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Judge refuses to free four Catalan leaders as elections near

Catalonia'ssackedvicepresidentOriolJunquerasandthreeotherseparatistleaderswillremaininprisonpendingaprobeovertheirroleintheregion'sindependencedrive,aSpanishjud

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Spanish PM urges winners of Catalan elections to respect law

MADRID,Nov.22(Xinhua)--SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyinsistedonWednesdaythatwhoeverwinstheCatalanregionalelectionsonDec.21must"respectthelaw."Rajoyhimselfcall

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China official compares Catalonia, Taiwan independence

ThefailureofCatalonia'sefforttodeclareindependenceshowsthatTaiwanindependenceisalso"doomedtofailure"asnationalunityisparamountforallcountries,thespokesmanforthe

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Catalan crisis: Spain's Rajoy vows to end 'separatist havoc'

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyhassaidregionalelectionsnextmonthinCataloniawillhelpend"separatisthavoc"inthenorth-easternregion.Headdressedacampaigneventonhisf

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Spanish Constitutional Court annuls Catalan independence declaration

ThemembersoftheSpanishConstitutionalCourtonWednesdayvotedunanimouslytodefinitivelyannultheunilateraldeclarationofindependenceforCataloniawhichwasapprovedbyCatal

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Catalonia crisis: Protests over detention of deposed leaders

SeveralmajorroadsandsomeraillinesinCataloniahavebeenblockedbypro-independenceactivistsprotestingagainstthedetentionoftheregion'sdeposedleaders.Separatisttradeun

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Ousted Catalan leader accuses EU of taking sides with Spanish PM

Catalonia'ssackedleaderonTuesdayslammedtheEuropeanUnionforbackingSpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyinhisbidtoquashsecession,aftercallingonpro-independencepartiest

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Spain awaits next move by ousted Catalan leader from Belgium

Spain’sforeignministersaidonTuesdayhewouldbesurprisedifBelgiumgrantedpoliticalasylumtoCatalansecessionistleaderCarlesPuigdemont,whoturneduptherefollowingMadrid’

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Opinion: What solution in old-school Spain/Catalonia negotiation?

TheleadersofCataloniadecidedtoholdareferendumonindependenceinOctoberthathadnolegitimacyunderSpanishlawandcouldthereforenotlegallyreflecttheopinionoftheregion.Ye

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300,000 rally against Catalan independence as autonomy stripped

Hundredsofthousandsofanti-independenceprotestersralliedintheCatalancapitalofBarcelonaonSundayafterMadridtookunprecedentedmeasurestoquashtheregion'sbidtosplitfro

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Catalan declaration of independence hits stock markets, bonds, euro

Spanishsharesacceleratedlosses,Spain’s10-yeargovernmentbondyieldshitadayhighandtheeurodippedagainstthedollaronFridayafterCatalonia’sregionalparliamentdeclaredin

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Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain

TheCatalanregionalparliamenthasvotedtodeclareindependencefromSpain,justastheSpanishgovernmentappearssettoimposedirectrule.Themovewasbacked70-10inaballotboycotte

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Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont rules out snap election

TheleaderofCatalonia,CarlesPuigdemont,hasruledoutcallingasnapelection.TherehadbeenspeculationhewoulddissolvetheregionalparliamentandcallanelectionforDecember.Ca

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Spain PM approves taking back powers from Catalonia

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyhasapprovedimplementingArticle155,whichwouldallowhisMadridgovernmenttotakebacksomepowersfromCatalonia.Thedecisionwastakenafteras

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King Felipe VI says Catalonia 'will remain' Spanish

Spain'sKingFelipeVIhassaidCatalonia"isandwillremain"anessentialpartofthecountry.ItishissecondinterventionintheCataloniasecessioncrisis.Hetoldanawardsceremonyint

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Spain to impose direct rule on Catalonia as deadline passes

TheSpanishgovernmentistosuspendCatalonia’sautonomyandimposedirectruleaftertheregion’spresidentrefusedtoabandonthepushforindependencethathasledtoSpain’sbiggestpo

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Catalan leader threatens to declare independence if no talks are held

CatalanleaderCarlesPuigdemontclarifiedThursdaythatindependencehadnotbeendeclared,butthreatenedtodosoiftheSpanishcentralgovernmenttriggersArticle155ofConstitutio