Two rescued bears take their first bath of the season at the Oregon Zoo

Two rescued bears take their first bath of the season at the Oregon Zoo

The first signs of spring have also arrived at the Oregon Zoo, where two young black bears, Timber and Thorn, have been seen enjoying water games, friendly wrestling, and long moments in the sun after months of winter inactivity. The animals, who were rescued as orphaned cubs in Alaska, are now starring in a scene of vitality in their habitat, where they were recently observed splashing in a tub of more than 1,100 liters of water, marking their first bath of the season.

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Vicens Lozano, correspondent at the Holy See: “Benedict XVI closed a brothel inside the Vatican itself”

Vicens Lozano, correspondent at the Holy See: “Benedict XVI closed a brothel inside the Vatican itself”

It’s not every day you get to speak with someone who has privileged knowledge of their subject and knows much more than they say, which is already quite a lot. A Vatican correspondent for many years, he knows like no one else the complexity of the Church and the power struggles hidden within it. He is very aware that he is facing a reality for which simplistic analyses are not valid.

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CaixaResearch Institute drives tomorrow's research

CaixaResearch Institute drives tomorrow’s research

The ”la Caixa” Foundation strengthens its role as one of the major drivers of biomedical research in Europe with the launch of the CaixaResearch Institute, a project that synthesizes over 120 years of commitment to health, science, and talent. Since its origin in 1904, driven by Francesc Moragas, until today under the presidency of Isidro Fainé, the entity has maintained a social vocation aimed at improving the quality of life, with special attention to the most vulnerable groups.

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Impasse on Everest: hundreds of mountaineers waiting for the serac to melt

Impasse on Everest: hundreds of mountaineers waiting for the serac to melt

Hundreds of expedition members are waiting for the gigantic and unstable block of ice, which prevents a minimally safe route from being traced through the Khumbu Glacier to Everest Camp 1 in Nepal, to collapse. The official team of Sherpas who inspected the area in the last few hours has concluded that it is not prudent to proceed with equipping the itinerary until the serac collapses, according to Everest Today. In an effort to find a solution as soon as possible, the prominent guide Mingma G has announced that a group of Sherpas from his company, Imagine Nepal, and other agencies has explored a possible alternative route in the Khumbu to Camp 1, which they could not complete due to adverse weather conditions.

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Nissan announces an ERE for three centers in Catalonia and deepens its industrial exit

Nissan announces an ERE for three centers in Catalonia and deepens its industrial exit

Nissan announced this Monday to the unions its intention to initiate an ERE (employment regulation file) that will affect its three centers in Catalonia: the technical center in Barcelona’s Zona Franca, the spare parts center in El Prat, and the flexible areas center – such as human resources or prevention – also in El Prat. The exact impact will be known in the coming weeks as negotiations progress, but the impact is greater than what the unions feared a few days ago, which pointed mainly to the spare parts center. In total, 569 people work in these centers. With this measure, Nissan deepens its industrial exit from Catalonia, where it closed its car assembly plant in 2021. Today the plant is occupied by Ebro.

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