There was a time, not so long ago, when becoming independent was a natural part of the transition to adulthood. With more or less difficulties, a stable job and a reasonable salary allowed paying rent or facing a mortgage. Today that idea has collapsed. In the big…
The master’s program Global Challenges for Sustainability, designed by nine European universities led by the University of Barcelona (UB), has received the quality label created by the European Commission to highlight degree programs born from European university alliances. In addition to the UB alliance, the master’s program of the alliance in which the Catholic University of Valencia participates has also received this distinction.
The vice presidents of Extremadura, Castilla y León, and Aragón, all from Vox, sent separate letters yesterday to the Minister of Youth and Childhood, Sira Rego, to inform her that they will not attend the sectoral commission on Childhood and Adolescence on August 13, which will address the situation of migrant minors in Ceuta, and that they reject their transfer to other communities.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump’s sword of Damocles, has become the main objective of the United States in its war in Iran, which has already lasted five and a half months. When he ordered the start of the joint offensive with Israel on February 28, the president set optimistic and unrealistic goals: he promised the people that he would achieve a regime change in two weeks, during which he would end Tehran’s nuclear program and eliminate the threat of its allied militias in the region. However, even before the launch of the first missile, U.S. intelligence had already determined that these objectives were unattainable solely through military action.
The federation of family associations of Catalonia (aFFaC) asks the Department of Education to promote a major agreement on public education outside the union negotiation table, an agreement in which families participate. They interpret the rejection of the pre-agreement in Thursday’s consultation by teachers as a lack of vision from the Government and unions to understand the teachers’ demands.
Girona went to the hell of the Second Division. It was unable once again to win, the only thing it could do to ensure survival, and Elche, with the draw, will remain in the top flight for another season. The dreams of greatness at Montilivi are over, which in three seasons has gone from amazing as the third team in the League, playing the Champions League, to ending up relegated.
The most emblematic bird of New Zealand, the kiwi, has returned to inhabit the hills of Wellington after more than a century of absence thanks to an ambitious citizen initiative. The so-called Capital Kiwi Project, driven by neighbors, scientists, and indigenous communities, has managed to reintroduce 250 specimens in the surroundings of the capital, in an unprecedented effort to recover local biodiversity.
The government of Tehran sent a new proposal to the Pakistani mediators for negotiations with the United States. Without the terms being disclosed, President Donald Trump already dismissed it in statements to journalists before embarking on a trip this Friday to Florida, which will be his first public event outside the White House since the shooting last Saturday at the correspondents’ dinner.
Operation underway to remove nearly a thousand immigrants who continue to spend the night on the streets of Ceuta. The Police have been coordinating since early Sunday morning the transfer of Moroccan people who were settled near the Embolsamiento, in Loma Margarita, where one of the first reception centers is located. The new available places amount to 864, according to sources from the Ministry of Migrations.
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Three fires in five days. All three started in the municipality of Aiguamúrcia, in Tarragona, and just a few kilometers apart. The last one, which forced the evacuation of four residential areas and the confinement of more than 2,000 people, was declared stabilized late Monday afternoon, after burning about 142 hectares. Shortly after, Protecció Civil authorized the return of all evacuees.
