Government expects 39,000 new cancer diagnoses in 2025
4.8% increase from 2020 due to aging population and smoking amongst women
February 4, 2020 06:55 PM
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€11m to help farmers and fishermen affected by Storm Gloria
Government approves first aid and estimates 16,000 hectares of agricultural land were damaged by severe weather
February 4, 2020 05:00 PM
Beach cleanups after Storm Gloria
Thousands of volunteers take part all along Catalan coast
February 3, 2020 03:00 PM
Pozzallo offered as safe port for Open Arms to dock with 363 rescued migrants
The refugee rescue ship had been looking for a harbor to bring those saved to for almost a week
February 2, 2020 01:08 PM
Cuixart calls for ‘generosity’ to ‘move forward’ and regrets pro-independence ‘partisan struggles’
The leader of Òmnium rejects a pardon and "blackmail" attempts, however much he wants a temporary leave permit
February 1, 2020 01:34 PM
Can the Ebre Delta be saved from erosion?
Plan comes to light for solving sediment problems after Storm Gloria reopens debate on threat to Catalonia's unique wetland area
January 31, 2020 07:44 PM
How is Catalonia handling Brexit?
What does UK leaving EU mean for Catalan businesses and Brits living in Catalonia?
January 31, 2020 05:21 PM
Open Arms calls for safe harbor to disembark 363 rescued migrants
Fifth rescue in 72 hours see Catalan NGO pick up another hundred people stranded in Mediterranean
January 31, 2020 12:10 PM
School lunch menus going green: new proposal seeks sustainability
It includes sourcing food locally and reducing consumption of animal products
January 30, 2020 08:48 PM
New Year celebrations and flights canceled as Catalonia continues to deal with coronavirus threat
Organizers of the Mobile World Congress assure the trade fair will go ahead, while manufacturers struggle to meet demand for face masks
January 30, 2020 02:50 PM
Number 'in danger' on Open Arms rescue ship rises to 282
Catalan NGO saves another 45 people stranded in Mediterranean while still looking for safe harbour
January 30, 2020 12:49 PM
Damage from Storm Gloria runs into tens of millions, say authorities
Areas of Catalonia hit hardest begin reporting provisional estimates of what it might cost to recover from last week's storm
January 29, 2020 12:08 PM
Health department rules out first suspected case of coronavirus in Catalonia
A 33-year-old man from Wuhan had been admitted to hospital with symptoms but tests proved he did not have the virus
January 28, 2020 06:18 PM
Unemployment fell to 10.4% at end of 2019
Last year 87,000 jobs were created and unemployment rate dropped from 11.7% twelve months previously
January 28, 2020 12:09 PM
Catalonia remembers Holocaust victims on 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
Survivors' association among those paying tribute to millions murdered in Nazi concentration camps, 1,094 of which were Catalan
January 27, 2020 01:08 PM
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