Eye drops effective against diabetic retinopathy, shows Catalan-led study
European project headed by Vall d'Hebron Research Institute opens way for more easily treating complication of diabetes that causes blindness
March 15, 2019 12:20 PM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Five fans arrested for fighting ahead of Barcelona-Lyon match
Earlier in afternoon five French supporters were injured in attack by Barça fans near Camp Nou stadium
March 13, 2019 08:07 PM
Vall d'Hebron gets top-of-the-range radiotherapy accelerator
Barcelona hospital first in country to unveil innovative cancer treatment platform thanks to Amancio Ortega Foundation donation
March 12, 2019 12:24 PM
Catalonia competing with some EU countries in patent applications
Latest patent statistics show Catalonia has a level of innovation comparable to some European Union member states and continues to pioneer Spain
March 12, 2019 11:39 AM
Madrid train bombings remembered, 15 years on
"Today we are all Madrid citizens," said the Catalan president at the time, Pasqual Maragall
March 11, 2019 08:21 PM
One Catalan among victims in deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash
The fatalities of the Boeing 737 air disaster include one former Catalan citizen, reportedly a 46-year-old man from Granollers
March 11, 2019 12:30 PM
Center for immigrant children outside Barcelona attacked twice over weekend
A group of around 25 assailants threw stones at the foreign minors and their care workers, three of whom were injured
March 11, 2019 10:41 AM
Barcelona's local council sues bus against 'feminazis'
Far-right group Hazteoír says in campaign that gender equality law is "discriminatory for men"
March 9, 2019 04:56 PM
Far-left party critical of 'disproportionate and repressive' police response
CUP representative speaks out against government's handling of Women's Day protesters, while main unions call for gender abuse laws
March 8, 2019 08:57 PM
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
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
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