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By Rosa SULLEIRO BARCELONA, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency for Barcelona on Thursday and the surrounding area, which will now face tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rain. The head of the regional government of Catalonia, Pere Aragones, announced the step after reservoirs in the Mediterranean region saw their water levels falling to below 16 percent of full capacity. That is the benchmark set by […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) – Barcelona midfielder Gavi signed a contract extension until June 2026 with a release clause of one billion euros on Wednesday. The 18-year-old’s existing deal was set to expire at the end of the 2022-23 season. Gavi has become a key player for the club after breaking through in August 2021, shortly before being given his Spain debut by Luis Enrique in October 2021, becoming his country’s youngest ever player at senior […]
by Joseph Boyle and Valentin Bontemps Agence France-Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) – One of the technology industry’s biggest annual get-togethers is set to kick off in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Monday, under the shadow of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Mobile World Congress, where smartphone and telecoms companies show off their latest products and reveal their strategic visions, is expected to welcome more than 40,000 guests over its four-day run. Organisers hope to […]
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) – A fire ripped through an abandoned bank occupied by squatters in central Barcelona on Tuesday, killing four people, including a baby and a three-year-old boy, Spanish firefighters said. “While we were battling the fire, we found four people. Emergency services tried to revive them but unfortunately they failed, they could not do anything to save them,” the head of the firefighting operation, Angel Lopez, told reporters. Firefighters rescued four other people who […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Barcelona started life without Lionel Messi by defeating Real Sociedad 4-2 in their La Liga opener at the Camp Nou on Sunday even if fans admitted it felt like “a leap into the unknown”. Captain Gerard Pique gave them a 19th minute lead with his 50th goal for the club. Martin Braithwaite found the net in first half injury time and in the 59th minute. Sergi Roberto added a fourth in […]
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Lionel Messi fought back tears during a press conference on Sunday at which he confirmed he is leaving Barcelona, where he has played his entire career. The 34-year-old Argentinian superstar, six times a Ballon d’Or winner, has been out of contract since the end of June and Barca say they cannot afford to keep him, with Messi admitting that a move to Paris Saint-Germain is a “possibility”. “This year, my family […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spanish pharmaceutical company Reig Jofre said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to produce the US drugmaker’s giant’s Covid-19 vaccine at its plant in Barcelona. Under the terms of the agreement, Reig Jofre said it will be responsible for the formulation, filling and packaging of the vaccine once it get regulatory approval, while J&J’s Belgian subsidiary Janssen will handle distribution. Reig Jofre in 2018 invested 30 […]
TURIN, Italy (AFP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive again for coronavirus on the eve of Juventus’s Champions League clash against his great rival Lionel Messi’s Barcelona, according to media reports in Italy and Portugal. Portuguese TVI reported that Ronaldo “has once against tested positive for Covid-19” following a swab carried out by Juventus. The 35-year-old is now awaiting the result of a UEFA test which, if also positive, would rule him out of […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Barcelona imposed a ban Thursday on older, more polluting vehicles during most of the day in a bid to reduce air pollution in Spain’s second largest city. Gasoline-powered cars registered in Spain before 2000, and diesel-powered cars registered before 2006 are now banned from most city streets on weekdays between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm and face a fine of at least 100 euros ($112) if they violate the rule. All banned vehicles […]
By Lyn Tumbaga Diez EBC Spain correspondent Eagle News Service BARCELONA, Spain (Eagle News) — Barcelona is one of the most popular tourist destination. It has so much to offer in terms of arts, sports, beaches and authentic paellas. But how safe is Barcelona for tourists and the residents? The many cases of robbery and pick pocketing especially in public transportation led members of the community to form ROAR or Residents Organization Against Robbery. […]
BARCELONA, Spain — Promoting unity through sportsmanship, the first ever Unity Games in Spain for this this year was recently held by members of the Church of Christ (Iglesia Ni Cristo), a religious organization with membership in over 150 countries. The Unity Games, which included different sports activities, was held in Barcelona. Participants came from different parts of Spain such as Marbella, Fuengirola, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Sevilla, Las Palmas, Tenerife, Argeniguin, Ibiza, Mallorca, Bilbao, Madrid […]
Nadine Dueñas Eagle News Service Ayer, día 8 de marzo, para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujer, miles de personas salieron a las calles de Barcelona en España para reivindicar los derechos de la mujer y la igualdad real. Según la Guardia Urbana, unas 200,000 personas se unieron a las manifestaciones organizadas por 8M, y que tuvieron a cabo en la Plaça Universitat y en la Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, entre otros lugares. Las […]
