69 Bolivians stranded on cruise ship in Port of Barcelona due to lack of visas
Travelers boarded MSC ship in Brazil before travelling to the Mediterranean, with Bolivian foreign ministry urging transport company to find solution
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Current affairs and social issues
Reservoir water levels need to rise 'significantly' for drought emergency to end
Catalan climate action minister confident measures will not escalate this summer
47-year-old man arrested in Amposta for murdering 34-year-old ex-partner
Victim had a restraining order against the alleged perpetrator
Vertical agriculture to save 95% of water with new farming system
Barcelona group says 100% sustainable technology can be "complement" to traditional crops
Pea harvests down 20% due to high winter temperatures
Quality will be "excellent" despite the circumstances and lower yield
More than 300 languages spoken in Barcelona
Over 50 foreign language teaching projects
Government and prison unions agree to create working group to tackle security issues
Both sides also to continue negotiating other labor issues
Dragon Ball takes center stage in traditional Easter 'Mones de Pasqua'
Bakers expect to sell 800,000 units of Catalan sponge cakes without raising prices
135 work leaves due to menstrual pain provided since regulation introduced last June
Doctors say having this right breaks taboos but warn it does not reach all women with incapacitating periods
Born fighting in middle of the pandemic
Pregnancy complications came at the same time as tight health restrictions, resulting in extra complications for Alex and Anna
Open Arms sets sail for Gaza with a new shipment of food
NGO ship carrying 400 tons of food for Palestinian population
Sea storm hits Catalan coast with 5m tall waves
Rain in most parts of territory but only significant fall in Penedès area
Traffic authorities ask drivers to avoid travel on Sunday afternoon
Officials will not be able to deploy additional lanes due to the rain
Family and lawyers 'frustrated' in fight for justice 50 years on from Puig Antich's death
Anarchist Salvador Puig Antich was executed in Barcelona's La Model prison by the Franco regime in 1974
Catalan government to crack down on rising short-term rentals
Temporary contracts soar in Barcelona as landlords try to circumvent tenant-friendly rules
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