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The recent failed attack in Leipzig fuels fear of a Russian escalation

What happened at Leipzig-Halle airport on August 5 has acted as a shock to the German security services and their NATO allies. The failed attack by a drone carrying the powerful plastic explosive Semtex against a Ukrainian cargo plane, the huge Antonov AN-124, has been interpreted as a very disturbing qualitative leap, the possible beginning of another dimension of Russia’s hybrid war against Europe, the shift from indirect harassment to direct confrontation.

The problem with killing viruses with cannon shots

Alen Craig4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

In the largest outbreak of Andes hantavirus ever recorded, 23 of the 34 affected people (68%) did not infect anyone. Not a single one of the 82 healthcare professionals who treated the 34 patients became infected, despite most not using protective equipment. Eleven of the 34 patients died.

The eclipse enchants Spain

Alen Craig1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

All the expectations, curiosity, and hyperventilation culminated in what everyone expected: absolute darkness. There were no surprises. For 4 hours and 24 minutes, the eclipse traveled across the Earth from when it emerged over the Bering Sea until it disappeared, at 21:58, in the Atlantic Ocean. But it only took eight minutes of the lunar shadow’s path across the entire country for millions of viewers to stop their lives to watch the first total solar eclipse visible from Spain in the last hundred years.

22% of the population over 60 will be at risk if global warming reaches 1.5 degrees

Alen Craig4 weeks ago4 weeks ago05 mins

That extreme heat is one of the leading causes of death related to weather events was already an undeniable scientific fact. Now, a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health once again alerts the scientific community by demonstrating that prolonged high temperatures will affect a broader portion of the population than previously expected. Also outside of the summer months.

The Portuguese caravel begins to spread across the Cantabrian Sea and ‘threatens’ the summer

Alen Craig4 weeks ago4 weeks ago07 mins

The mass arrival of Portuguese man o’ war on the Cantabrian coast could become a common occurrence in the coming years. Experts point to a combination of factors such as temperature, wind, and currents due to the respective changes these phenomena are undergoing because of climate change. Faced with a situation that not only poses a risk to swimmers but also to the well-being of these organisms, two scientific studies have set to work to understand the behavior of these animals and predict their movements.

The woman murdered in Sant Martí was arrested two weeks ago for domestic violence

Alen Craig2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

The Mossos d’Esquadra from the Sant Martí police station arrested at the beginning of July the woman who was murdered by her partner on Tuesday night. The now detainee reported her for mistreating him and their two children and accompanied the complaint with a video, according to La Vanguardia from sources close to the investigation. The woman was arrested, no precautionary measure was imposed against her, and on Tuesday night she was stabbed about ten times by her partner, who later surrendered at the Mossos d’Esquadra police station in Eixample.

Israel lashes out at Lamine Yamal for waving the Palestinian flag

Alen Craig4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Israel goes on the offensive against Lamine Yamal. The initiative of the Barcelona forward to wave a Palestinian flag during the blaugrana parade celebrating the League title last Monday through the streets of Barcelona continues to generate reactions. On this occasion, it was the Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, who intervened in the matter by posting a strong message against the footballer on the social network X this Thursday, a message written in Spanish. “Lamine Yamal chose to incite against Israel and promote hatred while our soldiers fight the terrorist organization Hamas, an organization that massacred, raped, burned, and killed Jewish children, women, and elderly on October 7,” Katz stated. The minister did not stop there in his diatribe. “Those who support this type of message should ask themselves: Do you consider this humanitarian? Is this moral?”

Santacreu wins the battle for the silver chairs of the Chamber after a very close vote

Alen Craig2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

Close vote on the silver seats in the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce that ends with a victory for the measure promoted by Josep Santacreu. The president of the institution has gathered the necessary support to advance the proposal that has generated the most division in the institution in recent months. The entity’s plenary approved this Thursday the expansion of the paid seats with a tie of 29 votes in favor and 29 against, which was resolved positively with Santacreu’s casting vote.

The King speaks out for the first time about Ceuta and warns of the “extraordinary complexity” of the situation

Alen Craig19 hours ago19 hours ago04 mins

Felipe VI made his first public reference to Ceuta this Tuesday since the migration crisis of last July 31. The King took advantage of his speech during the opening of the academic year at the National School of Civil Protection, in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, to acknowledge the work being carried out by the forces deployed in the autonomous city in a situation he described as of “extraordinary complexity.”

CaixaResearch Institute drives tomorrow’s research

Alen Craig5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

The ”la Caixa” Foundation strengthens its role as one of the major drivers of biomedical research in Europe with the launch of the CaixaResearch Institute, a project that synthesizes over 120 years of commitment to health, science, and talent. Since its origin in 1904, driven by Francesc Moragas, until today under the presidency of Isidro Fainé, the entity has maintained a social vocation aimed at improving the quality of life, with special attention to the most vulnerable groups.

Trump reiterates that the war with Iran will end soon and “the price of oil will plummet”

Should public television whitewash tax controversies?

A UME soldier dies during firefighting operations in the Riglos fire

What happened in the PSOE environment on the dates for which the judge requests the entry records at Ferraz?

Ábalos, more heart than masks

The EU rejects Spain’s request to suspend the association agreement with Israel

Alícia Romero appears to explain the details of the budget agreement

Tragic night in El Ejido: a man shoots his parents and injures two babies, one of them his son

Trump’s Labor Secretary resigns amid misconduct allegations

The six “objectives” of plumbing for the PSOE