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Catalan ex-leader Pujol’s lawyers go on offensive against Andorra breach

Defense files complaint in principality against anonymous individual whose revelations led to 84-year-old’s confession that he kept an undeclared fortune there

SPANISH SOCCER

Fifa bans Barcelona from signing new players in 2015

Soccer governing body upholds sanction against club for breaching rules relating to transfer of international youths under 18

EMPLOYMENT

80% social security reduction boosts ranks of self-employed by 267,000

Around 40% of those benefiting from contributions discount introduced last year are under 30. Measure allows new entrepreneurs in Spain to pay €53 a month for half a year

ECONOMY

European economic slowdown holding back Spanish exports

Trade deficit doubled in first half of 2014, but Spain will still post current-account surplus this year, says government

Members of SOS Racismo Vitoria protest against Mayor Maroto. / L. Rico

Basque government’s €616 welfare checks spark immigration row

Vitoria’s conservative mayor labeled “xenophobe” after saying subsidy discourages North African residents from working

Man arrested over beach murders claims he had mental disorder

Investigators in Cantabria still to fully clarify if the attacker, a nurse who worked in a Madrid hospital, knew his victims

These houses in Callosa de Segura were being sold for over €100,000 several months ago.

Alicante’s plundered new homes

Local activists are documenting looted unsold properties in the area to raise awareness of untrammeled construction

TOBACCO MARKET

Spanish cigarette sales plummet almost 50% in five years

Anti-smoking laws, higher taxes, the economic crisis, contraband and cheaper alternatives have all hit the big firms hard

REFERENDUM ROW

Catalan republicans call on premier to ignore top court on self-rule vote

ERC chief Oriol Junqueras says he will not tolerate delays to November 9 referendum from regional leader Artur Mas, even if central government appeals it

Catalan government insists date for independence vote unchanged

Ruling CiU seeks to limit damage caused by deputy premier’s suggestion that November 9 referendum could be delayed. Summit of pro-independence parties planned for September

IMMIGRATION

The €4,000 shortcut across the Strait of Gibraltar

Mafia groups are offering to take illegal migrants from Morocco to Spain in 15 minutes. Those willing to carry drugs get big discounts

Dozens of migrants put in care of NGOs as state centers reach limit

José Precedo Tarifa

Cádiz police precincts are full following huge influx of boats carrying illegal sub-Saharan immigrants to Spanish shores earlier this week

Woman caught smuggling cocaine in breast implants at Madrid airport

El País Madrid

The Venezuelan national was rushed to hospital after she confessed to be hiding 1.7 kilos of the drug

The lobby of the Mercer Hotel in Barcelona. / Massimiliano Minocri

Why hotel guests always know best

Comments on sites such as TripAdvisor have a huge influence over Spanish chains – and can also give smaller players a hand

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EDITOR’S PICK

John Mendi, the father of 11-month-old baby Fátima. / Andrés Kudacki

Tears in Tangier for the baby who reached Spain without them

The parents of 11-month-old Fátima, who arrived alone in Tarifa on a migrant boat after getting separated from them, want her back

The war games of a millionaire Mallorcan

How business magnate Juan March played off the Allies and the Germans in WWI to grow his empire

The Magaluf “rite of passage”

Attracted by cheap alcohol, thousands of young foreigners flock to the Mallorca resort every year. So far six have died attempting “balconing” there in 2014

HISTORY

Staring Black Death in the face in Barcelona

Archeologists uncover first mass grave of bubonic plague victims found in Spain

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LATIN AMERICA

Argentina makes debt swap offer to sidestep US ruling

President Fernández de Kirchner says unpaid creditors can exchange their bonds for domestic paper

Venezuelan ministers step down to give Maduro a free hand in reshuffle

Resignations suggest an imminent cabinet change

Puerto Rico’s population dwindles

Number of people living on the island is on the decline as a result of emigration to the US mainland and low birth rates

Poll shows Marina Silva is President Rousseff’s main rival in Brazil elections

Environmentalist would win 47% of vote if she replaces late Socialist candidate

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