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THE HANDOVER OF THE SPANISH THRONE

Juan Carlos to have top legal protection from courts in a month

Government seeking opposition support for fast-track legislation tailor-made for Spain’s former king

Don Felipe and Mariano Rajoy at La Zarzuela. / VIDEO: EL PAÍS- LIVE!

King Felipe VI gets to work by holding first meeting with PM

El País Madrid

New king will soon travel to Vatican and Spain’s neighbors

Felipe VI becomes the new
king of Spain

New monarch sworn in during low-key ceremony. Reign will be “a renewed monarchy for new times,” he says

Gossip magazine faces inquiry over imaginary Letizia interview

‘Diez Minutos’ under fire after publishing conversation that “could have taken place” with Spain’s new queen

ECONOMY

Income tax in Spain to fall 12.5% over two years

Government announces relief for taxpayers ahead of 2015 elections. Lowest rate to drop from 24% to 19% by 2016

Banderas’ new penthouse is being refurbished. / GARCÍA SANTOS

Antonio Banderas buys Málaga penthouse after split from Griffith

Spanish actor is keen to get out of LA and spend more time in his home town once his daughter starts college

Foundation linked to Podemos received €3.7m from Hugo Chávez

The new Spanish party’s leader, Pablo Iglesias, and two top aides sat on board of non-profit organization that advised Venezuelan leader for a decade

“We have put our knowledge to the service of change”

Luis Gómez Madrid

Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias argues that his policies are not populist and that tax loopholes for big firms could be closed “in a week” with a new law

Three decades of training scams

Spain’s system of funding vocational programs has repeatedly shown itself to be open to corruption. Labor unions and business associations work in cahoots with front firms to siphon off public money

The cadaver dissection room at the Complutense’s faculty of medicine. / carlos rosillo

Dirty money hidden under bodies at a Madrid university

Technicians at anatomy department reveal they received cash-in-hand payments in exchange for body parts

Spanish families prioritizing education over entertainment

Amanda Mars Madrid

Household spending survey shows people are also buying fewer clothes and shoes than before the crisis

Justice minister’s son alleged to have fled scene after car crash

Eyewitnesses described the driver of the speeding vehicle as looking “evidently drunk” as he took refuge inside a building

EC chief Barroso: Bank of Spain’s poor supervision fueled the crisis

Íñigo de Barrón Santander

The outgoing head of the European Commission says Brussels was not to blame for the Spanish real estate bubble

FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

Eight arrested in Madrid for recruiting jihad combatants

New recruits were sent to the Middle East to fight for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The raid against recruitment drives is the fourth in Spain in the last two years

Madrid winner of €137m lottery prize nowhere to be found

El País Madrid

Owner of the booth in satellite town that sold the ticket says it is little wonder that the lucky individual is keeping a low profile

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EDITOR’S PICK

Skulls discovered at key Spanish site point to Neanderthals’ origins

430,000-year-old remains from Atapuerca shed light on our cousins’ ancestors

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

Johnny Depp uploads his mind to a computer in Wally Pfister’s science-fiction drama ‘Transcendence’

Mundial de fútbol Brasil 2014

Spain’s Diego Costa on the floor during the match against Chile. / DYLAN MARTINEZ (REUTERS)

8 reasons why Spain crashed out of the World Cup

Cayetano Ros Madrid

With its 2-0 defeat to Chile, the team has suffered an ignominious end to its reign as champion

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LATIN AMERICA

Assange says he will stay under Ecuador’s protection

After two years trapped inside country’s London embassy, WikiLeaks founder sees no option but to stay on

“Our priority is to manage this humanitarian situation”

US Vice President Joe Biden explains his views on the child migrant crisis in an exclusive interview with EL PAIS

Mexico’s Catholic Church attacks government reforms

Jan Martínez Ahrens Mexico City

Pope Francis has promised to return President Peña Nieto’s visit to the Vatican

Michoacán’s absent governor resigns

Fausto Vallejo cites health reasons, but opponents point to his son’s ties with Mexican drug cartels

Maduro dismisses his economic policy czar

Long-time Chávez mentor Jorge Giordani hits back with article criticizing Venezuelan government

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

OPINION

Rebuilding Haiti begins with Haitians

Despite support from the international community, the country has been unable to resolve its problems

The latest in European science

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

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