Firefighters 'very likely' to bring Baix Llobregat fire under control by end of day
Investigation suggests blaze was caused by "serious negligence" during farm maintenance work
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Mathematics and physics, once again the degree requiring the highest score to enroll
UAB university asks for a minimum grade of 13.566 out of 14
Wildfire burns over 100 hectares in Baix Llobregat county
More than 50 households in Castellví de Rosanes and Martorell, near Barcelona, evacuated as blaze forces partial highway closure
Barcelona metro reverts to earlier 2am closing time on Saturday nights
Subway adjusts timetable in light of new restrictions curbing social activity from 1230am
Likely to be approved renewable energy plants to generate only 0.29% of goal
Renewable Energy Observatory warns against dependence on Aragon or France for power
Four women linked to fight against Covid-19 win International Catalonia Prize
Doctors Dania El Mazloum and Anzhela Gradeci, as well as head nurse of Igualada hospital, Tijana Postic, and BioNTech co-founder Özlem Türeci awarded for efforts
Loggerhead sea turtle nest spotted on Tarragona beach
Authorities put out call for volunteers to keep watch over it until eggs hatch
Jordi Turull embarks on 'freedom walk' across Catalonia
Formerly jailed independence leader expresses "gratitude and commitment to the country"
Court order halts removal of Francoist monument in Tortosa
Appeal had been brought fourth by group in favor of “reinterpretation”
'Let's fight and win independence': National Day pro-independence protest plans announced
Civil society marches to be held on September 11 as well as on anniversary of referendum
Catalonia declared 'LGBTIQ Freedom Zone' by Parliament
Chamber adheres to EU resolution days after murder of 24-year-old sparks outrage in Spain
Barcelona’s superblock will have a ‘more sustainable’ pavement
More sustainable pavements coming to Barcelona’s superblocks
Trial of Catalan police officers who accompanied Puigdemont in Germany begins
Law enforcement agents told the court they intended on bringing the former president of Catalonia to Belgian prosecutors
Anti-racism group condemns Catalonia's 'institutionalized Islamophobia'
SOS Racisme report says protocol to "monitor" Muslims exists across police, justice, education, health and social services
Over a thousand social workers receive gender-based violence training
Workshops focus on support for women who are older, homeless, or who suffer from addiction
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