In the calm waters of the fishing harbor of Hafnarfjördur, on the southwest coast of Iceland, the blue of the sky and the white of the clouds are reflected, creating a beautiful postcard-like effect. From here, boats set sail to fish for cod, haddock, and other species in the prized Icelandic fishing grounds, which from August of last year to this July provided a combined catch of one million tons of fish.
Starting gun for the new Grifols plant in Lliçà de Vall. The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, laid the first stone of the facilities this Wednesday, which will begin operating in 2030. The Catalan blood derivatives company will add this complex to the one it already has in Parets del Vallés to create a 25-hectare biotechnology hub that will have more than 3,700 employees. Of these jobs, 400 will be newly created.
Thousands of football fans gathered this Sunday at the Zócalo in Mexico City to exchange 2026 World Cup stickers in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record for simultaneous sticker swapping.
Europe continues to add episodes that fuel the idea of an intensification of hybrid warfare by Russia.
La Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT Madrid) will launch five special free bus services on the occasion of the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix, which will be held from September 11 to 13 at the Madring circuit, in the Ifema Madrid area. The opposition criticizes the measure because tickets to the event range from 300 to 1,300 euros, which means that visitors have a high purchasing power. And the buses will depart from neighborhoods on the outskirts.
A technical issue with the official plane carrying the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, to Armenia to participate in the European Political Community summit forced him to make a landing in Turkey.
That Primavera Sound is a festival different from the rest is demonstrated by things like what happened this Saturday, when Olivia Rodrigo surprisingly announced her presence at the festival just a few, few weeks after performing at the Grec festival, “the most beautiful stage I’ve ever played on,” as the Californian artist stated.
The Balearic president, Marga Prohens, has demanded that the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, provide explanations about the reports warning of the high risk of a massive arrival of migrants by sea to the Balearic Islands and, especially, about what measures the Executive took after receiving these warnings. Prohens considers it “very serious” that the institutions of the Islands were not informed of an alert that, as she has emphasized, directly affected the security of the community.
Lamine Yamal was once again the protagonist after Spain’s qualification for the 2026 World Cup final. The Barça forward, decisive during the semifinal against France, shared a video on TikTok that quickly went viral due to the way he celebrated the Spanish national team’s victory and his nod to the French language.
Manuel Villar is the deputy mayor of Alicante and the person appointed to chair the commission that, by unanimous decision of the municipal plenary, was established to try to clarify the circumstances that led to the irregular awarding of public housing in Alicante. Yesterday, in response to questions from this newspaper, after four sessions of a commission in which only one retired official has testified, Villar admitted that it will be the ongoing judicial investigation that clarifies what happened. Because although he maintains that the government team is doing the right thing, he did not even commit his own cooperation: Villar assured that he will appear – it would be strange for the president of the commission to be absent only to not appear – because Vox has requested it, but then he stated that “it is another matter whether I will respond.”
