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Work by Amat and peace inscription for 17-A memorial

Barcelona City Council is to install an inscription with the phrase: “Let peace cover you, oh city of peace” in Spanish, Catalan and Arabic, along with a drawing by Frederic Amat near the Joan Miró...

Barça reserve players set for run out in Cup game

The return leg of the King’s Cup round of 16 at the Camp Nou always provides habitual and current champions Barça with the opportunity to give some reserve team players some minutes on the field. And...

economy

November rise in unemployment due to seasonality

Unemployment rose by 3,208 in Catalonia in November, leaving the total number of unemployed at 394,405. However, compared to the same month last year, the figure has fallen by 6.6%, a percentage equivalent...

culture

’La Bohème’ in a warehouse

United states

Trump says China will drop tariffs on US cars

Donald Trump said yesterday that the agreement reached with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at the G20 summit in Argentina includes “withdrawing and reducing” the 40% tariffs Beijing imposes on...

society

Disabled people’s co-op takes on 10 disused kiosks

Exploring what kiosk’s should be like and promoting the employment of people with disabilities: these are the objectives of the pilot set in motion by Barcelona city council to bring life back to ten...

Protests in France trap 4,000 trucks in Catalonia

Around 3000 to 4000 trucks were trapped yesterday in service areas and industrial estates in Catalonia as a result of blockades on roads connecting France and Spain set up as part of protests against rising...

VOX: a blast from the past

Anwar: We must act now

Hunger strikers: “Strong, supported, and determined”