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US initiates retaliatory action against six countries over digital tax
Mar 29, 2021 07:54The 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 09:35The 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 05:45Spain’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 12:29Angry 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 07:52Spanish 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 11:52Voters 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 02:36A 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.
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Blaze in migrant squat near Barcelona kills at least two
Dec 10, 2020 11:34Flames ripped through an abandoned warehouse occupied by scores of immigrant squatters in a Barcelona suburb, killing at least two people and injuring at least 19 overnight.
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Spain extradites former Iranian banker sentenced to jail for corruption
Oct 15, 2020 09:49Spain has extradited a fugitive ex-Iranian banker implicated in a financial corruption case.
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President Rouhani: Europe must not allow US bans to affect ties with Iran
Sep 29, 2020 15:33President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the European Union for backing the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement in the face of the US’s unilateral withdrawal, saying Europe should not allow American sanctions to influence its trade dealings with Tehran.