Once endangered Catalan cow breed makes its comeback, exceeding 800 animals
The Albera cow population is increasing in number, the breed helps to prevent wildfires due to its particular skill in clearing underbrush and rough terrain
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Picturesque coastal town of Cadaqués explores new tourism options to avoid evolving into 'theme park'
City council to install parking information panels before winding one-lane road
Pyrenees register 2.4-magnitude earthquake
Quake felt in Alta Ribagorça county in the early hours of Saturday
Three arrested owning one bayonet with links to jihadism
Detainees are in provisional detention in Madrid, with the investigation being overseen by Spain's national court
Rodalies train service suspended between El Prat and Vilanova due to construction works at airport station
"Every morning is a different story," commuters say, while company offers replacement buses
Less study, more part-time jobs and rising anxiety: university students under pressure
New report shows economic challenges for university students and class and gender gaps in higher education
Thousands rally across Catalonia on Workers' Day, calling for 37.5-hour workweek
Labor unions await Spanish government's green light to shorter workweek after approval was postponed due to blackout
PortAventura workers call off May Day strike after reaching deal with management
Agreement is set to improve wages, grant formal recognition of employee seniority, and improve the regulation of workloads
All Rodalies trains back in service after blackout
Renfe warns of occasional delays due to incidents with infrastructure, some linked to Monday's outage
Spain's national grid operator denies blackout was caused by excess renewables
Red Eléctrica president absolves her company of responsibility and says she has no plans to resign
Power outage in Pyrenean town: Analogue radios sold out, candles and solar-powered batteries sales up
Dime store owner in Sort using calculator for transactions
Power outage causes passengers' nightmare: 'We spent the night in a train in Zaragoza'
Travelers arriving in Barcelona's Sants station on Tuesday shared stories of long delays caused by Monday's massive power outage
'I filled my bathtub with water' - getting through a blackout
From enjoying a day off in the sun, to stocking up on candles and fuet, and thinking about future survival kits
Keeping fresh produce cold, still without internet: unique challenges for businesses in blackout
Mercabarna wholesale food distributors reports no major incidents
Blaming renewables for blackout is 'simplistic', energy experts warn
Engineers call for better planning, more investment in the power grid, and greater energy storage capacity
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