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Barcelona to get floating desalination plant to help fight drought in northeastern Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s drought-stricken region of Catalonia will install a floating desalination plant to help the city of Barcelona guarantee its drinking water supply, regional authorities said Thursday. Barcelona already relies on Europe’s largest desalination plant...
Mbappé scores twice as PSG beats Barcelona to reverse 1st-leg loss and reach Champions League semis
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Playing with an extra man for more than an hour, Paris Saint-Germain rallied against Barcelona to reach the Champions League semifinals. Kylian Mbappé scored twice as PSG reversed its first-leg loss at home with a 4-1 win at Barcelona on Tuesday to advance...
Spain to deport dozens of Bolivians whose false visas held up cruise ship in Barcelona
MADRID (AP) — Spain will on Thursday deport more than 60 Bolivians who arrived last week by cruise ship in the northeastern port of Barcelona but were not allowed to disembark because their visas were false. The Spanish government’s office in Barcelona said 65 of the 69 Bolivians...
Cruise ship stuck in Spain will resume sailing after Bolivian passengers with visa problems removed
MADRID (AP) — A cruise ship stuck in the northeastern Spanish port of Barcelona will be able to resume its route after a group of Bolivian passengers with visa problems were taken off the vessel on Thursday, authorities said. The Spanish government said in a statement it had...
Cruise ship carrying 1,500 passengers stuck in Spain port due to Bolivian passengers' visa problems
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A cruise ship reportedly carrying 1,500 passengers was stuck Wednesday in the Spanish northeastern port of Barcelona due to the visa problems of a group of Bolivian passengers who were due to disembark there, officials said. Authorities say 69 Bolivians...
Dani Alves released from prison after paying bail while awaiting appeal of rape conviction in Spain
MADRID (AP) — Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves was released from prison Monday after paying 1 million euros ($1.2 million) in bail to be set free while appealing a rape conviction, a Spanish court said. The former Barcelona player also handed over his passports, with prosecutors...
Brazil soccer chief says rape convictions for Alves and Robinho ends 'nefarious chapter'
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil soccer chief Ednaldo Rodrigues says the rape convictions of former internationals Dani Alves and Robinho ends “one of the most nefarious chapters” in the country's sports history. Brazil confederation executives and coaching staff feel sorry for “the...
Fugitive Catalan chief Puigdemont pledges he will return to Spain if he can be restored to power
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia who fled the country after a failed secession attempt six years ago, said Thursday that he will return to Spain if he has a viable chance to be restored as regional president following upcoming...
Spanish police dismantle network that profited off families of dead migrants seeking repatriations
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have dismantled a network that profited off families of dead migrants seeking to repatriate the remains of their loved ones, authorities said Wednesday. Fourteen people have been detained and one person is under investigation in the southern...
A religious procession in Barcelona celebrates rain during a severe drought in northeast Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A religious procession in downtown Barcelona celebrated the appearance of long-awaited rain, after nine days of praying for relief from a severe drought. Around 100 local people took part in the Catholic ceremony on a rainy Saturday evening. ...
