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China reports 78 coronavirus cases, sparking fears of 2nd wave +World updates
Mar 24, 2020 05:00China has registered 78 new cases of coronavirus infection, most of them imported from abroad, sparking concerns about a second wave of infections in the country.
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Spain’s king distances self from father in scandal tied to Saudi Arabia
Mar 16, 2020 06:10Spain’s King Felipe VI has distanced himself from his father, a former monarch who has been hit by allegations of financial irregularity.
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Huge waves in Barcelona as deadly storm Gloria lashes Spain
Jan 22, 2020 09:52Huge waves and strong winds hit Barcelona's main beach on Tuesday as Storm Gloria reached its third day battering parts of Spain.
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Portugal, Spain slammed by storm Fabien
Dec 22, 2019 13:54Emergency services worked to clear damage caused by severe wind and floods in Spain and Portugal on Sunday, December 22, after two powerful storms struck the Iberian peninsula in quick succession over the past four days killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage.
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Jailed Catalan leader 'entitled to immunity' as member of European Parliament
Dec 19, 2019 09:57A Catalan leader jailed for his role in an independence referendum deemed illegal by Spain has been entitled to immunity as a member of the European Parliament despite not having being able to take up his seat, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday.
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Pro-independence protests erupt near Barcelona stadium before El Clasico
Dec 19, 2019 05:17Chanting "Independence" and "Free political prisoners", several thousand Catalan protesters gathered near Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium on Wednesday before the local side was to face rivals Real Madrid in Spain's most high-profile match.
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Belgian court once again postpones extradition hearing of ex-Catalan leaders
Dec 17, 2019 04:30The Belgian court has once again postponed the extradition hearing of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and his former councilors Toni Comín and Lluís Puig until February.
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The Catalan leadership is serious about independence
Dec 13, 2019 10:36"In certain periods of history, like the period between 1923 and 1939, and I would suggest 2010 and the present, the outlook of this other, much more civic, egalitarian and progressive brand of Catalan nationalism has been hegemonic within the movement, something that so-called "rightists" like Puigdemont and Torra have been quick to grasp and adjust to."
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Ship likely carrying Saudi arms flees Spanish port after protest
Dec 11, 2019 07:50Spanish peace groups have staged a protest at an eastern port against the presence of a Saudi ship they suspect was carrying weapons from the United States to be used in Yemen.
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US’ cruel sanctions on Iran affecting rare disease patients: Official
Dec 09, 2019 04:18The head of Iran’s Organ Transplant Management Center said the “cruel” sanctions imposed by the US against the Islamic Republic have negatively affected patients with rare diseases.