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English Edition Dear readers, All eyes were on Catalonia this week as public sector workers held a series of strikes across the region to protest budget cuts. In Barcelona, the death of a 90-year-old woman who was hit by an electric scooter has raised renewed concerns about the proliferation of alternative mobility devices in cities across Spain. And in Madrid, Mayor Manuela Carmena has introduced a ground-breaking raft of measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the city center. The initiative has made 472 hectares of the city center off-limits to traffic, except for local residents and public transportation. We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from the EL PAÍS English Edition. Thanks for reading. Melissa Kitson The street where the accident occurred. / A.G. Spain sees first case of a pedestrian killed by an electric scooter A judge is investigating whether the youth who accidentally hit a 90-year-old woman was looking down at his phone Comic in court after blowing his nose on Spanish flag during TV sketch Dani Mateo is the latest personality from the world of TV and film to fall foul of the law in Spain, after actor Willy Toledo recently appeared before a judge over comments insulting the Virgin Mary Two people cross into Gibraltar. / J.N. Spain signs landmark agreements with UK over Gibraltar The four Memorandums of Understanding are aimed at reducing inequality between the Rock and its Spanish neighbor during the Brexit transition period New traffic restrictions comes into effect today. / U.M. Madrid takes historic step to becoming a car-free city center New measures are in effect to curb air pollution and increase space given over to pedestrians Health workers protest in Barcelona. / A.G. Protests against budget cuts intensify in Catalonia Health professionals, university professors, students and civil servants marched in Barcelona on Thursday to demand better funding and working conditions Former Madrid premier Cristina Cifuentes. / J.V. Judge prosecutes ex-Madrid premier over master's degree scandal Cristina Cifuentes is accused of falsifying documents tied to her academic title from King Juan Carlos University Norwegian, Iberia and Air Europa top passenger complaints in Spain In 2017 Spain's State Air Security Agency reviewed 15,604 claims, representing a 50% rise from 2015 Spain's attorney general to limit "disproportionate" hate crime accusations Move comes after comedian Dani Mateo appeared in court on Monday for blowing his nose on the Spanish flag in a TV sketch Migrant caravan en route to the US. / H.G. Mexico negotiating "Marshall Plan" with Trump to combat Central American migration The government of López Obrador is backing a project that will see migrants assimilated in Mexico and the US incentivize private investment in the south of the country Spain's Pedro Sánchez and China's Xi Jinping. / U.M. Spain and China vow to "fight protectionism and unilateralism" Chinese President Ji Xinping is on a three-day visit to Madrid to reinforce bilateral ties in the midst of a trade war with the US Isidro Barquero's home was invaded by squatters. / S.B. "Bank-owned apartment for sale to squatters. Pay in cash" Madrid's property black market is offering empty homes to buy or rent for a period of two years – the time it takes the repossession to go through the courts Jorge got a golden visa through investment. / C. R. Spain, the new golden visa haven of Europe Statistics suggest a new record this year in applications for a residency-by-investment program that critics say does not provide enough safeguards against money laundering Workshop on health in the Roma community. / K. P. Gypsy women in Spain poised to start a health revolution Madrid region taking advantage of female clout in the 90,000-strong Roma community for a healthcare pilot scheme A female with her cubs in the Cantabria mountains. / FOP The mystery of the brown bears in Spain's northern mountains Nobody can figure out quite why the same species is growing better on the western side of the Cantabria range than on the eastern section Today's Spanish youths are worse off than a decade ago People born in the 1990s have lower wages and more temporary jobs despite being better trained than the 20-year-olds of the past All change! How to reinvent yourself in your 50s While everyone is faced with multiple adjustments in middle-age, expatriates have the extra challenge of seeing their children return "home" Spain to host controversial Copa Libertadores final between River and Boca The match was suspended twice in Argentina after fans turned violent and injured rival players A surgery at Clinic Hospital in Barcelona. / Carles Ribas Surgery waiting times in Spain: 93 days, slightly down from 2017 Madrid, Basque Country and La Rioja have the shortest delays, while the Canaries, Catalonia and Murcia have the longest El Roto El Roto cartoon, November 29, 2018 OPINION What's the Spanish monarchy still good for? A new republic would be the best guarantee of a united Spain built on a foundation of respect and freedom of to decide In defense of clowns: the Dani Mateo case A society that takes its comedians to court is losing its own sense of generosity and greatness Thanks readers! 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