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A piece of tropical forest in Colombia in Polish hands Polish scientists will be employed in hard-to- reach regions of Colombia. A Polish research will be built in a tropical forest in Colombia. Two years of efforts, collecting money and succeeded. We'll have a large piece of Colombia forest for the research station. This will enable the establishment of a nature reserve there, and in the future- the first Polish tropical research station- The Polish La Palma base will be settled mainly by scientists from the University of Łódź. Until now, Polish research bases were located in rather hostile and cold regions of the world, for example in the Arctic or the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen . This time will be different. The Polish Biodiversitatis foundation has just bought 30 hectares of mountain forest in the northern Andes (southern Colombia) at altitude of over 2000 m a.s.l. he will establish the "La Palma" research station there. The Foundation has been con

Over 150 wounded in the police storm the protestas in Barcelona.  In the center of Barcelona, there were riots and clashes with the police on Friday night. Earlier more than half a milion people in the city protested against the verdict oh the Spanish Supreme Court against regional separatists. The Spanish police assault troops intervented and 152 people were injured. Protesters brought to Barcelona from all over Catalonia. Marching, they blocked, among others highway road and major roads in the region. Demostrators demanded freedom "for political prisioners", many had flag and yellow ribbons- a symbol of opposition to the imprisonment of separatists leaders. On Friday, the day of the general strike in Catalonia, about 525,000 people demonstrated in the  street of Barcelona. The protest was peaceful but in the evening there were riots and clashes between the separatists and the police in the city center. Masked demonstrators threw stones, bottles at policemen. Protester

Fires in southern Spain Every year Spain fights fires. This year, danger has hit the south of the country. A fire broke out in the Spanish province of Malaga in August. The authorities ordered the evacuation of residents. 170 firefighters with helicopters and planes were directed to the firefighting operation. As for the cause, there is a man who is suspect. A man whose personal details were not made public was arrested on suspicion of arson. It was to happen when he tried to burn the nests of bees in an uncontrolled way.  The fire spreads in three directions. dangerously approaching nearby towns and villages. Five people had symptoms of smoke poising. However, they were not hospitalized. This is another tourist region of Spain that is struggling with the element. Below, let's see regions with a high risk of fire in Spain:    

Fernando Torres finished his career          Football fans can be disappointed and sad. We all remember the excellent team of the Spanish football team, when we could admire Fernando Torres and David Villa on the pitch. The two best strikers were able to perform miracles. We remember this duo, although many years have passed since that competition and an old unforgettable representation. One of them, Fernando Torres decided to end his career.         The legendary Spanish striker, Fernando Torres, played his last official  meeting in a professional career in August this year and ended his career. The 35- year- old has defended the colors of Japanese Sagan Tosu since last year.         The striker informed the public two months ago that he was about to end a rich career. During it, Torres put on the colors of Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Chelsea and Milan . He arrived in Japan last July. He scored 19 goals this season.          Fernando Torres won the European Championship twic