Your sitemap is returning a application/xml content type, this should be text/xml
and your 500 errors are
The URI you submitted has disallowed characters
See more details in email
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Your sitemap is returning a application/xml content type, this should be text/xml
and your 500 errors are
The URI you submitted has disallowed characters
See more details in email
Yes, there may be some tricky JS that can fool them, but they have got very good at it.
I should add, every link leaks link juice, even if the result is that the linked page does not recive it, such as a no-follow or a JS link that is broken or appears broken to the SE
Yes 500 errors will affect ranking, SE like a site that is well mainated, obviosly they dont want to send users to a error page.
Can we get a url, I will take a look, and may be able to advice you.
You should be ok. if the site is in anyway relevant, it does not matter that it is in a different location.