Former FCB player Eto’o admits to tax fraud to avoid imprisonment
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Peramola wildfire 'stabilized' but sixth day Baldomar is active
300 fires break out in Catalonia in under a week
Firefighters tackle wildfire between Peramola and Oliana
77 hectares burned as 55 ground crews and nine air crews combat blaze in northwest Catalonia
Catalonia wildfires: Lladurs 'controlled', Olivella 'stabilized' but others still active
Baldomar blaze in Artesa de Segre burns for fifth day after wind complicates efforts to extinguish
Wind complicates firefighters' effort to tackle wildfires across Catalonia
Over 2,000 hectares burned by Baldomar blaze and 40 hectares by Olivella fire in Garraf massif
Fire service declares Lladurs wildfire stabilized
Main efforts now focused on Artesa de Segre blaze
Two western Catalonia wildfires still active as heatwave peaks
Blazes in Corbera d'Ebre, Castellar de la Ribera and Sallent stabilized, while firefighters expect to control Solsonès fire before the night
Catalonia wildfires: conditions differ as one ‘worries’ and another ‘hoped’ to be stabilized
Authorities are concerned about blaze in Solsonès county that could burn "tens of thousands of hectares"
Catalonia's local councils help turn schools into shelters for displaced people in Ukraine
Catalan Development Cooperation Fund donates €30,000 to purchase appliances
Firefighters continue to battle blazes in western and southern Catalonia
1,300 hectares affected in Baldomar and around 400 in both Corbera d'Ebre and Castellar de la Ribera
Wildfires rage in Artesa de Segre and Corbera d'Ebre amid extreme temperatures
Firefighters battle 500-hectare blaze in western Catalonia and 250-hectare fire in south
Barcelona's L9 metro tunnel to be completed by 2027
Work resumes on "most important public works of the last 20 years" after more than a decade on hold
Primavera Sound fans: ‘No water’, ‘massive lines’, ‘money grab’, and ‘dangerous’
Festival-goers criticize event on its return, while organizers claim "no overcrowding" recorded beyond first night
Cost of electricity to decrease 22% on first day of gas price cap
Price per MWh down to €165.59 on Wednesday due to measure set to be in place until May 2023
AP-7 highway: no trucks at certain times and additional lanes over summer weekends
40% more traffic since tolls lifted means public transport needs improvement, says government
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