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Reports - Financial deal agreed with the 'Alakrana' pirates
However the pirates are continuing to demand the return of their two colleagues who have been captured and imprisoned in Madrid
El País reports Saturday that the Somali pirates who kidnapped the Basque tuna fishing boat ‘Alakrana’ and her crew of 36 more than a month ago, have now returned the three crew members they had previously taken to shore back to the boat.
On Friday the families of the captives held a press conference demanding the release of the two captured pirates who have been sent to prison by the National Court in Madrid. They were reports that the Spanish Government had been given three days to do a deal, or the hostages would start to be killed.
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Reports - Financial deal agreed with the 'Alakrana' pirates
El País reports Saturday that the Somali pirates who kidnapped the Basque tuna fishing boat ‘Alakrana’ and her crew of 36 more than a month ago, have now returned the three crew members they had previously taken to shore back to the boat.
On Friday the families of the captives held a press conference demanding the release of the two captured pirates who have been sent to prison by the National Court in Madrid. They were reports that the Spanish Government had been given three days to do a deal, or the hostages would start to be killed.
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Umbrellas being used to sell Andalucía to the British
The Junta de Andalucía has announced what it says is an advertising campaign without precedent to attract more British tourists to the region.
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Spain Weather - Saturday November 7 2009
As many as 33 Spanish provinces are on yellow weather alert today, Saturday, as the Meteorological Agency warns about strong hinds, rain, snow and high waves.
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Editorial/Opinion
Another windy day in Spain
There are few areas where Spain is a world leader. The country has never been one to breed many inventors; the autogyro, the mop, and chupa chups lollypops, among the most famous Spanish inventions to date.
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Destinations
Vía Verde de la Sierra
Spain has a network of 1,700 kilometres of Vías Verdes – the Green Routes which have been reclaimed from disused railway lines and which now provide level trails across the country for cyclists and walkers to enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery the Spanish countryside has to offer.
The Vía Verde de la Sierra in Cádiz province was in 2009 awarded the distinction of the best Green Route in Europe, a 36 kilometre trail which takes the traveller, undisturbed by the noise of traffic, along the route for a railway planned to bring prosperity to the Sierra de Cádiz.
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