miércoles, 3 julio 2013

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Última hora

LATIN AMERICA

Bolivian President Evo Morales talks to journalists on July 3, 2013 at the airport of Schwechat, near Vienna. / Helmut Fohringer (AFP)

Spain gives Bolivian leader airspace clearance after diplomatic standoff

El País Madrid 3

Presidential plane finally makes stopover in the Canary Islands after rumors surfaced that Evo Morales may have been smuggling whistleblower Edward Snowden

Opinion: Asylum for Snowden

Snowden seeks asylum in Spain via a fax sent to Moscow consulate

Miguel González / Julia Davis Madrid 1

Foreign Ministry will not consider the petition because Spanish law requires requests to be submitted in national territory or on the border

EURO CRISIS

Portuguese president summons party chiefs to resolve coalition crisis

Agencies Lisbon

Markets wobble and risk premium spikes due to ministerial resignations and government rift

MARKETS

Ibex 35 falters on doubts over banks and crisis in Portugal

El País Madrid

Latest Moody’s report sees banking sector lead downward surge in stock market as risk premium also rises

POLITICAL ESPIONAGE

Who spied on the Catalan PP chief? Attorneys ignore out-of-court deal

Jesús García Barcelona

Sánchez-Camachi withdrew complaint after being bugged, but prosecutors consider case to be in “public interest”

LAYOFF FUND SCANDAL

Former Socialist minister targeted in Andalusia layoff scam case

Javier Martín-Arroyo Seville

Judge holds ex-Public Works chief responsible for “laying down the rules” for allegedly illicit budget transfers

GÜRTEL CORRUPTION SCANDAL

Former Valencia parliament speaker to face Gürtel trial

Ignacio Zafra Valencia

Eleven other PP officials and bribery-ring businessmen also due to take stand on influence-peddling and embezzlement charges

politics

Why Castilla-La Mancha is now the PP's experimental laboratory

Francesco Manetto Madrid

Many of the cutbacks the Cabinet wants are tried and tested in this region first

DRIVING

A GPS device on the windshield of a car. / GETTY IMAGES

Kings of the road apps

Patricia R. Blanco Madrid

There are dozens of cellphone programs aimed at making drivers' lives easier, warning about speed cameras or just telling you where you parked your car

Police officer jailed after taking revenge on tow trucks

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Francesc C. levied unjustified fines after his own vehicle was impounded twice for illegal parking

The mystery of a skeleton inside a wetsuit; body found off coast

Jesús Duva / Ezequiel Moltó Madrid / Alicante

Police say dead man may have been a Moroccan migrant who tried to swim across to Spanish shore

POLITICS

Socialist Party allows Andalusian branch to stage express primary

El País Madrid / Seville

Party leader Rubalcaba will not hold up selection process on the condition that regional chief stays out of national process

Andalusian premier’s bow-out decision hampers Socialists' plans

Giovanni Carenzio with Mónica Cembro (left) and Elisabetta Caltagirone at a dinner he organized in 2007.

Arrested Vatican broker has scores of pending fraud cases in Canaries

Pedro Murillo Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Giovanni Carenzio embezzled 20 million euros from archipelago's high society

ECONOMY

Number of registered unemployed sees biggest June fall on record

El País Madrid

But the amount of people signing up with the Social Security system has barely grown. Seasonal effects of tourism sector mostly behind positive figures

Spain ousts Greece at top of euro-zone jobless ranks

AGENCIES Brussels

Eurostat figures put May unemployment rate at 12.1 percent

Human Trafficking

El Cielo y el Mundo night spot in Parla, which attracted the attention of the authorities. / CARLOS ROSILLO (EL PAÍS)

Police bust gangs forcing Chinese women into brothels

El País Madrid

Criminal networks promised victims high-paying jobs in Europe

Murder-for-hire suspect busted in Madrid could face death penalty

Martin Delfín Madrid

US will have to convince Spain it won’t seek capital punishment in extradition hearing. Woman accused of paying $3 million to a hitman has been a fugitive since 2008

TECHNOLOGY

sciammarella

Why Google refuses to forget

Antía Castedo Barcelona

The Spanish Data Protection Agency is backing people calling for links to information they believe is damaging to be deleted

Diversity & the Law

Military wants stricter sexual and racial harassment sentences

Miguel González Madrid

Draft of armed forces' new penal code severely punishes several types of discrimination, including homophobia and Islamophobia

Female captain who was victim of sexual harassment now gets pariah treatment

Public TV show resurrects ETA link to Madrid train bombings

El País Madrid

Program includes photos of 2004 Al Qaeda-inspired attacks in sequence condemning Basque terrorists

Islamic Extremism

Syrian suicide-bomber recruiter was “jihad reference point” in Ceuta

José María Irujo Madrid

Alleged terrorist in exclave has been arrested after being tracked by Spanish intelligence agency

justice

Murder suspect José Bretón looks on as the police officer testifies on Monday. / Rafa Alcaide (EFE)

Police officer testifies against father accused of murder of two children

Manuel J. Albert Córdoba

Agent tells court of Bretón's erratic behavior and the emotional confession he would later retract

Child Abandonment Scandal

Destitute couple says social services “snatched” their two children

Alejandra Agudo Talavera de la Reina

The boys, aged 11 and two, are currently in a juvenile center in Toledo as parents face police complaint

Kickbacks-for-contracts Scheme

Socialist government had to pay Gürtel-linked firm for Aznar trips

Francisco Mercado Madrid

Popular Party begins series of crisis-management meetings in wake of ex-treasurer Bárcenas being jailed

BÁRCENAS CASE

Rajoy feels no threat from jailed former party moneyman

Miguel González Brussels

In written statement, prime minister vows to respect court’s eventual verdict in Bárcenas case

How much does the jailed former treasurer know?

Francesco Manetto / Carlos E. Cué Madrid

Officials uneasy over what Bárcenas might yet reveal about Gürtel graft case

Bárcenas latest high-profile inmate at Soto del Real

Mónica Ceberio Belaza / José Antonio Hernández Madrid

Ex-Popular Party treasurer will be sharing a 10-by-10-meter cell and will have to perform prisoner's chores

Do moms and dads have the right to choose the gender of their baby? / michael orton (getty)

This time I want a little girl

Elena G. Sevillano Madrid

Fertility clinics want parents to be able to choose the sex of their children

Regional Politics

Separatists fill Camp Nou to demand vote on sovereignty

Miquel Noguer Barcelona

Concert rally attracts 90,000 supporters of Catalan independence, but regional premier stays away

Más información

WIMBLEDON

Del Potro finally fells Ferrer

Juan José Mateo / DPA Wimbledon

Verdasco puts Murray to test in Wimbledon quarterfinals

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER

Spain makes it through at Under-20 World Cup

EP Madrid

Injury time strike by Jesé snatches 2-1 win over Mexico

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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FEATURES

cutbacks

The former home of state broadcaster RTVE in Madrid. / CRISTÓBAL MANUEL (EL PAÍS)

Government resorts to real estate portfolio in bid to raise cash

María Fernández / Lara Otero Madrid

The Spanish state is aiming to offload 27 percent of its current assets

archeology

Archeological excavation at the Visigothic site at Los Ahijones. / KIKE PARA (EL PAÍS)

Just a pile of stones, or a priceless window on to the past?

Pilar Álvarez / Esther Sánchez Madrid

The discovery of Paleolithic flint quarry at housing development in Madrid has raised the question of how best to preserve historical sites such as these

In search of the lost city

Big Exhibitions

Dalí, and the other visionaries who drive art crowds crazy

Iker Seisdedos

A Reina Sofía exhibition dedicated to the surrealist master has been a phenomenal success. The sell-out show begs the question: what makes some artists smash-hits with the public

gender violence

Experts believe that half of sexual assaults go unreported. / GETTY IMAGES

A rape every eight hours: thousands of lives to rebuild

Jaime Prats Valencia

According to 2011 data, there were 1,100 violent sexual assaults reported in Spain. For the victims, the trauma is a major barrier to moving on

around town

Tongues too loose in Madrid’s Latin quarter

Rodrigo Casteleiro García

Residents of trendy district complain about noise from bars and street drinking

National trends

The crisis is prompting more and more couples to put off having children. / TANIA CASTRO (EL PAÍS)

Why the crisis is keeping the stork at bay

Jaime Prats 1

The birth rate in Spain has dropped nearly 13 percent since 2008 Demographic experts are warning of the risks of an imbalance in society

LATIN AMERICA

Alarming numbers of girls giving birth in Guatemala

José Elías Guatemala

Poverty and poor-quality education being blamed for rise in juvenile mothers

Pope will broach protests during upcoming Brazil visit

Country’s Catholic leaders side with demonstrators' demands for change

“We want Maracanã returned to us”

Brazil protestors say soccer has become a sport for the privileged

Former President Bachelet sweeps up in opposition primaries

Chileans are slated to elect a new leader in November

Mexico will press to “flexibilize” US border policy

Foreign secretary speaks out against high-security approach within Washington’s migration reform

CONFEDERATIONS CUP FINAL

Spain outshone in Maracanã dress rehearsal

James Badcock

Brazil too strong as world champion surrendersl control of midfield

FORMULA 1

Rosberg first, Alonso third in thrilling British Grand Prix

Vettel forced to retire while leading at Silverstone circuit that saw four tire blowouts

Última hora

CINEMA

When Franco went to Hollywood

Juan Cruz Madrid

Dictators’ diplomats pressurized studios into censoring Hemingway adaptations

Filming an incredible family reunion

El País / Clara Blanchar Barcelona

‘Seleme seleme’ narrates couple’s African adoption adventure

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke reteam with director Richard Linklater for Before Midnight

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

A little early for such optimism

El País

The fourth consecutive fall in the unemployment figure does not imply an economic recovery

opinion

Asylum for Snowden

Miguel Ángel Aguilar

The Snowden leaks show serious violations of the right to privacy in communications, which is protected in every democratic constitution

EDITORIAL

Winds of the Cold War

El País

Germany, France and the EU demand explanations from Washington over the spying on US allies

OPINION

General regression

Josep Ramoneda

The Wert education law is a symbol of elitism, and the massive privatization of basic services typifies the caste culture that is corrupting Spanish democracy

BLOG / ATOMIUM CULTURE