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Barcelona

Tristan Nitot: Riding to conferences

Going to conference is fun. You meet with interesting people from all over the world, discuss about interesting matters, but it does imply a lot of traveling, mostly flying. Actually, mostly waiting for planes, or security...

Getting to know ... Elaine Martin

Vail artist Elaine Martin has created quite a few works of art over the years. She's painted landscapes using acrylics on textured canvases without a brush, a number of which hang in the lobby of the Vail Racquet Club.

Spanish Banks Are Solid

"We are in the midst of a world financial crisis which has, in turn, triggered a crisis in consumer confidence." The event, held at IESE's campus in Barcelona on October 7, featured the participation of IESE Profs. Eduardo...

Head under fire for teachers' trip to Barcelona

2O primary school teachers flew to Spain for 'cultural awareness' training Did teachers have to go to Barcelona to learn about culture? Photograph: Corbis A headteacher who flew with his staff to Barcelona for a weekend...

A proud city

The people of Barcelona have a strong Catalan identity. The city of Barcelona boasts a pleasant climate, beautiful beaches, vaunted architecture, sophisticated cuisine, a roaring nightlife and cutting edge design. Innumerable...

One in four mammals risks extinction

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - A quarter of the world's mammals are threatened with extinction, an international survey showed on Monday, and the destruction of habitats and hunting are the major causes.

Hanging on for dear life: animals from biodiversity 'Red List'

The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) disappeared from its native habitat in the prairies of North America in the 1980s, when it was listed as "extinct in the wild." Amid the gloomy news on the survival status of Earth's...

Seanet Maritime Communications AB receives GSM contract from Grimaldi Lines

Swedish maritime communications provider Seanet Maritime Communications AB (OMX First North: SEAN) said on Tuesday (7 October) that it has received a contract for GSM services from the Italian shipping company Grimaldi Lines....

Challenges And Pathways To Earth Sustainability

The coming three decades will determine whether the population of the world comes into balance with the capacity of the biosphere to support it, or whether catastrophic changes in the environment brought on by climate change,...

Barcelona hosts World Conservation Congress

A 10-day congress to address global environmental issues, organized by IUCN, started Saturday in Barcelona. BARCELONA -- A world nature conservation congress began Saturday in Barcelona, bringing together 8,000 representatives...