'Very serious blow' to drug trafficking explained
54 arrests, and large amounts of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, weapons and money confiscated
June 21, 2019 01:30 PM
Society
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Major police operation against drug trafficking network in central Barcelona
More than 500 police officers take part in raids in Raval neighborhood against organization distributing illegal drugs and arrest 54
June 20, 2019 07:00 PM
Catalonia has 179 artificial intelligence firms with a turnover of €1.35bn
New study finds that 75% of Catalan AI companies are small businesses together employing over 8,000 people
June 20, 2019 06:08 PM
Score of people injured in collision between motorcycle and bus in Barcelona
Accident in Espanya square also involved second bus, causing serious injuries to the motorcyclist but with passengers escaping with light injuries
June 20, 2019 11:44 AM
Two Catalan universities in world's top 200
UB climbs to 165th position in 2020 QS World University Rankings, with UAB and UPF also improving
June 19, 2019 06:30 PM
Rent on the verge of €1,000 per month in Catalonia
Some need half of salary to pay for housing costs, which are expected to slightly decrease
June 19, 2019 03:17 PM
Unresolved asylum applications exceed 100,000 in Spain
Catalan Commission for Refugees expresses "great disappointment" over policies of Pedro Sánchez government
June 18, 2019 07:41 PM
Bellvitge hospital carries out first ever total artificial heart implant
Center near Barcelona provides 30-year-old man with device to replace failed ventricles while he waits for conventional transplant
June 18, 2019 05:41 PM
Half a century after emergency landing, remains of a plane are retrieved in Pyrenees
The incident in northern Catalonia did not cause deaths or injuries, but some pieces were found at 2,200 meters altitude
June 18, 2019 01:12 PM
Toy Story 4 to premiere simultaneously in theaters and Sant Joan de Déu hospital
For the first time, sick children will also be able to enjoy the release of a big summer blockbuster when the Disney Pixar movie opens on June 21
June 18, 2019 11:35 AM
‘Italy is not Salvini’: Catalan NGO docks in Naples to defend sea rescue
Proactiva Open Arms returns to country after standoff with anti-immigration politician
June 17, 2019 07:42 PM
New campaign targets advice at foreign drivers on Catalan roads
With quarter of all fatal traffic victims from abroad, authorities work with consulates to design new strategy due to launch in summer
June 17, 2019 12:54 PM
Drive to save old trees from ending up as firewood
Biologists in Solsonès county in central Catalonia aim to raise awareness among landowners of the value of mature woodland
June 14, 2019 05:43 PM
NGO finds 1,195 homeless people living in Barcelona
549 volunteers scour the Catalan capital’s streets with Fundació Arrels
June 13, 2019 06:09 PM
HP unveils world’s largest 3D printing research center in Sant Cugat
Center already produces pieces for health, automotive and aerospace sectors
June 13, 2019 02:49 PM
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