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/ 11 November 2005
Palaeontologists excavating a dump outside Barcelona have found a skull dating back 14-million years that could belong to a common ancestor of apes and humans. The nearly intact skull, which has a flat face, jaw and teeth, may belong to a previously unknown species of great ape, said Salvador Moya, the chief palaeontologist on the dig.
A Spanish parliamentary panel investigating the Madrid rail bombings has concluded that the former government of Jose Maria Aznar ”manipulated” and ”twisted” information about the blasts to further its electoral interests, it emerged on Wednesday.