Body found in French Pyrenees likely that of Catalan hiker missing since December
Body transferred to Toulouse to be identified
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Water World inaugurates unique attraction in Europe, foreseeing more than 225k visitors
Water park expects to call the attention from Barcelona visitors
Top Manta’s 'historic' first antiracist race takes over streets of Barcelona
Nearly 10,000 join mobilization against racism, exclusion, and hate, according to organizers
MNAC warns mural paintings cannot withstand vibration during ordered relocation
Museum’s head of restoration emphasizes fragility of murals after Supreme Court relocation order
Barcelona reaches 1.73m residents, highest figure in 40 years
182 nationalities live in the Catalan capital per 2025
More than 200 Catalan university students await Trump's decision on US student visas
Most attend Pompeu Fabra University and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Catalan public health favors expanding smoke-free areas: 'We need to take decisive action'
Secretary Esteve Fernández backs reform on Spain's anti-smoking law
Sónar confirms cancellation of 28 artists due to festival's link to Israeli KKR company
Company is one of festival's owners, but Sónar assures that it has not sent "a single euro to KKR"
Airbnb accuses Barcelona City Council of using 'indiscriminate methodology' to remove listings
Platform says it "continues to address" requests to take down properties that don't comply with regulations
Magnitude 3.7 earthquake shakes Costa Brava
Epicenter of quake located near underwater Fonera Canyon, between Begur and Palamós
Spain eyes smoking ban in schoolyards, university campuses, work vehicles, and outdoor leisure areas
Health ministry plan would also cover vapes, heated tobacco, and include ban at bar terraces and transport shelters
Temperatures in Lleida hit 35°C and are set to rise further
Residents are taking various measures to cope with the sudden heat
Visiting MEPs call Catalonia's housing crisis 'extremely complex' and urge more EU funding
European Parliament's special committee on housing crisis traveled to Barcelona and Badalona
Catalan president meets Osaka mayor during Japan visit
Politicians discuss tourism and adapting health system to ageing population
Tenants’ Union urges EU to adopt Amsterdam model and ban 'speculative purchases'
Badalona mayor tells MEPs from housing crisis committee that housing law "doesn't work"
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