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Barcelona plays host to more than 2,000 tech companies for the Mobile World Congress

Barcelona is playing host to more than 2,000 tech companies for the Mobile World Congress.

Economy

Mobile World Congress gets connected

At the Mobile World Congress our reporter goes on a nostalgia trip, enjoys all the fun of the fair and closes a window at home while driving a car.

Economy

Barcelona phone home - World Mobile Congress opens

The Barcelona World Mobile Congress features hundreds of shiny, new handsets but not the crucial comeback device for Samsung - the Galaxy S8.

Spain

Spanish police shoot to stop speeding truck hitting Barcelona

There have been dramatic scenes on the outskirts of Barcelona as police chased and shot at a man who was allegedly driving a stolen truck filled with gas bottles at full speed towards the city…

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Spain

Spanish police stop truck laiden with gas canisters at gunpoint

A Swede who stole a truck carrying dozens of butane gas bottles and drove it at speed in the Spanish city of Barcelona was suffering psychiatric problems and not attempting an attack, the government s

Sport

PSG eye CL quarters after battering Barcelona

The sweet smell of success will be wafting over the French capital after Paris St Germain comprehensively outclassed Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League knockout phase at the Parc des…

Sport

EuroLeague: Zalgiris stun defending champs CSKA, Pana hold off Barcelona

Struggling Zalgiris Kaunas claimed a major scalp in the Euroleague regular season on Tuesday when they beat table-topping CSKA Moscow The defending champions from Russia were leading by seven points

Business Planet

The secret to successful business transfers

Up to one in every three business transfers fail, resulting in the loss of about 600,000 jobs every year in Europe.

Sport

Real Madrid in La Liga driving seat after El Clasico win

Real Madrid are firmly in the La Liga driving seat heading towards the winter break after coming from behind to draw 11 with Barcelona.

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French "Spiderman" scales Barcelona skyscraper

A French climber scaled one of Barcelona’s highest skyscrapers, the Torre Agbar, on Friday.

Cult

Have a surreal Christmas with recipes by Salvador Dali

Get your lips around these Salvador Dali recipes being revived in the ultimate Christmas cookbook.

Spain

Two ISIL suspects arrested in Spain

The pair had been ready to attack in Spain and were very active online, in particular using social networks to radicalise and recruit Islamist militants, according to an Interior Ministry statement.

Spain

Barcelona set to introduce local currency

The city of Barcelona is preparing to move forward with a plan to introduce its own currency, despite warnings from Spain’s central bank.

Sport

Arsenal, PSG, Atletico and Bayern qualify for next stage of Champions' League

Match Four in the Champions' League sees early qualifications for the knockout stages for Arsenal, PSG, Bayern and Atletico Madrid.

Sport

Champions League: Walcott hits a brace to help Gunners to Basel victory

Theo Walcott scored a brace of goals as Arsenal beat Basel 2-0 to pick up their first win in this season’s Champions League.

Spain

Catalonia to hold independence vote next year, says regional leader

The President of Catalonia has said the Spanish region will hold a referendum on secession in 2017, whether the central government in Madrid agrees or not.

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Tokyo: Barcelona youth team comforts losing Japanese footballers

A youth football team from Barcelona comforted their Japanese opponents after winning the U-12 Junior Soccer World Challenge 2016 in Tokyo on Wednesday (August 31), drawing attention from many on the…

Sport

Adiós Valencia Andre Gomes signs for Barca for €35m

Barcelona have signed Andre Gomes from Valencia for an initial €35m The former Benfica player helped Portugal to victory of France in the final of the Euros 2016 in Paris.

Spain

Holidaymakers stranded by delays and cancellations at Barcelona airport

The big summer holiday getaway has literally failed to get off the ground for thousands of people at Barcelona airport.

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A surgical strike against bacteria

Why do surgical implants sometimes get infected? And what are scientists doing to combat the problem?

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