Secret CIA base in Barcelona revealed with release of JFK assassination records
Catalan capital and Madrid mentioned in agency files
March 20, 2025 07:29 PM
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Reservoirs surpass 50% capacity for first time since July 2022
Baells reservoir at 82%, Sau at 43%, and Darnius-Boadella almost at 45%
March 20, 2025 07:18 PM
Tarragona remains second in Europe for presence of cocaine in wastewater
Presence of the drug in Barcelona's wastewater falls by more than 40%, while ketamine use increases
March 20, 2025 11:19 AM
Foreign residents buy one of every ten new homes sold in Barcelona province
Sales of homes in Castelldefels increased by a quarter in 2024
March 20, 2025 09:48 AM
Amnesty denied to police who shot out referendum voter's eye with rubber bullet
Barcelona court does grant amnesty to the pro-independence activist and leaves case pending trial
March 19, 2025 05:53 PM
Barcelona council's advisory board considers airport expansion 'urgent and necessary'
Group points out need to optimize infrastructure and address environmental impacts
March 19, 2025 01:14 PM
Just one third of budget investments in Catalonia's railway network carried out
From €6.2bn planned between 2015-2022, only €2.2bn spent
March 19, 2025 09:45 AM
Some cancellations and delays on day of partial strikes in commuter rail network
Workers striking against transfer of Rodalies to Catalan authorities
March 19, 2025 10:30 AM
Oldest woman in Catalonia turns 112: ‘I witnessed the birth of La Sagrada Familia’
Born in 1913, Angelina Torres is one of the oldest people in the world
March 18, 2025 12:07 PM
Long Covid, the ‘subpandemic’ that still dominates lives and baffles doctors five years on
Pioneering Long Covid unit at Can Ruti hospital has treated thousands of patients since launching in 2020
March 14, 2025 09:36 AM
Catalan government to ease drought restrictions
Emergency restrictions to be lifted in remaining three reservoirs next week
March 18, 2025 03:56 PM
PODCAST: Pandemic perspectives - Five years of Covid-19 in Catalonia
In the aftermath of the global health crisis, the effects of coronavirus continue to be felt by individuals and society as a whole
March 14, 2025 09:43 AM
11 arrested in Barcelona police operation against drug trafficking related to January shooting
350 police officers deployed in operation and nine weapons seized
March 17, 2025 02:47 PM
Barcelona court rejects father's appeal against daughter's euthanasia request
Man says he will appeal and take criminal action against individuals who granted approval for his 24-year-old daughter's euthanasia
March 17, 2025 03:04 PM
Barcelona unveils architectural plans for redevelopment of Fira Montjuïc and surrounding area
New buildings, public spaces, and neighbourhood to commemorate centenary of 1929 International Expo
March 17, 2025 02:32 PM
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