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the end of juan carlos’ reign

Coronation of Felipe VI to take place without presence of foreign royals

June 19 ceremony will not be attended by other heads of state. Royal palace blames “lack of time and room” in Congress

This week’s 'El Jueves' cover showing Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias.

Cartoonists resign from satirical magazine after king cover pulled

‘El Jueves’ hits Spanish newsstands a day late after publisher bans monarchy-mocking image at final hour

How King Juan Carlos revealed his secret abdication plan

EL PAÍS reconstructs the final series of events leading up to Monday’s historic announcement, which the Spanish monarch had kept under wraps from world leaders for months

Leonor becomes a crown princess

Mábel Galaz Madrid

Felipe’s eldest daughter has begun a low-key public life in preparation for her future role as queen

ENERGY

Fracking firm’s advances raising fear in northern Spain

Joseba Elola Burgos

US company threatens to expropriate local people’s land to extract the region’s gas potential

A video of the campaign released by the Brunete council (in Spanish).

How a Madrid town tricked graffiti artists into cleaning their own tags

Spray-painters were lured into entering a competition by the promise of a €300 prize, but ended up donning overalls and grabbing paintbrushes

The Miró mural decorating the exterior of the Palacio de Congresos. / Uly Martín

Ministry admits it cannot maintain landmark Madrid conference center

Elisa Silió Madrid

Sat across from the Bernabéu soccer stadium and decorated with a Miró mural, the Palacio de Congresos has been empty since the Spanish tourism office moved out in 2012

FUEL FRAUD

50 arrests so far in raid on Spanish diesel oil scam ring

Over 100 detentions expected in operation against group that sold adulterated fuel in connivance with gas stations. Civil Guard warns thousands of drivers may have used damaging product

GALICIA RAIL TRAGEDY

Government report blames driver for Santiago train crash

José Precedo Madrid

But judge is also targeting rail manager execs for failing to install safety mechanisms that might have prevented last July’s disaster, which killed 79 people

employment

May figures show biggest job growth in Spain since July 2005

Social Security affiliations up for third consecutive month, according to latest data. Trend reflects a good season for tourism, construction and agricultural work

Ex-Barça boss named as official suspect in Neymar tax fraud case

High Court judge summons Sandro Rosell and Catalan soccer club’s representative to testify on June 13

Judge resigns from Spain’s top court over drunk-driving incident

Enrique López steps down from Constitutional Court after being caught four times over the limit. Conservative magistrate was also reportedly riding his motorcycle without a helmet

Women face three years in jail for joining Galicia sports center protest

Víctor Honorato Pontevedra 1

Court hands down “disproportionate” sentence after applying tough labor law. Gym instructors were attending a demonstration over pay and conditions

Spanish authorities dismantle ring that sent jihadists to Syria and Mali

Six arrested in Melilla in joint Civil Guard-National Police operation. Interior Ministry says cell was also seeking to buy weapons and bomb-making instructions

Más información

The news about the gorilla incident in Tenerife has been reported around the world. / www.loroparque.com

Why the Canaries zoo story is not quite what it seems

Loro Parque in Tenerife denies press reports of comic scenes on Monday, when a vet was alleged to have shot a keeper in a gorilla suit

EDITOR’S PICK

ENGLISH-LANGUAGE THEATER

Using sex and violence to get to the front of the ‘Line’

The Face 2 Face company gets all grown up with the first production in Spain of Manhattan’s longest-running show

cinema

This week’s movie releases

Veteran Magneto Ian McKellen teams up with younger self Michael Fassbender for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

CULTURE

John Banville wins Prince of Asturias Literature prize

Irish writer wonders who will hand out prestigious awards once their patron has become King Felipe IV

A Courtly Love

Photojournalist Paul Louis Archer brings us another fantastic audio slideshow, this time from the Moors & Christians Festival, part of the National Day of Valencia

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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LATIN AMERICA

“There is an inexplicable bad mood against Brazil”

Carla Jiménez Brasilia

President plays down importance of delays and protests just days ahead of World Cup

Leftists boost Santos re-election campaign

Plans to reassess peace talks with the FARC tank support for Uribe’s party

A small ray of hope in Cité Soleil

A group of nuns led by a Spaniard is providing healthcare and schooling in Haiti’s poorest slum

The modesty of Uruguay’s political elite did not begin with Mujica

Most of the presidential candidates in the country lead a simple life

The latest in European science

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