Linguist Carme Junyent dies, aged 68
Tributes pour in for writer and professor, expert on endangered languages and defender of Catalan
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Barcelona mayor restores twin city ties with Tel Aviv
Collboni maintains 'unequivocal' commitment to Palestine as he reverses Colau's decision to suspend institutional relations with Israel
Catalonia's lowest birth rate in 27 years: is there a risk for the Catalan population?
Fewer potential mothers born 30 years ago, among the reasons
Catalonia welcomes 2.3 million visitors during July
Number of international tourists decreases by 2.5% compared to 2019
Tarragona city requests 25 years of prison over 2020 chemical plant explosion
Council, acting as private prosecutor, also asks for a €9 million fine for incident that caused three deaths
Flooded roads and landslides after storm hits Catalan coast
Firefighters respond to 46 calls overnight as heavy rain hit parts of Barcelona metropolitan area
La Vuelta protesters planned to pour 400l of oil on roads
Spanish national police surprised group in forest and arrested them on Saturday
Rubiales stands alone: regional federation presidents call for immediate resignation
Unanimous calls come after "unacceptable behavior that has seriously damaged the image of Spanish football"
Prosecutors open proceedings against Rubiales for alleged sexual assault on Jenni Hermoso
Suspended Spanish Football Federation president forcibly kissed player during World Cup final medal ceremony
Rubiales' mother goes on hunger strike in a church to denounce 'inhumane' treatment of son
Equality minister calls for "profound changes" in Spanish Football Federation
Tourism industry closes 'really positive' summer season in Catalonia
29% more accommodation bookings in Catalonia, far above Spanish average
Four arrested on suspicion of planning pro-independence protest during La Vuelta
Spanish police searched the homes of four men overnight, group due in court on Sunday
Driver swept away in heavy rains rescued in car by firefighters
Hundreds of calls made to emergency services as intense rainfall floods Catalonia
FIFA provisionally suspends Rubiales over forced Hermoso kiss
Sport's governing body prohibits Spanish federation president from making contact with player or her family
Spanish football federation threaten legal action against World Cup-winning team
Statement accompanied by still photographs aims to prove Hermoso hoisted Rubiales up but says nothing about forced kiss
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