What to do if the power goes out and how to prevent outages during the summer

What to do if the power goes out and how to prevent outages during the summer

Always faithful to the appointment, the first hot days have already arrived. And as it gets hotter, you know the scenario: 40º, shutters down, sleepless nights… and sometimes, the power goes out. The couple electrical failures / heat is no coincidence. When the temperature soars, so does electricity consumption, because the family takes refuge at home and you turn the cooling system up to the max. If other appliances are running at the same time — the TV, the video game console, the microwave, the washing machine… — the power can go out right at the worst moment.

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The TSJC investigates Joan Ignasi Elena as an alleged accomplice in a crime of malfeasance

The TSJC investigates Joan Ignasi Elena as an alleged accomplice in a crime of malfeasance

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) is investigating the ERC deputy in the Parliament and former Interior Minister Joan Ignasi Elena and the former ICV coordinator Joan Herrera as necessary accomplices in an alleged crime of administrative misconduct for which the former mayor of Altafulla (Tarragona) and deputy in the Congress for Sumar, Félix Alonso Cantorné, is being investigated in the Supreme Court.

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Brussels wants to shield the community satellite space from rivals like Musk

Brussels wants to shield the community satellite space from rivals like Musk

The requirements of Made in Europe are sky-high. The European Commission wants to shield the community satellite space for European companies and keep foreign competitors away in an attempt to promote the strategic autonomy of the bloc. And this means putting a brake on the giants of this sector such as Elon Musk’s Starlink or Jeff Bezos’ Project Kuiper: the Commission’s proposal is to reserve at least two-thirds of the European mobile satellite spectrum for European companies.

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Russia allows the Central Bank and other institutions their own anti-drone defense

Russia allows the Central Bank and other institutions their own anti-drone defense

Russia has decided to allow its main financial institutions to arm themselves with anti-aircraft defenses so that they can shoot down Ukrainian drones that attack them. This measure, included in a new law approved by the Duma (Lower House), is one more of those previously taken to try to stop the incursions of unmanned aircraft into Russian territory, which are becoming increasingly frequent.

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The bridge between growth and well-being "has broken" due to housing and prices, says the CES

The bridge between growth and well-being “has broken” due to housing and prices, says the CES

In difficult times like the current ones, the Economic and Social Council (CES) sends an optimistic message about the situation of the Spanish economy, which it diagnoses as a structural improvement, but warning that this improvement does not sufficiently reach the well-being of the citizens. On the way, there is a broken bridge. “That bridge that existed in the second half of the last century between growth and well-being has broken in many pillars,” said its president, Antón Costas, at the presentation of the Report on the Socioeconomic and Labor Situation of Spain 2025.

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The housing crisis drives donations to historic highs in Catalonia

The housing crisis drives donations to historic highs in Catalonia

Lifetime donations soar to historic highs in Catalonia in a context of crisis in access to the real estate market, as a way to help family members. In 2025 they increased by 22%, with almost 23,000, ten points above the Spanish average. In the first quarter of 2026 this trend continues, with increases of 20% and 6,188 signed. “Today we talk about problems of access to housing, obtaining resources… With parents who have accumulated savings, the option of donation is increasingly present” as a solution, explains Raquel Iglesias, vice dean of the Col·legi Notarial de Catalunya.

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Seven Catalan universities among the top 10 with the highest academic performance in Spain

Seven Catalan universities among the top 10 with the highest academic performance in Spain

One more year, Catalan universities have a majority presence within the top ten best Spanish campuses in the ranking carried out annually by the CYD Foundation, which this year reaches its 13th edition. Thus, up to seven centers appear on that list: the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) – which shares second place along with Carlos III of Madrid -, Pompeu Fabra (3rd position), Ramon Llull (5th), Internacional de Catalunya (6th), Universitat de Barcelona (7th), Politècnica de Catalunya (8th) and Rovira i Virgili (10th). Compared to the previous year, two Catalan universities – Internacional de Catalunya and Politècnica – have joined this top ten, raising the total number from 5 to 7.

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