The love story after the diving tragedy in the Maldives: “Gianluca would never have put anyone in danger”

The love story after the diving tragedy in the Maldives: “Gianluca would never have put anyone in danger”

Jannah Britt-Green had been in the Maldives for just under a month when she met Gianluca Benedetti. They quickly connected thanks to their common interests on the island, located approximately a thousand kilometers from Sri Lanka. Both were passionate about classical literature and chess, as well as being far from home —Italy, in Benedetti’s case, and anywhere in the world in Britt-Green’s, who grew up between Mexico, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, although today she divides her life between Barcelona and Menorca—. They felt they could understand each other and empathized with the demands of each other’s work.

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The Guadalajara fire affects a quarter of the Sierra Norte natural park, an enclave of valuable forests and a wolf habitat

The Guadalajara fire affects a quarter of the Sierra Norte natural park, an enclave of valuable forests and a wolf habitat

The La Mierla fire (Guadalajara), which is already the largest recorded in Castilla-La Mancha having burned at least 30,000 hectares, has affected approximately a quarter of the Sierra Norte Natural Park. This protected area is one of the jewels of Castilla-La Mancha’s nature, an enclave of valuable forests and a habitat for wolves. Declared a natural park in 2011, this mountain range occupies 116,953 hectares in the northwest of the province of Guadalajara across 35 municipalities.

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Is Spain the country that smokes the most in the European Union?

Is Spain the country that smokes the most in the European Union?

Spain is not the country in the European Union where the most people smoke. According to Eurostat data from 2023, 24% of the population over 15 years old are smokers, a percentage that coincides with the European average. Countries like Bulgaria (37%) or Greece (35%) are above the Spanish prevalence of smokers, while Sweden (8%) and the Netherlands (11%) record some of the lowest rates. However, smoking remains one of Europe’s main public health problems: the European Region – as defined by the WHO, which includes countries outside the EU – has the highest prevalence of smokers in the world, at 24.1%, above the global average (19.5%).

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Ice baths: between science and posturing

Ice baths: between science and posturing

There was a time when luxury consisted of a five-star spa. Now the new symbol of well-being seems to be a three-degree bathtub. Cold plunging, immersion in cold water, has ceased to be an exclusive practice for elite athletes to jump into wellness centers, social networks, and wellness retreats. But in the face of this viral phenomenon, a question arises: are we facing a practice backed by science or the latest big wellness trend, or is it simply a moment of posturing?

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