The experts Bernat Hereu and Júlia Ortega, members of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (UB-IRBio). The Project Stop Ghost Fishing, launched in 2015 to preserve the ecological values of the seafloors, included the collaboration…

The prices of diesel and gasoline in France are on the rise again, according to the Ministry of Ecological Transition. A liter of diesel now costs an average of 2.1165 euros including tax, compared to 1.9755 euros seven days ago. So that’s an increase of…

Inflation skyrocketed in Spain to 9.8% in March due to the soaring energy costs, according to a flash estimate published by the Spanish Statistics Institute (INE) on Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) last month compared to a year before was 7.6%.…

The Sax Fest will be held in Andorra from April 9 to 16. A total of around 180 participants will take part in the event, including musicians from Spain (62 participants), France (29 participants), the Netherlands (3 participants), Russia (11 participants)…

Emir Kusturica’s concert in Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) scheduled on March 30 at Palau de la Música music hall has been cancelled on Thursday. The venue has called off the show, as they condemn Russia’s war on Ukraine. The event had generated controversy…

The rising costs of energy, including fuel, is resulting in increasingly large demonstrations in Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) by sectors particularly affected. On Wednesday, several protests coincided as truck drivers continue their indefinite strike for…

The 64th edition of the Sitges–Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) vintage car rally was able to take place in person on Sunday for the first time since 2019, with around 50 old vehicles making their way from the Catalan capital down the Costa del Garraf. The participants…

According to the Association of Fuel Importers and Distributors of Andorra, in the near future the price of fuel may reach 2 euros per liter. In fact, diesel fuel for heating has already risen by 20% since the end of February. The figures are already record…

Inflation in Spain goes to 7.6% in February, highest rate in 35 years. This is attributed to the generalized price increase, but especially electricity, food, drinks, and fuel prices in February 2022. Electricity, gas, and other fuels cost is 54.7% more expensive…

The National Institute of Health Research (NHIR) has funded a £1.3bn (1,54M€) clinical trial to validate an artificial intelligence system for detecting bowel polyps using an endoscopic capsule. The system, based on a deep learning model developed at the…

Spain prepares for losses due to disruptions on imports from Russia and Ukraine. Around 1000 companies from Catalonia export to Russia and Ukraine on a regular basis. Not all payments go through anymore as some Russian banks have been forced out of the SWIFT…

A yacht owned by Roman Abramovich (Russia) has left Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) on Tuesday where it had been undergoing repairs at shipyard MB92 since 2021. Solaris is a 140-meter boat sailing under a Bermuda flag and left the Catalan capital after 5 pm…

Fashion store Mango and TOUS jewelry (Spain, Catalonia) “temporarily” suspend their activities in Russia due to the “current circumstances”. The jewelry with a teddy bear as its logo, TOUS, announced on Saturday its “temporarily” activity suspension. The…

The Palais Nikaïa will be the backdrop for the fifth staging of X-Trial Nice, the opening Round of the 2022 FIM X-Trial World Championship that gets underway on Friday 11th March at 20:30 local time. A regular venue for the X-Trial of Nations in recent years…

Electricity price in Spain skyrockets by 43% in two days to record-high €544/MWh On Tuesday, wholesale prices will grow by 43% in two days to an average of €544.98/MWh, breaking the previous day’s all-time high, according to the Iberian Electricity Market…

Researchers at Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) in Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) and biotech company Peptomyc have developed a therapeutic protein, Omomyc, that is believed to halt metastatic breast cancer. It is well known in the scientific community…

High-speed trains between Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) and Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France), Paris could be off the railroad tracks. SNCF, the French national rail operator has decided to not extend the agreement between both companies to share the train…