A total of 234,000 vehicles, 78% of the 300,000 expected, have returned to the Barcelona area by 8 p.m. this Monday, in the first eight hours of the return operation of the Second Easter holiday, on a day in which traffic jams of up to 17 kilometers have been recorded on the AP-7.
An archaeologist based in Torredembarra (Tarragonès), with a company specialized in excavations, now retired, has spent three decades allegedly irregularly appropriating more than 300 pieces from archaeological surveys in which he himself participated. Among the pieces that the Tarragona Urban Guard has been able to recover, in collaboration with the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Tarragona Prosecutor’s Office, are items from the Roman era and a thousand coins from the Peninsular War (19th century), which were minted in Tarragona.
Macro-operation by the Mossos d’Esquadra in Girona against drug trafficking. The Catalan police have deployed 600 agents in at least a dozen operations to dismantle a criminal organization based in the province of Girona dedicated to indoor marijuana cultivation and drug distribution. The organization is also being investigated for possession of weapons and money laundering.
Thinking about medium and long-term investment forces you to ask an uncomfortable question: what part of my wealth depends, day by day, on what the markets dictate? Simply put, in Spain a significant part of family financial savings is channeled into products linked to market performance — stocks, investment funds, or fixed income. The result is well known: the portfolio can go through periods of volatility when economic conditions change (inflation or interest rates) or geopolitical tensions arise that affect economies.
Planning the financial future also involves worrying about how to face the bumps that arise during working life and that often move the idea of the golden retirement further away. This is an area that generates great concern, especially in a world where changes happen at a rapid pace. An example of this is the reception received by initiatives such as those of labor lawyer Ignacio Solsona (Barcelona, 1985), known for his educational videos about retirement, pensions, and subsidies.
There are very few jazz musicians left who deserve to be considered giants. After the death, early this morning, of saxophonist Sonny Rollins, the representation of the golden era of the genre is limited to figures such as pianist Herbie Hancock (Chicago, 1940) or the…
The Bellvitge hospital has reduced the diagnosis time for pulmonary fibrosis from two years to six months thanks to a fast track with primary care centers. This model, extendable to the entire healthcare system, prevents the deterioration of lung function and allows for more therapeutic options.
Sabrina is an Austrian paragliding pilot with 17,000 followers on Instagram and a lot, a lot of luck. Last Saturday, while paragliding in an area designated for flights in the Alps, a Cessna 172 plane ran over her paraglider — she was just meters away from the propeller hitting her body — and destroyed it. Sabrina was at the mercy of gravity and the effectiveness of her emergency parachute, which worked.
At the doorstep of summer, many families face a period in which the household budget soars. Vacations, leisure, travel, or the maintenance of a second home increase expenses just at a time when the cost of living remains high. The feeling is repeated in thousands of households: saving is becoming increasingly difficult.
Scientists revealed this Monday the discovery of a new species of small blue octopus in the Galápagos archipelago, located about 1,000 kilometers from the Ecuadorian continental coasts and a Natural Heritage of Humanity since 1978.
