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Catalonia independence bid enormous concern, a disaster: Juncker
Nov 19, 2017 14:01European Commission's president Jean-Claude Juncker has lambasted authorities in Spain’s Catalonia region for launching an independence drive, saying it deeply concerns the European Union.
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Protesters rally in Barcelona for jailed Catalan leaders
Nov 17, 2017 09:44Hundreds of people have gathered at the center of the Old City of Barcelona, in Spain, lighting up the main square with their mobile phone flashlights and glowing sticks in solidarity with the pro-secession Catalan leaders who have been imprisoned by the Spanish government.
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Spain warns EU about disinformation campaign on Catalonia
Nov 13, 2017 16:19Spanish authorities have warned European Union members about an alleged large-scale cyber-meddling campaign affecting the country’s volatile region of Catalonia.
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Catalonia’s ex-leader softens tone on secession, says other solutions possible
Nov 13, 2017 11:49Former president of Spain’s Catalonia region, who ran a controversial campaign for independence last month before going to self-imposed exile in Belgium, has softened his tone on the drive, saying he may accept a non-secessionist solution to the crisis sparked by the referendum vote.
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Catalans to rally for release of jailed leaders
Nov 11, 2017 09:50A protest is expected in Barcelona Saturday calling for the release of jailed separatist leaders, the day after pro-independence Catalan parliamentarian Carme Forcadell was freed on bail.
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Sacked Catalan parliament speaker freed on bail
Nov 10, 2017 15:41The sacked speaker of Catalonia's parliament left a prison near Madrid on Friday hours after supporters posted her bail of 150,000 euros ($175,000), ending her brief detention over the region's controversial independence drive.
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Spain: Supreme Court sends Speaker of the Catalan Parliament Forcadell to jail
Nov 10, 2017 03:00The Spanish Supreme Court sentenced the Speaker of the Catalan Parliament Carme Forcadell to prison after a €150,000 (US $174,700) bail was not submitted by her lawyer in Madrid, Thursday (9 Nov. 2017).
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Catalan sacked parliament speaker detained pending bail
Nov 10, 2017 02:36The speaker of Catalonia’s sacked parliament, Carme Forcadell, has been detained over her role in the Spanish region’s secession bid, pending the payment of a 150,000-euro bail.
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Catalonia on standstill amid pro-independence protests
Nov 08, 2017 12:45Catalonia has been brought to a standstill as hundreds of pro-independence protesters blocked the main roads and halted transportation in the Spanish region.
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Iran claims title at IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships
Nov 07, 2017 11:18The Iranian bodybuilding squad has ranked first at the 7th International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Men’s World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships & 12th World Amateur Classic Bodybuilding Championships & IFBB International Congress, and was crowned the champion of the international event.