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CORRUPTION

Police search properties of Catalan ex-chief Pujol and three of his sons

Operation is related to money-laundering and fraud investigation against the eldest child of the family

general election

PM officially dissolves parliament for December 20 election

Rajoy declines to talk about possible pact with Ciudadanos if PP does not win majority, and offers no proposals to diffuse Catalan political crisis

Latin America

Argentina faces presidential runoff after unexpectedly tight vote

Carlos E. Cué Buenos Aires

Conservative Mauricio Macri makes surprisingly strong showing against government candidate Daniel Scioli in first round on Sunday

military accident

Missing Spanish airmen may have been kidnapped, says ministry

Manuel Planelles / Txema Santana Madrid / Las Palmas

Pedro Morenés admits that this is not the most likely scenario, but that it hasn’t been ruled out. The three men have not been heard from since Thursday, when their helicopter crashed into the sea

Latin America

Jimmy Morales after voting in Guatemala City. / J. D. L. (REUTERS)

Ex-TV comedian wins Guatemalan presidency by a landslide

Voters fed up with political corruption elect 46-year-old outsider Jimmy Morales in runoff race

islamist terrorism

The young woman after her arrest in Madrid. / EFE

From Metallica fan to demure jihadist in under a year

Express radicalization of young woman from Andalusia has alarmed investigators monitoring ISIS recruiting activities

ANTONI GAUDÍ

A simulation of the new towers at the Sagrada Familia.

Video: How the new towers will take shape at the Sagrada Familia

The Gaudí-designed church has been under construction for more than a century, and is due for completion in 2026

Civil Guard investigating Ashley Madison blackmail threats

EP Madrid

Dozens of Spanish users of affair website say online extortionists have asked them for money in exchange for not revealing their exploits

BUSINESS

Amancio Ortega is now world’s richest man, according to ‘Forbes’

El País Madrid

Spanish founder of Inditex fashion giant, which encompasses brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka and Oysho, overtakes Bill Gates in magazine’s rich list

Two women celebrate their civil union in Santiago on Thursday. / EFE

Chile grants same-sex couples civil partnership licenses

New law took effect on Thursday following more than a decade of congressional debate over gay marriage

corruption

Second CDC treasurer arrested over 3% scandal in Catalonia

Daniel Osàcar, ex-moneyman for premier Mas’s party, is already facing trial over earlier bribes-for-contracts case. Judge denies bail to detained current treasurer Andreu Viloca

Latin America
El Chapo Guzmán

The tunnel was used to ship drugs across the border to the US. / CNS (AFP)

Mexican police uncover secret drug tunnel used by ‘El Chapo’s’ cartel

The 800-meter passage runs under the US-Mexican border from Tijuana. Authorities also seize 10 tons of marijuana

Mexico arrests the accomplices who aided ‘El Chapo’s’ jail escape

Verónica Calderón Mexico City

Authorities confirm US television reports that Sinaloa drug kingpin injured himself during recent pursuit

ECONOMY

Ranks of jobless fall below five million for first time in five years

Unemployment down by 298,200 people in third quarter, to 21.18% of active population. The Spanish job market created 182,200 positions during the summer, says latest report

tourism

Tourists enjoying the beach at Alcudia, Mallorca. / Cristobal Castro

Spain breaks new tourist record with 54.4m visits up to September

Figure for foreign arrivals in first nine months of 2015 represents 3.8% rise on last year

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Editor’s pick

Cayetano Rivera has become a spokesman for the industry. / S. S.

A modern generation of matadors

Rubén Amón Madrid

Cayetano Rivera represents a 21st-century breed of bullfighters unafraid to exploit their media profiles and defend their profession

New signs go up in hamlet formerly known as “Kill Jews”

Town finally switches Castrillo Matajudíos for Castrillo Mota de Judíos after holding referendum

Spain’s electronic waste mountain

Despite good recycling laws, the country has one of the worst records for disposing of appliances in Europe

Return of the ‘bone breaker’

James Bryce discovers how the work of a 19th-century British naturalist could prove the key to reintroducing the rare bearded vulture in Andalusia

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Verne in english

Video: El Risitas makes a commercial for Finnish pizza.

How internet star The Giggles got recruited by a Finnish pizza firm

Food company hires the Andalusian comedian with the infectious laugh following global success of his online parodies

How a Spaniard took a supermoon photo that caught the eye of NASA

José Antonio Hervás’s image of the lunar eclipse was agency’s pic of the day

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

MOST-READ ARTICLES

A lesson from Anna Wintour

She is possibly the most influential woman in a multi-billion dollar industry. EL PAÍS spoke to her during a brief recent stay in the Spanish capital

Forests for feeling the fall

Northern and western Spain are home to woods that are at their most spectacular in the autumn season

Why Barcelona is Spain’s stolen cellphone capital

Gangs are racking up huge profits by using robbed SIM cards to call premium-rate numbers

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