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Spain Catalonia: France snubs independence bid

TheFrenchgovernmenthassaiditwillnotrecogniseCataloniaifitdeclaresindependencefromSpainandsuchamovewillmeanexpulsionfromtheEU.EuropeanAffairsMinisterNathalieLois

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Thousands protest against Catalan independence

HundredsofthousandsdemonstratedagainstCatalansecessionfromSpain,sayingunityisbetterthansecession.ThemassiveprotestwasindefianceofCatalanPresidentCarlesPuigdemon

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Thousands rally for Spanish unity

Thousands of people calling for Spanish unity have attended rallies in the capital Madrid after Sunday's disputed referendum for Catalan independence.

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Thousands rally for Spanish unity

ThousandsofpeoplecallingforSpanishunityhaveattendedralliesinthecapitalMadridafterSunday'sdisputedreferendumforCatalanindependence.Otherdemonstrations-includingi

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Spain shrug off Catalonia crisis to qualify for World Cup

Spainsealedtheirplaceinnextyear'sWorldCupbyroutingAlbania3-0onFridayinamatchlacedwithpoliticaltensionamidstCatalonia'sdriveforindependenceandblightedbymorejeers

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Catalonia referendum: Spain apologises to injured Catalans

TheSpanishgovernment'srepresentativeinCataloniahasapologisedtothoseinjuredduringpoliceeffortstostopSunday'sindependencereferendum.ButEnricMilloblamedtheCatalang

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Catalan crisis poses fresh challenge to battered EU

Catalonia'sindependencestand-offwithSpainrisksdeepeningtheEuropeanUnion'swoesjustasitwasbeginningtocontemplatetheendoftheBrexitandmigrantcrisesandabrightnewfutu

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Top bank moving HQ out of Catalonia over split from Spain

OneofSpain'sbiggestbankssaysit'smovingitsheadquartersoutofCataloniafollowingathreatbytheregion'spoliticalleaderstodeclareindependence.Andanothermajorlendermayso

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Catalan President: 'We will carry out will of people'

TheCatalanPresidenthassaidhisgovernmentwill"carryoutthewilloftheCatalanpeople"followingtheindependencereferendum.CarlesPuigdemontcriticisedSpain'sKingFelipeVIfo

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How important is Catalonia to Spain?

Cataloniaoccupiesjustover6.3%(32,114sqkm)ofSpain’sterritory,butitsimportanceisnotproportionatetoitssize.With7.45millionpeople,theregionaccountsfor16%ofSpain’spo

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Catalonia urges Int'l mediation amid referendum dispute

Catalonia’sleaderonMondaycalledforinternationalmediationandfortheEuropeanUnion“tostoplookingtheotherway”intheregion’sbidtosecedefromSpain,adayafteraviolentcrack

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Analysis : A tale of two Spanish cities

Cataloniareferendum:HowBarcelonaandMadridviewedthevoteAstheCatalanindependencereferendumwasheldonSunday,themoodinSpain'stwobiggestcitiescouldnothavebeenmorediff

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The Latest: Activists await ballots in banned Catalonia vote

TheLatestonCatalonia'splanstoholdareferendumSundayonbreakingawayfromSpain(alltimeslocal):6.25a.m.SomeoftheCatalanswhoaredefyingcourtorderstovoteinadisputedrefer

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Catalan referendum: Activists occupy school ahead of vote

Morethan160schoolsinCataloniahavebeenoccupiedbyactiviststryingtokeepthemopenaheadoftheregion'sbannedindependencereferendum,Spain'scentralgovernmentsays.Policevi

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Timeline of recent events in Catalonia's independence drive

AuthoritiesinCataloniawhowanttheirnortheasternregiontoleaveSpainplantoholdaindependencereferendumSunday—avotethatthecentralgovernmentinMadridhasvowedtohalt.Cata

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Catalan fights Madrid for autonomy referendum

ThepeopleofCatalonia,anautonomousregioninsoutheastSpain,arescheduledtovoteonanindependencereferendumonOctober1,decidingwhethertostayinSpainorbecomeanindependent

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Countdown begins to Catalonia independence bid

Barringanunexpecteddevelopment,SpanishandCatalanauthoritiesareheadedforahead-onclashSunday,whentheregionalgovernmentvowstostageabindingreferendumonseparatingfro