Catalonia

BARCELONA: Catalonia voted Sunday in an election overshadowed by the pandemic and which Madrid hopes will unseat the region’s ruling separatists more than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain. The vote in the wealthy northeastern region could see a high level of abstentions as Spain…

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MADRID (AP) - The Spanish region of Catalonia will hold an election on Feb. 14 if regional lawmakers don’t elect a candidate to replace ousted president Quim Torra, parliamentary speaker Roger Torrent announced on Friday. The competing pro-independence parties in Catalonia’s ruling coalition say they refuse to put forward a…

Authored by Nick Corbishley via WolfStreet.com, Yesterday, my wife and I took our first walk to the beach since Spain entered lockdown almost three and a half months ago. From there, we meandered through El Born, which together with Sant Pere and Santa Caterina, forms one of the four barrios…

Each year, we invite PhD students from around the world to apply for the Facebook Fellowship, a program designed to encourage and support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research in areas related to computer science and engineering. As a continuation of our regular Fellowship spotlight…

Spain Played together at 1992 OlympicsLUIS GABRIEL, CHEMA REY Y MIGUEL RUIZMARCASantiago Canizares has questioned Pep Guardiola's previous comments about Spain.The current Manchester City boss is a proud Catalan and is often seen wearing a Catalan independence ribbon.Both Guardiola and Canizares represented Spain at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, winning the…

The world's most lucrative football league doesn't like political protests — except when it does. The English Premier League resumes behind closed doors Wednesday evening basking in the reflected glory of Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford’s campaign on free school meals, which forced the U.K. government to reverse policy and…

In its first match without fans at the 99,000-capacity Camp Nou Stadium since the Spanish league was suspended because of the coronavirus, Barcelona defeated Legans 2-0 with a goal by Lionel Messi. Ansu Fati also scored as Barcelona overcame a slow start against its last-place opponent to open a five-point…

MADRID (AP) — In its first match without fans at the 99,000-capacity Camp Nou Stadium since the Spanish league was suspended because of the coronavirus, Barcelona defeated Leganés 2-0 Tuesday with a goal by Lionel Messi. Ansu Fati also scored as Barcelona overcame a slow start against its last-place opponent…

The English Premier League is due to resume June 17, and ahead of its return, the captains from all 20 teams came together for a conference call and shared a common sentiment to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement currently spreading across the globe. The meeting took place…