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Lionel Messi handed 21 months jail term in Spain
Add a CommentArgentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, Spanish media say. His father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and … Read more →
Pique nets late goal as Spain beat Czechs
Add a CommentGerard Pique scored a late goal to help defending champions Spain began their Euro 2016 campaign with a 1-0 win against a stubborn Czech Republic side. The Group D match had seemed set to end in a goalless draw despite … Read more →
Messi to stand trial for tax fraud in Spain
Add a CommentArgentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father should stand trial on tax fraud charges, a court in Spain has ruled. The judge in charge of the case rejected the request by prosecutors to drop the charges against the … Read more →
PHOTOS: Scan reveals boy in suitcase being smuggled into Spain
Add a CommentAn eight-year-old Ivorian child was found hidden in a suitcase that was smuggled across the border into Spanish territory in North Africa, an official said on Friday. The child was in a case taken by a 19-year-old woman through a … Read more →
Nurse infected with Ebola in Spain
Add a CommentThe Spanish health minister has confirmed that a nurse who treated a victim of Ebola in Madrid has tested positive for the disease. The nurse is said to be the first person in the current outbreak known to have contracted … Read more →
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