Catalonia gets ready for weekend under heavy sun
Territory at high danger due to heat with areas reaching 42ºC while cities offer free entry to swimming pools and set up refreshing areas
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Barcelona council denounces Airbnb for advertising unlicensed tourist apartments
Authorities claim to have found 500 "illegal" flats this summer, 390 of them posted on company’s website
Camping and leisure outdoor activities banned in 275 towns during heatwave
Government prohibits entering natural parks until Thursday due to high temperatures and risk of fire
National Court reduces sentences of La Rambla terror attack perpetrators
Main culprits will spend 43 and 36 years behind bars, ten fewer each
Mathematics and physics, once again degree requiring highest score to enroll
UAB university asks for a minimum grade of 13.536 out of 14, while UB asks for a 13.453
Barcelona to celebrate 30th anniversary of 1992 Olympic Games by honoring volunteers
Commemoration to take place in city hall with "special importance" given to those who helped during the event
Barcelona begins works to turn Zoo's Aquarama marine animal enclosure into wildlife sanctuary
Swimming pool opened in 1968 and saw orca ‘Ulises’ and dolphins’ shows until 2015
Catalonia braces for second summer heatwave
Civil Protection warns of "extreme temperatures" from Tuesday
‘Tourist go home’: Can Barcelona’s old town take any more visitors?
Ciutat Vella struggles with delicate balance between social, environmental, and economic interests
Activists against Winter Olympics plan Pyrenees cycle protest against ‘massive construction projects’
Stop JJOO organizes LaPedaladaPirineu across nine northern Catalan counties
Largest Francoist monument in Catalonia won’t be dismantled until next year at earliest
Justice minister does not foresee courts resolving open appeals in time to remove structure this summer
Former Angolan president dies in Barcelona after alleged attempted murder
Daughter of José Eduardo dos Santos filed complaint with Catalan police after her father was put in induced coma
Fewer criminal acts but sexual assaults up by 30% in Barcelona
Authorities brace for "difficult" summer with focus on robberies and gender-based violence
Pandemic fuels increased demand for poverty relief charity Caritas' services
Catholic NGO laments "permanent state of crisis" since 2008
Teachers’ unions call for strike on first day of next academic year
Education sector planning on second day of protest on September 28 to denounce working conditions
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