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SALVADOR Illa, a former health minister and key ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, appears set to be named as the new President of Catalunya this week after members of the left-wing, pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) voted to endorse their party’s pact with Illa’s Socialists.  Having gained the support of the ERC and the far-left Comuns Sumar alliance, Illa will …

A TEARFUL Carlos Alcaraz who misplaced Sunday’s Olympic tennis closing to Novak Djokovic, has been despatched a supportive message from his hero and event doubles associate, Rafa Nadal. The Serbian bagged the one honour he was lacking in a implausible profession, beating Alcaraz by two units to like at Roland Garros, Paris. There have been tears of pleasure for Djokovic …

LAST Thursday, Russia and the West brokered an agreement to release 24 prisoners in the biggest swap deal since the Cold War. Among them was a 42-year-old Spanish journalist who has plied his trade for outlets including La Sexta, Público and Gara, a Basque nationalist newspaper. However, instead of returning to Spain, Pablo Gonzalez was warmly welcomed to Moscow by …