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Del Bosque upbeat on Villa Euro fitness

Del Bosque upbeat on Villa Euro fitness

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is optimistic record scorer David Villa will return from a broken leg in time for Euro 2012 and says his struggling strike partner Fernando Torres still has a chance to prove he deserves a place in the squad.

Soldado, Giroud lift Spain and France

Soldado, Giroud lift Spain and France

Roberto Soldado hit a hat-trick for Spain and France's Olivier Giroud boosted his Euro 2012 chances in a 2-1 win over Germany but other players unsure of their places at the tournament failed to impress in Wednesday's friendlies across Europe.

Torres left out of Spain squad, Soldado recalled

Torres left out of Spain squad, Soldado recalled

Fernando Torres was reluctantly dropped from the Spain squad for a friendly against Venezuela by coach Vicente del Bosque on Friday, raising fresh doubts about the underperforming Chelsea striker's Euro 2012 place.

Spain economy shrinks, outlook bleak: minister

Spain economy shrinks, outlook bleak: minister

Spain's economy will shrink in the last quarter and faces a bleak outlook for the coming months, its new economy minister warned Monday, heightening fears of a fresh recession

Spaniard arrested in

Spaniard arrested in "Madonnaleaks" case

Spanish police arrested a 31-year-old man Wednesday and charged him with illegally leaking an early recording of a new Madonna song on the internet

Spain provides aid for Vietnam tourism

The Spanish Government has agreed to provide 400,000 EUR in non-refundable aid for Vietnam to enhance tourism sector capacity.

Nadal to lead favourites Spain in Davis Cup final

Nadal to lead favourites Spain in Davis Cup final

World number two Rafa Nadal will lead favourites Spain in the Davis Cup final against Argentina next month, captain Albert Costa said on Tuesday.

Vietnam, Spain hold political consultation

Vietnam, Spain hold political consultation

Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Juan Antonio Yañez Barnuevo conducted a political consultation at the deputy foreign ministerial level in Hanoi on Nov. 17

VN-Spain friendship society holds congress

VN-Spain friendship society holds congress

The Vietnam-Spain Friendship Association convened its second national congress for the 2011-2015 term in the capital city of Hanoi on Oct. 20.

Eurozone reels from riots, downgrades ahead of key summit

Violent protests have rocked Greece, Germany lowered its growth forecast and Spain was hit by a credit downgrade in an increasingly grim build-up to a crunch summit on Europe's debt crisis.

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Child drownings avoidable: UNICEF

HCM CITY — In Viet Nam, deaths from drowning happens around exactly the same rate as using their company causes until age five, if this starts to improve, research through the Alliance for Safe Children and UNICEF finds.A study entitled "Child Drowning: Evidence For any Recently Recognised Reason For Child Mortality in Low And Middle Earnings Nations in Asia" interviewed Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam besides Beijing and Jiangxi Province in China.The price of drowning prevention among

New drainage system to become set up in HN

New drainage system to become set up in HN

Drivers along a flooded a part of Nguyen Duc Canh Road in Ha Noi's Hoang Mai District after heavy rain. The town invested US$19 million in setting up a brand new drainage system. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam HN — Ha Noi will install new subterranean drainage systems in 44 roads in seven inner-city districts from now up until the finish of the coming year, stated Pham Van Cuong, director from the Ha Noi Drainage Project Management Software Board.The