The Prosecutor's Office supports the partial pardon for Álvaro García Ortiz

The Prosecutor’s Office supports the partial pardon for Álvaro García Ortiz

The Prosecutor’s Office supports the partial pardon for the former Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz, convicted of a crime of disclosure of documents. The report has been submitted to the Supreme Court, which must now issue its own to be delivered to the Ministry of Justice for evaluation. The deputy prosecutor of the high court argues that the conviction has led the former number 1 of the public ministry to “intense and disproportionate extrapenal consequences.”

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The lifting of the secrecy of the summary opens a new scenario for Zapatero

The lifting of the secrecy of the summary opens a new scenario for Zapatero

Nineteen months of investigation into former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will presumably be revealed today. The judge of the National Court, in charge of the Plus Ultra case, has lifted the secrecy of the file once the most important procedure, the search of the former leader’s official office, has been carried out. From this Monday, the parties involved in the process, including popular accusations, will have access to the case and it will be inevitable that details of the investigation become known.

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Strong job creation adds 232,000 new affiliates in May

Strong job creation adds 232,000 new affiliates in May

The approach of summer boosts the labor market. If in the Spanish economy May is always a good month for employment, this year’s has been even better than usual. An increase of 232,000 affiliates, which is the second-best May in the historical series and leads to a new record in the total number of contributors, who have already exceeded 22.3 million. And a significant fact: practically half of the increase in contributors in May comes from foreign workers, with 111,000 new affiliates. Among Spaniards, the employment growth rate is clearly lower.

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How Russia cut short the life of a century-old market in Kyiv

How Russia cut short the life of a century-old market in Kyiv

“Please sign the petition for the repair of the Lukianivskyi market,” reads the signs held by several women. Behind them lie the burnt iron and roofs of what until the early hours of last Sunday was one of the oldest markets in Kyiv, said to date back 120 years. “I have been living in fear of missiles, of losing everything, for more than four years. And now we have nothing left,” says Marina, who stands out among the other women because of her yellow wool jacket. For 25 years she has had, or had, a small fruit and vegetable shop.

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Everything you need to know about Shakira's lawsuit with the Tax Agency

Everything you need to know about Shakira’s lawsuit with the Tax Agency

“You left me with the mother-in-law as a neighbor with the press at the door and the debt to the Treasury,” Shakira sang to Gerard Piqué after their separation. But none of that is real anymore, because the singer left Barcelona and moved away from the mother-in-law. And now the National Court has issued a ruling that exempts her from her famous tax debt and orders the Treasury to return 55 million euros to her. These are the key points of the long dispute between the Tax Agency and the Colombian artist:

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