The Minister of Defense is the new protagonist of Foros de Vanguardia, in a session held this Tuesday at the MGS Auditorium. Margarita Robles will talk about defense and peace in a world full of uncertainties.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo insisted this Thursday on calling for elections due to the corruption cases surrounding the Government and Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE, but he also warned that he will do “everything possible” to change the Government: “When I say everything, I mean everything.” Feijóo, in any case, avoided explicitly mentioning the motion of no confidence as a tool to change the Government, although he again appealed for the partners to take action.
China has confirmed this Monday the visit of the President of the United States to Beijing, which will feature meetings with his counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday and Friday. Air Force One will land in the Chinese capital on the evening of Wednesday, May 13. That a summit of such importance is officially announced with barely two days’ notice attests to the uncertainty of the moment, with both countries watching the evolution of the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.
A massive flood originating in China struck northern Nepal this Wednesday, leaving at least 17 dead and hundreds missing on both sides of the Himalayas. Many of the latter are tourists and pilgrims, particularly Hindus heading to Mount Kailash in Tibet. The most affected area is said to be the border itself, in the Nepali district of Rasuwa, where the customs post has been swept away, along with its 14 employees.
Just three weeks ago, two episodes of torrential rain, including hail, struck the coast of Tarragona and Baix Penedès within less than 72 hours. Severe flooding was recorded, hundreds of firefighter interventions took place, and the collapse of a wall caused the death of a mother and her daughter. There were no alerts on mobile phones either before or during the emergency, and this lack of foresight generated criticism and outrage among the public. This Wednesday, the opposite happened. In as many as five counties, all educational activities and non-urgent healthcare activities were suspended for ten hours. Mobility was restricted, teleworking was recommended, and even, following the alert issued by Protecció Civil, the High Court of Justice of Catalonia suspended judicial activity. And with all alerts activated, the storm barely wet these five counties.
The victories earned by hard work are valued twice as much, and if they are to win Wimbledon, three times as much. Jannik Sinner knows this well, defeated in Australia, fainted at Roland Garros, and who recovers on the grass of the All England Club. In a final that is for a long time a bombardment, the Italian rises against a tenacious Alexander Zverev to finally prevail 6-7 (9), 7-6 (2), 6-3, and 6-4 in 3 hours and 46 minutes. He is crowned for the second consecutive time at Wimbledon and captures his fifth Grand Slam title.
Nissan is proposing a redundancy plan for 211 workers in Catalonia, affecting 37% of the 569 employees it has across the three centers it operates in the region. The Japanese car manufacturer informed the unions on Monday about the opening of a file that will impact all three facilities. This will involve minimizing activity at the El Prat spare parts center, the most affected with 110 out of 122 workers impacted, 90%. The unions fear that the center may end up closing. At the technical center in Barcelona and the functional areas center in El Prat, a quarter of the workforce is proposed to be cut, with 86 and 15 departures respectively.
The Supreme Court judge who instructed the procés case, Pablo Llarena, has yet to definitively close the matter regarding former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont. The magistrate opposed applying the Amnesty law to the post-convergent leader, understanding that he personally profited from organizing the October 1, 2017 referendum and therefore is excluded from this legal benefit. Legal sources explained yesterday, in the discussions following the opening of the Judicial Year, that the magistrate will review the application of the statute of limitations as soon as the Constitutional Court evaluates the interpretation made by the instructor. His thesis, that the leaders of the procés enriched themselves by organizing the October 1 referendum because they did so with public money and not personal funds, is the same one upheld by the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court regarding those already convicted, such as former vice president Oriol Junqueras who requested to be granted amnesty and have his disqualification penalty canceled. All of them appealed to the Constitutional Court, which on the 22nd will review the first of the appeals for protection.
A man dressed in a pilot uniform was detained this Monday at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, when he tried to leave the country bound for Spain with ten kilos of cocaine hidden on his body, the Police reported.
Mallorca has built an average of three swimming pools a day over the last decade, a pace that contrasts with the increasing difficulties some municipalities on the Island face in ensuring water supply during the summer months. Between 2015 and 2024, 10,680 pools were built, according to a study presented by the environmental organization Terraferida, which amounts to 1,166 per year.
