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February 19, 2019

Spanish PM to visit France to pay tribute to civil war exiles

Spain’s prime minister is to travel to France this weekend to pay tribute to the 450,000 Spaniards who sought refuge there at the end of the 1936-39 civil war and the Franco dictatorship that followed, his office said Tuesday. On…
February 19, 2019

Scientists discover two new bat species in Europe, North Africa

A new species of bat has been discovered in wooded areas of Europe, an international team of researchers said on Tuesday, as well as another “very rare” species that lives in caves in North Africa. The findings add to the…
February 19, 2019

Repsol announces big gas discovery in Indonesia

Spanish energy giant Repsol announced Tuesday it had made a substantial natural gas discovery in Indonesia along with its partners, Malaysia’s Petronas and Japan’s Mitsui Oil Exploration (Moeco). The company described the discovery in South Sumatra as “the largest gas…
February 19, 2019

Spanish ex-PM Rajoy to testify on February 26 in Catalan separatists’ trial

Spain’s former prime minister Mariano Rajoy, who was in power when Catalonia’s executive tried to secede in 2017, will testify in the high-profile trial of separatist leaders on February 26, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. In a statement, the court…
February 18, 2019

Gibraltar accuses Spanish warship of ‘childish behaviour’ in its waters

Gibraltar on Monday accused Madrid of “childish behaviour” after a Spanish warship ordered commercial vessels to move from British-controlled waters near the tiny territory. It is the latest in a long string of diplomatic skirmishes over the tiny Mediterranean peninsula…
February 18, 2019

Expelled EU lawmakers plan to re-enter Venezuela via Colombia

Five European lawmakers who were expelled from Venezuela said Monday they would try to re-enter the country via Colombia along with a shipment of humanitarian aid sent by the United States. The European Parliament members were tossed out of Venezuela…
February 18, 2019

Taiwan protests Spain deportations of fraudsters to China

Taiwan hit out at Spain on Monday after two Taiwanese fraud suspects were deported to China over objections from the government in Taipei and human rights groups. Returning Taiwanese criminals to China has become a major source of friction between…
February 18, 2019

Spanish victims of sex abuse priests speak out

A trickle of accusations of sexual abuse against priests in schools and seminaries is starting to erode the wall of silence in Catholic Spain, whose Church representatives are set to attend a major Vatican meeting on child protection. “This is…
February 17, 2019

Northern Spain hit with 50 fires

Regional authorities in northern Spain said Sunday they were battling around 50 fires, some of which were deliberately set. By end of Sunday, 48 fires were still active, a statement from the government of the Cantabria region said. “During the…

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