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Barcelona

Woman takes a picture of a sunset at a park.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Barcelona gets bombarded by selfie-taking tourists
Woman performing on stage
Music
Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival grows even larger
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Sports
New Kings and Queens soccer leagues enlist internet stars to revamp sport
The Sagrada Familia, with its incomplete Glory facade, faces an apartment complex that could get demolished if construction plans go through.
Development
Barcelona residents in limbo over Sagrada Familía construction plans
Ships of the US Navy Sixth Fleet visit Barcelona, Spain, in 1956. 
History
How US sailors kicked off Barcelona’s tourism industry in the 1950s
Marly Estrella is pictured with activists Luis Enrique Rumaldo (left) and Manuel Rico in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona.
COVID-19
Housing struggles rise in Catalonia amid the pandemic
A tourist leaps in the air with a backdrop of the skyline of Barcelona
Development
As tourists flock to Barcelona, locals fight to preserve their neighborhoods
Arts, Culture & Media
The Church
A pro-union demonstration organised by the Catalan Civil Society organisation makes its way through the streets of Barcelona, Spain October 8, 2017.
Global Politics
As Spain sinks further into instability, the EU remains mute
Spanish police drag man in Catalonia
Conflict
Spain ‘deeply regrets’ police treatment of Catalans
People hold Esteladas (Catalan separatist flags) as they wait for a closing rally in favour of the banned October 1 independence referendum in Barcelona, Spain.
Global Politics
Tensions heat up before Catalan independence vote
Barcelona's Neymar looking dejected after a game at Nou Camp in Barcelona, Spain, on April 19.
Justice
Now Barcelona’s Neymar has to stand trial for fraud
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Sports
Tom Brady’s legacy deflates while Lionel Messi’s is on the rise
La Sagrada Familia
Arts, Culture & Media
The coolest video you will ever see of the tallest church on earth
Arts, Culture & Media
Spain’s Financial Crisis Sends Actors Into Homes
Arts, Culture & Media
A Catalonian Christmas tradition
Arts, Culture & Media
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