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22/10/2017 GMT

Spain's Plan For Catalan Direct Rule

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Spanish leader outlines plans for Catalonia after region's banned independence referendum

Spanish leader outlines plans for Catalonia after region's banned independence referendum, including removal of its leaders and curbs on its parliament; Mexico's obesity problem

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has outlined plans for the oversight of Catalonia by central government after the region's banned independence referendum. They include the removal of Catalonia's leaders and curbs on its parliament; Mexico's obesity problem; tensions in northern Iraq over Kurdish independence


(Image : Demonstrators shout slogans and hold Spanish flags as they protest against the independence of Catalonia. Credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

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