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‘Souvenir SA’, the economic empire of Gaudí that earns 240 million euros per year

‘Souvenir SA’, the economic empire of Gaudí that earns 240 million euros per year

Alen Craig05 mins

Barcelona aspires to play in the first division of global monumental tourism. And if it has those aspirations, it’s because last February, the Sagrada Família crowned the 172.5-meter Jesus tower, the tallest of the temple that Antoni Gaudí began to build in 1882 and which, one hundred years after his death, has become one of Barcelona’s great economic and cultural drivers. “I don’t know if we are fully aware, but we now have a global icon on par with the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, or the pyramids of Egypt,” reflects the director of Turisme de Barcelona, Mateu Hernández.

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Montero uses Ayuso as an example that “a woman at the head of an institution does not guarantee a feminist perspective”

Montero uses Ayuso as an example that “a woman at the head of an institution does not guarantee a feminist perspective”

Alen Craig03 mins

The general secretary of the Andalusian PSOE and candidate for the Presidency of the Junta in the May 17 elections, María Jesús Montero, has called for “feminist training” for judges so that they have a “more inclusive” view of the rules. Montero, who participated in a campaign event on equality in Mairena del Aljarafe (Seville), explained that the Government of Spain “implemented a supplement for gaps in women’s pension contributions” when they had to perform caregiving tasks but that, “every time the courts rule, they overturn it.”

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The EU bans AI systems that create sexual 'deepfakes'

The EU bans AI systems that create sexual ‘deepfakes’

Alen Craig04 mins

The European Union is taking action to prevent European citizens from becoming victims of sexualized deepfakes. The Member States (the Council) and the European Parliament reached an agreement tonight that explicitly prohibits marketing within the community bloc Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that generate non-consensual sexually explicit and intimate content or child sexual abuse material, such as the so-called “nudification” applications that are increasingly growing among the Twenty-Seven.

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Iran responds to the latest wave of U.S. attacks and fires on UAE tankers

Iran responds to the latest wave of U.S. attacks and fires on UAE tankers

Alen Craig05 mins

The escalation in hostilities that began last week between the U.S. and Iran, after Donald Trump declared the ceasefire sealed in the preliminary agreement from a month ago suspended, intensified this Tuesday. U.S. forces launched a third consecutive attack against the Persian country in the early hours of this Tuesday, by order of the U.S. president, who had announced it hours earlier, as well as the “reestablishment” of the blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Mikel Oyarzábal: “I convey calm to the young people, they already endure enough pressure”

Mikel Oyarzábal: “I convey calm to the young people, they already endure enough pressure”

Alen Craig07 mins

For many years he has been the best example of what Luis de la Fuente often boasts about, the good attitude of the substitutes of the Spanish national team that helps foster a good atmosphere. Mikel Oyarzabal (Éibar, 1997) has never shown a bad face for not playing, he has worked in silence, with the discretion that accompanies his figure, until becoming an undisputed key part of Spain’s engine since his goal in the final of the last Eurocup. With a contagious calmness, a shy smile, and utmost professionalism, the Basque speaks to La Vanguardia in the depths of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

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Two defendants in the alleged Innova corruption scheme admit crimes and reach a deal with the Prosecutor's Office

Two defendants in the alleged Innova corruption scheme admit crimes and reach a deal with the Prosecutor’s Office

Alen Craig05 mins

Unexpected turn at the start this Monday of the long-awaited trial for the alleged corruption scheme surrounding the payment of invoices during the projection and construction of the new Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus (Baix Camp), after fifteen years of judicial investigation. Two of the main accused, Josep Prat, then general director of the municipal holding Innova de Reus and former president of the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS), and the architect Jorge Batesteza have reached a plea agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office after admitting to the crimes of prevarication, embezzlement of public funds, and document falsification, according to the defense lawyer of Josep Prat who reported this on the first day of the trial.

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