General strike in Catalonia – updates
Catalonia is holding a general strike today, Friday 18 October, in protest at the guilty verdict of the 2017 referendum leaders, including other demands. Pro-independence
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Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo accused of sexual harassment
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UN Refugee Agency calls for ‘immediate disembarkation’ of 507 people
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