Sweden's social democracy aims to regain power in Sunday's elections

Sweden’s social democracy aims to regain power in Sunday’s elections

Sweden faces a tight general election this Sunday, with polls showing how the right-wing bloc of the conservative Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, is increasingly closing the gap with the center-left opposition, which had been leading for weeks and was pointing to an almost certain victory. This possibility is due to the fact that, according to the latest survey by the market research institute Novus, the Liberal Party – a minor partner of Kristersson – would surpass the 4% threshold necessary to obtain parliamentary representation.

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High taxation in Spain hinders households from investing their savings

High taxation in Spain hinders households from investing their savings

The higher taxation borne by investments in Spain compared to other comparable countries penalizes and hinders households from investing their savings. The effective rate borne on various products analyzed – stocks, deposits, funds… – rises to 22.3%, eight points higher than the 14.4% of the European Union, according to a report by the Institute of Economic Studies (IEE) and the Spanish Association of Financial Advisors and Planners (EFPA).

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The CIS places the PSOE at its highest point in the legislature, with Vox falling

The CIS places the PSOE at its highest point in the legislature, with Vox falling

The PSOE would win the general elections if they were held now and would do so with the maximum support of the entire legislature, an estimated 36.4% of the vote, according to the April barometer from the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS), released this Monday, which places the PP thirteen points behind the socialists, with 23.6% -a result similar to that of recent months-, and portrays Vox in free fall, with 14.7%, four points less than in February.

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Brussels wants to shield the community satellite space from rivals like Musk

Brussels wants to shield the community satellite space from rivals like Musk

The requirements of Made in Europe are sky-high. The European Commission wants to shield the community satellite space for European companies and keep foreign competitors away in an attempt to promote the strategic autonomy of the bloc. And this means putting a brake on the giants of this sector such as Elon Musk’s Starlink or Jeff Bezos’ Project Kuiper: the Commission’s proposal is to reserve at least two-thirds of the European mobile satellite spectrum for European companies.

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Letizia, in white, and Charlene, in blue: a queen and a princess stroll through the garden

Letizia, in white, and Charlene, in blue: a queen and a princess stroll through the garden

The last time they saw each other, both were dressed in white when they met at the Vatican a year ago, at the mass marking the beginning of the pontificate of Leo XIV. This Monday, Queen Letizia chose white again for her meeting with Princess Charlene, who opted for a sky blue so light that from a distance it also looked white. Both, accompanied by the King and Prince Albert of Monaco, walked through the Botanical Garden of Madrid to inaugurate a commemorative exhibition of the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Spain and Monaco.

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The mother of the deceased baby in Seville: “She did it out of jealousy. If it had been an accident, my daughter would have burned a little hand, not her corneas”

The mother of the deceased baby in Seville: “She did it out of jealousy. If it had been an accident, my daughter would have burned a little hand, not her corneas”

During the six or seven months their romantic relationship lasted, Andrea Burlado never feared for her daughter. It wasn’t the first time her boyfriend had bathed her, nor the first time he had been alone with her. That’s why, almost two months after Leyre, a 14-month-old baby, suffered burns to nearly 60% of her body while her mother’s then-partner was washing her in a home in Bormujos (Seville), the young woman is wondering what really happened in those few minutes inside the bathroom that ultimately led to the child’s death.

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Gentlemen, to the drawing-room, as General Primo de Rivera is coming

Gentlemen, to the drawing-room, as General Primo de Rivera is coming

What would good stories be without secondary characters? Without being the pillars of the narrative, they also support it and give it depth and texture; it is often they who lift the veil of appearances, at least a little. For that reason, they put so much effort into the castings that brought Vida privada (1932), Josep Maria de Sagarra’s great novel, to the screen.

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