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08/09/2023

Death toll from heavy rains in Spain rises to five

The death toll from heavy rains that lashed most of Spain last weekend rose to five Friday after police recovered the bodies of two men who had been reported missing. And fears were growing for the fate of a sixth…

08/09/2023

Jihadist or undercover agent? Danish court to decide

A Dane who claims he was jailed due to work spying on IS group jihadists wraps up his court case Friday aimed at forcing Danish authorities to confirm his story — or not. A ruling in favour of Ahmed Samsam…

07/09/2023

As suicides rise, Spain seeks answers despite social taboo

“Eleven people commit suicide every day in Spain, the number is growing and the necessary measures are not being taken,” said Victoria de la Serna, 63, whose son took his own life over a decade ago. And she’s outraged by…

06/09/2023

Spain’s Hermoso files complaint over Rubiales’ kiss

Spain player Jenni Hermoso has filed a criminal complaint over suspended football chief Luis Rubiales’s kiss on her lips at the Women’s World Cup final, prosecutors said Wednesday. Prosecutors at Spain’s top criminal court opened a preliminary investigation last week…

06/09/2023

Spain says to remain vigilant over STC-Telefonica tieup

Spain said Wednesday it would keep watch to ensure the “strategic autonomy” of Telefonica after Saudi Telecom (STC) acquired a significant stake in the Spanish telco giant, becoming its largest shareholder. In an announcement late Tuesday, STC said it had…

06/09/2023

Minnows blamed for algae-filled French, Spanish lakes

Perched 1,800 metres (about 6,000 feet) from France’s border with Spain is the emerald Areau lake — whose colour experts blame on minnows used by anglers as live bait. “When one sees these fish in the mountain lakes, we see…

05/09/2023

Catalan leader demands ‘amnesty’ to support Spain’s Sanchez

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, who emerged as kingmaker after Spain’s inconclusive July election, demanded an amnesty Tuesday for hundreds of activists facing legal action over the region’s failed 2017 secession bid. Puigdemont, 60, said the “complete abandonment of judicial…

05/09/2023

Borrell confirms Swedish EU diplomat held in Iran

The European Union’s top diplomat confirmed on Tuesday that Johan Floderus, a Swedish diplomat working for the EU, has been held captive in Iran for more than 500 days. Arriving at a meeting on development in the Spanish city of…

05/09/2023

Catalan separatis leader demands Spanish ‘amnesty’

Catalonia’s separatist leader Carles Puigdemont demanded Tuesday an amnesty for hundreds of activists facing legal action over a failed 2017 separatist bid in the northeastern region of Spain. Puigdemont said the “complete abandonment of judicial proceedings” against Catalan separatists was…