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Spain to Limit Catalonia's Autonomy
Prime Minister announces plan for fresh elections in Catalonia.
The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, announces plans for fresh elections in Catalonia, blaming the move on 'disregard for the law' by Catalan pro-independence forces.
Also in the programme: controversy over the appointment of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a WHO goodwill ambassador; and a look at the alleged sonic attacks on American diplomats in Cuba.
(Photo: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gives a press conference after a crisis cabinet meeting in Madrid. Credit: AFP/Getty images)
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