Shakira settles in tax fraud case, paying fine and avoiding prison
"I felt ready to defend my innocence, but it's not a triumph if they steal so many years of your time," pop star says
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Shakira's tax fraud trial gets underway on Monday
Colombian pop star accused of defrauding state of €14.5M
Rural women take leadership in male-dominated industry
Drought and climate crisis focus of first Women in the Rural World Congress
From the ashes: making traditional Christmas 'Tió' logs after a forest fire
Sant Fruitós de Bages residents create 13 present-pooping figures from charred tree trunks
Barcelona to light up for Christmas on Passeig de Gràcia boulevard on November 23
Passeig Sant Joan boulevard features decorative lights for first time
Barcelona to light up for Christmas on November 23
Passeig Sant Joan added to the city's regular decorative streets
Mayor urges return of Catalan jailed in Morocco for sharing videos on Rifian independence
Campaign launched to bring Zouhir Ainaaissa back to Montesquiu after "flagrant violation of freedom of expression"
Police search for 17-year-old boy missing in Sitges
Damien, who is 175 cm tall and weighs about 65 kg, disappeared on November 13
Halloween v Castanyada: Catalans prefer roasted chestnuts than only trick or treating
Government-funded survey reveals half of residents celebrate traditional event on All Saints rather than spooky night
Catalan pro-independence leaders tried in Court of Auditors
Prominent politicians accused over expenses of government in organizing referendum and promoting it abroad
Spain's Attorney General to reserve judgement on amnesty until law passed
Álvaro García Ortiz defends his impartiality after Prosecutors' Association accuses him of "passivity"
15 arrested during 13th night of anti-amnesty protests outside Socialists' headquarters in Madrid
Spain's National Police charge at protesters after objects thrown
Private prosecutors ask Supreme Court to bring murder charges for 2017 terror attacks
Defense lawyers argue for acquittal or reduced sentences while public prosecutor wants to uphold National Court convictions
Catalonia to end artificial snow subsidy for ski resorts and direct funds to social housing
€1.2m previously granted to private resorts will instead go towards renovation and purchase of homes in Pyrenees
Forty chemical risk alarms go off in emergency drill in Greater Barcelona
Phones received notifications in parts of Catalan capital and neighboring cities on Wednesday morning
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