Shakira could face trial as judge accuses singer of defrauding €14.5 million
Magistrate believes Colombian star may have evaded personal income tax and wealth taxes between 2012-2014
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Current affairs and social issues
Vice president under fire for 20-person meeting in France
Jordi Puigneró defends that local Covid restrictions were followed, despite contravening measures set by his own government in Catalonia
Spain extends ban of evictions of vulnerable people and rent moratorium to end of October
Social protection measures were set to expire in early August
Catalan government to pay rent of vulnerable households on the verge of eviction
Spain's moratorium on evictions of people on grounds of vulnerability expires August 9
Barcelona to open center for 'positive, open, plural and heterogeneous' masculinity
Council seeks to normalize sexual and gender diversity as well as prevent discrimination
Catalan minister summoned by court under disobedience charges for former role as speaker
Roger Torrent could face disqualification for allowing parliamentary votes on self-determination and against the monarchy
Firefighters contain major blaze as confinement of nearby towns is lifted
Wildfire in Conca del Barberà and Anoia counties fully stabilized
Wildfire rages as firefighters brace for ‘critical hours’
Blaze in Bellprat and Santa Coloma de Queralt has potential to burn 5,000 hectares
Firefighters battle two new wildfires
One blaze burns in Conca de Barberà, in western Catalonia, while another wildfire is active in the northern Alt Empordà county
Catalan police officers accompanying Puigdemont when arrested in Germany acquitted
Spanish National Court rejects 1.5-year sentence each for concealment requested by public prosecutor
Montgrí wildfire burns over 100 hectares
Second blaze to affect Costa Brava area in less than a week
Barcelona condemns violence against LGBT+ community
Protesters mobilized following increased reports of homophobia and transphobia
Barcelona mayor to co-lead global network of cities against climate crisis
Ada Colau highlights need to “oblige” countries to fulfill their environmental obligations
Summer camp dig uncovers Civil War trenches
Teenage archaeologists are same age as some who died fighting during Battle of the Ebre
Births in Catalonia fall almost 6% in 2020, 20% in December alone
Marc and Júlia remain most popular names for newborns
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