International Women's Day protests block Barcelona highways at rush hour
Demonstrations on Diagonal and Meridiana avenues cause tailbacks of up to 12km
March 8, 2023 10:03 AM
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Thousands of students protest in Barcelona for a 'feminist' education system
Up to 4,000 university and high school pupils say education is a "cog" of capitalist and patriarchal structure
March 8, 2023 03:04 PM
Women's startups held back by 'unconscious and irrational' gender bias
Only 5% of female Catalan entrepreneurs get funding from investors and less than 1% access bank loans
March 8, 2023 10:56 AM
Condemnation as case involving gang rape of 11-year-old under investigation
Three out of five accused under 14 and thus not eligible to be tried
March 8, 2023 12:25 PM
Overcoming abuse: 'Talking helps you realize you're not alone'
A survivor of gender-based violence encourages other women to reach out for help
March 7, 2023 07:45 PM
Catalonia to provide all women with free reusable period products
Some 1.8m people entitled to menstrual cups and underwear as part of new government program
March 7, 2023 03:45 PM
Coronavirus in Catalonia: weekly figures explained in graphs
See how pandemic has evolved since February 25, 2020
September 13, 2022 12:12 PM
Hospital Clínic now able to perform up to 50% of elective surgeries following cyberattack
Work to restore virtual servers at Barcelona hospital continues, no official end date announced
March 7, 2023 09:32 AM
Cybercriminals had been inside Hospital Clínic systems 'for days, weeks, or months' - expert
David López of cybersecurity firm IPM believes companies are "behind" perpetrators and more investment is needed in protection
March 6, 2023 07:29 PM
'La Marató' annual telethon to be dedicated to sexual and reproductive health for first time
Over 200,000 cases per year in Catalonia, according to public broadcaster
March 6, 2023 04:45 PM
Catalonia's Maria Branyas, oldest living person on Earth, turns 116
'Longevity is all about good luck and good genetics,' says woman born in 1907
March 4, 2023 11:36 AM
Still no elective surgeries or outpatient visits at major Barcelona hospital due to cyberattack
Cybersecurity Agency: Hospital Clínic attack is foreign, "complex" and it "will not pay a cent" to recover information
March 6, 2023 09:41 AM
2023 guide to International Women's Day events and protests in Catalonia
Demonstrations against "cisheterosexual, patriarchal, racist, and capitalist system" on March 8
March 6, 2023 11:29 AM
Equality and feminism minister: 'Sexual violence is about power, not sex'
Verge chats with Catalan News about latest measures, sex education, and the Alves and Gordillo cases
March 5, 2023 12:04 PM
Three dead after car falls off a cliff and burns down in southern Catalonia
Fatalities were all passengers as driver critically injured
March 5, 2023 06:44 PM
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