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Pay €25,000 for Schengen visa: Indian company BLS under probe after Spain’s Algerian migration crisis

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Pay €25,000 for Schengen visa: Indian company BLS under probe after Spain's Algerian migration crisis

Spanish investigators are examining whether visa appointment and document-processing companies helped a network prioritise applicants who paid bribes. Indian company BLS International has been drawn into a Spanish National Court investigation with links to alleged visa fraud network at Spain’s consulate in Algiers. The allegations have been denied by the firm.The probe, led by Judge … Read more

Spain’s Belchite was destroyed in the 1937 Civil War, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins

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Spain’s Belchite was destroyed in the 1937 Civil War, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins

On the edge of Zaragoza province, the remains of Belchite sit among dry grass and scrub, their broken walls exposed to the weather. Towers rise without roofs, doorways lead nowhere and sections of masonry have been left much as they were after the fighting. A newer settlement stands nearby, separated from the ruins by a … Read more