Seat, the car manufacturer based in Matorell, Catalonia, has suffered a particularly difficult financial year due to the pandemic and emissions-related expenses.
In 2020, Seat lost 339 million euros due to Covid-19. They sold 484,000 vehicles in 2020, 27.4% less than the previous year. They also experienced a 19.8% drop in turnover, down to 9,198 million …
MoreThe study of matter at the nanoscale has opened huge possibilities in technological advances towards faster, smaller and more energy-efficient technological devices. In this context, the development of bidimensional (2D) materials poses new challenges but also offers exciting possibilities for the study of physical phenomena and properties at the 2D limit.
Current interest in that kind …
MoreA new study led by the UB (Universitat de Barcelona) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC) has stated that marine heatwaves are having a strong impact on the “coral communities” of the Mediterranean.
The study states the loss of the few species that bring structural complexity to these coralline communities. An example of this is …
MoreThe variety and the exigency define the route of the 100th edition of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, which is already finalizing the preparations to start on March 22 from Calella. More than 1,000 km distributed in seven stages, all kinds of profiles and the presence of the world’s cycling elite promise a great week …
MoreA new study led by Belgian and Spanish researchers published in the journal Scientific Reports adds evidence about the potential benefits of green tea extracts in Down syndrome. The researchers observed that the intake of green tea extracts can reduce facial dysmorphology in children with Down syndrome when taken during the first three years of …
MoreKing Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will spend two days in Andorra at the end of March. According to the Andorran government spokesman, Eric Jover, that trip “will cover education and culture as well as see the royals meet local politicians and dignitaries”.
Felipe and Letizia will travel to Andorra on March 25th. They will be …
MoreThe purpose of the new app is to attract new customers from Andorra (from a non-EU country), including not only public and private stores, but also the weekly market.
All-new digital VAT refund project is available to any commercial establishment in the city.
The free app works from customer’s mobile phone and it means an additional discount …
MoreFrom yesterday, both Andorran residents and residents of the French Departments of the Pyrenees Orientales and Ariège, paying a visit of less than 24 hours, will be exempt from presenting a virological test (PCR or TMA) at the border. This travel flexibility between territories, will facilitate a more fluid entry of French visitors to Andorra …
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Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in prison, including two suspended, after a Paris court found the former French president guilty of corruption and influence peddling.
Sarkozy, who maintained his innocence and will appeal, is the first French ex-coprince, but the second French leader under the Fifth Republic to be …
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Air pollution from fuel combustion is one of the greatest environmental problems, especially in urban environments. In densely populated cities, the presence of nitrogen oxides, very small carbon particles, and carbon monoxide (CO) in the air seriously harms the human health and increases mortality. A collaboration between researchers from the University …
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