The judge of the National Court Ismael Moreno has opened oral proceedings against two executives and the captain of the Pitanxo ship for 21 negligent homicides and imposes a bail of 44 million euros.
Night heat causes more deaths in Barcelona than high daytime temperatures in the current context of climate change, according to two studies, which advocate for the incorporation of minimum values into public heat alert systems and the prioritization of housing cooling needs to preserve rest.
Societat General d’Aigües de Barcelona, belonging to the Veolia group, has won the major tender for water management in eight municipalities of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), amounting to more than 1,000 million euros, by achieving the best score in the technical and economic criteria. However, the major tender is not yet resolved because the review process, appeals, and obtaining the final green light from the AMB must still be overcome.
It was Yevgeny Prigozhin, the ill-fated head of the Wagner mercenary group, who first began recruiting soldiers from Russian prisons to send them to fight in Ukraine. In mid-2022, he personally toured penal colonies, promising pardons to those who joined his ranks. A year later, the Russian army also began recruiting, and now, in need of personnel to advance on the front and take control of the entire Donbass, it is once again looking to those who have lost their freedom due to their criminal acts.
As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) today Thursday kept interest rates at 2.5%, with an eye on the worsening conflict in the Middle East and the impact it may have on inflation.
The story of Curra, who is 94 years old today, is that of many other women in the 1950s. Young girls who became pregnant by a man who disappeared and were forced to disguise their situation for fear of what people would say. It happened to Curra with Benito 73 years ago, when she became pregnant. Curra’s parents hid her throughout the pregnancy and concealed the real kinship, making Benito, in everyone’s eyes, the son of her grandparents and Curra’s brother. Now, 73 years later, they have been able to register in the Civil Registry of Tarifa (Cádiz) as what they really are: mother and son.
“We are prepared for the worst-case scenario. Repsol is prepared to supply the Spanish economy with the products we produce. When I speak of the worst-case scenario, I refer to a worsening of the situation in Hormuz. I am not saying that will happen. It would be very positive to see a solution in the short term.” This is the warning issued this Thursday by Josu Jon Imaz during the conference with analysts to present the first-half results, in which the company’s profit soared due to rising oil prices and the increased volume of its reserves.
The situation has occurred again. Red Eléctrica has reported that on Wednesday night, specifically at 22:18, the system operator proceeded to activate the active demand response service, provided for in PO. 7.5. The activation lasted until 24:00.
“One team, two brands and five vehicles”. Ford of Europe President, Jim Baumbick, confirmed this Thursday the “strategic alliance” of the Blue Oval firm with Chinese giant Geely to jointly produce from the Valencian plant in Almussafes. In the presence of the President of the Government Pedro Sánchez, Baumbicj and Geely’s Executive Vice President, Victor Yang, announced the creation, starting in 2027, of a joint venture to optimize the factory’s capabilities and be able to produce five vehicles from it starting in 2028. According to data provided by Ford, Almussafes has an annual capacity to produce half a million vehicles.
Despite the double-digit increase in prices over the last five years, a significant portion of wage increases aimed at preserving purchasing power has ended up in the State’s coffers as a result of the non-deflation of personal income tax (IRPF). According to a study published today by the employers’ association Pimec, approximately half of the labor cost to correct for inflation is allocated to Personal Income Tax (IRPF) and social security contributions.