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Spanish right rallies against plans to pardon Catalan separatists
Jun 16, 2021 19:18Tens of thousands of people, including the leaders of the three parties on Spain’s right, have rallied in Madrid to protest against the government’s deeply divisive moves to pardon the 12 Catalan independence leaders convicted over their parts in the failed secession attempt almost four years ago.
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Western Sahara independence leader lands in Algiers amid diplomatic row between Morocco, Spain
Jun 02, 2021 16:07Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Western Saharan independence movement has arrived in Algeria, amid an escalation of tensions between Morocco and Spain over his reception for medical treatment by the latter.
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Workers mark May Day with protest rallies in France, Spain, Germany
May 02, 2021 07:40Protests erupted in a number of European countries on May Day as demonstrators called for better working protections in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the attributed economic crisis.
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US initiates retaliatory action against six countries over digital tax
Mar 29, 2021 12:24The United States has begun to take retaliatory action against six countries for imposing a levy or digital services tax on e-commerce companies that have impacted US enterprises.
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European Parliament strips 3 MEPs of immunity over 'sedition' charges in Catalonia
Mar 09, 2021 13:05The European Parliament has lifted the immunity from prosecution of former regional president of Catalonia and two of his government officials over charges of "sedition."
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More child migrants are arriving alone in Spain’s holiday islands than ever before
Feb 26, 2021 09:15Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said around 23,000 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands from Africa in 2020 – more than seven times the number of arrivals in 2019.
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Protests over freedom of speech hit Spain for fourth night
Feb 20, 2021 15:59Angry protesters and police have clashed for a fourth night in cities across Spain after thousands of people took to the streets to demand freedom of expression.
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Police, protesters clash for third night over freedom of speech in Spain
Feb 19, 2021 11:22Spanish police and protesters have clashed for a third night after thousands of people took to the streets to demand freedom of expression.
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Polls open in Spain's Catalonia in test for pro-independence strength
Feb 14, 2021 15:22Voters go to polling stations in Catalonia, Spain, in what observers see as a test of strength for the pro-independence movement.
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Spain’s virus surge hits mental health of frontline workers
Jan 28, 2021 06:06A study released recently by Barcelona’s Hospital del Mar looking at the impact of the spring’s COVID-19 surge on more than 9,000 health workers across Spain found that at least 28% suffered major depression. Dr. Jordi Alonso, one of the chief researchers said that is six times higher than the rate in the general population before the pandemic.