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Sánchez uses scare tactics

31.3% of 2018 complaints relate to social policy

The Catalan ombudsman, Rafael Ribó, has just presented the report on 2018 ombudsman activity at the Catalan parliament. The report notes increases, in relation to 2017, in the number of complaints about...

MIDDLE EAST

Kurdish-led forces flush out Syrian IS

CULTURE

Mas El Vilar to be converted into creative retreat

The Diputació de Barcelona has promised to convert the historic El Vilar estate into a residence for writers and artists in other disciplines, as Barcelona seeks to promote the creative disciplines in...

NORTH AFRICA

Buteflika to run for office a fifth time in Algeria

The president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Buteflika, announced yesterday he will be running for re-election, despite his precarious state of health, which excludes him almost completely from public life. At...