A technological paradise: Mobile World Congress 2018
Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and drones, just some of the innovations showcased at this year’s event in Barcelona
Society
Current affairs and social issues
King of Spain met with boos in Barcelona
Hundreds of people gathered in centre of city to protest arrival of Felipe VI ahead of the Mobile World Congress
Spanish king receives mixed welcome in Barcelona
Both pro-independence and unionists took to the streets to mark the monarch’s arrival for the Mobile World Congress
273 students take part in Lego tournament
The territorial phase, held in Lleida, challenged students to solve problems related to human water cyclw
Former Catalan police chief leaves court without bail
Josep Lluís Trapero faces criminal charges of sedition for his role in the independence referendum
14 arrested for protesting “state repression” outside Spanish court
Demonstrators block entrance to Spain’s Supreme Court in Catalonia demanding release of Catalan leaders
Catalan police former chief appears in court
Josep Lluís Trapero faces criminal charges of sedition for his role in the independence referendum
Spanish police mistake impersonator for Puigdemont
Six officers tried to “detain” Joaquín Reyes during filming for TV programme
Barcelona project uses VR to improve empathy for victims of abuse
Virtual reality study in city’s Hospital Clínic helps convicted abusers to experience the fear felt by the targets of their anger
Amnesty: rights of Catalan independence supporters ‘disproportionately restricted’
Annual report on the state of human rights in the world includes the imprisonment of pro-independence leaders and Spanish police violence
Removal of exhibit ‘damages reputation’ of Madrid art festival
Artist calls move a “lack of respect” to the “intelligence of the public” after ‘Political prisoners’ piece withdrawn
Spanish court won’t seek extradition of Catalan leader in Switzerland
Supreme Court orders the arrest of Anna Gabriel only if she returns to Spain
Court sets €500K bail for players in major corruption scandal
Millet and Montull are still considered a flight risk and, if they make bail, will have to surrender their passports
Rapper gets over 3 years in prison for lyrics
Some of the lyrics used in the case against the musician called the Spanish Bourbon monarchy “thieves”
Spanish government leaves 'no room for discussion,' says Swiss MP
Mathias Reynard, Socialist MP and co-president of the Intergroup on Catalonia in the Swiss Federal Parliament, analyzes the possible outcome for Anna Gabriel
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