16 enero 2015
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corruption

Gürtel case prosecutors seek 800 years in jail for 41 suspects

Anticorruption attorneys are demanding 123 years for Francisco Correa, the mastermind behind the huge bribes-for-contracts ring, and 42 years for ex-Popular Party treasurer Luis Bárcenas

environment

Repsol drops offshore oil and gas exploration in Canary Islands

Energy giant says samples extracted off Lanzarote coast point to low reserves of poor quality. Regional government relieved after protesting against project’s alleged environmental risks

Spanish Socialist leader takes his message of change to Washington

Silvia Ayuso Washington

Pedro Sánchez tells former and current US government officials that only his party is able to implement radical democratic initiatives in Spain

terrorism

Jihadist who attacked Paris grocery store was in Madrid over New Year

El País Madrid

Amédy Coulibaly arrived in the Spanish capital by car along with his wife and another man on December 31, say sources

Popular Party and Socialists agree to draft joint anti-terrorism law

Paris attacks have underscored need to update existing legislation to address the new jihadist threat in Spain

INDEPENDENCE BID

Catalan leader calls early regional elections for September 27

Premier Artur Mas makes announcement after reaching deal with pro-independence partner ERC over 2015 budget

Ebola survivor Romero reaches deal with doctor to avoid lawsuit

Nursing assistant backtracks and admits she withheld critical information from her primary care physician while contagious

Supreme Court accepts paternity claim against ex-king Juan Carlos

Reyes Rincón Madrid

A Belgian woman holds that she is the daughter of the former Spanish monarch. A similar suit filed by a Barcelona man has been rejected

Sonia Castedo next to a sculpture created in her honor in 2008. / J. N.

Monuments to the disgraced

Across Spain, calls have been growing to remove statues and plaques referring to politicians implicated in corruption scandals

POLITICS

Rajoy makes surprise trip to Athens to support embattled Greek PM

Carlos E. Cué Athens 2

Spanish conservative leader is keen to quell rise of leftist election favorite Syriza, which has scheduled a rally with Spain’s Podemos

Healthcare

Spain breaks its own organ transplant record

Last year 4,360 procedures took place in the country, which has been a world leader in the field since 1992

The Ojeda Artiles family, 1969 National Birth Prize winners. / L. M.

Time for Spain to address its plummeting birth rate?

The number of babies born has undergone an “incredible” drop since the days when Franco gave prizes to the largest families

economy

Foreign investors hold nearly half of Spain’s debt obligations

Amanda Mars Madrid

Fueled by a low euro, the appetite for Spanish treasury notes is getting stronger. Government to issue €239.4 billion in 2015

Police nab art forgers who sold Miró, Matisse and Picasso fakes

El País Madrid

Three detainees shuttled counterfeit drawings between Andorra and Spain, trying to sell them to collectors

Single mom faces six months in jail over late-paid fine

Valencia woman who illegally used lost credit cards while suffering from bulimia says she received bad legal advice

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EDITOR’S PICK

Pedro Almodóvar with actress Tamsin Greig. / DARREN BELL (EFE)

Almodóvar: “Time ravages it all: movies, memories, our bodies”

With the ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’ musical just opened in London, the director talks ’80s Spain and new film ‘Silence’

This week’s movie releases

‘The Babadook’ spawns a new movie monster, as Eddie Redmayne transforms into Stephen Hawking for biopic ‘The Theory of Everything’

The takeover of Córdoba’s Mezquita

The Catholic Church is accused of denying the Islamic identity of the UNESCO World Heritage site

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LATIN AMERICA

Worst drought in 80 years forces São Paulo to begin water restrictions

Authorities admit that pressure has been lower for months, despite early denials

Zuckerberg launches free internet initiative in Colombia

Facebook founder teams up with the Santos government to offer access for the country’s poor

Argentinean president accused of cover-up over 1994 Jewish center bombing

Prosecutor says Fernández de Kirchner conspired to hide Iran’s involvement

Tension rises in Guerrero more than 100 days after Iguala tragedy

Parents of missing students clash with Mexican army at a demonstration

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