The number of Spaniards without jobs rose by more than half a million last year to reach 5.27m, or 22.85 per cent of the workforce, in the final quarter, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).
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Tennis: Djokovic wins epic semifinal
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic survives an enthralling marathon clash with Andy Murray on Friday to earn an Australian Open final showdown with Rafael Nadal.
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Diageo CEO stands by tax warning
The CEO of drinks giant Diageo, Paul Walsh, says he does not regret his controversial comments over the UK's tax rate for higher earners.
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Olympics: 2012 village almost ready
Six months to the day before opening ceremonies, builders have handed the Olympic Village over to the London 2012 organizers.
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Twitter to delete posts if countries request it
Online social networking site Twitter said Thursday it will begin deleting users' tweets in countries that require it — but it will still keep those deleted tweets visible to the rest of the world.
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Bank boss defends CEO pay
Barclays CEO Bob Diamond defends large bonuses for banking executives by saying it's just "pay for performance" and that success should be rewarded.
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Cameron urges decisive European action
British Prime Minister David Cameron urges EU leaders to make bold decisions to pull Europe back from the financial brink, and says the UK is no closer to joining the fiscal treaty.
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British economy shrinks, but not into recession
The British economy shrank by an estimated 0.2% in the last quarter of 2011, the Office of National Statistics announced Wednesday, but the country is not yet in recession because growth was positive in the quarter before that.
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Campaign to keep phone jailbreaking legal
Fresh from a victory that saw a pair of online-piracy bills shelved, Web-freedom advocates are now fighting to preserve their right to jailbreak their iPhones.
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20 Airbus A380s inspected for cracks
Twenty Airbus A380 Superjumbo jets will be inspected after cracks were found inside some wings, the manufacturer said Wednesday.
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