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Spain citizenship law for expatriates' descendants sparks voting quarrel
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (531+ words) By Victoria Waldersee and Corina Pons, Reuters July 1 (Reuters) " A reparations law granting descendants of Spaniards the right to citizenship has sparked a heated political debate as right-wing opposition figures accuse the government of trying to sway next year's election…...
Spain opens new probe into ex-PM Zapatero over jewellery found in office
2+ week, 5+ day ago (233+ words) MADRID, June 12 (Reuters) " A Spanish High Court judge investigating former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero for suspected corruption has opened a separate probe over jewellery found during a search of his office, the court said on Friday. Zapatero, prime…...
Pope Leo warns Europe's migrant traffickers to repent or face hell
2+ week, 5+ day ago (687+ words) By Joshua Mc Elwee, Reuters SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain, June 12 (Reuters) " Pope Leo on Friday issued a stern warning to human traffickers and criminal groups who exploit desperate migrants trying to reach Europe through Spain's Canary Islands, telling them…...
Pope Leo puts focus on prisoners in first papal visit to a Spanish jail
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (335+ words) By Joshua Mc Elwee, Reuters BARCELONA, June 10 (Reuters) " Pope Leo, who has forcefully advocated for the rights of prisoners, visited one of Spain's largest prisons on Wednesday, urging the inmates to make amends for their crimes and commit to living…...
Pope Leo lands in Barcelona on Spain tour focused on war and migration
3+ week, 1+ day ago (443+ words) By Joshua Mc Elwee, Reuters BARCELONA, June 9 (Reuters) " Pope Leo on Tuesday arrived in Barcelona for the second stop of a week-long tour of Spain in which he has warned that escalating conflicts have pushed the world into a profound…...
Truth must be established: Ateneo alumnus calls for probe into athletes' drowning
3+ week, 1+ day ago (390+ words) House Assistant Minority Leader and Bagong Henerasyon party-list Rep. Robert Nazal called for a fair and transparent probe into the tragic death of student athletes Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. "As an Atenean, I trust that the University, guided…...
Leo tells Spain's Church to help abuse victims, as some protest over papal meeting
3+ week, 2+ day ago (442+ words) By Joshua Mc Elwee and Emma Pinedo, Reuters MADRID, June 8 (Reuters) " Pope Leo told Spain's Catholic bishops on Monday they must listen to survivors of abuse by clergy and offer them reparations, in the first direct reference during his trip…...
Spain's Sanchez running out of road as corruption probes stack up
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (806+ words) By Victoria Waldersee, Javi West Larra'aga and Charlie Devereux, Reuters MADRID, May 29 (Reuters) " Eight years after ousting a corruption-mired, centre-right government on the promise of cleaning up politics, Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is running out of road as…...
From frat brods to front man: Ombudsman reveals how Martin Romualdez bought Forbes Park mansion through Jose Raulito Paras
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (490+ words) The Office of the Ombudsman has established through financial records that lawyer Jose Raulito Paras acted as a dummy for former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez in the purchase of a Forbes Park mansion allegedly used as a "bagsakan at…...
Spain, China pledge closer ties in the face of threats to world order
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (471+ words) By Mei Mei Chu, Reuters BEIJING/MADRID, April 14 (Reuters) " Europe and China must forge closer ties to counter threats to multilateralism, Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said the international order is…...