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Economy

CONFIRMED: Spanish lender Banco Sabadell to move from Catalonia to Alicante

Spanish lender Banco Sabadell to move out of Catalonia

Spain

Banks weigh up Catalonia future amid independence drive

One major lender has already decided to move its legal base from Catalonia. Another is considering such a move.

Malta

Prince Charles makes plea to save our oceans

The threat posed by plastic waste was highlighted at the 'Our Ocean' Conference in Malta

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Belgium

Ale Mary! Church turns to beer brewing to raise funds

Saint Catherine's church in Brussels is turning to Belgium's brewing tradition to raise funds for renovation work

Spain

San Rafael del Rio: between Valencia and Catalonia

Catalan independence would mean a lot of upheaval, especially for those living in the border town of San Rafael del Rio.

Focus

Asian Games end on high note in Ashgabat

For 10 days, the sporting flame lit up Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat.

Sweden

83-year-old Swedish woman takes on far-right protesters

I'll drive straight into them, I'll drive straight into them," Ingegerd told a journalist on the scene

Sweden

Nobel prize in literature: Everything you need to know about 2017 winner Kazuo Ishiguro

The Nobel prize committee called Ishiguro an "exquisite novelist"

Europe News

Catalonia leaves door wide open for talks with Spanish authorities

Catalonia says it is leaving the door wide open for Spain's authorities to hold talks and discuss options on independence.

Switzerland

Global warming 'threatens Swiss Alps'

Swiss Alps under pressure as scientists stress negative effects of global warming.

Germany

Germany drops mass US, UK spying probe

The decision comes four years after whistle-blower Edward Snowden accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of bugging Chancellor Angela Merkel's private cell phone and massively spying on citizens of allied countries.

Iran

Kurdistan is the new Israel, says Iran

Kurdistan’s bid for independence is part of a foreign plan to create a new Israel, it’s been claimed.

Russia

Saudi king makes historic visit to Russia

Salman bin Abdulaziz is on an historic first visit to Russia by a monarch of the Gulf kingdom.

France

How the French helped Catalonia hold its controversial independence vote

Ballot papers printed in a French region of the Pyrenees were sent to Catalonia in the run up to the referendum

Turkey

Archaeologists 'discover' Santa Claus's grave in Turkey

The team claim remains previously thought to belong to St. Nicholas and taken to Italy were actually of a local priest

Sweden

Nobel Peace Prize: a history of controversial laureates

From Hitler to Suu Kyi, here's a look at the Nobel Peace Prize's controversial candidates and winners

Brazil

Brazil's Olympic chief Carlos Nuzman arrested in Rio in corruption scandal

Brazilian police have arrested the head of the national Olympics committee, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, in a new phase of the so-called 'Unfair Play' investigation. He is accused of conspiring with politicians to buy the right to host the 2016 games.

Sport

Three South American nations in joint bid for World Cup 2030

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have formally launched South America’s three-nation bid to host the 2030 World Cup and said Argentina would likely host the majority of the tournament’s stadiums.

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mid-Autumn festival gets underway in Hong Kong

Performers carry a giant fire dragon in the Tai Hang district of Hong Kong as part of the mid-Autumn festival

Spain

Catalonia stops and the people take possession of their streets

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Taiwan let off hundreds of lanterns to mark the start of the mid-Autumn festival

Hundreds of lanterns have been launched in Taiwan as part of the Sky Lantern Festival.

France

Iraq doesn't want armed clash with Kurds

Iraq's prime minister Haider al-Abadi, in Paris on bi-lateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, has stressed he does not want an armed clash with Kurdish Iraqi authorities and urged Peshmerga forces in disputed areas to work with Iraqi security forces under the control of the central gove

USA

Adding debt to injury? Las Vegas survivors set for huge medical bills