Evictions for unpaid rents rose by 3% last year
Yet, number of court orders to evict homeowners due to mortgage foreclosures fell by 1.4% in 2018
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Barcelona's StarLife supercomputer to boost medical research
Capable of dealing with 10 million gigas of data at 133 billion operations per second, new system will be used for biomedical studies
Former Barça president freed without bail after nearly 2 years
Judge takes decision on Sandro Rosell during trial against him for misappropriating money from the sale of football TV rights
Trial of former Barça head Sandro Rosell begins in Madrid
Ex-club president is charged with misappropriating money from the sale of football TV rights
Protests in Barcelona over Spanish king visit to inaugurate Mobile World Congress
Demonstrators block traffic in Plaça Espanya as Felipe VI attends tech fair’s inaugural dinner
Thousands march against Catalan trial during general strike
Disruption and police clashes as protesters block roads
Government sets minimum services during general strike
Public transport and schools will operate at reduced capacity on Thursday with essential health services guaranteed
Lightning McRuti: Catalan hospital smooths children’s trip to operating theater
Can Ruti introduces toy car instead of gurneys for patients under six
Mobile Social Congress to denounce work conditions, environmental impact in electronics industry
In parallel, the Mobile World Congress will also see protests due to the presence of the King of Spain
Body found on Barcelona beach
The Catalan Police received the notification in the early hours of Sunday morning
Hundreds of thousands march in Barcelona against Catalan trial
The protest was put on by pro-independence ANC and Òmnium Cultural organizations under the slogan "Self-determination is a right, not a crime”
Barcelona set for march against Catalan trial
Under the slogan "Self-determination is a right, not a crime," Saturday's rally will protest "intolerance and injustice"
Norwegian airline to add Barcelona-Chicago route in June
Low-cost, long-distance carrier will also raise number of weekly flights to New York and Los Angeles
Rubber bullet victim: 'no reason' for police to fire during referendum
Roger Español testifies in Barcelona court saying prosecutor tried to "minimize" behavior of Spanish officers
EU commissioner to talk to Madrid about 'handling' of Open Arms problem
European Commission official to bring up issue of migrant rescue vessel confined to Barcelona port by Spanish authorities
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