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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1794: Autogiro
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Spain’s Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote, Ushering In Socialists
Posted on · Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was voted out of office by an absolute majority of Spain's parliament after a former treasurer of his party was found guilty in a bribery and money-laundering scandal.
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Peacemakers Mark End Of Violent Basque Separatist Group ETA
Posted on · The Basque separatist group ETA publicly declared its dissolution, bringing an end to a campaign against Spain that saw more than 850 people killed over more than four decades of bombings and shootings
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2018 World Cup Draw Results: Spain And Portugal In Same Group
Posted on · Russia goes into its home World Cup ranked 65th in the world, the lowest-ranked of any of the 32 teams in the tournament
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Catalonia Declares Independence; Spain Approves Central Takeover Of Region
Posted on · Catalan lawmakers have voted to establish an independent republic. Meanwhile, the Spanish Senate has given Spain's prime minister the authority to institute direct rule of the semi-autonomous region
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Catalan Parliament To Respond To Spain’s Planned Takeover
Posted on · The president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, asked regional lawmakers to debate options for responding to the takeover moves announced Saturday by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
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Spain Gears Up To Revoke Catalan Autonomy In Secession Spat
Posted on · The constitutional law that Spain plans to invoke has never been used in the four decades
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Spain’s Prime Minister Demands Clarity From Catalonia On Independence
Posted on · Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy demanded Wednesday that the leader of Catalonia clarify whether he has declared the region's independence.
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UPDATE: Catalan President Says He Has Mandate to Declare Independence From Spain But Will Wait
Posted on · Carles Puigdemont, the leader of Catalonia, said that he wants to hold official announcement to encourage dialogue.
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Spain on Edge Before Possible Catalan Secession Declaration
Posted on · Catalonia's separatist camp has grown in recent years, strengthened by Spain's recent economic crisis.
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Catalonia Calls For Spain Mediation Amid Referendum Dispute
Posted on · Catalonia’s leader on Monday called for international mediation and for the European Union “to stop looking the other way” in the region’s bid to secede from Spain.
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Spain: Police Shoot Man Wearing Possible Bomb Belt
Posted on · Regional police said officers shot a man wearing a possible explosives belt in Subirats, a small town 45 kilometers (28 miles) west of Barcelona.
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Spain’s Death Toll Raises To 15 As Suspect Linked To Fatal Carjacking Is Killed
Posted on · Spanish officials raised the death toll in the country's two vehicle attacks to 15 after learning that the fugitive carjacked a man and stabbed him to death Thursday night as he made his getaway.
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UPDATE: Barcelona Van driver Reportedly Killed By Spain’s Police
Posted on · A senior police official in Spain says that a single police officer killed four of the suspects who carried out the attack in the Catalan seaside town of Cambrils.
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UPDATE: Expert On Europe Cyber Attack: “Biggest Ransomwear Outbreak” Ever
Posted on · Ransomware attacks in the UK in Spain close down hospitals and endanger patient records