News From The Mainland

• In photos: Easter in Spain under the coronavirus lockdown
  Reuters photographer Jon Nazca has traveled to Ronda in the southern Spanish city of Málaga to compare this year’s empty streets to the festivities seen in 2019 and 2018 […]
• Catalan premier announces snap election amid dispute over role as deputy
  In a surprise institutional statement, Quim Torra said the date will not be set until the regional budget is passed in parliament […]
• El Roto
  El Roto cartoon, January 29, 2020 […]
• Spaniard in Wuhan faces tough choice: Stay with husband or evacuate
  Spain is planning to repatriate citizens who are trapped in the Chinese city due to a coronavirus outbreak, but for Dácil Sánchez that means leaving her partner behind […]
• Deià: The Spanish village with more tourist accommodation than residents
  The picturesque spot in Mallorca is home to just over 600 people, but the high number of visitors in the summer is putting a strain on resources […]
• Spain trying to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan along with French, British nationals
  China has recommended that foreigners stay put in the quarantined city, but added that it will not prevent them from leaving […]
• Jailed Catalan leader speaks in parliament on Article 155: “It did nothing to stop us”
  Oriol Junqueras, who is serving a 13-year sentence for his role in the 2017 breakaway bid, appeared at an investigation commission into the suspension of the Catalan government’s regional powers […]
• Catalan premier challenges regional parliament by refusing to give up seat
  Quim Torra got his Together for Catalonia party to abstain from the day’s voting after the speaker warned him that his own vote would not be counted […]
• Spanish dentist caught secretly filming colleague undress given three years
  The female employee discovered a pen drive that had been used to record her when she got changed at the Madrid clinic where she worked. The victim has also won compensation […]
• Civil Guard colonel slams actions of Mossos chief during independence drive
  Diego Pérez de los Cobos tells court he would have removed Josep Lluís Trapero from his role as head of the regional police force for his leadership in 2017 […]