Murtra appoints Alfonso Gómez new CEO of Movistar+
Alfonso Gómez, until now responsible for Telefónica Hispanoamérica’s businesses, will be the new CEO of Movistar+ replacing Daniel Domenjó, who was one of Marc Murtra’s first hires at the company.
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Inside the Porta factory guts
It is early in the morning. A man, neither tall nor short, approaches along a path. He is distracted by the appearance of a girl who has just crossed to retrieve her dog, which has escaped. It hasn’t been even a minute, but enough for him to notice the tattoo on the young woman’s arm. He observes people, infers their biographies with little data. He calls it “the game of life.” Also, that person, who knows, could be a possible witness to a criminal act. He will have to go back to look for her. He also usually memorizes car license plates. He can’t help it.
Spain proposes to Brussels a European fund for climate change adaptation
The Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition, Sara Aagesen, has proposed to the European Commission that community policies be strengthened in response to the climate crisis with a climate change adaptation fund that would include contributions of various kinds, levies on companies, and European debt instruments. This is stated in her proposal sent to the Climate Commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra.
France cries over its helplessness before Spain
France displayed military power during the parade on the Champs-Élysées on the occasion of the July 14th celebration. Just hours later, in Dallas, “the fire front” (as the press has dubbed it) was neutralized, without gunpowder, by “the Spanish Armada” (front page of Le Parisien), plunging the country, so prone to exaggerated self-esteem, into a new phase of collective depression.
Elderly people scammed by the network of lawyers and notaries will be able to recover their apartments or the value of the properties
The Barcelona Court orders that the 128 properties that were taken by a network of lawyers and notaries be returned to their owners or, failing that, the value of the apartment be paid to them. This is established by the ruling issued by the tenth section, which La Vanguardia has accessed and which details in 559 pages how the properties must be returned to the affected individuals.
Raphinha: This is how his transformation into a striker of a Barça with more options was cooked up
“No matter where Raphinha plays; for me, it is more about what he shows on the field,” explained Hansi Flick after the win against Athletic Club. The sporting management and the coach agreed that, beyond the number nine, the urgency was to strengthen the wingers in the transfer market, since last season the team lost a lot of quality when Lamine Yamal or Raphinha himself were absent.
The Pentagon fires the Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was fired, a source close to the matter said Wednesday. This is another wartime reorganization at the Pentagon, just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Chief of Staff Randy George.
The business of betting on wars, deaths, and elections is starting to get out of control: the real consequences of Polymarket
Predictive markets are experiencing a great boom. Platforms like Polymarket or Kalshi have gained enormous popularity and are increasingly occupying more space in public conversation and in the media. A growth that has also caught the attention of regulators and lawmakers around the world.
The new German life of Freixenet
For decades, working at Freixenet has been synonymous with stability and a secure future for the residents of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. It is no coincidence that the cava leader was known as “the big house”: the company with the best working conditions in the area, with the best Christmas hamper – they even gave away a turkey – where the owning family maintained a personal connection with many of the employees and no one was ever fired. “There was a relationship of absolute closeness with the territory,” recall former employees consulted.
Messi captains Scaloni’s eleven and is the first footballer to start in three World Cup finals
Later than Spain, Argentina announced its lineup. Lionel Scaloni waited to know Luis de la Fuente’s starting eleven before revealing his starters for the big final. And the current champion has prepared changes to defend the title. The coach makes three changes with the inclusion of Montiel at right back and De Paul and Nico González. None of them started the semifinal against England, but all three finished it.