<![CDATA[News News. RSS feeds on eitb.com.]]> http://www.eitb.com/en/rss/news/ <![CDATA[News News. RSS feeds on eitb.com.]]> http://www.eitb.com/en/rss/news/ http://www.eitb.com/commons/rss/img/logo_rss.gif en Sat, 26 May 2012 23:34:42 +0100 http://www.eitb.com/ <![CDATA[Bankia set to ask Spain for at least 15 billion euros in aid ]]>
Spain's Bankia SA is set to ask the state for a more than 15 billion euros ($19 billion) bailout on Friday.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/892969/bankia-bankia-set-ask-spain-least-15-billion-euros-aid/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/892969/bankia-bankia-set-ask-spain-least-15-billion-euros-aid/ Fri, 25 May 2012 14:56:00 GMT
<![CDATA[ICG's Alberto Spektorowski will appear in the Basque Parliament]]>
Israel's Alberto Spektorowski, one of the mediators led by Currin, will appear in the Basque Parliament next week on the occasion of a presentation on peace.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/politics/detail/892924/icg-alberto-spektorowski-will-appear-the-basque-parliament/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/politics/detail/892924/icg-alberto-spektorowski-will-appear-the-basque-parliament/ Fri, 25 May 2012 13:47:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Scientists turn to genetics to prove existence of Yeti]]>
Scientists are turning to genetic testing to see if they can prove the existence of the hairy humanoid known across the world as Bigfoot or yeti.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/892834/yeti-bigfoot--scientists-turn-genetics-prove-existence-yeti/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/892834/yeti-bigfoot--scientists-turn-genetics-prove-existence-yeti/ Fri, 25 May 2012 12:15:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Spain struggles to meet regions' 36 billion-euro debts]]>
Top Spanish officials are at odds over how to help the country's highly indebted regions refinance 36 billion euros of debt this year.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/892663/eurozone-crisis--spain-struggles-meet-regions-36-bln-euro-debts/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/892663/eurozone-crisis--spain-struggles-meet-regions-36-bln-euro-debts/ Fri, 25 May 2012 09:07:00 GMT
<![CDATA[International institutions will oversee audit of Spanish banks]]>
International institutions will oversee an audit of Spain's banks aimed at reassuring investors that bailout costs will not spiral.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/892245/eurozone-international-institutions-oversee-audit-spain-banks/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/892245/eurozone-international-institutions-oversee-audit-spain-banks/ Thu, 24 May 2012 15:05:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Experimental solar-powered plane begins maiden transcontinental flight]]>
An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa next week.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/technology/detail/892112/experimental-solar-powered-plane-begins-maiden-transcontinental-flight/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/technology/detail/892112/experimental-solar-powered-plane-begins-maiden-transcontinental-flight/ Thu, 24 May 2012 13:21:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Visitors to the Basque Country down by 7% in April 2012]]>
There were 195,679 visitors registered in the hotel establishments of the Basque Country in April 2012, 13,793 down on the same month of the previous year.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/life/detail/892026/eustat-visitors-the-basque-country-7-april-2012/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/life/detail/892026/eustat-visitors-the-basque-country-7-april-2012/ Thu, 24 May 2012 11:42:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Ruling on Sortu could be delayed until next month]]>
A ruling by Spain's Constitutional court considering a legalization appeal that would grant political status to Sortu is not expected to happen today]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/politics/detail/892002/sortu-ruling-sortu-could-be-delayed-month/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/politics/detail/892002/sortu-ruling-sortu-could-be-delayed-month/ Thu, 24 May 2012 11:07:00 GMT
<![CDATA[EU summit leaves unresolved what to do to spark economic growth]]>
European Union leaders concluded their latest summit with few concrete steps to fix the continent's festering financial crisis.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/891912/eu-summit--what-do-spark-economic-growth-unresolved/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/891912/eu-summit--what-do-spark-economic-growth-unresolved/ Thu, 24 May 2012 08:54:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Rajoy raises the alarm, current borrowing rates too much for Spain]]>
Spain's prime minister says his country urgently needs financing and liquidity and can't continue much longer with its current high borrowing rates.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/891521/eu-summit--rajoy-raises-the-alarm/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/891521/eu-summit--rajoy-raises-the-alarm/ Wed, 23 May 2012 15:32:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Patti Smith, Wanda Jackson, Julieta Venegas in the Guggenheim Museum]]>
Patti Smith, Wanda Jackson, Julieta Venegas and several female artists more will be playing in the atrium of the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/891480/guggenheim-museum--patti-smith-wanda-jackson-julieta-venegas-live/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/891480/guggenheim-museum--patti-smith-wanda-jackson-julieta-venegas-live/ Wed, 23 May 2012 14:39:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Woman claims being fired for being 'too hot' at work]]>
In a bizarre lawsuit, a woman who worked at a business in midtown Manhattan is suing her bosses. She claims she was fired for being ''too hot'' at work.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/891432/discrimination-woman-claims-being-fired-being-too-hot-work/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/891432/discrimination-woman-claims-being-fired-being-too-hot-work/ Wed, 23 May 2012 13:42:00 GMT
<![CDATA[MuchDifferent to present the '1000 Player FPS' Guinness Record]]>
Christian Lönnholm, CEO of MuchDifferent, will present the "1000 Player FPS" project, which has been officially recognised as a Guinness Record, at Nonick.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/technology/detail/891222/nonick-2012--muchdifferent-present-the-1000-player-fps/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/technology/detail/891222/nonick-2012--muchdifferent-present-the-1000-player-fps/ Wed, 23 May 2012 12:27:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Euro zone bonds debate set to dominate EU growth summit]]>
European leaders will explore ways of breathing life into their stricken economies at a summit on Wednesday.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/891161/eu-summit--euro-zone-bonds-debate-set-dominate-eu-summit/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/detail/891161/eu-summit--euro-zone-bonds-debate-set-dominate-eu-summit/ Wed, 23 May 2012 09:11:00 GMT
<![CDATA[The Basque Country ready for Jazz legends this July]]>
Jazz legends such as Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Gilberto Gil, Pat Metheny or Antony will perform in some of the summer jazz festivals of the Basque Country.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/890749/jazz-basque-country-ready-jazz-legends-this-july/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/890749/jazz-basque-country-ready-jazz-legends-this-july/ Tue, 22 May 2012 15:16:00 GMT
<![CDATA[PNV board put forward Iñigo Urkullu as lehendakari candidate ]]>
Euskadi Buru Batzar, the board of the Basque nationalist party PNV, put forward on Monday PNV leader Iñigo Urkullu as candidate to Basque premier.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/politics/detail/890615/pnv-pnv-board-put-forward-inigo-urkullu-lehendakari-candidate/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/politics/detail/890615/pnv-pnv-board-put-forward-inigo-urkullu-lehendakari-candidate/ Tue, 22 May 2012 12:50:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Bardem tolls story of Saharawi refugee camps in film documentary]]>
Spanish actor Javier Bardem has told the story of the Saharawi refugee camps in Northern Africa in a new documentary.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/890543/sons-the-clouds--bardem-tolls-story-saharawi-refugee-camps/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/890543/sons-the-clouds--bardem-tolls-story-saharawi-refugee-camps/ Tue, 22 May 2012 11:55:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Spanish teachers, students on strike to protest spending cuts]]>
Teachers at all levels of Spain's education system are on strike to protest billions in spending cuts enacted as part of an austerity drive.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/life/detail/890494/spain-teachers-students-strike-protest-spending-cuts/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/life/detail/890494/spain-teachers-students-strike-protest-spending-cuts/ Tue, 22 May 2012 10:56:00 GMT
<![CDATA[Constitutional court to consider appeal of banned party Sortu]]>
Spain's Constitutional court will start considering a legalization appeal that would grant political status to the banned Basque nationalist party Sortu.]]>
http://www.eitb.com/en/news/politics/detail/890413/sortu-constitutional-court-consider-appeal-banned-party-sortu/ http://www.eitb.com/en/news/politics/detail/890413/sortu-constitutional-court-consider-appeal-banned-party-sortu/ Tue, 22 May 2012 09:54:00 GMT