…ect EGF Serum was launched in Iceland and proved so popular that one in five of all women there are believed to use it. Now it seems the Bioeffect EGF Serum success could be replicated in the UK, with 2,000 units sold in a single day when it went on sale online earlier this month – and 60% of customers buying it a second time. Bioeffect EGF Serum has also won celebrity approval, with actress…
Spain wins Euro 2012 final after beating Italy with 4-0 and claiming a successive European crown to add to their 2010 World Cup triumph. Vicente del Bosque’s side staged a compelling claim to be the greatest international side of all time as the Euro 2012 final was transformed into an exhibition with Italy – who performed creditably for long periods – passed brutally into submis…
…anished from Portuguese holiday resort Praia da Luz in the Algarve in 2007. The girl was asleep in the family’s holiday apartment with her brother Sean and sister Amelie when she vanished on May 3, 2007 shortly before her fourth birthday. Her parents Gerry and Kate McCann, both doctors, were eating at a nearby tapas restaurant with friends at the time. A Met Police spokesman said two officer…
…ity measures aimed at cutting Spain’s large deficit have prompted frequent protests, including one by miners against subsidy cuts last week. At a debt auction on Thursday, Spain managed to raise 2.98 billion euros on the financial markets, but at the cost of sharply higher interest rates compared to an auction last month. …
…government is not going to yield.” On 10 February, the government approved legislation cutting severance pay to a maximum of 33 days’ salary for each year worked, compared with the current 45 days. The government insists the reforms will create a more flexible system for businesses and workers, in a country with a stagnant economy that needs to start creating jobs. Mariano Rajoy, who t…
…fast pass-and-move football, and robust physical presence on the ball has made the Spanish team appear almost unstoppable over the last half decade. Having first captured the European Championships in 2008, to overcome the psychological nightmare of decades of underachievement, they went on to clinch the World Cup two years later and cement their status as the dominant force in international footb…
…land and seek outside help. Spain has to find at least 80 billion Euros ($100 billion) to strengthen its banks’ capital buffers. A key test will come on Thursday, with Spain due to auction up to 2 billion Euros of bonds. Spain's economy minister Luis de Guindos has dampened speculation that the country is about to seek a bailout of its bank sector Spain is keen to avoid having to ask fo…
#8217;s tax laws. Catalonia wants Madrid to review its tax agreement and provide a bailout. The size of the turnout for the rally, which is held annually on 11 September to mark the Siege of Barcelona 300 years ago, forced organizers to change its route. About 1.5 million people have taken part in Catalonia's annual independence rally in Barcelona The Catalan government believes it is owed mo…
Spain’s decision to request a loan of up to 100 billion Euros ($125 billion) from eurozone funds to help shore up its struggling banks has won broad support. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the bailout was big enough to restore credibility to Spain’s banks. Washington welcomed the measure as a vital step towards the “financial union” of the eurozone. The move wa…
Spain will set out today its austerity budget for 2013, against a backdrop of a deteriorating economy and 25% unemployment rate. Madrid is expected to outline 39 billion euros ($50 billion) worth of savings, tax rises, and structural reforms. It comes amid further protests this week, and growing expectations that Spain will seek a bailout from its eurozone partners. On Friday, results of a stress…
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Swisscode Hyaluron, the so-called “super serum”, an alternative to minor cosmetic procedures and expensive facials, has sold out in the UK within just 48 hours of its launch. The launch of Hyaluron, from beauty firm Swisscode, surpassed expectations thanks to claims that it can reverse the signs of ageing by up to five years. Pre-order sales of the £45 ($71) Hyaluron serum topped 10,000, and beau…
Lady Gaga surprised fans when she vomited four times live on stage during a concert last week in Barcelona, Spain. Lady Gaga, 26, had just begun to strut down a set of stairs on to the main stage area when her sickness kicked in. The pop performer, who was dressed in a typically revealing outfit, halted at the top of the steps and was seen leaning over the edge with her back to the audience. Afte…
will present details of an emergency budget and further austerity measures on Thursday. Separately, French bank Societe Generale said that it had further cut its exposure to Spanish sovereign debt, to 400 million euros ($515 million) by the end of August, from 700 million euros at the end of June. …
nized for their antiquity. But researchers have now used refined dating techniques to get a more accurate determination of their ages. One motif – a faint red dot – is said to be more than 40,000 years old. “In Cantabria, [in] El Castillo, we find hand stencils that are formed by blowing paint against the hands pressed against the wall of a cave,” explained Dr. Alistair Pik…
an interpreter called Corinne. But can it really be true that our very own Princess Diana was one of Juan Carlos’s most significant conquests? And that it was the relationship between her and the then 48-year-old king, in the prime of his romantic life, that finally put paid to any chance of reviving his marriage? It is certainly the case that Princess Diana, together with Prince Charles and their…
idened to a high of 5.44 percentage points. “The risk of losing investment grade pressured the differential this morning and left it at historic highs,” analysts at Spanish brokerage Renta 4 said in a market report. Italy will test market sentiment on Thursday with the sale of up to 4.5 billion Euros of bonds. On Wednesday, Moody’s also cut its credit rating for Cyprus by two not…
Fears that other Spanish regions may follow Valencia in seeking a bailout from Madrid have rattled markets. A local newspaper in Murcia, one of Spain’s smallest regions, quoted the regional government’s head as saying it would ask for funding help of up to 300 million Euros. On Friday Valencia asked the central government for a financial lifeline. The yield on Spain’s 10-year bo…
credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks late on Thursday. It also cut the debt rating on Santander UK, a subsidiary of the Spanish banking giant. However, shares in Santander reversed early losses to trade 3% higher, and Bankia shares jumped 9% following Thursday’s 14% slump. Moody’s said there were several reasons behind the downgrade, including Spain’s slide back into recession, the…
King Juan Carlos of Spain has come under fire for hunting elephants in Botswana as his country is being sucked back into the eurozone’s financial crisis and one in two youngsters are jobless. Spanish media have slammed King Juan Carlos, 74, for the reported 32,000 Euros ($43,000) cost of the trip – and have published angry editorials alongside pictures of a previous “Big Game” hunting…
…ecurity and unemployment benefits. The measures are in return for a eurozone bank bailout and an extension to Spain’s deficit reduction targets. Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to provide 30 billion Euros for Spain’s troubled banks by the end of the month and to give Madrid an extra year – until 2014 – to hit its budget targets. Mariano Rajoy told parliament that the…
…ple declined an invitation to Prince Charles’ wedding to Diana, Princess of Wales because they planned to visit Gibraltar as part of their honeymoon. And a visit by Princess Anne to Gibraltar in 2009 sparked an official complaint from the Spanish government. An additional cause of unhappiness for the Spanish royal household is the fact that the British regimental band of Gibraltar will be pe…
…and its fragile economic recovery made the country “especially vulnerable” to external shocks, Fitch said. The rating agency added that it expected growth to remain subdued between now and 2015, and unemployment to remain high. Spain has the highest jobless rate in the eurozone, at more than 20%. Fitch agency cuts Italy and Spain ratings However, Fitch said the Spanish economy should…
…city to contain common contagion,” he told a conference. New figures also showed eurozone inflation slowed more than expected this month. Inflation in the 17 countries that use the euro eased to 2.4% in May from 2.6% in April. The figure is still above the ECB’s target to keep inflation below 2%, but the lower-than-expected number could fuel calls for an interest rate cut next week. In…
Debt-laden Spain has raised 2.98 billion Euros on the financial markets, but was forced to pay higher interest rates. The average yield on bonds repayable in five years rose to 6.46%, against 6.07% at an auction last month. The average yield on seven-year bonds was 6.7%, up from 4.83% last time. “They [Spain] sold what they wanted to sell, that’s about the only good thing about it,…
Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51 people as two entire schools flattened in MooreAt least 51 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise. Worst hit was Moore, south of Oklahoma City,…
Travis Alexander case: Jodi Arias' attorneys file motion for mistrialYesterday, Jodi Arias' defense attorneys filed a motion for mistrial as one of their character witnesses scheduled to testify during the May 20, 2013, penalty phase on Arias'…
Richard DeCoatsworth: Philadelphia police recommended bringing charges of witness intimidation against former officerRecent reports revealed that Philadelphia police last year recommended bringing charges of witness intimidation against former officer Richard DeCoatsworth, once hailed as a…
Oklahoma tornado kills one person and injures dozensAt least one person is reported dead and at least 21 others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through Oklahoma and Kansas. The worst damage was caused by a…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Nurses who looked after Boston bombing suspect could not stop themselves caring for himThe nurses who treated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have told how they could not stop themselves from soothing him with the words: “I am really sorry, hon.” Medical staff said that…
Ariel Castro prison activityAriel Castro, who is accused of imprisoning three women in his Cleveland home for a decade, spends most of his time in jail resting or asleep, with breaks for pacing, showers…
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