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Spain’s Catalonia declares date for independence vote
Jun 09, 2017 08:01Catalonia will hold a referendum on splitting from Spain on Oct. 1, the head of the region said on Friday, setting the stage for months of confrontation with the central government which says such a vote is illegal and must not take place.
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1,000s protest austerity measures in Madrid
May 28, 2017 04:50Thousands of people in Spain have flocked to the streets in the country’s capital, Madrid, denouncing the government’s recently implemented austerity measures.
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Students rally, stage sit-in in Spain
May 12, 2017 03:56More than 1,000 students have rallied and staged a sit-in in Barcelona, the Capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, to demand a reduction in university tuition fees.
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Blast, explosions injure 30 at waste factory in Madrid
May 04, 2017 15:10Some 30 people have been injured in a fire and several explosions in a waste treatment factory near the Spanish capital of Madrid.
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Spaniards protest US missile strike on Syrian air base
Apr 18, 2017 08:28People have held a demonstration in the Spanish capital, Madrid, to condemn Washington’s recent missile attack on a Syrian army air base that has drawn strong condemnations worldwide.
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Spanish firefighter refuses to ship arms to Saudi, faces job loss
Apr 15, 2017 06:39A Spanish firefighter is facing a four-year suspension from his job for his refusal to supervise the shipment of 4,000 tons of munitions to Saudi Arabia, believing the armaments could facilitate more war crimes in Yemen.
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Basque separatists voluntarily disarm: Report
Apr 07, 2017 08:04Spain’s Basque militant separatist group ETA says it has voluntarily turned all of its weapons and explosives over to civil mediators, a report says.
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Spain tells UK not to 'lose cool' over Gibraltar
Apr 03, 2017 12:52Spain has advised Britain not to get testy during Brexit talks concerning Gibraltar after a senior British politician proposed launching war over the disputed territory.
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Catalonia again calls for independence referendum
Mar 20, 2017 05:20Catalonia's separatist government on Sunday again urged Spain's central government to let it hold a legal referendum on independence like the one Scotland staged in 2014 with London's approval.
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Catalan ex-president banned from office over referendum
Mar 13, 2017 14:30Former Catalan President Artur Mas has been banned from holding office for a two-year period for organizing an independence referendum in 2014.