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BBC News
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A plague of field voles in central Spain has led the authorities to resort to controlled burning of fields.
The measure is only permitted by the European Union in exceptional cases.
The fires were started on Wednesday in the Valladolid area of Casti..
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CNN
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Spain might at last get words for its national anthem following complaints by athletes who want something to sing at big competitions.
Spanish competitors hug, hum or gaze mutely at the sky while their national anthem, known as the Royal March, is play..
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Yahoo News
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Victor Manuel Lozano spends his days like most 2-year-olds. He goes to nursery school, draws, rides a tricycle. The difference is, he does it in prison, living with mom, a convicted murderer, and dad, a drug trafficker. Aranjuez Prison, Spanish officia..
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BBC News
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Two children in Spain have been admitted to a mental health institution to be treated for addiction to their mobile phones, Spanish media report.
The children, aged 12 and 13, were sent to the clinic by their parents, who said they could not carry out..
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CNN
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Spain's governing Socialists were on Monday seeking the support of smaller parties after an election that left the country deeply divided politically. With 99.9 percent of the votes counted, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's party won 169 seat..
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SF Gate
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Bitter memories of Spain's civil war were on center stage Sunday, as the Vatican put 498 slain Spanish priests and nuns from that divisive era on the path to sainthood.
The Mass recognizing the Catholic men and women killed around the time of the 1936-..
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BBC News
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A car bomb has exploded near the centre of the Basque city of Bilbao in northern Spain, police say.
At least one person was injured, police and regional officials said.
The explosion occurred in the neighbourhood of la Pena de Bilbao, near the histo..
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BBC News
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Spanish police have arrested the entire alleged leadership of the banned Basque separatist party, Batasuna.
Twenty-two people were detained in the town of Segura. The raid, in Spain's northern Basque region, was ordered by top anti-terror judge Baltasa..
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Al Jazeera
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Prosecutors say Otegi in effect praised terrorism, which is a crime in Spain, during the speech at the rally.
Otegi's lawyer said the politician was exercising his right to free speech, but a five-judge panel at the supreme court ruled unanimously aga..
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BBC News
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The leader of banned Basque separatist party Batasuna has been arrested in northern Spain.
Arnaldo Otegi's arrest comes only three days after Basque militant group Eta, which is closely linked to Batasuna, called off its ceasefire.
It also follows a..
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FOX News
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The Spanish government has filed claims in U.S. federal court over a shipwreck that a Florida firm found laden with colonial-era treasure, an attorney said Thursday.
If the vessel was Spanish or was removed from that country's waters, any treasure woul..
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BBC News
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Spain has launched legal action against US marine explorers over a wreck they have found laden with treasure.
The wreck has been described, speculatively, as a 17th Century vessel, found off the coast of England, containing $500m in coins.
However,..
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BBC News
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The European Commission says it has received a reply from Spain regarding the way Madrid handled a controversial power sector takeover bid.
EU regulators had complained about conditions the Spanish government imposed on German company E.ON's bid to buy..
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