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SOMALIA
Families urge negotiations after pirates' death threats
Families of Spanish sailors held hostage off Somalia have appealed to their government to negotiate with the pirates, who have threatened to kill three crew members.
CLIMATE
Copenhagen deal uncertain as preliminary talks close
Officials attending preliminary climate change talks in Barcelona have acknowledged that the United Nations' main event in Copenhagen next month may fail to produce a final accord, drawing criticism from environmental groups.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Barcelona meeting 'critical' to sealing pact in Copenhagen
Delegates from 192 countries are meeting for a five-day convention in Barcelona ahead of a highly anticipated showdown in Copenhagen in December. The meeting has been called "critical" to sealing a pact on climate change.
EUROPE
Spain does not support former UK PM Blair’s bid to be EU president
Spain opposes the possibility of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the first President of the European Union. A senior insider spoke of opinion leaning toward a representative who is not from one of Europe's powerhouses.
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An anti-abortion protest in Madrid shakes the web
The internet users are commenting a gigantic anti-abortion demonstration in Madrid. Also in this edition, the boy in the balloon hoax.
SPAIN
One million protest against abortion liberalisation in Madrid
More than a million abortion opponents marched across Madrid on Saturday in protest at government plans to allow women as young as 16 to have abortions without their parents' consent.
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The pro-life lobby mobilises in Madrid
Spanish pro-life groups are organising a big demonstration for October 17 in Madrid against proposed landmark legislation for this autumn giving women the right to abortion.
SPAIN
Debate about legalising prostitution rages
La Colonia Marconi is a quiet residential neighbourhood in Madrid, where a lot of families with young children live. But a few metres away, it’s a different neighbourhood: an industrial area where dozens of prostitutes work around the clock. In Spain
SPAIN
Former Basque separatist leader arrested
Spanish police on Tuesday arrested the ex-leader of Batasuna, the banned political wing of terrorist organisation ETA. Arnaldo Otegi is suspected of trying to rebuild the party.
CINEMA
China's 'City of Life and Death' wins San Sebastian top award
Spain's San Sebastian film festival awarded its top Golden Shell prize to the Chinese movie 'City of Life and Death', which looks at the Japanese occupation of Nanjing in 1937. Fourteen films were in competition.
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