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STATE OF THE NATION DEBATE

Rajoy accused of lying by opposition leader; PM calls Sánchez “pathetic”

El País Madrid

Heated debate sees Socialist secretary general and conservative prime minister resort to insults, while also acknowledging new threat from rising young parties such as Podemos

PM congratulates himself on overcoming crisis without a bailout

Mariano Rajoy uses final State of the Nation Address of his current term to announce new measures aimed at boosting growth and creating jobs

How prone is Spain to earthquakes?

Authorities in Albacete town at epicenter of Monday’s tremor confirm it caused no damage to people or property

Central Spain shaken
by 5.2-magnitude earthquake

El País Madrid

The epicenter of the tremor, which took place at 5.16pm, was located in Albacete province. The effects were felt in a number of regions, including Madrid, Valencia and Murcia

Catalan regional police to start using stun guns

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Region’s home affairs department is planning to buy around 100 electroshock weapons, but activists say public debate is required first

terrorism

Four jihadist recruiters arrested in Catalonia and Melilla

El País Madrid

Pair detained in the North African exclave edited and translated ISIS propaganda into Spanish, says Interior Ministry

REGIONAL POLITICS

Ex-Catalan chief dodges toughest opposition questions over fortune

Miquel Noguer Barcelona

Jordi Pujol insists money he hid in foreign accounts did not come from public funds, but refuses to answer specifics during regional parliament appearance

Legal watchdog opens probe into payments made to Madrid judges

Move comes in response to revelations by EL PAÍS that the regional government was paying magistrates for collaborating on project to improve court IT systems through consulting firm Indra

Closure of Basque association marks end of anti-ETA movement

With the terrorist group’s activities seemingly over, civic groups such as Lokarri say their job is done

MOTOR RACING

Alonso under observation in hospital after testing crash

Oriol Puigdemont Montmeló

The F1 driver’s agent confirms the former world champion has no injuries and suggests the incident was caused by strong winds

Ukrainians adopted by Spanish families may have to go to war

Victims of the Chernobyl disaster living in Spain are receiving call-up letters from Kiev. Many of the youngsters fear they will be sent to fight the pro-Russian militias

Podemos co-founder denies illegal party funding via consulting work

But Juan Carlos Monedero fails to provide evidence of projects he carried out for Latin American governments or what the money was used for

Art swindlers selling fake Goya get paid in photocopied bills

Brothers from Girona received 1.7 million in forged Swiss francs after trying to cheat an Arab sheik into buying the painting

Spanish tax inspectors look to social networks in bid to find fraudsters

Suspects’ personal information will be analyzed for signs of assets that are not reflected on returns

The Nazi honorary general's tombstone at Madrid's Cementerio Civil. / L. S.

Enemies in life, neighbors in death

Madrid’s Cementerio Civil contains a Nazi general’s gravestone next to those of leading Spanish socialists and communists

Spanish medic Oriol Mitjà on the island of Lihir in Papua New Guinea. / J. M.

The doctor working to eradicate a tropical infection

Medic Oriol Mitjà is aiming to make yaws only the second human disease in history after smallpox to be totally wiped out

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EDITOR’S PICK

A child peers at a model of a Neanderthal. / Neanderthal Museum / H. N.

Neanderthals divided tasks by gender, Spanish researchers reveal

Dental evidence points to fact that males and females of humankind’s cousin species performed different jobs

Moonlit bullfighting practice ends in arrests

Three would-be matadors face having to pay €53,000 in damages after testing their skills by night without permission

Mexico’s golden generation

Newly crowned Oscar winners Alejandro González Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki command a brilliant group of Mexican filmmakers

How to survive the Madrid Fusión gastronomy fair

James Blick knocks back espressos, quaffs wine and drops his free food on the floor. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it...

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LATIN AMERICA

Bolivian anthem strikes a sour note with Chile

Morales orders hymn calling for return of Pacific coast territory to be played at all official events

Opposition closes ranks to support jailed Caracas mayor

Parties join call for national transition and early presidential elections in Venezuela

The day drug baron ‘El Chapo’ met his captor

Mexico’s top cop recalls the conversation he had with the world’s most-wanted trafficker after his arrest last year

Mexico’s defense chief rejects wrongdoing in massacre

Human rights organization has concluded 22 civilians, including two teenagers, were killed by the army in cold blood

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