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The surprising hobby the world’s new oldest person carried on past the age of 100
4 months ago

The surprising hobby the world’s new oldest person carried on past the age of 100

The Independent  

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Spain passes bill granting amnesty to Catalan secessionists
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Spain passes bill granting amnesty to Catalan secessionists

Al Jazeera  

Act of pardon draws a line under political turmoil set off by secessionist drive, but could face further legal hurdles. Spain’s parliament has greenlighted a bill granting amnesty to hundreds of Catalan secessionists involved in a botched breakaway bid seven years ago. The controversial bill, passed 177-172 on Thursday, will see courts annul the legal records of hundreds of officials …

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How far has Spain moved past Catalonia’s secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia’s secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s fugitive former leader, stares confidently out the backseat window of a car, the sun illuminating his gaze in a campaign poster for Sunday’s critical elections in the northeastern Spanish region. The image plays on another one imagined from six years prior when Puigdemont hid in the trunk of a car as he was snuck …

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Divisive Catalan amnesty bill clears parliamentary hurdle in Spain
9 months, 1 week ago

Divisive Catalan amnesty bill clears parliamentary hurdle in Spain

Al Jazeera  

The bill seeks to draw a line under years of efforts to prosecute those involved in the 2017 botched secession bid. Spain’s lower house of parliament has approved an amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes – proven and alleged – by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum in the region six years ago. However, the …

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European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart
4 years, 4 months ago

European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Europe’s tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries reopened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other nations causing increasing concern among health authorities over people bringing the coronavirus home from their summer vacations. Referring to the Austrian ski resort that was an early European hot spot in March, he said: “My worry is …

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