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ECONOMY
Jobless rate declines to 26.26 percent
LAYOFF FUND SCANDAL
The fund was a ¡°very singular budgetary disease,¡± defendant testifies
Bank of Spain estimates GDP contracted a quarterly 0.1 percent
JUDICIAL SCANDAL
Governing party blocks Constitutional Court chief¡¯s grilling on bias claims. Judge has admitted that he was a card-carrying member of the PP from 2008 to 2011
Andalusia also wants action against one-time PP card-carrying magistrate
Deputy head of body overseeing judiciary says political beliefs are a ¡°private¡± matter
Jos¨¦ Antonio Gri?¨¢n to hand over power as ERE investigation widens. Regional leader will leave post on August 27 for ¡°personal and family reasons¡±
CORRUPTION
Prosecutors say former leader of Uni¨® Mallorquina Munar is a flight risk
Top judges overturn guilty verdicts on several of Jaume Matas's offenses and reduce sentence to nine-and-a-half months for influence peddling
Three climbers lost contact with base camp Monday on descent of 8,068-meter peak
BUSINESS
Utility estimates cost at 170 million euros this year alone
business
Spanish giant to pay 5 billion euros in cash and offer a 17.6-percent stake in its German unit
New evidence emerges over train derailing accident that killed 43 people in 2006
MEDICAL CUTBACKS
Ministry says move due to ¡°sustainability and resource optimization¡±
THE PP'S HIDDEN FINANCES
Prime Minister bows to Socialist leader¡¯s threat of censure motion
Socialist Party leader Rubalcaba had considered no confidence vote in Mariano Rajoy
Tax Agency to probe whether offenses were committed through alleged illegal donations
Madrid clinic confirms arrival of daughter of actress and Javier Bardem
PORTUGUESE CRISIS
Threat of early elections dissipates after president gives blessing to Passos Coelho government reshuffle
SPORT
Argentinean took Newell¡¯s Old Boys, Leo Messi¡¯s alma mater, to title last season
CRIME
Magistrate upholds verdict of jury in case that convulsed Spanish society. Ruth, aged six, and Jos¨¦, aged two, put to sleep with tranquilizers before being burned in bonfire
WILDLIFE
Regional government says exotic invaders are threat to endemic flora and fauna
The latest energy reform is making self-generation more expensive
Supporters say Jos¨¦ Antonio Gri?¨¢n made his decision after March 2012 regional elections
Officers evacuate 840 people from Madrid nightspot with license for 219 patrons
ADOPTION ROW
Galician social services accused of giving children up for adoption without consent
Juan Carlos Gafo Acevedo had objected to booing of Spanish anthem by nationalists
TOURISM
Country receives over six million tourists for first time
BUSINESS
After suffering Spain¡¯s biggest bankruptcy, Martinsa Fadesa¡¯s viability is not yet guaranteed
JUDICIARY
Elpidio Jos¨¦ Silva Pacheco is accused of illegal detention and malpractice
OFFICIAL SECRETS
Historians want access to files in the Foreign and Defense Ministries. The former's papers are off-limits while the latter has 10,000 secret reports