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Spain's Basques form 202-kilometer human chain to call for independence vote
Jun 10, 2018 09:08Tens of thousands of people from Spain's Basque Country joined hands to form a human chain running some 202 kilometers (125 miles) on Sunday to call for the right to hold a regional independence vote.
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Spain’s new PM unveils pro-EU government dominated by women
Jun 07, 2018 04:01Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's new pro-EU government will be sworn in on Thursday with the most women in modern history, with 11 female and six male ministers.
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About 400 refugees storm fence on Spain-Morocco border
Jun 06, 2018 11:04Four hundred sub-Saharan refugees have stormed the double fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
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Spain’s Repsol braves US ire with first ‘Pars oil’ cargo
Jun 05, 2018 07:17Iran’s oil exports hit a new record in May which also saw the country sell its first cargo from West Karoun to Spain’s Repsol, the Oil Ministry’s Shana news outlet reported.
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German prosecutors seek Puigdemont extradition to Spain
Jun 01, 2018 14:18Germany's federal prosecutors said Friday they have filed a formal request to extradite deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain, where he faces charges of rebellion and corruption.
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Spanish PM to face vote of confidence in parliament on Friday
May 28, 2018 10:39Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will face a vote of confidence in parliament in the coming days as allegations of corruption against members of his center-right People’s Party (PP) threaten his rule.
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Spain's PM urges Catalonia to form 'viable' government
May 21, 2018 14:11Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has again urged leaders of Catalonia to form a new administration that could function and be viable, hinting that his government in Madrid may reject a future regional cabinet that includes jailed leaders of an outlawed independence movement.
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Spain slams Catalonia’s cabinet picks as ‘provocation’
May 20, 2018 08:28The ruling party in Spain has denounced as “provocation” the nominations by Catalonia’s new leader to his regional government, as the picks are of politicians who are either jailed by Madrid or are awaiting trial or in self-imposed exile.
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Spain: Catalonia's new cabinet includes jailed leaders
May 19, 2018 14:31Catalonia's new president has named a cabinet that includes jailed leaders of a controversial independence movement in the northeastern Spanish region.
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New Catalan leader shuns constitution as sworn in
May 18, 2018 03:21Quim Torra, Catalonia's new separatist leader, was sworn in Thursday during a brief ceremony without central government representatives in which he avoided promising to obey the constitution and pledged instead to follow "the will of the Catalan people".