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Markets Today: Bitcoin Hits 3-Month Lows, Gold Eyes Biggest Weekly Gain in 5 Years on US Lender Concerns. FTSE 100 Finds Support
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European stock markets dropped sharply on Friday, on track for their biggest weekly loss in six weeks, as fears about the financial health of US regional banks spread to lenders across the continent. The main STOXX 600 index for Europe fell by...
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Spanish PM plays down Trump threat to hike tariffs over defence spend
Paula de las Heras / SUR Madrid Friday, 17 October 2025, 10:19 Share Donald Trump has brought the topic up three times in just one week. Until a few days ago, he seemed to have forgotten his anger towards Spain - the only Nato country that openly...
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Spain - Global Bribery Offenses Guide
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Spain? The Spanish law that regulates bribery and corruption is the Codigo Penal (Spanish Criminal Code or SCC). What constitutes a bribe? The Supreme Court has identified three elements that...
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‘Don’t like seeing that’: Visitors disappointed to see historic St. Augustine landmark closed amid government shutdown
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The nation’s oldest masonry fort stands silent on day 17 of the government shutdown, its gates locked to disappointed visitors who traveled from near and far to explore the historic landmark. The Castillo de San Marcos...
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Spanish critical minerals play riding the wave
“Garimpeiro” columnist Barry FitzGerald has covered the resources industry for 35 years. Now he’s sharing the benefits of his experience with Stockhead readers. Osmond Resources (ASX:OSM) has become something of an excitement machine of late as it...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Ireland’s AI and Digital Minister Niamh Smyth leads Irish delegation to the D9+ Ministerial Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal
News & Events 17th October 2025 Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation Niamh Smyth is representing Ireland at the Digital 9+ (D9+) Ministerial Meeting today, Friday, 17 October in Lisbon,...
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Wanted drug-driver arrested at Newcastle Airport after returning from holiday in Spain
(Image: Simon Greener/Newcastle Chronicle) A wanted drug-driver who was due to face trial but failed to show-up was finally arrested at an airport as he returned home from holiday. Karl Defty was found to be over-the-limit for cocaine and its...
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Spanish priest denies conviction reports in hate crime trial
A priest in Spain has denied media reports claiming that he was convicted in a hate crimes trial which stems from comments made during a 2017 streaming broadcast on radical Islam. “We’re still awaiting a court ruling. It will take at least a month...
Owner: J.D. Flynn & Ed Condon
Will Trent Alexander-Arnold be fit to face Liverpool for Real Madrid in Champions League?
Trent Alexander-Arnold faces a race against time to be fit for his Liverpool comeback. The Reds host Real Madrid at Anfield in the Champions League next month. 4 Alexander-Arnold has been ruled out since September with a hamstring injuryCredit:...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Spain probes clothing titan Isak Andic's death as homicide
Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media have reported. Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest fashion groups...
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Spain probing Mango clothing titan Isak Andic’s death as homicide, with son as key suspect: Reports
MADRID - Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media reported on Oct 16. Mr Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest...
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Spanish antitrust authority issues first-ever merger block
Spain’s antitrust authority (CNMC) has prohibited Curium from acquiring Instituto de Radiofarmacia de Barcelona (IRAB). The CNMC considered that neither the commitments offered by Curium nor conditions that it could impose would effectively...
Owner: Aviva Cuyler
Antifa expert who fled to Spain talks life since Trump's executive order
A typical academic year for Mark Bray, an assistant teaching professor of history at Rutgers University, turned into a nightmare after President Trump signed an executive order to designate antifa as a terrorist group. Soon after the order,...
Owner: Nexstar Media Group
Divers discover $1 million in gold coins from a Spanish shipwreck
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More than 1,000 silver and gold coins worth over $1 million were recovered this summer along Florida’s Treasure Coast. The cache includes silver pieces minted in colonial Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia, plus several gold coins and rare artifacts found...
Owner: Eric Ralls
Spain’s Supreme Court upholds Stampa’s conviction
KUALA LUMPUR: The Spanish Supreme Court has dismissed the cassation appeal filed by arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa in the Sulu claimants’ case against Malaysia, thereby upholding his conviction for contempt of court. In a statement, the Sulu Special...
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General Nasser Al-Jin’s Escape to Spain Sparks Algerian Media Frenzy
The alleged escape of one of Algeria’s most senior military commanders to Spain exposes deep fractures within the power structure that has governed Africa’s largest nation for decades. The Unraveling of Algeria’s Military Hierarchy General...
Owner: The Intermarium Foundation
Putin slams Western media monopoly, restrictions
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MOSCOW, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused leading Western media outlets of exploiting their dominant position to distribute content at their own discretion and often under the guise of objective reporting....
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Ghana to Pursue WASH Goals at Global 2025 Sector Ministers’ Meeting in Madrid
Two Ghanaian cabinet ministers are set to join a high-level global delegation at the 2025 Sector Ministers’ Meeting (SMM) in Madrid, Spain, on October 22–23, to address the urgent need for integrated water, sanitation, and climate action into...
Owner: Roger Agambire Agana
Spain probing clothing titan’s death as homicide
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Owner: New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)
Premier League market values: Florian Wirtz and Bukayo Saka drop, Moisés Caicedo hits milestone
Woltemade biggest winner ©TM/IMAGO The Premier League - the most valuable league in the world - received 249 new market values in the latest Transfermarkt intermediate update. The division's total value rose by a sum of +€756.25 million to take...
Owner: Mathias Döpfner & Friede Springer