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economy

Nissan plants to stop making NV200 diesel van

The Nissan plants in Barcelona and Montcada i Reixac will stop making the diesel model of the NV200 van in the summer and will focus on assembly of the electric model of the van, the e-NV200. The Japanese...

music

Caballé tribute concert set for April 12 at Liceu

The tribute concert for soprano Montserrat Caballé, who died on October 6 aged 85, will take place on April 12 in Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu. The event will be directed by theatre director Lluís...

art

Seventy Dürer engravings go on display in three Barcelona venues

TAXI STRIKE

Catalan taxi drivers visit Puigdemont

SCOTLAND

Ex-PM of Scotland charged with attempted rape

The former Prime Minister of Scotland was arrested and taken to appear in court yesterday, where he was charged with 14 sexual offences, including two for rape. The ex-leader of the Scottish National Party...

Culture

Netflix launch movie by Valencian author

Netflix has just released the film “Polar”, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Victor Santos (València, 1977). Written whilst he worked in the US for major comic houses, its main character,...

Venezuelan crisis causing global rifts

The political crisis in Venezuela has recently grown into a confused confrontation between the different world powers, over the legitimacy of the current Venezuelan head of state, Nicolás Maduro, in the...

Torra won’t run again

Catalan government reports CNP

Philippines

Plan to lower age of responsibility to 9 meets controversy

President Rodrigo Duerte’s proposal to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to nine has provoked much controversy in the Philippines, where several groups regard it as a violation of children’s...