Nearly half of Black Friday online purchases returned, many go straight to landfill
Clothing and technology items top the list of most returned products
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ERC registers request in Congress for commission of inquiry on Catalangate and Pegasus spyware
Pro-independence party wants to know Spanish state's "involvement" in spying on politicians, journalists and activists
Barcelona deputy mayor says recent growth in tourism 'not sustainable'
Priority is to "reduce the negative effects and redistribute the benefits," Jordi Valls says
Barcelona to name viewpoint after Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé
Nelson Mandela will be honored with square in Catalan capital
Amazon workers call partial strike coinciding with 'Cyber Monday'
Stoppages of one hour per shift called against low wages and "inadequate" occupational health protection
Government reduces daily water consumption from 230 to 210 liters per person in Barcelona
Measure affecting whole Ter-Llobregat water system announced amid worse drought on record
Rapper Valtònyc will avoid jail despite conviction after telling crowd to kill police
Mallorcan artist, who returned from five-year exile in October, accepted court's version of events and apologized
Light show revealing 'unknown world of mushrooms' opens in Barcelona
50 demonstrators protest outside 'Origin' from 'Natura Encesa' in Pedralbes, saying spectacle "compromises biodiversity"
Three arrested in southern Spain over shooting of former Catalan MEP
Court opens investigation into attempted murder of a terrorist nature
Shakira's lawyer: falling in love with Sergio Ramos rather than Piqué 'would have been cheaper'
Pau Molins criticizes tax differences between Spanish regions
Catalonia to create 'national purple network' to prevent gender-based violence
Wide-ranging €43m plan includes virtual 'purple button' on public transport apps and training for staff in shopping centers
Shakira settles in tax fraud case, paying fine and avoiding prison
"I felt ready to defend my innocence, but it's not a triumph if they steal so many years of your time," pop star says
Shakira's tax fraud trial gets underway on Monday
Colombian pop star accused of defrauding state of €14.5M
Rural women take leadership in male-dominated industry
Drought and climate crisis focus of first Women in the Rural World Congress
From the ashes: making traditional Christmas 'Tió' logs after a forest fire
Sant Fruitós de Bages residents create 13 present-pooping figures from charred tree trunks
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