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BID FOR INDEPENDENCE

Constitutional Court accepts appeal, suspends Catalan referendum plan

María Fabra Madrid

Regional authorities will have to cancel campaigning on November 9 independence vote, which will be suspended until magistrates reach a decision

The key points of the Spanish government’s appeal

The executive argues that a referendum in Catalonia would deny the remainder of Spaniards their rights

Catalan premier confident courts will allow independence vote

Agencies Madrid

Constitutional Court must “think very hard about what it is going to do,” says Artur Mas

Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez (third from left) marches in Madrid. / Julián Rojas

Thousands march across Spain to celebrate end of abortion reform

Pro-choice campaigners also hail resignation of ex-justice minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón over failure of law

“I was not corrupt,” ex-premier Pujol tells Catalan parliament

El País / Pere Ríos Madrid / Barcelona

The 84-year-old former nationalist leader offers explanations for hidden fortune to regional deputies

ECONOMY

Spanish government revises 2015 growth figures upward

Forecast, including creation of 348,200 jobs and GDP rise of 2%, comes despite possible effect of slowdown in euro zone

DIPLOMATIC ROW

China, Spain put aside differences over High Court genocide case

Carlos E. Cué Beijing

PM Rajoy and President Xi Jinping stress strength of relations between the two countries during key Beijing meeting

Nine jihadists with links to ISIS detained in Spain and Morocco

The group, thought to be led by a Spaniard, was operating in areas known to be bases for sending terrorists to combat zones

Missionary Manuel Garcia Viejo in Sierra Leone. / efe

Second missionary dies of ebola

Manuel García Viejo, who had been brought back to Spain for treatment, was infected with virus in Sierra Leone

Prostitution and drugs account for €9bn of Spain’s GDP

Inclusion of illicit activities and other changes to calculation methodology boost 2013 total by 2.6 percent, according to new figures released by the INE statistics institute

MEDIA

González-Echenique appears before parliament on Tuesday. / uly martín

Head of Spanish state broadcaster quits over government funding row

RTVE chief Leopoldo González-Echenique had refused to carry out layoff plan

Police arrest suspected Madrid pedophile who abducted five girls

The 42-year-old man, who has a record of sexual abuse, was detained in Santander where he had fled to “lay low”

Medical student arrested over stabbing of five people in Lleida

Alejandro Ruiz, a 21-year-old from La Rioja, handed himself in to police on Tuesday evening

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EDITOR’S PICK

Adolfo Infante after being assaulted in October 2013.

Homophobic attacks rise in Spain, but few are complaining

Hate crimes report reveals that only a small percentage of assaults against gay people are taken to the police

Tales from the courtroom to the crime novel

Magistrate José Antonio Vázquez Taín comes under fire for including details of Asunta Basterra murder case in new book

The curse of Togo’s child-witches

A Spanish missionary group is working to raise awareness about children accused of witchcraft in the African country

Forests, fairy tales and a cabinet of curiosities

Alx Phillips speaks to the curator of weird and wonderful show ‘Metamorphosis,’ now on at Madrid’s Casa Encendida

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LATIN AMERICA

Brazil presidential hopefuls remain silent on abortion

With the election just days away, the tragedy of illegal procedures is failing to trigger public debate

Mexican army detains soldiers over massacre

Government had previously claimed Tlatlaya casualties were the result of skirmishes between military and criminals

The new Brazilian middle class: a decisive demographic in elections

Voters who climbed out of poverty will hold the key to the October 5 poll

Mexican drug gangs kidnapping bus passengers to turn them into hitmen

Cartels in Tamaulipas state are growing their ranks through forced recruitment

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