Catalan Separatism
The separatist government of Quim Torra has inaugurated ‘The Council of the Republic in exile”, an organization headed by fugitive former president Carles Puigdemont. It aims to promote the Catalan cause abroad after the failed independence declaration last year. The idea was announced last week after the two main pro-independence parties managed to overcome their differences over who will be in charge of the organization and how it should operate.
Collision
Barcelona authorities say a cargo ship has collided with a loading crane in the city’s port, causing a fire.
A spokeswoman said no people were injured in the accident that occurred this morning.
The spokeswoman said a dozen firefighting vehicles and several ambulances had been dispatched to the port.
She says the flames coming from four containers that fell from the ship are being fought with foam because firefighters are still checking whether the content of the cargo poses any further risk.
Flood Death
A woman has died while trying to cross a stream with her husband following heavy rainfall in Malaga.
The unidentified woman, believed to be around 50 years old, was swept away in Velez-Malaga at around 9pm last night
Her body was found half an hour later around two kilometers away.
According to Civil Protection the woman tried to cross the Seco River but was overpowered by the stream before falling in and being dragged away by the water.
The woman is believed to have been accompanied by her husband, who crossed first without difficulty.
He lost sight of his wife after arriving to the other side and called emergency services.
Economy
Spanish economic growth remained steady in the third quarter, although weaker exports pointed to a slight slowdown this year.
The gross domestic product expanded by 0.6 percent in the third quarter, unchanged from a quarter earlier and in line with forecasts.
On an annual basis the economy grew by 2.5 percent.
Debut
The heir to the Spanish throne, 13-year-old Princess Leonor, has made her first public address at an official event marking the 40th anniversary of Spain’s Constitution.
Leonor de Borbon, the elder of two daughters of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, read out the first of 169 articles of Spain’s Carta Magna, which was approved by the Spanish Parliament on Oct. 31, 1978.
King Felipe read the law’s preamble and was then joined on stage by his daughter at the Cervantes Institute in Madrid.
Felipe was also 13 when he read his first speech publicly in 1981.