Road deaths increase 42% in first half of 2018
92 fatalities on Catalan roads up until June
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Current affairs and social issues
Removal of Francoist symbols from public places to be obligatory
Catalan Justice ministry to put forward historical memory law
Supercomputer center aims to inspire girls to do tech subjects
Only 1 in 4 engineering students are women at Catalan universities
Temperatures could hit 40 degrees, authorities warn
Civil Protection service issues an alarm for heatwave and recommends walking in shade, using umbrellas on the beach and drinking lots of water
Researchers cure type 2 diabetes in mice
Autonomous University of Barcelona group intends to carry out trials on humans in matter of years
The reenactment of the Battle of the Ebre - 80 years later
"We want people to know about history so that it is never repeated again," say organizers
Barcelona orders closure of over 4,000 illegal tourist apartments
Housing councillor says the city has brought the unlawful renting of flats “under control”
Five turtles returned to sea after accidental capture
They had been caught by fishermen by mistake
Rapper Valtonyc freed with precautionary measures in Belgium
Spanish judiciary sentenced him to jail for some lyrics but he moved abroad before having to enter prison
Pro-independence groups pay 2.1m required of former cabinet by judge
Officials were given two working days by Spanish Supreme Court to carry out transaction
Local sports residence chosen to welcome migrants rescued by Open Arms
Facility near Barcelona will host 50 men on NGO rescue boat due to arrive in Catalan capital on Wednesday
Refugees rescued by Catalan NGO reach Barcelona
Red Cross coordinates humanitarian and social intervention of 60 migrants saved by Open Arms organization
Colau demands more power for cities to fight housing speculation
Barcelona mayor meets London counterpart Sadiq Khan to discuss housing crisis
Catalunya en Comú party elects new leadership
Barcelona mayor Ada Colau and MP Xavier Domènech to head coalition of leftwing and green parties
Jailed pro-independence leaders to arrive in Catalonia on Wednesday
Relocation of six out of nine politicians imprisoned in Madrid underway; transferral of three others already approved
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