Catalonia bans bullfighting

Published: 29 July 2010 y., Thursday
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Lawmakers in Catalonia outlaw bullfighting in a key vote that signals the first time the blood sport is banned in a mainland region of Spain.

 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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