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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, shakes hands with Catalan regional President Quim Torra at the Palace of the Generalitat, the headquarter of the Government of Catalonia, in Barcelona, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spanish government to begin talks with Catalania this month

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Spain faces threat of another strike in women’s soccer

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Members of the Spanish parliament applaud Spain's King Felipe VI, left, after giving a speech during the official opening of the parliamentary season in Madrid, Monday, Feb. 2, 2020. Nearly 50 lawmakers who advocate for the Spanish regions to become independent have boycotted Monday's ceremonial opening of the nation's legislative season over the presence of the royal family. The representatives of five parties from the Catalonia, Basque Country and Galicia regions, all in northern Spain, say the king's figure is &quot;anachronistic&quot; and that it should be rooted out of Spanish politics. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Spanish separatist lawmakers blast ‘anachronistic’ monarchy

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Atletico Madrid's Sime Vrsaljko, left, challenges for the ball with Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

With Mendy replacing Marcelo, Madrid is winning with defense

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Drone sighting disrupts air traffic at Madrid airport

By Associated Press - Associated Press

This cover image released by Random House shows &quot;A Long Petal of the Sea,&quot; by Isabel Allende. (Random House via AP)

Isabel Allende talks about migration, life, aging and love

By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS - Associated Press

Catalan politician Oriol Junqueras, centre, arrives at the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. The imprisoned leader of the Catalan separatist ERC party Oriol Junqueras and five other former regional Cabinet members who pushed ahead with an illegal independence declaration for Catalonia in 2017 are brought out of prison for the first time to testify at a regional parliamentary committee. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

6 Catalan separatist prisoners return to regional parliament

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Catalan President Quim Torra, foreground and right, is applauded by members of his party at the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. The Catalan regional parliament is stripping the president of the prosperous but troubled northeastern region of his lawmaker's seat because he disobeyed Spain's strict rules on election propaganda. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Catalan regional chief faces loss of parliamentary seat

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

The leader of Venezuela's political opposition Juan Guaido, center, speaks to the reporters during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. The 50th annual meeting of the forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 21 until Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Venezuela’s Guaidó visits a politically agitated Spain

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

A road is flooded by the river Ter in Verges, Girona, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. A calamitous storm has killed at least 11 people in Spain and left five others missing, as well as causing rivers to overflow their banks and contaminating vast agricultural areas in eastern Spain with salty seawater. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Death toll from storm in Spain reaches 12, more missing

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Spain-Venezuela encounter by tarmac unleashes speculation

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

Two people take snapshots atop of a collapsed bridge in Malgrat, near Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Since Sunday the storm has hit mostly eastern areas of Spain with hail, heavy snow and high winds, while huge waves smashed into towns on the Mediterranean coast and nearby islands of Mallorca and Menorca. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Storm Gloria kills 11 in Spain, causes wide coastal damage

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, center, jubilates with teammate Real Madrid's Alvaro Odriozola, right, after scoring his sides second goal during the Champions League group A soccer match between Brugge and Real Madrid at the Jan Breydel stadium in Bruges, Belgium, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Bayern signs right back Odriozola on loan from Real Madrid

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Waves hit a partially damage bridge during a storm in Badalona's beach, outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Massive waves and gale-force winds smashed into seafront towns, damaging many shops and restaurants and flooding some streets. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Spain: Storm death toll up to 7, major river floods feared

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Smoke rise following a big explosion at an industrial hub near the port city of Tarragona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. A chemical emergency alert has been activated in northeastern Spain following a big explosion in an industrial zone near the port city of Tarragona, regional emergency services said Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Oliete)

Spain: Death toll from chemical plant explosion reaches 3

By HERNAN MUÑOZ - Associated Press

Smoke rise following a big explosion at an industrial hub near the port city of Tarragona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. A chemical emergency alert has been activated in northeastern Spain following a big explosion in an industrial zone near the port city of Tarragona, regional emergency services said Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Oliete)

Spain: 4 injured in massive explosion at chemical plant

By Aritz Parra and Ciaran Giles - Associated Press

Demonstrators hold signs showing Catalan politician Oriol Junqueras as they protest outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is expected to attend his first session as a member of the European Parliament on Monday despite facing an arrest warrant against him in Spain. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Fugitive Catalan Puigdemont arrives at EU parliament

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses the media at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Sanchez was chosen by Parliament as prime minister on Tuesday, ending a period in which he led a caretaker Socialist government following two inconclusive elections last year.(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Despite differences, Spain gets its new coalition government

By CIARAN GILES and ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts to winning the first set against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during their ATP Cup tennis match in Sydney, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Christo)

Nadal leads Spain into ATP Cup final vs Djokovic’s Serbia

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

An estelada or independence flag, hangs from a tree as a policeman walks past the entrance of Lledoners prison, where former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras is currently serving a prison sentence in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, near Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. In a potentially stinging reversal for Spanish justice authorities, the European Union's top court ruled that the former Catalan official serving a prison sentence for his role in a banned independence referendum two years ago had the right to parliamentary immunity when he was on trial. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Spain’s top court says separatist politician stays in prison

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press