“Human rights for stolen babies.”
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As many as 300,000 babies were taken from their families for political gain.
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez poses with his new cabinet, which has more women than men.
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Once women gain access to the highest political ranks, their numbers continue to grow, a new study shows. Their presence lays a ‘concrete floor’ of inclusion for future governments to build on.
Spain attracts more than 75 million tourists per year – far too many for most residents.
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Overtourism is driving a backlash among residents of many European cities, and concerns are rising in Australia, too.
A man looks at sports publications at a Barcelona newsstand in 2017. The European Union is considering new regulations for the online use of news content.
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A proposed EU copyright directive aims to make Google, Facebook and other online platforms pay to display snippets of news. But will it work, and what will be the costs?
From poster of The Marvellous World of Sex.
Soon after the death of Franco, Spain began an experiment with censorship that brought graphic sex and nudity to mainstream cinemas.
The “Don Quixote” windmills in Consuegra, Spain. They were made famous by the novel in the 16th century.
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Completed by Cervantes when he was in prison, Don Quixote is the tale of a man so passionate about reading he leaves home to live the life of his fictional heroes.
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Sporting success depends on strong squad bonds.
Sunderland AFC playing Spain in 1934.
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Losing to Sunderland in 1934 forced Spanish writers and commentators to look beyond football for answers.
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A strange coincidence of historical circumstances in Spain could, taken together, help to bring about a resolution to the crisis in Catalonia.
Laid low: Mariano Rajoy.
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Leader of a corrupt party, an unpopular government and a divided country, Mariano Rajoy’s days were numbered long ago.
The Alcázar palace in Seville, once home to some of the Muslim rulers in al-Andalus.
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The inter-marriage of Muslim families and the mingling with Christianity provides us with an interesting back story to a Muslim ancestor of the current British monarch.
A protest on March 25 in Catalonia against the arrest of Carles Puigdemont.
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The former president of Catalonia is in a German prison, awaiting possible extradition to Spain where he faces charges of rebellion.
The Capitulation of Granada.
Francisco Pradilla Ortiz
The Reconquest set the scene for the rise of Spain and the discovery of the Americas.
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After the most recent elections, Catalonia’s secessionist coalition is free to form a government. But their president is still exiled in Belgium.
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The single biggest party was anti-independence but together, the pro-independence bloc is stronger.
It takes a nation of millions to …
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Want to understand the Catalan election? You need to go back a long way.
Sun, sea, sand and tower blocks in Benidorm, Spain.
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How to make your holiday better for the environment through sustainable tourism.
Candidates for the pro-independence CUP party at a campaign rally.
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Why the international law of self-determination does not support Catalonia’s claim of an international right to independence from Spain.
A Zenzeleni cooperative member carefully aligns some equipment in the village of Mankosi, Eastern Cape.
Bill Tucker
South Africa has some of the highest mobile voice and data costs in the world. A project to deliver affordable services and keep money in communities with high unemployment rates could be the answer.
We need to educate ourselves daily if we aspire to live peacefully in a multicultural society.