Schools, universities and non-urgent healthcare to close Thursday amid 100km/h winds
Authorities ask people to avoid travel and recommend working from home
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Thousands of teachers protest across Catalonia in one-day strike
Unions demand higher salaries, smaller class sizes and more funding for inclusive education
Eastern Pyrenees see deepest snow in a decade after exceptional winter storms
Catalonia's western Pyrenees snowpack also far above average, boosting spring water reserves
Catalonia targets full restoration of Rodalies rail service by early next week
Government says 70 speed restrictions will remain but are "compatible with commercial operations"
Catalonia Shepherd School trains next generation of young farmers
Access to farmland remains biggest barrier to generational renewal
More than 80% of email scams now use AI, Catalonia's cybersecurity agency warns
Director urges prevention and smarter technologies as artificial intelligence makes fraud "almost perfect"
Rail strike called off after unions reach deal with Spanish transport ministry
Rodalies and high-speed services disrupted throughout Monday
Planoles' only bakery seeks successor as owner retires
City council sees lack of housing as an obstacle and urges and Catalan governments to unblock projects
AP-7 fully reopens southbound at Gelida after fatal train accident
Motorway was shut on January 21 for emergency works to repair collapsed embankment
New radio initiative breaks down myths about mental health in rural areas
'Enten(i)ment' will air monthly on Solsona FM and focus on emotional wellbeing in rural areas
Two demonstrations against Rodalies chaos on Saturday
Over 100 organisations sign manifesto calling for "radical change" in management of the railway system
Farmers flood Barcelona with tractors in renewed protest against Mercosur deal
Dozens of tractors park on Catalan capital's Gran Via, staying overnight outside the Agriculture Department headquarters
How bots dominate the immigration appointment system and why it isn't getting fixed
Cybersecurity experts warn that preventive measures against bots would be relatively easy to implement but costly
Full Rodalies commuter train service won't resume until April
Most lines will continue to operate at reduced capacity with bus replacements, while only one line is currently fully operational
Wet January sets Catalonia on course for rainiest winter in 30 years
Rain, fatal accident, and travel disruptions: turbulent weather shocks Catalonia
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