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Spectator tribunes remain empty as the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs UD Las Palmas is played behind closed doors at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 1, 2017. (AFP)
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A man walks past a banner during a march organized by pro-Basque independence organization Gure Esku Dago (In Our Hands) in favor of Catalonia’s independence referendum. (Reuters)
The Basque: Spain’s Effective but Expensive Antidote to Secession
As Spain and Catalonia head towards a constitutional collision over the region’s claim to independence, lawmakers on both sides of the crisis are pointing to a way out: north, to Basque Country. Among the verdant mountains of Basque Country, which borders France, a...Caption:
England manager Gareth Southgate. (AFP)
How England Can Find World Cup Spark and Repair Disconnect with Fans
London – The sense of anticlimax was inescapable. Gareth Southgate had spent his evening on the touchline dodging paper airplanes, tedium-induced origami, and blocking out occasional spasms of booing from the home support, and was left to plead for patience...Caption:
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. (AFP)
Thousands Rally in Barcelona against Secession as Spanish PM Vows to Halt Independence Drive
Thousands of people staged demonstrations in Barcelona to protest against the Catalan government’s push for independence from Spain as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy vowed to stand against the move for secession. In an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Pais...Caption:
Protesters joined by firefighters raise their hands as they gather during a general strike in Barcelona called by Catalan unions on October 3, 2017. AFP PHOTO / Josep LAGO