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Brazil

Attack on convoy transporting uranium

A group of armed men shot at people guarding a convoy transporting uranium to Brazi’s -nuclear power plants in Angra dos Reis on Tuesday night. The agents guarding the convoy responded by opening fire....

Ombudsman to decide on ribbons

brexit

No way out for May as she postpones further Brexit vote

culture

Casa Batlló visits to areas under restoration

In a radical move, the Bernat family, owners of Barcelona’s top Gaudí attraction, Casa Batlló, which has a million visits annually, have decided to offer something special to local visitors, who no...

Jovic heads Barça’s list of number nines

It is an open secret that Barça need to find a substitute for Luis Súarez who, at 32 years of age and with chronic knee problems, is increasingly in decline. That is why the club has been tracking the...

education

Too many degrees at universities, study warns

A study analysing the university system in Spain has revealed that the number of university degrees on offer in Catalonia has grown by 30%, in both public and private universities, since the Bologna plan...

Yellow ribbons under siege

Proyecto Hombre calls for gender perspective

The NGO Proyecto Hombre presented the results of a study showing the effectiveness of therapeutic communities including those used to fight addictions at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Proyecto Hombre...

culture

Surf Rock icon Dick Dale dies aged 81

southeast africa

Cyclone Idai’s rampage leaves a thousand dead

The number of victims of Cyclone Idai which hit southeast Africa, could reach one thousand said Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique yesterday. Idai arrived on the coast of Mozambique on Thursday, after...