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Coronavirus scare forces cancellation of Mobile World Congress in Spain

GSMA said Wednesday that this year's edition of Mobile World Congress will no longer be held as planned in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb 24-27

Spain's future in the balance as Lawmakers head for knife-edge vote

With the conservative People's Party and far-right Vox -- the second and third largest parties -- refusing to back the coalition, victory for Sanchez hinges on the votes of small regional parties

Spanish court jails Catalan leaders for secession attempt, protests erupt

Spanish authorities deployed hundreds of extra police to the region in anticipation of the ruling

Thief robs a man of $1.3 mn watch in Ibiza; Azeris wonder who the victim is

The owner of the 50-03 McLaren F1 watch was walking by the sea in Ibiza at around 4:30 p.m. on June 19 when the thief shoved him and stole the watch

Campaigning for one of Spain's tightest national elections in decades ends

Divisive and often ill-tempered, the election has been fought mainly on emotive topics - notably issues of national identity linked to Catalonia's drive for independence

Spain tourism: In scenic Mallorca, the sun is starting to set on Magaluf

Shifting holiday patterns also mean much is at stake for Spain, which had 82 million foreign visitors last year. Tourism accounts for about 11 per cent of gross domestic product

PM Modi woos Spanish firms to invest in India

Spain is the 12th largest investor in India and the seventh largest trading partner in the EU

Sapin: Tens of thousands rally in Madrid for 'job dignity'

However, unemployment has gone down from 27% at start of 2013 to 18.7% in first quarter of 2017

200 rescued from Spain's highest peak after cable-car failure

The company that made the cable-car is not aware of the cause of the breakdown

100 customers flee Spanish restaurant without paying

Restaurant staff were unable to stop them as they were many

350 migrants breach border fence to enter Spain

11 people were reportedly injured while scaling the tall fence in Spain's Cueta city

From stained glass to stylists, Spain bids to be global shopping hub

Tourist arrivals in Spain have reached record highs for 4 years in a row, growing to 75.6 mn in 2016

Catalan separatists gather, prepare independence vote

Meeting comes amid a thaw in relations between Catalonia and Spain's central government

Spain's conservative Rajoy voted back to power

Rajoy pledged to plough on with economic policies deeply unpopular with the opposition which blames austerity measures taken in his first term for rising inequality

Spain's Rajoy set to win vote of confidence

Vote will draw a line under two inconclusive elections and fruitless attempts at coalition-building between bickering parties

Thousands rally for Catalan independence from Spain

This region of 7.5 million people makes up 16 per cent of Spain's population and accounts for almost 19 per cent of national GDP

2 die in Spain as train derails

Train belonged to a Portuguese company

Spanish elections: Deadlock in parliament continues

The election has once again left the eurozone's fourth-largest economy at risk of another lengthy political stalemate

Spanish ruling party claims victory in general elections

Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez's failed investiture attempt prompted the new elections on June 26

Spain's Podemos overtakes Socialists ahead of election: polls

Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative Popular Party coming first again, with 27.7-31%, still way short of a parliamentary majority