3 diciembre 2014
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Spain gets passing grade in public sector corruption index

Transparency International report places the country 37th out of 175, three positions higher than last year

INDEPENDENCE BID

Catalan leftists say no to joint secessionist run in early elections

Miquel Noguer Barcelona

ERC leader Oriol Junqueras says ruling CiU bloc’s corruption record is a key reason for rejecting offer, adding that he is in favor of creating a “government of unity” after the vote

A frame from a video shot by Martin Verfondern of his alleged killer.

Dutchman’s shooters: “I’m going after you. You’re ready for killing”

Silvia R. Pontevedra Santiago de Compostel·la

Martin Albert Verfordern recorded the repeated threats made by the rural Galician family now accused of his murder

What happens after Spain’s stolen children meet their birth mothers?

Natalia Junquera Logroño

Those illegally adopted during the Franco dictatorship often struggle to bond with their real parents

POLITICS

Ruling conservatives mulling grand coalition with Socialists

PP secretary general denies that the aim of such a move would be to neutralize new Spanish leftist party Podemos, while PSOE says a tie-up will never happen

SPANISH SOCCER

Police report reveals warnings were issued about soccer hooligans

Authorities had denied knowledge that group of Depor ‘ultras’ was planning on traveling to Madrid, where a fight that broke out with Atlético fans resulted in the death of a supporter from La Coruña

How Depor ‘ultras’ got their tickets to fatal Madrid fan battle

Riazor Blues and Frente Atlético groups had not clashed in six years, security forces say

ECONOMY

Ranks of unemployed fall by 14,688 people in November

El País Madrid

Jobless claims down and Social Security contributors up, confirming “a change in trend” according to government

Ex-Castellón Popular Party boss enters jail to begin four-year term

María Fabra / Lorena Ortega Madrid / Castellón

Former political heavyweight Carlos Fabra was found guilty on four counts of tax fraud worth nearly €700,000 last year

CRIME

The coffin with the remains of the police officer who died during a shootout with a bank robber on Friday. / Salvador Sas (EFE)

Vigo bank robber tried to flee with €120,000 before being shot down

Interior Minister promises an investigation into why the dead and injured police officers were not wearing bulletproof vests

Visas obtained by Bernardo Rolland.

The Spanish Schindlers

Madrid exhibition reveals how 18 diplomats disobeyed orders to help thousands of Jews escape the death camps during WWII

CiU defends watchdog attorney caught with cash at Andorra border

Maiol Roger Barcelona

Mercè Pigem resigns from General Council of the Judiciary over scandal that ruling Catalan nationalist bloc considers an “image problem”

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The Spanish Civil War and Google Street View

New project blends images from the siege of Madrid with modern-day photographs of the capital

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EDITOR’S PICK

The presentation of Antonio López’s royal portrait. / U. M.

Spanish royal portrait that was 20 years in the making finally unveiled

“I wouldn’t want you to think I am lazy,” artist Antonio López jokes after finishing work that was originally commissioned in 1994

Omelet record attempt leaves city with egg on its face

Opposition councilors in Vitoria demand explanations over alleged failure of an event that cost €45,000

The Valencian chef who gave up his Michelin star

Julio Biosca asked the famous guide to withdraw the coveted award it bestowed upon his village restaurant Casa Julio

Put down Orwell, pick up Spanish literature

Chris Finnigan checks out Hispabooks, a small publishing house in Madrid that is changing perceptions of Spain abroad

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LATIN AMERICA

Colombia tries to reboot FARC negotiations

Guerrilla group angry that President Santos suspended talks when it kidnapped a general

Brazil looks to cut spending and control inflation

President Dilma Rousseff changes course to confront the country’s most obvious economic challenges

Economic slowdown driving new generation of reforms in Latin America

Experts agree region needs to improve education, transport and business climate

American students arrive in Cuba on a university trip

Havana is the last leg on the travel itinerary for University of Virginia’s Summer at Sea program

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