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LATIN AMERICA

Spain calls Venezuelan ambassador to task over insults made by Maduro

President of South American country called Prime Minister Rajoy a “racist” after Congress voted in support of the liberation of opposition politicians held in jail

ENVIRONMENT

The Russian fishing vessel that sank off the Canary Islands on Tuesday. / EFE

Burning ship carrying 1,500 tons of fuel sinks off Gran Canaria

Analysts have criticized the decision to tow the 120-meter Russian fishing vessel out to open sea from Las Palmas port

Ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato applied for Popular Party’s 2012 tax amnesty

The former economy minister and ex-Bankia chairman is allegedly being investigated for money laundering offenses

Spain denies asylum to lesbian fleeing persecution in Cameroon

Petitioner was stopped with fake ID at Madrid airport, where she has been held for 23 days

Iglesias (with ponytail) hands over ‘Game of Thrones’ to King Felipe. / D. Á.

Podemos leader gives Spanish king ‘Game of Thrones’ box set

Felipe appeared amused to receive the gift, despite Pablo Iglesias skipping protocol to hand over discs of the fantasy TV series

The vehicle, which was carrying 40 bundles of hash. / CIVIL GUARD

Man arrested carrying 1,200kg of hash bundles in plain sight

The Civil Guard stopped the would-be smuggler after spotting him driving with no lights on

ECONOMY

IMF raises Spain’s growth forecast for 2015 to 2.5 percent

Amanda Mars Washington

Unemployment is still expected to remain above 20 percent this year and the next despite improved GDP prospects

Spanish hourly wages fall further from euro-zone average

Eurostat study finds that workers in Spain make 27.3% less than those in common currency countries as a whole

ERE SCANDAL

“I never made any illegal decisions,” Andalusia ex-premier tells top court

Reyes Rincón Madrid

Socialist Manuel Chaves gives testimony at the Supreme Court in relation to a massive layoff fund fraud investigation

Some of the holograms projected on to Congress on Sunday. / KIKE PARA

Activists mount hologram protest against Spain’s “gag” law

A high-tech demonstration brings together 2,000 virtual protestors outside Congress in Madrid

POLITICS

Inside the Madrid college “laboratory” that hatched Podemos

The politics faculty of the capital’s Complutense University served as the testing ground for the ideas behind Spain’s newest political force

Voter poll shows Podemos still in the lead but losing momentum

Ciudadanos continues its rapid rise, confirming that four parties will vie for power in May and November elections

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EDITOR’S PICK

Torremocha del Jarama Mayor Carlos Rivera inaugurates a street in 1990.

Town mayor since 1979

Around 50 local leaders have been in uninterrupted office since Spain held its first democratic elections after the death of Franco

WhatsApp chat group insulting students lands teachers in trouble

Madrid school staff face disciplinary action after conversations were leaked

Who was the mysterious, 19,000-year-old “Red Lady”?

Spanish archeologists publish findings from a unique burial site uncovered close to the Altamira caves in Cantabria

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LATIN AMERICA

Obama gives green light to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terror list

US president notifies Congress of his decision, which goes into effect in 45 days

Discovery of gun registered to Argentinean prosecutor adds to mystery over his death

Alberto Nisman borrowed the firearm that killed him, despite already owning one

How Pope Francis influences Argentinean society

Pontiff's decision to grant an audience to President Fernández de Kirchner in the middle of key election race raises eyebrows

Brazilians hold second anti-government demonstration in a month

Thousands pour out on to São Paulo streets to demand Rousseff’s resignation

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

ANALYSIS

Harnessing Spain’s “communist moment”

Where did Podemos come from? José Ignacio Torreblanca, author of a book on the new party, analyzes its origins in the 15-M movement

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