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Wave of historic shops closing down in Barcelona strikes nerve among locals
Skyrocketing rents and changing consumer trends see traditional establishments replaced by tourism-facing businesses
Barcelona International Community Day returns, gathering city’s global talent
Professional fair to take place at Maritime Museum on September 28
New school year starts for 1.3 million students and over 82,000 teachers
Students return to class after summer with ministry focusing on enhancing educational improvement
Hundreds of Barcelona residents demonstrate against America's Cup in popular get-together
Sailing competition held offshore with neighbors claiming affects their day-to-day
Spain's climate could become desert-like by 2050, study warns
Report says rainfall will decline between 14% and 20% by mid-century
Nearly half of private kindergartens empty, while public ones are overcrowded
3,700 children in Barcelona will not have a place in a public kindergarten this year, 45% of those who applied
House prices in Catalonia increase 6.7% in second quarter of 2024
Cost of new housing rose by 9.5%
Shakira accuses tax office of manipulation and damaging her public image
Singer says she settled in tax fraud case to protect her children
Coffee and kittens for adoption in Manresa’s first cat café
Working with an animal shelter, Ninus Cat Cafè has found new homes for 35 animals
Thunder and lighting suspend America's Cup races as heavy rains fall across Catalonia
Authorities activate flood emergency plan around the territory
Judge Isabel Perelló named first female head of Spain's top judicial body
Catalan magistrate backed by 16 out of 20 members breaking yearslong deadlock
Catalonia experiences one of the best wildfire seasons in 15 years
Only 500 hectares burned between June and August thanks to early summer rains
Controversy as Tossa de Mar expected to receive 200 migrants from Canary Islands
Mayor says number of asylum seekers in seaside town of 6,200 inhabitants is "excessive"
Low emission zones come into force in two towns south of Barcelona
Fines will be given to non-authorized vehicles between 7 am and 8 pm, Monday to Friday
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