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MADRID - When Iker Casillas became the first Spanish player to lift the World Cup trophy in South Africa's Soccer City, it underlined Spain's recent emergence as a sports powerhouse.
RABAT, Morocco - Morocco's state news agency says transport authorities have closed Casablanca airport and four others because of a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland.
MADRID - Spanish authorities say seven airports are closed because of ash from the volcano in Iceland.
SHANGHAI - The Shanghai Expo mascot Haibao, a plump sky blue cartoon figure shaped like a stick person, is the latest target of claims event organizers may have "borrowed" some creativity for the event.
SEVILLE, Spain - Airbus on Tuesday said it beat rival Boeing in aircraft production in 2009, maintaining its place as the world's largest planemaker, but warned that a troubled military transport program is endangering the rest of the company.
