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Crisis-hit Spain glows with pride over soccer finals win

Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci (top) shows his disappointment as Spain's players celebrate winning the Euro 2012 football championships final against Italy on July 1 at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev. (AFP Photo/Jeff Pachoud)

They entered the realm of legend and restored pride to a nation in crisis: the Spanish press Monday lavished praise on their team’s history-making victory in the Euro 2012 final. “Spain and no-one else,” cried the front page of the biggest-selling sports daily Marca, above a photo of the cheering team…

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Leak reveals U.S. threat moved Spain to implement anti-piracy law

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Much as U.S. officials leaned on France to pass an Internet disconnection law for repeated copyright offenders, so too was Spain threatened with repercussions if their lawmakers did not pass a strict new anti-piracy law, according to a leaked U.S. diplomat’s letter obtained by Spanish newspaper El Pais. Dated Dec.…

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Metallica singer throws stones at reporters in Uruguay

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MONTEVIDEO — Metallica lead singer James Hetfield hurled stones at reporters who were photographing him in an ice-cream parlor at a chic Uruguayan resort, the El Pais daily reported Thursday. The singer for the hugely popular American heavy metal band was cruising with his son on a scooter Sunday in…

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