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Revellers dressed in devil costumes light fireworks during the “Les Santes” (The Saints) festival in Mataro, near Barcelona July 20, 2014. The wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia last month dropped plans for a non-binding referendum on independence from Spain on Nov. 9 after a court declared such a vote against the constitution and had instead planned to hold a “consultation of citizens” on the same day. Although Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and politicians in Catalonia have called for dialogue over the region's status after the initial referendum plans were abandoned, tensions are still simmering before the November 9 alternative vote. (Photo by Gustau Nacarino/Reuters)
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