The first witnesses deflated the accusations against David Sánchez yesterday. “I don’t remember,” “I have no evidence,” or “there were no irregularities” were the main statements during the long court session. The brother of the Prime Minister sits in the dock at the Badajoz Court accused of separate crimes of malfeasance and influence peddling for allegedly having been given a job at the Badajoz Provincial Council in 2017.
The feeling of standing alone on the summit of Everest, enjoying the ascent with a certain intimacy, is a difficult mission these days during the high season in the Nepalese Himalayas. Every year, records appear, some somewhat peculiar from aspirants seeking a certain notoriety, although it must be acknowledged that others demonstrate a commendable spirit of overcoming. With common sense and the necessary preparation, everyone has the right to pursue their dream. But the overcrowded Everest every spring is not a desired destination for the most committed climbers; it is the goal of hundreds of men and women who climb in single file tied to ropes, hooked up to bottled oxygen, and accompanied by sherpas. Yesterday, a total of 274 people reached the summit from the Nepalese side, at 8,849 meters, the highest number ever recorded, according to Rishi Bhandari, secretary general of the Nepal Expedition Operators Association, who communicated this to Reuters.
The presiding judge of Courtroom number 3 of the Civil and Instruction Section of the Trial Court of Catarroja has issued an order this Monday in which the official number of fatalities caused by the Valencia storm on October 29, 2024, is raised to 231.
Seven weeks of strike. The workers of the municipal nursery schools of Madrid, on strike since last April 7, gathered again this Monday in the Plaza de la Villa to demand wage improvements and to protest against the extensions of the bidding contracts for these centers, coinciding with the meeting of the Commission on Social Policies, Family, and Equality in the Cardenal Cisneros building.
With a firm, calm step and now free —which is no small thing—, Luis Bárcenas arrived this morning at the Audiencia Nacional ready to undergo an interrogation in which he would explain what documents were stolen from him through the so-called Operation Kitchen, allegedly orchestrated by the Ministry of Interior during Mariano Rajoy’s time. However, the former treasurer of the Popular Party, with no outstanding issues with justice, delved into an area that the judge who instructed the case did not want to enter: “this operation was initiated by the party leaders”.
The battle between Giorgia Meloni and Pedro Sánchez has opened an unexpected front: the FAO.
The victories earned by hard work are valued twice as much, and if they are to win Wimbledon, three times as much. Jannik Sinner knows this well, defeated in Australia, fainted at Roland Garros, and who recovers on the grass of the All England Club. In a final that is for a long time a bombardment, the Italian rises against a tenacious Alexander Zverev to finally prevail 6-7 (9), 7-6 (2), 6-3, and 6-4 in 3 hours and 46 minutes. He is crowned for the second consecutive time at Wimbledon and captures his fifth Grand Slam title.
“I will answer everything I am asked.” Although the president of the court judging Operation Kitchen warned her that she had been provisionally cleared, meaning any false answer could serve to reopen the case against her, the former secretary general of the Popular Party arrived this Thursday at the Audiencia Nacional eager to distance herself from any parapolice operation to steal information from Luis Bárcenas because at that time she “was certain” that “that person you are talking about” (referring to the former treasurer) did not have any document that could compromise the Popular Party leadership over its irregular financing. Words that could contradict a recording that was made public in which she asked former commissioner José Manuel Villarejo:
La defensa de Begoña Gómez, wife of the Prime Minister, has requested the Provincial Court of Madrid that, if it goes to a jury trial, she be acquitted of the four charges brought against her by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, as “the facts presented do not constitute any crime.”
It is about replacing the saying “at once, smallpox” with “at once, vital.” This is the goal promoted by specialists in aging, physical activity, and mental health of older people to achieve a hopeful symptom: laughing again. It appears in older people who manage to regain vitality and emotional stability. “One day you hear your laughter and you are surprised. But it happened to me after a long time trying to go out more when I didn’t feel like it, after being widowed, already tired of hearing my daughter almost forcing me to leave the house.” This is told by Rosa Serra, 76 years old, who lives in a village in the Sierra of Madrid.