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theatre

Juan Carlos Martel appointed as new director of Teatre Lliure

Suspicious detentions

BARCELONA

Water prices to drop in Barcelona in 2020

CULTURE

“People don’t know what makes them happy”

Clara Lago (Madrid, 1990), lead actor in the upcoming film “La gente que viene y bah”, is interviewed in the Culture section today. The feature length production is the first of its length for director...

UNITED STATES

More immigrant kids taken from parents

According to the American Department of Health, the US government separated more children of migrants from their parents than previously known, as reported in the Washington Post. The 118 minors separated...

Costa Brava safe from new building, for now

The Urban Planning Commission of Girona announced a moratorium on construction along the 200km coastline of the Costa Brava, within 500m of the seaside, yesterday. The ruling will last a year, and be extendable...

Unjustifiable arrests spiral

greece

Tsipras calls his own motion of confidence

The Greek Parliament had to decide, last night, whether it was going to renew support for the prime minister, the left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras, in a motion of confidence he called for himself after...

united states

One third of UN staff have been sexually harassed

One in three United Nations workers have been sexually harassed over the last two years according to a report from the UN’s New York headquarters (based on a survey carried out by Deloitte). Only 30,364...

spain

Public prosecutor dismisses nose blowing case

The Madrid office of the public prosecutor has requested that the accusations against e comedian Dani Mateo be dismissed. He was accused of flag desecration and hate crimes after a Spanish police union...