BARCELONA/MADRID, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Catalonia’s parliament declared independence from Spain on Friday in defiance of the Madrid government, which at the same time was preparing to impose direct rule over the region.
Although the declaration was in effect a symbolic gesture as it will not be accepted by Spain or the international community, the moves by both sides take Spain’s worst political crisis in four decades to a new level.
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Oh boy! A divided Europe is the last thing we want in the face of Earth’s two major existential threats: climate change and a nuclear World War III.
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Indeed, and the situation in Kenya is worrisome too.
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