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Lava from La Palma volcano reaches ocean, creating huge cloud – Reuters witness
LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Red-hot lava from a volcano that erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma reached...
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Drowning girl statue causes a stir in Bilbao
By Vincent West BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) - Staring impassively out from the murky waters of Bilbao's River Nervion, the eerily...
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La Palma’s airport reopens but no flights as volcano still erupting
LA PALMA (Reuters) -The airport on the Spanish island of La Palma reopened on Sunday although all flights were cancelled...
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Airport closed as La Palma volcano eruption intensifies
By Guillermo Martinez and Jon Nazca LA PALMA (Reuters) - Volcanic explosions spewed red hot lava high into the air...
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Catalan separatist leader to attend hearing in Italy on Oct. 4
MILAN (Reuters) - Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said on Saturday he would be in Sardinia on Oct. 4 to...
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Firefighters retreat as La Palma volcanic explosions intensify
By Guillermo Martinez and Jon Nazca LA PALMA (Reuters) -Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced...
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Malala pleads with world to protect Afghan girls’ education
By Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman...
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Catalan separatist freed from Italy jail, to appear before court later
By Joan Faus and Angelo Amante BARCELONA/ROME (Reuters) -A court in Sardinia released Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont from custody...
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Farmers despair as volcano ravages La Palma’s banana crop
By Marco Trujillo and Nacho Doce LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain (Reuters) - In more than 50 years growing bananas...
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UK electronic passport gate failure clogs border control at Heathrow
LONDON (Reuters) -Electronic passport gates at Britain's airports failed on Friday, causing chaos at London's Heathrow, where long queues filled...
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Catalan regional chief calls for Puigdemont’s immediate release
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's regional chief Pere Aragones called for the immediate release of his predecessor Carles Puigdemont, who was...
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EU’s first-time asylum seekers more than double over spring – Eurostat
(Reuters) - The number of first-time asylum seekers to the European Union has more than doubled over the spring months,...
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Key dates in Catalonia’s independence bid and subsequent events
(Reuters) - The Spanish government demanded Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont be extradited to face sedition charges in Spain on...
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Mexico recovers missing manuscripts from 16th century sold at auction
By Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign ministry said on Thursday it had recovered valuable manuscripts from the...
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Catalan separatist leader detained in Sardinia, his office says
By Jesús Aguado and Joan Faus MADRID (Reuters) -Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was detained on Thursday by Italian police...
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‘All we can do is cry’ – La Palma volcano leaves trail of devastation
By Borja Suarez and Marco Trujillo LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Lava flowed from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island...
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Families race to salvage belongings as lava from La Palma volcano nears homes
By Borja Suarez and Marco Trujillo LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain (Reuters) -Families rushed to retrieve belongings from their homes...
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Timeline: ‘He wanted to die rather than go back’: a year of migration
(Reuters) - Cold, hunger and danger. These are the conditions people face when they flee their countries, often risking their...
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Spanish court opens probe into ex-minister’s role in Polisario leader hospitalisation
MADRID (Reuters) - A court in Zaragoza on Monday opened a formal investigation into the role of former Foreign Minister...
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Canaries volcano streams slow down, homes destroyed, thousands flee
By Borja Suarez and Marco Trujillo LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Lava flowing from Spain's Canary Islands' first volcanic eruption in...
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