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
Current affairs and social issues
Territory at high danger due to heat with areas reaching 42ºC while cities offer free entry to swimming pools and set up refreshing areas
Authorities claim to have found 500 "illegal" flats this summer, 390 of them posted on company’s website
Government prohibits entering natural parks until Thursday due to high temperatures and risk of fire
Main culprits will spend 43 and 36 years behind bars, ten fewer each
UAB university asks for a minimum grade of 13.536 out of 14, while UB asks for a 13.453
Commemoration to take place in city hall with "special importance" given to those who helped during the event
Swimming pool opened in 1968 and saw orca ‘Ulises’ and dolphins’ shows until 2015
Civil Protection warns of "extreme temperatures" from Tuesday
Ciutat Vella struggles with delicate balance between social, environmental, and economic interests
Stop JJOO organizes LaPedaladaPirineu across nine northern Catalan counties
Justice minister does not foresee courts resolving open appeals in time to remove structure this summer
Daughter of José Eduardo dos Santos filed complaint with Catalan police after her father was put in induced coma
Authorities brace for "difficult" summer with focus on robberies and gender-based violence
Catholic NGO laments "permanent state of crisis" since 2008
Education sector planning on second day of protest on September 28 to denounce working conditions
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