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Nicaragua

Explained: what you need to know about Nicaragua’s deadly crisis

Nicaragua has been gripped by a deadly crisis since street protests erupted three months ago. Here we explain what you need to know.

Spain

How the 'Wolf-Pack' trial changed Spain's festival culture

Euronews spoke to four Pamplona-based women who describe how the "Wolf-Pack" case changed Spain's famed bull-run festival.

Spain

Increase in sexual assault complaints during Pamplona's festival

A study by Navarra's Public University shows there's an increase in the number of sexual assault complaints during Pamplona's bullfighting festival in the last few years.

Spain

Spanish Twitter users take World Cup defeat with humour

Spaniards reacted with humour on Twitter after their team was eliminated from the World Cup by Russia on Sunday.

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Spain

Spanish fan in tears after FIFA bans his famous drum from World Cup

Manolo el del Bombo has been following the Spanish national team for more than 40 years with his drum. But he is now inconsolable after FIFA banned him from entering the stadium in Russia with his 'bombo'.

Mexico

Violence, corruption, and young voters: Mexican elections explained

Mexicans go to the polls on Sunday amidst historic levels of violence in their country.

Spain

Posters shame 'Wolf Pack' assailants as they return home

Feminists groups in Spain are making life uncomfortable for the convicted five men in the Pamplona 'Wolf Pack' case by posting pictures of their faces around Seville.

France

Students given 12 hours to clear out dorms for Aquarius migrants

Around 20 students who were relocated from their publicly-owned residence in Alicante, Spain, to make way for the arrival of migrants from the Aquarius rescue ship, told Euronews they had 12 hours to evacuate.

World News

WHO to stop classifying transgenderism as a 'mental illness'

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday that it would no longer categorise transsexuality as a mental illness.

Spain

Spanish students relocated to make room for Aquarius migrants

Around 20 students were relocated from their publicly owned residence in Alicante to make way for the arrival of migrants from the Aquarius rescue ship, according to a spokesperson for the dorm.

Spain

Spanish King's brother-in-law chooses to do time in women's prison

The disgraced brother-in-law of King Felipe VII has opted for a small prison outside the city of Avila to serve out his sentence, where he will be the only male inmate.

Spain

They rebuilt an abandoned Spanish town — and then got jail sentences

Six activists face prison for illegal occupation after they rebuilt an abandoned Spanish village.

Ukraine

Kiev Facebook group offers free couches to fans who can't afford hotel

Initiative launched after shock at profiteering

World News

Venezuelan elections: Who is Maduro up against this year?

With a completely different set of opposition candidates, Euronews looks at who Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is up against in Sunday's presidential election.

Mexico

Mexico bans 17 'false' transgender women running in local elections

A Mexican state electoral body banned 17 men from various parties masquerading as transgender candidates in the upcoming elections.

Spain

Full acquittal only fair result in Spain 'Wolf Pack' trial, says defendants' lawyer

"For us there is only room for acquittal, so any conviction, no matter how minor, would always be appealed against."

Spain

Spanish law not the problem in ‘Wolf Pack’ case, says victim’s lawyer

Euronews spoke to the lawyer representing the victim in a controversial case that sparked protests when five men accused of gang rape were found guilty of the lesser offence of sexual abuse.

World News

Spaniards troll politician online as she renounces 'fraudulent degree'

Can you give up something you’ve never even had? Spanish social media users are giving up their claim to the Narnia throne or the Austro-Hungarian crown to poke fun at a local politician who renounced her master degree after fraud allegations surfaced.

Spain

Spanish mother creates football stickers of female players for her daughters

María Vázquez wanted to give her football-mad daughters trading cards featuring their favourite female players, but only cards of male stars were available, so she contacted clubs and photographers and made the collection herself.

Spain

Whale dies after eating 29 kilos of plastic in trashed waters

A sperm whale that washed up on the Murcia coast in February died because it could not digest the 29 kilos of plastic found in its stomach.

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