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US prosecutors disrupt Spanish probe into alleged CIA-linked firm which spied on Assange

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US prosecutors are reportedly refusing to cooperate with a Spanish investigation into the company accused of spying on Julian Assange while he sought asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy, unless the judge accedes to a list of demands. … Read More >US prosecutors disrupt Spanish probe into alleged CIA-linked firm which spied on Assange

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‘This is not the United States’: Spanish policeman filmed kneeling on TEENAGER’S neck for allegedly wearing facemask the wrong way

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A Spanish police officer sparked online outrage after being filmed pressing on a fourteen-year-old boy’s neck with his knee to restrain him, allegedly because the teenager was not wearing a facemask properly. … Read More >‘This is not the United States’: Spanish policeman filmed kneeling on TEENAGER’S neck for allegedly wearing facemask the wrong way

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‘Hitler would be proud’: Video of airborne Spanish police berating beachgoers over Covid-19 triggers bleak comparisons online

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Spain’s Civil Guard has confirmed that it will now deploy helicopters and other vehicles to remind tourists of growing coronavirus restrictions, amid concerns online that the government is becoming increasingly authoritarian. … Read More >‘Hitler would be proud’: Video of airborne Spanish police berating beachgoers over Covid-19 triggers bleak comparisons online

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‘Practically all children’ will get infected, Madrid leader admits as schools plan to reopen amid spike in Covid-19 cases

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As the number of coronavirus cases rose in Spain and Madrid in particular, the capital’s premier argued that children will likely get infected at home or elsewhere, but that schools will be safe once they reopen. … Read More >‘Practically all children’ will get infected, Madrid leader admits as schools plan to reopen amid spike in Covid-19 cases

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International airline body slams UK’s ‘unilaterally decided blanket quarantine’ on travellers from Spain

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Global airline group IATA says the UK’s decision to make travellers from Spain quarantine for two weeks is a “big setback” that doesn’t accurately reflect the Covid-19 risk in the country, as airline stocks plunged on Monday. … Read More >International airline body slams UK’s ‘unilaterally decided blanket quarantine’ on travellers from Spain

Categories Latin America

Venezuela Says Botched Maritime Raid Targeting Maduro Was Planned in Spanish Embassy Building

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The conspirators, led by two members of the American private security company Silvercorp that was purportedly hired by opposition leader Juan Guaido, were planning to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro and take him to the US. The raid was thwarted by the Venezuelan military in its early stages. … Read More >Venezuela Says Botched Maritime Raid Targeting Maduro Was Planned in Spanish Embassy Building

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‘Does Spain have anything to say?’ Venezuela fumes after WSJ ‘confirms’ Guaido ally plotted to topple Maduro from SPANISH EMBASSY

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Caracas has lashed out at Spain after it was revealed that Juan Guaido’s mentor, Leopoldo Lopez, residing in the Spanish embassy in Venezuela was behind the botched incursion and coup attempt involving the US mercenaries. … Read More >‘Does Spain have anything to say?’ Venezuela fumes after WSJ ‘confirms’ Guaido ally plotted to topple Maduro from SPANISH EMBASSY