Public media telethon raises over €10.3m for research on Covid-19
December 21, 2020 10:57 AM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Spain's Congress approves law decriminalizing euthanasia
December 17, 2020 05:53 PM
Travel agencies demand direct financial aid to help them survive
December 17, 2020 04:52 PM
Court rules at least 25% of school instruction must be in Spanish
Catalan has been main language in classrooms for past 40 years to protect minority status
December 17, 2020 12:35 PM
Caritas’ social aid recipients in Barcelona double in 2020
December 16, 2020 08:03 PM
4.5-year sentence for attacking officer at Madrid protest against trial of Catalan leaders
December 16, 2020 06:09 PM
Authorities delay first day of school after holidays to January 11
Move intended to increase time between widespread family gatherings and return to classes
December 16, 2020 12:52 PM
Spain's embassy in Oman provided lawyer 'who had never practised law' to jailed girl, says defense
December 14, 2020 01:26 PM
Two new mobile ICU units provide specialized medical care throughout Catalonia
Pandemic highlights need for technology and know-how beyond large hospitals
December 13, 2020 02:33 PM
Demolition work at site of fatal Badalona warehouse fire begins
Conservative mayor criticizes survivors for not claiming aid as hundreds participate in march
December 12, 2020 08:10 PM
Fridays for Future activists put on performance in front of Catalan government
December 11, 2020 08:03 PM
Official day of mourning following deadly Badalona warehouse fire
Mayor accuses former local administrations of inaction as dismantling work to begin
December 11, 2020 05:26 PM
50-person Covid outbreak discovered at a Cambrils nursing home
Coronavirus deaths among eldery at Pyrenean care home rise
December 11, 2020 11:37 AM
Hidden reality of extreme poverty uncovered in burned Badalona warehouse
Irregular migrants living in highly vulnerable situations, as highlighted by tragic fire
December 10, 2020 04:15 PM
Deadly fire in abandoned and occupied industrial unit in Badalona
December 10, 2020 09:05 AM
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