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Catalan regional government president Carles Puigdemont leaves after a ceremony commemorating the 77th anniversary of the death of Catalan leader Lluis Companys at the Montjuic Cemetery in Barcelona, October 15, 2017. (AFP/PAU BARRENA)
October 16, 2017, 3:21 pm
Amid uncertainty, Spain gives Catalans 3 days to rethink independence
Separatist leader Puigdemont calls for dialogue with central government; Madrid first wants clear statement the territory is backing off secession
By Marianne Barriaux and Patrick Galey
Catalan regional government president Carles Puigdemont gives a speech at the Catalan regional parliament in Barcelona on October 10, 2017. (AFP Photo/Lluis Gene)
October 10, 2017, 10:09 pm
Catalan leader suspends independence declaration to allow ‘dialogue’
While stopping short of declaring outright secession, Carlos Puigdemont says he has 'mandate of the people' to secede from Spain
By Daniel BOSQUE and Patrick Galey
The chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Berit Reiss-Andersen, announces on October 06, 2017 in Oslo, that the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize goes to the nuclear disarmament group ICAN for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fuelled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran. (AFP PHOTO / NTB Scanpix / Heiko JUNGE )
October 6, 2017, 12:17 pm
Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize
Award seen as a message to Trump who wants to rip up Iran agreement, but also no recognition for Iran nuclear deal architects who were the early favorites
By Patrick Galey and TOI staff
Amer, a Syrian refugee who takes weekly English classes at the American Academy in Nicosia, speaks with journalists on November 11, 2014 in the capital of the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus. (photo credit: AFP/FLORIAN CHOBLET)
December 1, 2014, 7:46 am
Rescued Syria refugees stranded in Cyprus limbo
After open sea journey, many face tough choice of whether to apply for asylum on island or await a transfer to Europe that may never come
By Patrick Galey
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