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SPAIN

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SOCCER / World cup
Nov 30, 2022
Olympic heartbreak gives Japan's Ritsu Doan confidence at World Cup
Doan and nine of his teammates in Qatar played against Spain in last year's Tokyo Olympic men's soccer semifinal.
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SOCCER / World cup
Nov 28, 2022
Spain will use 'full strength' and go for win over Japan
Spain tops the Group E standings with four points and only needs a draw in its final game against Japan to progress.
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SOCCER / World cup
Nov 28, 2022
Germany coach Hansi Flick impressed by team's mentality against Spain
Germany coach Hansi Flick credited his side's mentality after the Germans came back to grab a crucial 1-1 draw in their World Cup group game against Spain on Sunday.
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SOCCER / World cup
Nov 28, 2022
Germany rallies for draw against Spain to keep hopes alive at World Cup
All four teams in Group E still have a chance of progressing to the round of 16.
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SOCCER / World cup
Nov 24, 2022
Spain coach backs Gavi to become star on global stage
Spanish teenager Gavi is set for global stardom after becoming the youngest World Cup scorer since Pele during Spain's 7-0 thrashing of Costa Rica on Wednesday, Spain coach Luis Enrique said.
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SOCCER / World cup
Nov 24, 2022
Spain makes electric start to World Cup with 7-0 rout of Costa Rica
The European giant put its stamp on a Group E stunned by Japan's 2-1 victory over Germany with a relentless attack against Costa Rica.
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SOCCER
Nov 16, 2022
Nadeshiko Japan lose to World Cup group rival Spain in friendly
World No. 11 Japan lost its final two matches of the year, having suffered a 4-0 defeat to European champion England four days earlier.
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WORLD
Nov 6, 2022
Climate activists block private jets at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
In Madrid, meanwhile, climate activists glued themselves to the frames of two world-famous paintings.
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SOCCER
Oct 12, 2022
U.S. women drop second straight match with loss to Spain
The Americans failed to rebound from a defeat to England on Friday that ended a 13-game winning streak, losing a second straight game for the first time since 2017.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 25, 2022
Genki Kawamura becomes first Japanese to win best director at San Sebastian
'A Hundred Flowers,' the first feature film directed by Kawamura tells the story of a son who looks after his mother affected by dementia and recalls old memories of her.
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WORLD
Sep 13, 2022
Proposed Pyrenees pipeline puts EU's energy divisions in stark relief
Russia supplied 40% of Europe's gas before its invasion of Ukraine. Now the region is scrambling to diversify its energy sources.
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WORLD
Sep 7, 2022
Portugal could hold an answer for a Europe captive to Russian gas
Long cut off from the continent's grid, Portugal and Spain built a system based on imports and alternatives like solar that is the envy of fellow European Union nations.
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SOCCER
Sep 6, 2022
UEFA chief certain 2030 World Cup will be in Spain and Portugal
The two countries signed an agreement in 2020 to push ahead with a joint bid to host the tournament and made it official in June.
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WORLD
Jul 15, 2022
Amid devastating heat, Europe's climate change impacts make adaptation harder
Heat waves and droughts are expected to overwhelm swaths of the continent this summer, causing fires, halting power plants and cutting crop output.
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WORLD
Jul 14, 2022
Scorching heat wave sparks wildfires in Europe
Firefighters have battled numerous blazes raging across Portugal and western Spain, with the fires menacing villages and disrupting tourists' holidays amid an intense heat wave.
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SOCCER / World cup
Jul 4, 2022
Hiroshi Kiyotake feels facing Spain, Germany can help Japan at World Cup
'It'd be normally looked at as a tough group, but I felt we've gone into a good one. I was hoping for us to go in there a bit and thought, 'Wow, it'd be interesting.''
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2022
Spain turns to Africa and lobbies NATO over Ukraine-driven migration
Spain, its southern neighbors and EU officials are increasingly alarmed that a hunger crisis worsened by the disruption of Ukraine's grain exports will trigger chaotic migration.
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BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2022
Europe's summer of discontent reveals travel sector labor crisis
Leading operators have flagged thousands of job openings across Europe, but the industry says European aviation as a whole has lost 600,000 jobs since the start of the pandemic.
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SOCCER / World cup
Apr 8, 2022
Andres Iniesta pulling for Japan and Spain to advance in World Cup
The Samurai Blue are long shots to advance to the knockout stage from a group that also includes four-time champion Germany.
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SOCCER / World cup / From the Spot
Apr 3, 2022
Ultimate test awaits Samurai Blue after 'Group of Death' draw
While Japan will face a daunting challenge in a group featuring former World Cup champions Germany and Spain, the high-profile games may be exactly what the team needs.

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