Alphabet in talks with Spanish publishers to bring Google News back, sources say


FILE PHOTO: Letters spell the word "Alphabet" as they are seen on a computer screen with a Google search page in this photo illustration taken in Paris, France, August 11, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

(This February 22 story corrects to clarify Google's position, paragraph 5)

MADRID (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is negotiating individual licensing deals with a divided Spanish news industry that could allow the U.S. tech giant's news service to resume in the country, three sources close to the matter told Reuters.

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