Xi seduces a Trump with pomp and business

Xi seduces a Trump with pomp and business

With a grand parade of flags waved by children, a military review of the honor guard, a visit to the sacred Temple of Heaven, and an opulent banquet in the Great Hall of the People, Xi Jinping has charmed Donald Trump with a pomp superior to that usually granted to his visiting counterparts. The American leader has returned the hospitality with a level of praise that his European allies, including the kings of the United Kingdom who visited the White House two weeks ago, will hardly hear.

Read More
Heatwave trains: the new summer pattern?

Heatwave trains: the new summer pattern?

Spain will suffer its third heatwave this week so far this summer. Three episodes of very high temperatures in just six weeks. Faced with this unusual streak, some meteorologists are starting to talk about a new concept: “heatwave trains”, a succession of extreme events with hardly any respite and which reflects a change in climate patterns in Europe and, especially, in Spain.

Read More
The CIS places the PSOE again eight points ahead of the PP despite Ábalos's conviction

The CIS places the PSOE again eight points ahead of the PP despite Ábalos’s conviction

Contrary to expectations, the 24-year prison sentence for José Luis Ábalos for corruption offenses when he was Minister of Transport not only harms the PSOE, but seems to boost it, according to the July barometer of the Center for Sociological Research (CIS), published this Wednesday, in which the socialists gain almost two points in estimated vote (33%) compared to June and recover an eight-point lead over the PP (25.1%), which loses two points in a month. Vox continues to lose momentum and would now obtain 15.3%, half a point less than in the last survey, and Sumar (6.1%) also loses three tenths.

Read More
A book compiles 101 stories about 101 Valencian characters, 'heroes or villains'

A book compiles 101 stories about 101 Valencian characters, ‘heroes or villains’

What would the first Valencian be like? Gustavo Zaragoza has imagined the reality of that Neanderthal whose remains were found in a cave and is considered the oldest documented human in our territory. This is one of the 101 short stories that as many Valencian authors – or related to the Comunitat – have contributed to Editorial Vinatea (a foundation that donates its profits to charitable causes), about 101 Valencian characters who, readers will judge, can be considered heroes, villains, or perhaps both depending on the perspective from which they are viewed.

Read More
Perfumes, formulas and millions: Spain, a world power in beauty (although few people know it)

Perfumes, formulas and millions: Spain, a world power in beauty (although few people know it)

The first time someone hears that Spain exports more perfumes and cosmetics than olive oil, wine, or footwear, the eyebrow raises a little in disbelief. However, the figures are clear: we are the second largest perfume exporter in the world, only behind France, and a cosmetic power that has quietly and almost unnoticed slipped into half the planet, with a presence in 175 markets. Exporting is not a complement, but one of the main engines of the economy and the sector.

Read More
Paco Marco, on the indictment of Jonathan Andic: “There is a Mossos officer who has fabricated evidence”

Paco Marco, on the indictment of Jonathan Andic: “There is a Mossos officer who has fabricated evidence”

The expert hired by the defense in the Andic case, Francisco Marco, from the Método 3 agency, has defended on El Món on Rac1 that the case against Jonathan Andic for the death of Isak Andic is flawed due to the insistence of a Mossos d’Esquadra agent in presenting evidence that Marco considers fabricated. Before Jordi Basté, he provided data that refutes the evidence made public so far: the footprint on the mountain, the manner of the fall, the relationship between Isak Andic and his son, or the loss of the phone in Quito.

Read More