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Spain: Strikes in Catalonia against separatist government's social policies
Nov 30, 2018 02:26Doctors, nurses, students, teachers and civil servants went on strike in Catalonia Thursday, asking the Spanish region's government to end spending cuts imposed during the crisis after years of seeking independence.
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Spain warns of no EU summit on Brexit without deal on Gibraltar
Nov 24, 2018 04:36Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned on Friday there would "very probably" be no European Council summit to approve Britain's exit from the EU on Sunday if the issue of Gibraltar is not first resolved.
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Spain accuses UK of treachery over Gibraltar Brexit deal
Nov 23, 2018 14:59Spain’s secretary of state for the European Union Luis Marco Aguiriano has accused Britain of treachery in Brexit negotiations related to the disputed Gibraltar territory.
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UK, EU struggle to agree on Gibraltar before Brexit summit
Nov 23, 2018 02:54The United Kingdom and the European Union have almost agreed on a Brexit deal with only one main obstacle left: the future of Gibraltar.
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Train derailment kills 1, injures 44 in Spain
Nov 20, 2018 10:54A commuter train derailed outside the Spanish city of Barcelona on Tuesday, killing one person and leaving 44 injured, emergency services said on Twitter.
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Spain: Antifascist groups protest Franco exhumation at Valley of the Fallen
Nov 19, 2018 10:12Dozens of people rallied in front of the gates of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s burial site in the Valley of the Fallen near Madrid on Sunday, in protest against the possible transfer of the Caudillo's remains to Madrid's Cathedral of the Almudena.
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US sanctions at odds with Europe sovereignty, credibility: Araqchi
Nov 16, 2018 13:51Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who is in Madrid for talks with senior Spanish officials on Friday said that the sanctions imposed by the United States on Tehran primarily violate Europe’s sovereignty, security and credibility rather than target Iran's economy.
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Spain prosecutors seek up to 25 years jail for Catalan leaders
Nov 02, 2018 16:08Spanish prosecutors called Friday for Catalan separatist leaders to be jailed for up to 25 years on charges of rebellion or misuse of public funds over last year's failed secession bid.
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Spain Supreme Court orders trial of 18 former Catalan leaders over independence bid
Oct 25, 2018 15:56Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered the trial of 18 former Catalan leaders over their role in holding and supporting a controversial referendum on independence last year.
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‘Zombie’ storm Leslie smashes into Portugal, Spain
Oct 14, 2018 10:38Storms packing nearly 180 kilometers-per-hour winds hit Portugal early Sunday leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power before carrying heavy rain on into Spain, authorities said.