-34.1ºC: Catalan Pyrenees hit lowest temperature ever registered in Iberian Peninsula
Unofficial weather station at 2,300 meters above sea level in a mountain hollow amid Storm Filomena, which might carry heavy snowfall
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61 Spanish Civil War mass graves found in old hospital
Battle of the Ebre soldiers unearthed as 20,000 soldiers of conflict still remain in unknown burial places
Covid-19 does not prevent arrival of the Three Kings bearing gifts
Local councils choose to not hold customary parades and go for static shows to avoid crowds, some spread over several days
Catalan blood drive aims for 10,000 donations with a cinema themed campaign
All main Catalan hospitals take part from January 8 until January 15
Why did the police take 36 hours to stop the New Year's rave in Llinars?
2 arrested, 5 investigated and 215 identified after party that prompts questions over Catalan law enforcement
Police begins shutting down New Year's illegal rave only after two nights amid bewilderment
Police ruled out stopping it at first despite Covid-19 to avoid clashes with the 200 to 300 partygoers
All-time high for Catalan News page views in 2020
140% more unique users in year of Covid-19 than 2019
European Environment Agency warns Barcelona's low emission zone may not be 'sufficient'
Expanding pedestrianized superblocks is "effective" way to reduce exposure to pollution, says EEA
Cerdanya and Ripollès counties ask for 'urgent' government aid on first day of lockdown
Mobility restrictions and other measures in place until at least January 6
Public media telethon raises over €10.3m for research on Covid-19
Tribute to health workers and victims of pandemic in 29th edition of La Marató
Spain's Congress approves law decriminalizing euthanasia
Move comes after Socialist proposal and push from certain regional parliaments, including Catalonia’s, and activists
Travel agencies demand direct financial aid to help them survive
Protest in Barcelona attended by hundreds to urge Catalan government to provide rescue plan
Court rules at least 25% of school instruction must be in Spanish
Catalan has been main language in classrooms for past 40 years to protect minority status
Caritas’ social aid recipients in Barcelona double in 2020
Catholic charity supported 19,380 people in the city, tripling financial help to food programs
4.5-year sentence for attacking officer at Madrid protest against trial of Catalan leaders
23-year old Dani Gallardo refutes charges and denies attending the 2019 protest
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