Wildfire in southern Catalonia forces a number of home evacuations
Roads close to the fire affecting 2,500 hectares have been forced to close
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Wildfire in southern Catalonia forces a number of home evacuations
Roads close to the fire affecting more than 500 hectares have been forced to close
Parliamentary blow to Catalan government’s proposed rent cap
Opposition parties vote en bloc against law
Authorities on high alert as heatwave spreads across Catalonia
Public urged to take precautions as temperatures due to rise over 40 degrees in some places with hot weather forecast until Sunday
Bus crash in Côte d’Ivoire: Catalan teacher dead and ten students injured
She was the deputy headmaster of Barcelona’s Col·legi Canigó and the Colegio Mayor Bonaigua
Catalan Parliament pushes for decriminalization of euthanasia and assisted death
Husband of late María José Carrasco successfully brings issue back into limelight
'La Manada' verdict overruled: gang receive 15-year sentence for rape
Five men who were originically charged with sexual abuse were escorted into prison on Friday
'Very serious blow' to drug trafficking explained
54 arrests, and large amounts of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, weapons and money confiscated
Major police operation against drug trafficking network in central Barcelona
More than 500 police officers take part in raids in Raval neighborhood against organization distributing illegal drugs and arrest 54
Catalonia has 179 artificial intelligence firms with a turnover of €1.35bn
New study finds that 75% of Catalan AI companies are small businesses together employing over 8,000 people
Score of people injured in collision between motorcycle and bus in Barcelona
Accident in Espanya square also involved second bus, causing serious injuries to the motorcyclist but with passengers escaping with light injuries
Two Catalan universities in world's top 200
UB climbs to 165th position in 2020 QS World University Rankings, with UAB and UPF also improving
Rent on the verge of €1,000 per month in Catalonia
Some need half of salary to pay for housing costs, which are expected to slightly decrease
Unresolved asylum applications exceed 100,000 in Spain
Catalan Commission for Refugees expresses "great disappointment" over policies of Pedro Sánchez government
Bellvitge hospital carries out first ever total artificial heart implant
Center near Barcelona provides 30-year-old man with device to replace failed ventricles while he waits for conventional transplant
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