Killing of Rubén Espinosa leaves Mexican journalists in fear
Reporters want inquiry into possible political involvement in photojournalist’s death
Government pledges to cut taxes if it wins upcoming general elections
Budget for next year proposes 3.8% rise in social spending Public servants promised their first pay raise since 2009
French customs service seizes Picasso in Corsica worth €26 million
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The painting belongs to banker Jaime Botín, brother of former chairman of Santander Spanish authorities had prohibited the work from being taken out of Spain
Drug tunnel resembling El Chapo’s escape route found at Mexican border
The 123-meter passageway was allegedly being constructed by the Sinaloa cartel
Number of registered unemployed falls by 74,028 people in July
Improvement owes much to seasonal hires, however, in tourism and agriculture sectors
Spanish town where the siesta is sacred catches world’s imagination
Ador, a small community in Valencia, has issued an edict to protect the afternoon nap
Catalan premier calls early elections, classing vote a plebiscite for region
Artur Mas will be running on a secessionist bloc ticket, Junts pel Sí (Together for yes)
Spain’s Mariano Rajoy: “Catalonia will never be independent in any way”
PM sums up his achievements ahead of general elections due for the end of the year