Unemployment continues to rise but at slower pace compared with start of lockdown
Last month saw a 0.4% increase in those seeking work, with 485,019 registered at unemployment offices
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Catalonia sees highest new cases and deaths figures in three weeks
As the country gets used to life out of lockdown, new coronavirus clusters have appeared in parts of the country
What will the next academic year be like at Catalan universities?
Government and higher education institutions plan for in-person and online lessons and new safety measures
Miners in Vilafruns demand better safety standards after fatal accidents
Workers say it's "raining stones" as three accidents occur in the last month and a half
50 Catalan police officers under investigation over handling of last October's riots
Mossos d’Esquadra head defends police officers as "mostly passive and defensive"
Catalan schools to hire 5,000 more workers due to coronavirus
Students will be divided into groups in which safety distances and masks will not be required
Public institutions hang LGBT flags in defiance of Spanish court ban
Catalan government and Barcelona city council partake in Pride celebrations despite Supreme Court ruling
Small fire lit at base of Colombus statue in Barcelona
Monument has come into question over recent movement against historical colonialist figures
Torra announces national homage to Covid-19 victims on July 9
More than 12,000 people have died in Catalonia from the coronavirus so far
Demands for new social and economic model in trade union protests
Union heads vow not to pay for impending financial crisis
SARS-CoV-2 detected in Barcelona water study from March 2019
Research led by University of Barcelona shows Covid-19 in Catalonia a year before first case confirmed
The online and telephone consultations during Covid-19 that helped expand the healthcare system
Primary care centres played a vital role in avoiding the collapse of the healthcare system during the coronavirus pandemic
Public transport tickets not used during state of alarm compensated from July 1
Passes not validated during emergency period will see expiry date moved, while an application will be required for those used from March 14
LGBTQI discrimination up 40% in 2019 with 160 attacks registered
Barcelona is the area with the most cases, in the city in particular
No new Covid-19 related deaths in Catalonia in past 24 hours
156 new confirmed coronavirus cases but number of deceased reported by funeral homes on Wednesday equals that of Tuesday
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