Thousands take to the streets in Catalonia in support of women's rights
200,000 people in demonstration in Barcelona on International Women's Day, matching last year figures
March 8, 2019 06:59 PM
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All sectors down tools for Women’s Day general strike
Government says stoppage noted most in universities, while union says participation "higher" than last year
March 8, 2019 05:14 PM
‘Equal pay is still 100 years away’: unions warn of labor rights stagnation
Women earn 24% less than men for the same job, says study
March 8, 2019 02:26 PM
Students strike across Catalonia for International Women's Day
Day of protests, demonstrations, and strikes planned throughout the country
March 8, 2019 12:27 PM
'If women stop, the world stops': Five questions on feminism in Catalonia
Catalan News asked an activist from one of the groups behind the International Women’s Day strike in Barcelona about her thoughts on feminism in the territory
March 8, 2019 11:13 AM
International Women’s Day strike prompts traffic disruption
Feminist protesters set up dawn road blockades, which have now cleared, while the delays continue on the Barcelona metro
March 8, 2019 09:44 AM
Key neural processes in the onset of Parkinson’s disease discovered
Vall d'Hebron research center's discovery opens door to develop therapies to prevent degeneration
March 7, 2019 03:01 PM
Feminist strike: protest that transformed Spanish politics set for new International Women’s Day
Manifesto warns of “patriarchal offensive" as far-right rises ahead of general election
March 7, 2019 12:58 PM
New findings on the effects of aging on the liver published
The IDIBAPS research group found molecular differences between old young and old patients
March 5, 2019 03:06 PM
La Rambla terrorist attack memorial inaugurated
Fourteen people lost their lives on La Rambla on the day of the 2017 attack
March 4, 2019 02:31 PM
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
March 1, 2019 05:32 PM
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
February 27, 2019 05:15 PM
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
February 27, 2019 01:35 PM
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
February 25, 2019 05:42 PM
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
February 24, 2019 08:13 PM
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