Hundreds gather in Barcelona to pray for victims of New Zealand attacks
Organizers say shootings last week in Christchurch were product of far-right "hate against Muslims and minorities"
March 22, 2019 07:14 PM
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Barcelona hospital first to use radiotherapy to treat irregular heartbeat
Hospital del Mar introduces pioneering treatment for arrhythmia, while IDIBELL researchers unveil mechanisms that promote metastasis in skin cancer
March 22, 2019 11:52 AM
Attacks now most common by individuals, says SOS Racisme
The anti-racism platform released its yearly report warning that “normalization” of some political dialogues affect these situations
March 21, 2019 01:48 PM
Protests planned for and against far-right Vox
Next Saturday will see anti-fascist march focus on right-wing populists, with party supporters due to rally one week later
March 18, 2019 07:54 PM
Amnesty calls for release of rescue ships confined to Catalan and Basque ports
March 18, 2019 12:05 PM
Spanish government to exhume Franco's remains on June 10
Former dictator to be moved from Valley of the Fallen to Pardo cemetery unless Supreme Court prevents it
March 15, 2019 08:02 PM
Catalonia remembers victims of Christchurch attacks
March 15, 2019 07:01 PM
Catalan students join international climate strike
March 15, 2019 12:44 PM
Eye drops effective against diabetic retinopathy, shows Catalan-led study
March 15, 2019 12:20 PM
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
March 12, 2019 11:39 AM
Madrid train bombings remembered, 15 years on
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
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