Tens of thousands pack Madrid in general strike
Spanish police fired rubber bullets on Thursday to disperse a crowd in Barcelona after bins were set ablaze on the sidelines of demonstrations backing a general strike.
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Spanish police arrest 22 gang members that tattooed bar codes onto prostitutes’ wrists
Spanish police arrested 22 suspected pimps who allegedly used violence to force women into prostitution and tattooed them with bar codes as a sign of ownership, officials said on Saturday.
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Cash-strapped Spanish town authorises cannabis plantation
Leaders of this northeastern town have given the green light to the establishment of a cannabis plantation to boost municipal revenues and create jobs as Spain faces economic crisis.
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Spain to receive shipwreck treasure after legal battle
Tons of gold and silver from a Spanish ship that sunk in 1804 and was discovered by a US deep sea exploration company was on its way to Spain on Friday aboard two military transport planes.
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More than five mn out of work in Spain
The ranks of Spain's unemployed grew by 295,300 in the fourth quarter of 2011 to a record 5.27 million, the National Statistics Institute said on Friday in its latest workforce survey.
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Spanish prostitutes to wear fluorescent vests for safety
Highway prostitutes working outside a town in northern Spain have been ordered to wear reflective vests to make them visible to passing traffic and reduce the risk of accidents, a media report said.
Rafael Nadal secures fifth Davis Cup title for Spain
Rafael Nadal got the winning point as Spain won a fifth Davis Cup title on Sunday.
The world number two beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro to give the hosts an unbeatable 3-1 lead in Sunday's fin
Spanish right celebrates landslide election win
Spain's right stormed to its biggest election win ever on Sunday, unleashing dancing in the street by voters desperate for an end to soaring unemployment and a eurozone debt storm.
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Spanish right celebrates landslide election win
Spain's right stormed to its biggest election win ever on Sunday, unleashing dancing in the street by voters desperate for an end to soaring unemployment and a eurozone debt storm.
Mariano Rajoy, the
Bullfighting to end in Spain's Catalonia, for now
Bullfighting fans will shout ‘Ole’ for the last time in Barcelona's Monumental bullring on Sunday before a ban on the sport takes effect across the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia.
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