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Church may be forced to pay rent for Madrid campus chapels

Complutense University president is locked in battle with archbishops over the transfer of place of prayer

ROYAL VISIT

Felipe VI renews bond with Morocco on official trip

Spanish king describes country as “a politically stable southern frontier for Spain” while Mohammed VI unveils new fishing deal

interview: pedro sánchez

“There is going to be an economic transition and democratic renewal”

Anabel Díez Madrid

The new secretary general of the Socialist Party discusses his plans for reform ahead of his confirmation in the post

Niece of ex-government fixer arrested for money-laundering

Beatriz García Paesa, under investigation for her role in Francisco Paesa’s activities, is being held in relation to a multi-million security equipment deal to Angola

INTERVIEW: ALBERTO CONTADOR

Alberto Contador after his fall in stage 10 of the Tour de France. / K. L.

“I had prepared for this Tour de France like no other before”

Carlos Arribas Besançon

Spanish favorite to win French cycling race explains the heavy fall he suffered on Monday that forced him to withdraw

TECHNOLOGY SCANDAL

Disgraced Gowex CEO slapped with €600,000 bail by Madrid court

María Fabra Madrid

Jenaro García could be charged with three crimes after US analysis firm revealed 90 percent of Gowex sales were phony

WhatsApp is increasingly being used as evidence in trials. / Stock Image

Why WhatsApp can be used as an unreliable witness

Two Spanish hackers have managed to create fake sender identities on the popular message service

Suspended judge Baltasar Garzón denied government pardon

Spain’s Popular Party administration also turns down requests from other high-profile figures, including ex-Balearics regional premier Jaume Matas, who will now have to serve nine-month jail term

Socialist Party secretary general candidate Pedro Sánchez. / Álvaro García

Spain’s new generation of leaders

They’re young, they’re media savvy, they’re in touch with voters, and they’re ready to shake up the political scene

ECONOMY

IMF doubles 2014 growth forecast for Spain in just six months

Amanda Mars Madrid 1

New predictions are based on unexpectedly strong economic performance, better job market trends and low sovereign yields

Catalan cannabis club chiefs arrested for money laundering

At least four top members of regional marijuana federation held in police probe into destination of profits

‘Destruction of the Invincible Armada,’ by José Gartner de la Peña.

The hunt for the jewel in the Spanish Armada’s crown

DAVID REVELLES Spanish Point (Ireland)

Irish academics are trying to locate the ‘San Marcos,’ a huge galleon that sank off the coast of Ireland in 1588

Nóos judge leaves accountant’s confession out of royal graft case

Andreu Manresa Palma de Mallorca

Official suspect in corruption inquiry involving Spain’s Princess Cristina and her husband refused to clear up his own contradictory statements in court

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EDITOR’S PICK

Rosa María Sánchez rents out rooms in her flat to help pay the bills. / Consuelo Bautista

Why Barcelona is cracking down on thousands of Airbnb renters

Lluís Pellicer Barcelona

The Spanish headquarters of the property-rental site is based in the Catalan capital, but is deeply unpopular with the competition

A neighborhood that could be a global example of revival

Spanish team wins UN prize for plans to create community-based housing and economy in run-down district of Valencia

The power of Basque cuisine

What drives the culinary excellence of a region that is home to five of the world’s 50 best restaurants – the same as in the whole of France?

What’s with the Spanish mullet?

Koren Helbig examines how the “business at the front, party at the back” hairstyle has become a way of life

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LATIN AMERICA

A $2,600 fine for dancing on Diego Rivera’s grave

An actress has thrown a party among the tombstones of a number of illustrious Mexican figures

Russia to sell Brazil anti-aircraft system

Putin and Rousseff reach deals on health, infrastructure, education, tech and culture

“People who say homosexuals are sick are sick themselves”

The government and drug cartels have failed to deter Mexican Bishop Raúl Vera

Uruguay’s renewable energy revolution

Magdalena Martínez Montevideo

Eighty-four percent of the country’s electricity comes from alternative sources

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

A Socialist Party without mortgages

Newly elected secretary general Pedro Sánchez has a chance at effecting true party renewal if he ignores regional power claims

The latest in European science

Atomium brings together universities, newspapers and businesses to boost the movement of knowledge

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