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Spain's mass legalization of migrants puts government services to the test
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (282+ words) Lawyers and rights advocates praise the move but complain about a lack of specific information regarding eligibility criteria, as they race to prepare for a caseload that could reach 750, 000 applications On Wednesday, the final decree will be published in the…...
Xi Jinping places Spain "on the right side of history" and urges working together against the "law of the jungle"
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (248+ words) The Chinese and Spanish leaders made a show of unity in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where they met Tuesday to reinforce economic and diplomatic ties at a time of heightened tension with the US In Beijing,…...
Frida Kahlo's work in the hands of a Spanish bank: The controversy shaking Mexico's art world
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (389+ words) Unanswered questions surrounding the Gelman collection have fueled growing concern, driving calls for stronger protection of the country's cultural heritage Many of the murky circumstances surrounding the issue have to do precisely with the collection's change of ownership: from executor…...
In Spain, a request to move Picasso's famous "Guernica' to the Basque Country sparks national row
1+ week, 2+ day ago (652+ words) EL PA'S English...
In Spain, the US and Argentina, the far right is rewriting the past: "Nationalism needs its history
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1035+ words) EL PA'S English...
Spain to end fast-track path to legal status that Venezuelans have enjoyed since 2018
2+ week, 1+ day ago (430+ words) Since the program began, Madrid has granted papers to approximately 240, 000 members of this community on humanitarian grounds. But a surge in applications has collapsed the system In June, Spain will end a program that has allowed tens of thousands of…...
Venezuela: 21st-century colonialism?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (704+ words) In addition to the experimentation with an authoritarian model that emerges from an act of external force, another element is added: Venezuela is emerging as the first corporate colony of the 21st century This model seeks economic efficiency, limited tolerance for…...
Spain closes airspace to aircraft involved in Iran war, but US bases are being used in other ways
2+ week, 3+ day ago (935+ words) {"0":"The Spanish government is walking a tightrope: it rejects involvement in a war it deems illegal, while still contributing to the defense of Turkey and Cyprus, in keeping with its commitments to NATO and the EU","3":"The Spanish government is…...
Italian woman dies after self-administering a lethal drug with an eye-controlled device
2+ week, 6+ day ago (352+ words) The high-profile case of the quadriplegic patient, known as Libera, has once again put pressure on parliament to pass a law on euthanasia In Spain, a 25-year-old woman named Noelia Castillo received euthanasia on Thursday after another drawn-out legal battle,…...
Shakira announces two new concert dates in Madrid after tickets sell out in record time
2+ week, 6+ day ago (240+ words) After a year of touring the world, the Colombian artist will wrap up her "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour" in the Spanish capital, and she"ll be doing it in style, with a stage created especially for the occasion…...