Spain's Congress approves law decriminalizing euthanasia
Move comes after Socialist proposal and push from certain regional parliaments, including Catalonia’s, and activists
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Travel agencies demand direct financial aid to help them survive
Protest in Barcelona attended by hundreds to urge Catalan government to provide rescue plan
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
Caritas’ social aid recipients in Barcelona double in 2020
Catholic charity supported 19,380 people in the city, tripling financial help to food programs
4.5-year sentence for attacking officer at Madrid protest against trial of Catalan leaders
23-year old Dani Gallardo refutes charges and denies attending the 2019 protest
Authorities delay first day of school after holidays to January 11
Move intended to increase time between widespread family gatherings and return to classes
Spain's embassy in Oman provided lawyer 'who had never practised law' to jailed girl, says defense
21-year-old prisoner reportedly suffers poor conditions in sultanate as Spanish Congress and EU Comission pushed to take action
Two new mobile ICU units provide specialized medical care throughout Catalonia
Pandemic highlights need for technology and know-how beyond large hospitals
Demolition work at site of fatal Badalona warehouse fire begins
Conservative mayor criticizes survivors for not claiming aid as hundreds participate in march
Fridays for Future activists put on performance in front of Catalan government
Young protesters accuse inaction as “greenwashing” five years after Paris Climate Accords
Official day of mourning following deadly Badalona warehouse fire
Mayor accuses former local administrations of inaction as dismantling work to begin
50-person Covid outbreak discovered at a Cambrils nursing home
Coronavirus deaths among eldery at Pyrenean care home rise
Hidden reality of extreme poverty uncovered in burned Badalona warehouse
Irregular migrants living in highly vulnerable situations, as highlighted by tragic fire
Deadly fire in abandoned and occupied industrial unit in Badalona
At least three vulnerable people killed as building was inhabited for eight years
Fire breaks out in abandoned and occupied industrial unit in Badalona
17 injured, some in critical condition, as firefighters fear others might be trapped inside as number of people residing unclear
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