Earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 felt around Catalonia
With its epicenter in western Alt Urgell area, tremors were noted as far away as Barcelona
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Spanish prosecutor joins request to reopen referendum voter investigation
Government of Catalonia to oppose the lawsuit presented by police union against 36 voters
Costa Brava in the eye of development hurricane
Campaigners condemn loophole allowing construction in coastal beauty spot despite building moratorium
Seven arrested and five injured in anti-fascist demonstration in Barcelona
Spanish far-right demands the imprisonment of Torra and Puigdemont leaders in a campaign event in the Catalan capital
Train operation opens investigation over 'racist' attack by security guards
Spanish rail operator has suspended officers filmed at Plaça Catalunya
Far-right Vox to be at center of Saturday protests
Mayor of Barcelona calls counter-protest against Vox demonstration Saturday, while radical left pro-independence organizations go toe to toe with group
Number of poor workers in Catalonia up to 400,000, says union
With part-time work and job losses on the rise, CCOO warns that insecurity has become "the established model"
Grassroots groups to protest government housing decree
Activists claim new rule fails to address “housing crisis" and demand measures against “abusive rental prices”
Internet founding father praises Catalans as ‘intrepid digital revolutionaries’
Google vice president Vinton Cerf receives Catalonia International Prize
Barcelona launches bid to host Europe’s most powerful supercomputer
BSC-CNS seeks EU funding to build model competing with those in China, the US, and Japan
200 organizations march against far-right in Barcelona
Rally on Saturday protests against Vox a week before party holds its own demonstration in Catalan capital
200 organizations gear up for march against far-right in Barcelona
Rally on Saturday will protest against Vox a week before party holds its own demonstration in Catalan capital
Hundreds gather in Barcelona to pray for victims of New Zealand attacks
Organizers say shootings last week in Christchurch were product of far-right "hate against Muslims and minorities"
Barcelona hospital first to use radiotherapy to treat irregular heartbeat
Hospital del Mar introduces pioneering treatment for arrhythmia, while IDIBELL researchers unveil mechanisms that promote metastasis in skin cancer
Attacks now most common by individuals, says SOS Racisme
The anti-racism platform released its yearly report warning that “normalization” of some political dialogues affect these situations
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