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Today In Spain: A Roundup Of The Latest News On Monday
Esme Fox – esme@thelocal.es
Published: 12 Oct, 2026 CET. Updated: Mon 12 Oct 2026 10:05 CET
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Madrid prepares for National Day parades, four people die in traffic accidents since the start of the long weekend, hotel cleaners demand early retirement and more news from Spain this Monday October 12th.
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EACH October 12, Spain marks its National Day or Dia de la Hispanidad with a public holiday. The day coincides with the celebration of Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the
Dos trabajadores de la Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), la mayor empresa cuprífera del país sudamericano y la más importante del mercado del cobre en el mundo, han muerto tras haber quedado atrapados en un alud de barro que ha afectado a la división El Teniente, en el municipio de Machalí, a unos 83 kilómetros al sur de Santiago, este domingo, según ha informado la compañía. Un tercer empleado ha logrado escapar. El presidente José Antonio Kast ha lamentado la tragedia que enluta a la minería chilena.
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