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Catalonia’s unofficial polls have shown the Spanish region is strongly in favor of separation. But as calls for a referendum on independence continue, the issue seems far more complicated.
Catalonia’s political struggle for independence is centuries-old. The prosperous province of seven million people already has enough national symbols, its own language, world-renowned architecture and an iconic football team, worshipped by fans worldwide.
Georgia and Russia have re-opened their only usable land border crossing for traffic and trade for the first time in four years.
The border post, in the Georgian region of Kazbegi, opened to traffic on Monday at 7am (0300GMT) after a brief, pre-dawn ceremony.
The agreement to open the crossing came after a request from Georgia’s landlocked neighbour, Armenia.
At least 4 people have been killed and more than others have been wounded in south of Galkacyo town in Mudug region after two clan militias’ dispute for the ownership of land in south of the town, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Monday.
Reports say that both clan militias were the member of the residents in the town and exchanged gunfire in south of Galka’o town which is partially controlled by the administration of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland killing 4, most of them civilians.
Residents at Garsorka neighborhood and most of the people in the area where the two militias fought had expressed concern about the new violence between the two sides as each group were arguing ownership of the land in the town.