Controversial naturopath Txumari Alfaro, presenter of 'La botica de la abuela', dies

Controversial naturopath Txumari Alfaro, presenter of ‘La botica de la abuela’, dies

Navarrese naturopath Txumari Alfaro, popular for his television presence in the nineties, passed away this Saturday in Pamplona at the age of 73 due to causes that have not been disclosed to date. Born in Arguedas in 1952, Alfaro gained great notoriety thanks to the program La botica de la abuela, broadcast on La 1, where he offered advice based on traditional remedies to treat various ailments.

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From saving a life in Paiporta to recovering a home: the reconstruction after DANA

From saving a life in Paiporta to recovering a home: the reconstruction after DANA

When Carlos Alberto helped his wife, Yorladis, climb the last steps of the staircase leading to the attic, the dirty water was ahead of them. With them was Carmen, an elderly woman Yorladis had been caring for for months. On the lower floors of that house, the water level exceeded two and a half meters. In a matter of minutes, the DANA flood violently breached the privacy of thousands of homes like this one.

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Eight children aged 1 to 14 die in a mass shooting in Louisiana

Eight children aged 1 to 14 die in a mass shooting in Louisiana

A gunman killed eight children in Louisiana in several domestic violence-related shootings that occurred in different homes early Sunday morning, Shreveport police reported. The victims were between one and 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesman Chris Bordelon. A total of ten people were wounded by gunfire. The gunman later died after a pursuit with officers who shot him, Bordelon explained.

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A fire broke out on Montjuïc mountain, forcing the evacuation of the castle

A fire broke out on Montjuïc mountain, forcing the evacuation of the castle

At its peak, the column of smoke was visible from some parts of the city of Barcelona. The reason, a fire that broke out on Montjuïc mountain, in the Catalan capital, which was stabilized at 7 PM and burned vegetation in the area of the mountain’s lighthouse path. The fire caused the evacuation of Montjuïc Castle. The cable car service was also suspended as a precaution. Fortunately, there were no injuries.

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Illa takes President Sheinbaum to visit the Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Illa takes President Sheinbaum to visit the Barcelona Supercomputing Center

As he did with the president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, last Friday, after the bilateral summit with Spain held at the Palau de Pedralbes, the president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, took the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, to the Barcelona Supercomputer Center (BSC), the leading high-performance computing center in Spain and one of the most important in Europe.

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Spain will formally ask Europe to break the association agreement with Israel

Spain will formally ask Europe to break the association agreement with Israel

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced that the Council of Ministers will request the suspension of the association agreement with Israel. Sánchez explained that he will transfer this request to the European Union and has asked for the support of the 27 for this initiative. The Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, has already criticized Sánchez for his announcement.

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Bandy Lee: “Trump is in psychiatric crisis and controls 5,000 nuclear warheads”

Bandy Lee: “Trump is in psychiatric crisis and controls 5,000 nuclear warheads”

For ten years, Bandy Lee, a forensic and social psychiatrist, has been investigating the conduct of President Donald Trump. A former researcher and professor of Law and Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, affiliated with Harvard’s psychiatry program, she directs the World Mental Health Coalition, which investigates the psychological capacity of politicians. Not without controversy, her book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, published in 2017 during his first term, compiled essays from 27 psychiatrists, psychologists, and other experts on the president’s mental health, an issue that is once again coming to the forefront.

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