Articles tagged with: Barcelona

12 December 2018 06:03 PM

Franz Ferdinand at Vida Festival 2017 (by Violeta Gumà)

Zaz, Love of Lesbian, Dorian join Cruïlla’s star-studded lineup

Meanwhile, Vida Festival adds Madness to list of international musicians

11 December 2018 09:52 PM

The President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, met on Thursday Catalan leader Quim Torra in Ljubljana (by Slovenian Presidency)

Slovenia defends its road to independence after Catalan president controversy

Government sources explain in statement to the Catalan News Agency that the “violence and deaths” were tied to the “armed aggression” of the Yugoslavian army

Politics

11 December 2018 07:39 PM

Doctor Joaquim Balsells head of pancreatic surgery speaks to a patient with pancreatic cancer who has used a new pioneer treatment on December 11 2018 (by Laura Fíguls)

Barcelona hospital uses pioneering treatment for first time on pancreatic cancer

Vall d'Hebron successfully treats three patients with radiofrequency ablation as part of international study

Society & Science

11 December 2018 01:00 PM

Núria Prims and David Verdaguer read the nominees to the 2018 Gaudí Awards (by Pere Francesch)

Nominations announced for 'Catalan Oscars'

Candidates up for a Gaudí film award in January include Isaki Lacuesta, Mar Targarona, Celia Rico and Jaume Rosales

Culture

11 December 2018 11:47 AM

Exhibit in Barcelona metro station (by Pau Cortina)

'Underground' art aims to foster debate on migration and racism

Installations by a dozen artists on display in Barcelona's metro focuses public attention on "infringement of human rights"

Culture

09 December 2018 04:38 PM

Eliport cofounder Patrick Synge on December 4 2018 (by Andrea Zamorano)

Barcelona startup invents package-delivering robot

Eliport is working on both a robot and a ‘smart’ post-box to solve the so-called ‘last mile delivery problem’

Business

09 December 2018 01:03 PM

Catalan president Quim Torra alongside other fasters on December 9 2018 (Pol Solà)

Catalan president begins 48-hour fast

In solidarity jailed officials and their hunger strike, Quim Torra joins the protest and is set to spend two nights at the Montserrat monastery

Politics

08 December 2018 01:35 PM

Cs MP Nacho Martín Blanco on December 8 2018 (by Guillem Roset)

Torra wants to create an ‘imaginary republic,’ says Ciutadans party

Opposition criticizes Catalan president’s Council for the Republic presentation in Brussels arguing he is “forgetting” the “real” problems Catalans face

Politics