Wednesday. US captain Patrick McEnroe will also have the services of the top-ranked doubles...

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