SPAIN-PORTUGAL:     Binational Village Wants to Be Simply âEuropeanâ
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RIO DE ONOR, Portugal,  Jun 20  (IPS) - This tiny village of 109 people straddles the  border between Portugal and Spain. On one side are the 50 houses  of Rio de Onor de Braganza and on the other are the 20 houses of  RÃ­ohonor de Castilla. But the locals feel they are one community,  and they want their hometown to be declared the first simply  "European" village.
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The use of solar energy that has been declared compulsory for new buildings by the Spanish government as of next year is expected to not only save consumers money, but also cut the burning of fossil fuels and reduce air pollution.
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PEAT SADEH, Gaza Strip -- Residents of a small Jewish settlement said yesterday that they have reached an accord to move to a village inside Israel, giving a boost to the government's contentious Gaza pullout plan by becoming the first community to agree to be evacuated.
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By Paul Burgarino  MANTECA -- The site of an old photoprocessing plant could frame the picture of housing development in Manteca in the upcoming year.
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On any other day but this one, the village of Ahmad al-Hamadi, on the green banks of the Euphrates, would be an idyllic place. In the rich, agricultural gardens
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A 25-square-mile stretch of flat acreage in Albuquerque is being transformed into a master-planned community that may take 30 years to build.
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Spain Tuesday sought more transparency in the country - s business processes as more Spanish investors expressed interest in build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects, particularly roads, water facilities and waste ...
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The landmark agreements follow 18 months of three-way talks Ministers from Britain, Spain and Gibraltar have signed a series of agreements aimed at improving living conditions for the people of Gibraltar.
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CELTIC legend Henrik Larsson may be living the high life in Barcelona - but he is pining for a little village in Lanarkshire.
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Masdar City, a nearly self-contained mini-municipality designed for up to 50,000 people, is intended to be a hub for research on nonpolluting energy technologies.
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French airline Air France-KLM is preparing a takeover offer for Spanish peer Iberia with several Spanish partners who will take a majority stake in the group, a Spanish newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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West Africa is becoming a hub for immigrants, especially Southeast Asians, with a goal of getting into Europe by reaching Spain's Canary Islands.
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By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 22--Is Virginia Beach hip enough for loft living?   The developers of Town Center are betting on it.
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MADRID, Aug 9  (IPS) - A boost for renewable energy, a growing sense of  corporate responsibility for the environment, and the decision to  create a large offshore wind park are news items that have had  little impact in Spain.
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Since taking power six months ago, the leftist government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has floated a constellation of domestic initiatives aimed at transforming Spain from one of Europe's most ...
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A generation ago, traditional families were sacred in Spain. Gen. Francisco Franco liked them big and Catholic, and gave hefty cash prizes to parents with the most copious broods.
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Many visitors to Spain gravitate toward the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and the more Mediterranean-flavored south.