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economy

Llibre to be next vice-president of CEOE

The board of directors of CEOE, at the suggestion of its president, Antonio Garamendi, appointed Josep Sánchez Llibre (president of Foment del Treball) yesterday as vice president of the organization....

Sánchez and Torra meeting on agenda

HEALTH

Oncology surgery with radioactive capsules

In the last three months, surgeons at Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic have operated on a dozen patients with non-palpable tumours by using a new technique to more accurately locate the affected area and...

culture

Disney releases Mary Poppins sequel

While Hollywood is embracing new technologies and creating universes unthinkable just 30 years ago thanks to digital visual effects, The return of Mary Poppins, which arrives in cinemas tomorrow, shows...

society

Man sentenced over homophobic insults

A Barcelona judge has sentenced a man for shouting homophobic insults in the street. In the sentence, the defendant was found guilty of a crime against the victim’s fundamental rights and sentenced to...

internaTional

China claims it is not seeking global hegemony

spain

Franco exhumation case to proceed

brasil

Bolsonaro won’t be inviting Cuba and Venezuela

The president-elect of Brazil, the far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro, recalled his invitations to the Presidents of Venezuela and Cuba (Nicolás Maduro and Miguel Díaz-Canel). Initially, the Brazilian...

hungary

Wave of protests against new ’slave’ labour law

Hungary has seen a wave of protests against the labour reform. It’s being called the “slave” labour law, because it relaxes the limits on overtime. Budapest was packed with people expressing their...

Observers to attend trial