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Average rent prices in tense housing areas fall 5% in second quarter
Offering falls significantly in first period with price limits applied
Small Pyrenees village reopens school after 14 years hoping to attract new families
Saldes, one of the towns with the oldest population, hopes to reverse population decline
'We'll need you for many months, but let's plan and think,' says resident affected by Valencia floods
Around 130,000 people demonstrate against Valencian president as police clash with protesters
Barcelona's new tram line opens on Sunday: All you need to know
Three new stops will be added along Diagonal avenue, connecting Glòries square with Verdaguer
Catalonia records two wettest weeks since January 2020
Over 200 liters per square meter of rain registered in southern areas over past 15 days
Police rescue injured flamingo on AP-7 highway
Bird transferred to wildlife recovery center
Cerdanya Hospital celebrates 10th anniversary of cross-border health center
Challenge of binational medical facility is having legislation recognizing its exceptionality
Cars swept away in Cadaqués after Friday morning storm
Around 30 vehicles piled up on banks of stream after 100mm of rainfall
Hundreds demand Valencian president resign in protest in Barcelona
Emergency response technician says flood alert should have been sent "immediately" an hour before it was
Catalonia sends sniffer dogs and Red Cross psychological support to Valencia
Farmers in region calculate damages after floods to be worth €816 million
Corruption trial on former president Pujol and family to start in November next year
Spain's National Court says clan benefited from patriarch's post to get contracts by government
700 more Catalan volunteers head to Valencia for flood recovery efforts
Over 6,200 people signed up to help as part of the 'Catalan DANA Volunteers' initiative, raising over €80,000
Hundreds of US nationals gather for election night in Barcelona
Around 300 people enjoy entertainment and follow start of ballot count at Democrats Abroad event
Barcelona collects 8 tonnes of food and essentials in one day to aid flood-hit Valencia
Banc dels Aliments sets up donation points in 14 libraries across Catalan capital, open until Friday
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