The ongoing pandemic has led many countries to mandate the wearing of face masks in an effort to stop the spread of the respiratory disease, with some accepting the protocols, and others railing against what they see as an attack on their civil liberties; still others, apparently, avail themselves to […]
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the left-wing Unidas Podemos political party Pablo Iglesias said on Saturday that the current corruption scandal involving the royal family represents a “historic moment” for Spain to become a republic. “I think that, as republicans, we need to be able […]
US Demands Hinder Spanish Probe Into Security Firm That Spied On Assange By Jose Maria Irujo, El Pais. September 13, 2020 US Demands Hinder Spanish Probe Into Security Firm That Spied On Assange2020-09-132020-09-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assange2-1-e1600008213763.jpg200px200px Above photo: A pro-Assange demonstrator protests outside the Old Bailey court in central London on September 8. Tolga Akmen […]
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. Judge Jose de la Mata of Spain’s High Court is conducting an ongoing […]
Scheer Intellience: The 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ Was A US Export By Robert Scheer, ScheerPost.com. September 4, 2020 | Educate!, Featured Campaign Scheer Intellience: The 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ Was A US Export2020-09-042020-09-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/page-header-e1599261339899.jpg200px200px Above image: “Not in Kansas anymore” by Mr. Fish. But Don’t Call It the Kansas Virus. “The Great Influenza” author […]
General Dynamic announced that its wholly owned subsidiary General Dynamics European Land Systems-Santa Bárbara Sistemas (GDELS-SBS) has received orders totaling $870 million from the Spanish Ministry of Defense for newest 8×8 Wheeled Combat Vehicles (VCR). The contract award from Spanish Ministry of Defense to a joint venture of General Dynamics […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has made military personnel available to regional governments as the country ramps up efforts to contain coronavirus amid an uptick in new cases. Sanchez announced on Tuesday that 2,000 troops will be ready to help with track and tracing efforts, and encouraged regions to declare […]
Police discover 13 Roman amphorae and 18th century anchor inside a frozen seafood shop in Alicante, Spain (Guardia Civil) Police Confiscate Roman Amphorae Found Stashed in Spanish Seafood Shop by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com Spanish police conducting a routine inspection of a frozen seafood vendor in the coastal town of Alicante recently […]
The Dumskaya.net news agency has reported that Spanish SH-60 Seahawk helicopter from frigate Alvaro de Bazen (F101) airlifted an injured sailor from a U.S. Navy destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) off the Ukrainian coast. U.S. Navy destroyer with a Spanish frigate takes part in the multinational exercise “Sea Breeze 20”, […]
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Two Catalan pro-independence leaders are reportedly taking the retired chief of Spain’s official intelligence agency to court over allegations their mobile devices were monitored using the notorious ‘Pegasus’ spyware. Roger Torrent, the speaker of the Catalan parliament, and Ernest Maragall, the former regional foreign minister, announced they were filing a […]
Nano Mesa, who plays football for Spanish club Cadiz, has been forced to publish a drugs test result to prove he was sober during a controversial interview which went viral. Mesa was interviewed right after the club guaranteed its promotion to La Liga, causing a stir on social media with […]
Former Spanish king Juan Carlos has had a number of damaging allegations of financial impropriety against him which has seen the Spanish royal family fall under scrutiny. The Spanish Supreme Court is currently investigating the former king over the role he played in landing Spain a lucrative contract to build […]
The leader of Spain’s Catalonia Quim Torra has called on the residents of the city of Lleida to follow his government’s home confinement orders, after a rise in coronavirus cases. The statement came despite a Spanish judge’s decision to bar the lockdown. Quim Torra told reporters on Monday it was […]
A nationwide study in Spain has found that, despite being one of the hardest-hit European nations, just 5 percent of the population has coronavirus antibodies, dispelling any hopes of herd immunity in the near future. The research, published in the widely respected medical journal The Lancet, began in April and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107981/01/1079810167_0:233:2934:1883_1200x675_80_0_0_b947f43f3411e725cd32f21e33e87784.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007061079810206-spanish-court-agrees-to-extradite-former-oil-company-ceo-to-mexico-in-bribery-case/ MADRID (Sputnik) – Spain’s National Court on Monday said it was in favour of extraditing Emilio Lozoya, a former chief executive officer of the Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) oil company, to Mexico where he would face corruption charges. “The National Court has agreed on […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Over 11.26 million people have been found infected around the globe by COVID-19 and around 53,075 people have lost their lives due to the virus, according to World Health Organization so far. Medical experts have revealed that elderly people and individuals with pre-existing medical conditions seem to […]
In a bid to slow the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, people around the world have shifted to remote study and work, a new experience for many. There are many stories of funny incidents associated with the practice of virtual employment, and here is a fresh example, […]
The National Police of Spain said vendors’ “purchase of virtual currency stands out.” They arrested 33 suspects across two parallel raids. Source link
‘Does Spain have anything to say?’ Venezuela fumes after WSJ ‘confirms’ Guaido ally plotted to topple Maduro from SPANISH EMBASSY …from Russia Today, Moscow This article is from RT and RT soft of loves Venezuela’s Maduro and likes to look like it is backing Venezuela although when that Trumptard beleaguered […]
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. “Does the Spanish ambassador know that Leopoldo López has held and continues to hold video […]
Traces of the novel coronavirus have been discovered in Barcelona sewage water months before the first case of the dreaded disease was reported in China, claims a new study by a group of Spanish researchers. Scientists with the Enteric Virus Group at the University of Barcelona detected the presence of […]
European aerospace giant Airbus announced that German and Spanish Eurofighter fighter jet will be equipped with the world’s most capable fighter jet radar. The company’s news release said the Airbus has been awarded a contract for the development, supply and integration of 115 Eurofighter ESCAN Radars for the German and […]
After a furniture fixer in Valencia made a mess out of a 17th-century painting of the Virgin Mary, Spanish art conservators are clamoring for licensing regulations to stop further desecration of the country’s cultural heritage. The outrage was prompted by reports in local media that a copy of Immaculate Conception, […]