Barcelona residents to receive test emergency text messages on Thursday
Civil protection will send trial message to mobiles in Catalan capital and surrounding metro area
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Spain requests death of Catalan aid worker to be investigated as possible war crime
Acting foreign affairs minister to ask International Criminal Court and Ukraine to look into Emma Igual's killing
Catalan firefighters travel to Morocco to help earthquake rescue effort
Teams will stay until Friday, calculated limit date to potentially find people still alive
Rubiales called to testify on Friday in sexual assault and coercion case
Judge asks media outlets to send videos of the Hermoso forced kiss
Catalan aid worker killed in Ukraine awarded Grand Cross of Isabella the Catholic
Spanish government grants posthumous honors to Emma Igual in recognition of her humanitarian work
Covid patients increase in Catalonia despite stabilization in cases
Biggest spike in cases registered from August 7 to 13, but new infections have since dropped
Catalonia's National Day abroad: 15 countries, 18 cities, including Artic Circle
Over 20 activities to commemorate 'La Diada' in France, UK, Germany, US, and many other sites
Four dead after runover by Rodalies commuter train north of Barcelona
Victims are three women and one man aged 19 to 22
Rubiales quits as head of Spanish Football Federation over Hermoso kiss scandal
Luis Rubiales also steps down as UEFA vice president after kissing player during World Cup final
Catalan director of NGO aiding Ukraine killed in Russian convoy attack
Emma Igual died after crossfire in Bakhmut region with three other Road to Relief volunteers
Moroccans in Catalonia organize humanitarian aid points after earthquake
Catalan authorities recommend making financial donations to on-the-ground NGOs as opposed to giving clothes or medicines
Government sets up hotline for Catalans with families in Morocco following deadly earthquake
Over 1,000 deads recorded, and 1,200 injured after Friday's quake
Man under investigation following violent death of partner in Costa Brava
Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra police found dead woman inside house in the town of Palamós
Barcelona speeds up felling of date palms after inconclusive report on cause of fatal accident
540 trees deemed to be at risk of falling will be cut down
Palm tree that fell and killed woman in Barcelona could have collapsed due to lack of water
Authorities water similar trees and cut down others to prevent future incidents
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