Travel agencies demand direct financial aid to help them survive
Protest in Barcelona attended by hundreds to urge Catalan government to provide rescue plan
December 17, 2020 04:52 PM
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Current affairs and social issues
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
December 17, 2020 12:35 PM
Caritas’ social aid recipients in Barcelona double in 2020
Catholic charity supported 19,380 people in the city, tripling financial help to food programs
December 16, 2020 08:03 PM
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
December 16, 2020 06:09 PM
Authorities delay first day of school after holidays to January 11
Move intended to increase time between widespread family gatherings and return to classes
December 16, 2020 12:52 PM
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
December 14, 2020 01:26 PM
Two new mobile ICU units provide specialized medical care throughout Catalonia
Pandemic highlights need for technology and know-how beyond large hospitals
December 13, 2020 02:33 PM
Demolition work at site of fatal Badalona warehouse fire begins
Conservative mayor criticizes survivors for not claiming aid as hundreds participate in march
December 12, 2020 08:10 PM
Fridays for Future activists put on performance in front of Catalan government
Young protesters accuse inaction as “greenwashing” five years after Paris Climate Accords
December 11, 2020 08:03 PM
Official day of mourning following deadly Badalona warehouse fire
Mayor accuses former local administrations of inaction as dismantling work to begin
December 11, 2020 05:26 PM
50-person Covid outbreak discovered at a Cambrils nursing home
Coronavirus deaths among eldery at Pyrenean care home rise
December 11, 2020 11:37 AM
Hidden reality of extreme poverty uncovered in burned Badalona warehouse
Irregular migrants living in highly vulnerable situations, as highlighted by tragic fire
December 10, 2020 04:15 PM
Deadly fire in abandoned and occupied industrial unit in Badalona
At least three vulnerable people killed as building was inhabited for eight years
December 10, 2020 09:05 AM
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
December 10, 2020 12:31 AM
42 residents in Pyrenean care home pass away due to Covid-19
Public Prosecutor’s Office now investigating whether measures were followed
December 9, 2020 05:08 PM
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