Spanish government looks at paid leave for parents looking after children in quarantine
Catalan health minister welcomes move but says it comes "a little late"
August 26, 2020 05:47 PM
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Loggerhead sea turtles released to Mediterranean in Castelldefels
Nesting of such reptiles in Catalan beaches increasing, probably due to climate change
August 26, 2020 03:04 PM
Temperature readings and mass screenings to be performed at schools
Education and health departments present plan that also includes staggered arrival times for pupils
August 25, 2020 01:43 PM
Judge overturns restrictions in Terrassa, greenlights measures in Granollers
Court argues that situation in third most populated Catalan city is "positive"
August 25, 2020 11:06 AM
Prosecutor investigates CUP's spending during 2017 independence push
Far-left party claims "state judiciary is criminalizing independence"
August 24, 2020 06:58 PM
Catalan government bans social gatherings of over 10 people
Measure to be introduced both in public and private, restaurant curfew and restrictions on smoking remain
August 24, 2020 12:35 PM
Belarus solidarity protest in Barcelona
Some 200 people gather against the 'falsified' election and the country's leader Aleksandr Lukashenko
August 24, 2020 11:29 AM
‘I can confirm torture reports in Belarusian prisons because it also happened to me’
Exiled in Barcelona for 12 years, Pavel Kirylionak sees his country "more united than ever" in its push to overthrow Lukashenko’s regime
August 22, 2020 09:30 AM
'Things not going well,' health authorities say as targeted mass screenings intensify
Covid-19 cases rising as new academic year looms with uncertainty
August 21, 2020 11:28 AM
Open Arms refugee rescue ship begins first mission after lockdown
NGO spent confinement months carrying out repairs on board and helping face the health emergency
August 20, 2020 02:13 PM
'Stronger measures' if pace of transmissions continue, warns president
Outbreak risk remains high and infection rate up to above 1 as average age of new diagnoses below 40
August 20, 2020 12:35 PM
Targeted mass screenings in Covid-19 clusters surpass 15,000 PCR tests
Take a look at this interactive map to know where and when a free coronavirus PCR test can be requested
August 20, 2020 11:46 AM
100 Stolpersteine stones to be laid in memory of Catalans deported to Nazi camps
There are already 184 such plaques to be found in Catalonia as part of a global decentralized memorial outside victims' homes
August 19, 2020 02:37 PM
Guide to new measures to prevent spread of Covid-19 in force across Catalonia
Ban on social gatherings of over 10 people, restrictions on smoking in public and 1am curfew for restaurants
August 18, 2020 11:54 AM
Smoking ban and restaurant curfew: new coronavirus measures introduced
Spanish health minister agreed the new restrictions after a meeting with regional authorities
August 18, 2020 11:02 AM
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