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The article reports on the plan of Banco Santander to issue 2.56 billion U.S. dollar Spanish residential mortgage-backed deal, known as Santander Hipotecario 7. It is noted that the transaction is likely to be retained because investors continue to be affected by Spanish asset-backed paper, according to a senior syndicate official in London, England. The trade is composed of 2.05 billion U.S. dollar senior A tranche and a 513.6 million U.S. dollar B series.

This article presents information regarding the publication of several books related to different topics. E. P. Dutton & Co. have nearly ready a "History of the Church Catholic," by the Rev. A.H. Hore, a companion volume to the same author's "History of the Church of England." Probably the most widely read of contemporary Italian writers-certainly of travel-writers-is Edmondo de Amicis. An edition of his "Spain and the Spaniards," in two volumes newly translated from the tenth edition of the Italian by "Stanley Rhoads Yarnall," adorned with forty-seven full-page illustrations of scenery, cities, genre pictures and reproductions of famous paintings, bound in white and gold, and protected by stiff red covers.

(Bloomberg) -- When England and Spain meet in the World Cup final on Sunday, millions of football fans will be glued to their televisions. England's Mary Earps has taken Nike to task for not making fan versions of women's goalkeeper jerseys (Adidas also doesn't make these.). [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on the author's account of his journey as a foreign volunteer in Spain during the Spanish civil war. Views of the author on the reception they got; View that the volunteers felt proud in those moments to represent England among the democrats of the world; Views of author on Spaniards; Report that some refugees tell the volunteers, what they thought of the fascists, who had taken their village, and ruined their life; Report that the volunteers took the guns and filed over the long hills to where they could hear heavy firing; Description of fighting with the fascists and how his section was destroyed; View that the British volunteers were a far better type than an imperialist army could hope to find.

A calendar of events related to digital technology and the entertainment industry from September 2008 to January 2009 is presented including the 2nd Whole Body Interaction Workshop in Liverpool, England, Cyberworlds 2008 in Hangzhou, China, and GAMEON'2008 in Valencia, Spain.

The article announces several art exhibitions worldwide, which include "The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army," at the British Museum in London, England, from September 13, 2007 to April 6, 2008, an exhibition tour for Joseph Mallord William Turner's works in the U.S., and exhibition for Joachim Patinir's landscape paintings at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain.

Reviews three art exhibitions. "Lucio Fontana" at the Hayward Gallery in London, England, until January 9, 2000; "Boetti: The Maverick Spirit of Arte Povera" at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, England; "Michelangelo Pistoletto: Retrospective" at the Museo d'Art Contemporani in Barcelona, Spain, until March 26, 2000.