Around 13,600 residents of the town of Wilhelmshaven, in northern Germany, will be evacuated this Tuesday following the discovery of an unexploded American bomb from World War II. The bomb, weighing 250 kilograms and equipped with two fuzes, was found during construction work at the city’s naval arsenal, and its deactivation requires an evacuation within a one-kilometer radius, according to the Police.
To tip or not to tip (To leave a tip or not) is the latest Shakespearean drama to hit London’s fine dining scene. And it’s not that there’s a movement against tips, stipulated —as an obligation— between 10 and 12.5%, plus any extra the customer deems courteous, but because one restaurant has broken the mold and imposed the American 20%. This is Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat, the Scottish TV personality’s restaurant, which already applied this rate to its Christmas menus.
French entrepreneur Pierre-Édouard Stérin, founder of Smartbox experience gift boxes and one of the country’s biggest fortunes, has opened a new front of debate in France by asking to change inheritance law to exclude his five children from his inheritance and donate his entire estate.
The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, using a report from the Defense Staff (EMAD), has attributed the arrival of more than 80,000 people in just 48 hours to Ceuta to a “self-management of individuals” who came “spontaneously” to the border attracted by messages on social networks warning of the lack of obstacles on the border perimeter. With this thesis, the Government focuses on the previous movements on social networks, which for Robles are “an essential instrument” of hybrid attacks thanks to disinformation campaigns. “Let’s not deceive ourselves. There are issues we will never know,” warned the Defense Minister about the origin of the assault, although she immediately pointed out that “interested actors” are using, or have even favored, this crisis with the “clear political purpose” of “destabilizing” Spain.
We like to enjoy ourselves, but also take care of ourselves. Consumption habits have changed and are increasingly linked to well-being. The alcohol-free culture has been gaining strength in recent years and now represents 14% of beer consumption in Spain. And far from being a passing trend or a second option, alcohol-free beer has empowered itself as a conscious choice for millions of people who want to continue enjoying socially. Nowadays, new generations choose how, when, and how much they drink. They are clear about it.
He did not win the final but Rafa Jódar is already fifteenth in the world. He did not take the title in Washington but climbed another step in a forward-moving career that is making him the breakthrough player of the season on the circuit. He fell to an experienced Taylor Fritz 7-6 (2), 6-4, in 1 hour and 49 minutes but gained valuable experience for upcoming commitments. It was only his second final after the one he won in Marrakech but in a tournament, the one in the US capital, of a higher category. A result that even allows him to dream of being in the ATP Finals. We will see, but his progression is there.
Thousands of the more than 40,000 immigrants who entered Ceuta irregularly yesterday, due to Morocco’s permissiveness, have begun returning to their country throughout the morning of this Friday, after realizing that the autonomous city, completely overwhelmed, does not have the capacity to respond to them. The same point where they arrived by swimming or on foot, the El Tarajal border breakwater, has become an open entry gate, because the flow of entries does not stop despite the military deployment, and an exit, through which to leave Spain, once it has been confirmed that they have nowhere to eat or sleep.
The junior partner of the coalition government, Sumar, has clearly distanced itself from the socialist wing and has directly pointed to Morocco, with the collaboration of the United States and Israel, as provoking the massive crossing of the Ceuta border to bring down the government and has demanded the transfer to the Peninsula of the thousands of people, particularly minors, who are still in the autonomous city.
“In August, with the cool weather, we will reflect on the calendar,” they ironically claim at Moncloa about the key dates Pedro Sánchez is considering for the final stretch of the legislature, in which the only thing he cannot foresee in advance are the judicial landmines that may still explode amid the avalanche of cases of alleged corruption affecting the Government and the PSOE.
The United States and China are winning the artificial intelligence game. However, Europe and Spain, in particular, are also playing their role in this great digital revolution.
