'Possible terrorist attack' in Cambrils
Police confirm an anti-terrorist police operation is underway in this coastal town in Southern Catalonia and advice people to stay inside
August 18, 2017 01:51 AM
Society
Current affairs and social issues
Barcelona attack: what we know so far
At least 13 dead and 100 injured after van crashes into the crowds in la Rambla
August 18, 2017 01:04 AM
Police links la Rambla attack with earlier explosions in southern Catalonia
Authorities confirm that neither of the two arrested suspects was the driver of the van
August 17, 2017 11:41 PM
Alleged suspect hands himself into police and says his identification documents were stolen
Police released a picture of Driss Oukabir, who says he played no part in the attack in Barcelona
August 17, 2017 11:24 PM
Police release picture of Barcelona terror attack suspect
Driss Oukabir, in his 20s, lives in Ripoll, in northern Catalonia
August 17, 2017 09:18 PM
At least 13 dead and 80 injured in Barcelona terrorist attack
Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident
August 17, 2017 08:47 PM
Terrorist attack in Barcelona leaves wounded and dead
13 dead and more than 50 wounded confirmed by Catalan Government
August 17, 2017 06:33 PM
Truck runs over many people in Barcelona; multiple wounded
Local Mossos Police treats the massive run over as "terrorist attack" and confirms 2 dead and more than 20 people injured
August 17, 2017 05:38 PM
A book to honor the work of the forgotten and to fight historical amnesia
The Catalan journalist Andreu Caralt presents the book “3,669 biberons” (3,669 baby bottles), that explains the story of the “Survivors of the Baby Bottle Regiment of ’41”, the youngest recruits in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War
August 16, 2017 07:09 PM
'I know what I'm stepping on,' says amputee testing groundbreaking prosthetics
Catalan hospital, among four in the world to implant bone-anchored prosthetics to its patients
August 14, 2017 05:19 PM
Catalonia to launch an inflatable buoy to help lifeguards rescue swimmers
The project could help reduce the drownings at Catalan beaches, which have doubled this year
August 10, 2017 05:14 PM
Tourism in Barcelona: how much is too much?
With 30 million visitors expected to come this year, some locals feel the city is about to reach the tipping point
August 9, 2017 08:09 PM
53 archaeologists to document Neanderthal life from 60,000 years ago
University researchers from all over the world excavate together in the Abric Romaní in Catalonia in this 35th campaign
August 8, 2017 08:02 PM
Catalan NGO rescue boat with three migrants not allowed to disembark
Libyan coastguard patrol threatens to shoot waiting Proactiva Open Arms ship
August 8, 2017 06:01 PM
Area burnt by wildfires in Barcelona doubles in a year
Risk of forest blazes is “much higher” due to high temperatures, lack of rain, and heat waves caused by climate change
August 8, 2017 12:45 AM
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