Salvador Illa is approaching the halfway point of his term in the Generalitat and if there is one thing his discourse has been characterized by, it is prioritizing the management of the Government above any other identity consideration. Catalonia needs to improve in many aspects and there is a long list…
Wall Street is going full throttle upwards, climbing towards records, but the real economy, that of everyday people, surprised this Friday with a loss of 23,000 jobs in the month of July. This more than evident sign that the US labor market has cooled down, despite the Dow Jones that President Donald Trump boasts so much about, complicates the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) task as it weighs whether to raise interest rates amid persistently high inflation.
No time left. Firefighting professionals (UME, firefighters, and forest rangers) are giving it their all. They know they have barely 48 hours to stop the fire that is ravaging the center of the peninsula, in the provinces of Madrid, Ávila, and Toledo, affecting about 70,000 hectares, of which around 50,000 are in the natural jewel that is Gredos, sadly making this Ávila area the largest fire in the history of Spain. And this race against time is explained by the new heat wave, the fourth, arriving on Wednesday and which will again push temperatures to between 35 and 40 degrees.
The Emergency Directorate of Civil Protection has also ordered the evacuation of the small town of Monasterio, with barely twenty inhabitants, who are urged to immediately leave their homes following the established routes and the instructions of the emergency services, taking only essential documentation, documents, and objects. The evacuation is a consequence of the fire declared this Thursday in La Mierla (Guadalajara), which has already burned 5,400 hectares, evacuated 600 people, emptied 12 municipalities, and is “still far” from being controlled, as confirmed by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Mercedes Gómez.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero broke his silence yesterday, which had lasted two months, to send a very clear message of support to the Government. Just 24 hours after Julio Martínez Martínez threw him under the bus with his statement to the judge, the former president wanted to…
At the entrance of the Embolsamiento parking lot, an asphalted area to ease traffic congestion in Ceuta, a huge sign welcomes all vehicles that usually wait for hours before crossing to Morocco: “Honking prohibited, hospital zone.” But there, around the esplanade, equipped with military tents to accommodate immigrants, no honking has been heard for weeks. From the vehicles, police or medical, passing through the Loma Colmenar neighborhood, only siren sounds come out. Also the sound of some shots fired into the air. The noise that drives the neighbors crazy is the constant shouting of hundreds of Moroccans who have settled at the foot of their homes waiting to enter the enclosure to get a bed to sleep.
Thousands of drones, missiles, and sea mines have disrupted the perfect oil and gas export business that the Persian Gulf enjoyed, which seeks to recalibrate its alliances while the vital Strait of Hormuz remains blocked by the United States and Iran.
In case this article provokes heated opinions, let’s start by lightening the mood with a joke I borrowed from my colleague Jaume V. Aroca (this way I shake off the responsibility). It goes like this: A Spanish Minister of Public Works visits his German counterpart and he…
Erola Jons has become one of the prominent names at the start of the Vuelta for reasons that have little to do with what happened on the bike. The Catalan influencer, brought in by the organization to generate content aimed at new audiences, sparked a strong controversy with her comments about Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), which were labeled sexist. The controversy has already had consequences: she will continue working in the race, but the Vuelta organization has decided to remove her from direct contact with the cyclists.
The Federation of Municipalities and Provinces has called for gatherings this evening at 8 PM in front of all municipal offices in Spain in support of Ceuta, which, precisely, celebrates its day today.
