21 agosto 2015
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healthcare

Rajoy issues warning to regions giving health cards to illegal migrants

Spanish conservative PM’s government threatens action against regional administrations seeking to circumvent its 2012 reform blocking healthcare access to those without papers

Festival row

Matisyahu confirms he will sing at Spanish festival that banned him

“Today music wins,” says Jewish-American singer whose concert had been canceled by Rototom organizers under pressure from boycott Israel group

Rototom festival reverses decision to ban Jewish-American singer

Event organizers apologize for canceling musician Matisyahu’s concert and invite him to perform again

Video: One of Miguel Garo’s music spots.

Fake flamenco star who conned dozens in Colombia arrested

Spaniard allegedly swindled people by passing himself off as a top singer and lawyer for several years

DEFENSE

Spain to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan before October 31

The around 420 Spanish military personnel stationed in Herat, in the east of the country, are set to return home this fall

Latin America

Fresh wave of violence in El Salvador leaves 125 dead in 72 hours

Juan José Dalton San Salvador

Rights activists fear that battles between police and gangs could lead to a new insurgency in the Central American nation

Corruption in Spain

Púnica corruption inquiry extended to 12 city governments

Madrid and Valencia among the municipalities under scrutiny as judge widens investigation into multi-million bid-rigging scheme

Latin America

Some of Pablo Escobar's vehicles on display at Hacienda Nápoles. / Corbis

Travel firm offers tour inspired by drug lord Pablo Escobar

Package deal gives tourists chance to visit the late Colombian kingpin’s grave and spend the night on his ranch

New mysteries surface over Lorca’s final resting place

Raúl Limón Seville

Letters collected in new book show Spanish poet’s friend believed his remains were moved by either his family or the Franco regime

A view of the Gorona del Viento wind-hydro plant. / D. MARTIN (AFP)

El Hierro: the first isolated territory powered 100% by renewables

Canary Island managed to supply all of its electricity needs via wind turbines for four hours on Sunday August 9

Latin America

Venezuela closes its border with Colombia after attack on military

President Maduro shuts frontier for at least 72 hours after three officers are injured while carrying out smuggling raid

CATALAN REGIONAL ELECTIONS

Tensions threaten unity of Catalan leader Mas’s pro-sovereignty bloc

Pere Ríos Barcelona

Regional premier accused of blackmailing pro-independence groups into accepting his list of candidates for September 27 election

Latin America

Why radio is proving the medium for peace in Colombia

Community broadcasters are being trained to bring stories of truth and reconciliation relating to the country’s decades-old conflict to remote regions

Latin America

“Megateo” with alleged members of the EPL in 2013. / 'SEMANA'

Colombia seeks to uncover the mystery of “Megateo”

Around 350 officers are now hunting the elusive insurgent leader and drug trafficker, who some believe may already be dead

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Editor's pick

Fernando Alonso during a McLaren-Honda event. / JOE KLAMAR (AFP)

How much do Spaniards like Fernando Alonso?

The F1 driver, who races at the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, is Spain’s best-known sportsman, but not necessarily its most popular

In Gibraltar’s secret tunnels

Ana Carbajosa Gibraltar

An internet firm is using an historic WWII bunker within the Rock to safeguard online gambling and financial data

Flamenco star El Cigala gives emotionally charged concert just hours after wife’s death

Spanish singer pays tribute to spouse Amparo Fernández in Los Angeles

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Verne in english

Eight cartoons demonstrating why we hate selfie sticks

One Barcelona illustrator’s drawing about the cumbersome contraptions has proved a social networks smash

I live in Barcelona and work in London (well, sometimes)

After his blog post proving it was doable went viral, Sam Cookney decided to put his crazy plan into practice

Spain’s rockers rally to pay genius guitarist’s tuition

Fundraising started after impromptu concert in Madrid guitar store by 17-year-old Pedro González

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The delirious and disinhibiting effects of drinking Jägermeister

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Eight spots for a vacation fling

From Madrid to the Caribbean, the places where you’re most likely to find romance this summer

Why Spaniards ‘shit in the sea’

New book explores the origins of puzzling Spanish idioms that can sound shocking, vulgar or nonsensical to many foreigners

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Unacceptable discrimination

Spanish politicians need to make their position clear on the political and religious intolerance to which Jewish-American singer Matisyahu has been subjected

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