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Scuffles break out between police and Catalan independence supporters
Sep 29, 2018 17:47Catalan independence supporters scuffled with police on Saturday as protests marked the first anniversary of the region's independence referendum.
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Spain to push for European recognition of Palestine
Sep 21, 2018 12:23Spain says it will try to bring about a "European recognition" of an independent Palestinian state, saying the country may itself go ahead and recognize Palestine if a consensus evades the continent.
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Saudi, Spain row puts warship row at risk of cancellation
Sep 08, 2018 08:15A multibillion-dollar deal to sell Spanish warships to Saudi Arabia is on the brink of being cancelled amid a row between the two countries over Madrid's decision to block shipment of bombs to the kingdom.
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10,000 unaccompanied minor refugees in Spain
Sep 05, 2018 19:25Madrid estimates that 10,000 minor refugees are on Spanish soil alone without their parents and has unblocked 40 million euros ($46.5 million) for regions willing to welcome them, the health ministry said Wednesday.
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Spain cancels €9.2mn deal to sell Saudis 400 precision bombs
Sep 04, 2018 05:55The Saudi-led coalition’s recent slaughter of Yemeni children has prompted the Spanish Defense Ministry to cancel a €9.2-million deal to sell Saudis 400 precision bombs.
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Spain, Portugal to take in most Aquarius refugees
Aug 15, 2018 13:07Spain and Portugal on Tuesday offered to take in most of the 141 refugees on board the Aquarius after it was given permission to dock in Malta, resolving a new standoff over the rescue ship.
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Hundreds wounded following collapse of platform at Spanish festival
Aug 13, 2018 14:08Hundreds of people have been injured, five seriously, during a festival in Spain when a section of a wooden platform packed with people collapsed into the sea, according to media reports.
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Europe copes with record heat wave, 2 die in Spain
Aug 03, 2018 18:21Two men have died from heatstroke in Spain as Europeans cope with a record heat wave.
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Spain to build five warships for Saudi Arabia under new deal
Jul 20, 2018 05:55Madrid has inked a military deal with the Riyadh regime, which would see a Spanish firm build five warships for Saudi Arabia, despite an international cry against the sales of military equipment to the kingdom amid its bloody war on impoverished Yemen.
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Spain drops arrest warrant for Puigdemont after Germany refuses to extradite him
Jul 19, 2018 19:18Spain's Supreme Court dropped a European arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Thursday after Germany refused to extradite him to face a charge of rebellion for declaring Catalonia independent last year.