Russia asks Ukrainians to evacuate Kyiv on May 9 due to the threat of a major attack
Russia has asked Ukrainians to evacuate Kyiv on Saturday, May 9, Victory Day in Russia, due to the possibility of launching a major attack on the city.
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The Spanish super-submarine S-81 sailed with the dual emergency surfacing system deactivated
The Spanish super-submarine S-81 Isaac Peral, the jewel of the Navy, has been operating without the system to surface in case of emergency.
“The message is clear. They only want Oltra to be a member and nothing more”
The non-appointment of Mónica Oltra as Compromís’s candidate for the Mayor of València is generating tension within the coalition. The fact that a first major pre-campaign event has been organized without her further fuels doubts. Compromís will hold events on May 22 and 23 in 19 towns of the Valencian Community to kick off the 2027 municipal campaign. In the València event, which will be held on Saturday at the Malva-Rosa promenade, the presence of the virtual candidate for Mayor is not planned, as this newspaper reported yesterday.
Andy Burnham has a small problem: he will not be able to appoint bishops
As a result of the Protestant Reformation and the Church of England becoming the official church of the country under the reign of Elizabeth I, Catholics were marginalized to the point of lacking full citizenship, having to pay additional taxes, being unable to vote, buy property, practice law, or hold public office, both civil and military, from university rector to prime minister.
High taxation in Spain hinders households from investing their savings
The higher taxation borne by investments in Spain compared to other comparable countries penalizes and hinders households from investing their savings. The effective rate borne on various products analyzed – stocks, deposits, funds… – rises to 22.3%, eight points higher than the 14.4% of the European Union, according to a report by the Institute of Economic Studies (IEE) and the Spanish Association of Financial Advisors and Planners (EFPA).
The apocalyptic turn of American capitalism
“Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” (1841), by Charles Mackay, is scorned by historians and revered among stock traders. The book is best known for its vivid accounts of the 17th-century tulip mania and the 18th-century South Sea Bubble. However, those who want to understand the business world in the 21st century should rather look at Mackay’s chapter on “the epidemic terror of the end of the world.”
A flood leaves 17 dead and hundreds of tourists and pilgrims missing between Nepal and Tibet
A massive flood originating in China struck northern Nepal this Wednesday, leaving at least 17 dead and hundreds missing on both sides of the Himalayas. Many of the latter are tourists and pilgrims, particularly Hindus heading to Mount Kailash in Tibet. The most affected area is said to be the border itself, in the Nepali district of Rasuwa, where the customs post has been swept away, along with its 14 employees.
All open fronts in the indefinite strike of Valencian public education
How are Valencian teachers? Will there be any progress? When will the strike end? The questions pile up in concentrations, protests, at the school gates, among families… The indefinite education strike that has been shaking public education in the Valencian Community since May 11 -yesterday with a 5.29% follow-up, according to Education- soaks everything, dyes everything green but, for now, with no solution in sight.
The Generalitat will stop reclaiming the aid granted once the dependent person has died
The President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, announced this Monday that the Government will waive undue charges and administrative delays that the Catalan administration has been claiming after the death of people who received economic benefits for dependency, as well as in cases derived from changes in their economic situation or in the assessment of their degree of dependency.
Paula Echevarría cries over the death of her father alongside her mother and her daughter Daniella
The month of July has ended in tragedy for Paula Echevarría. After having posed on a runway alongside her daughter Daniella, prepared for summer thoughtfully with Miguel Torres, and planned the upcoming projects, the actress and model has received a hard blow with the death of her father. Luis Ángel Echevarría has died at the age of 76, news she received this Thursday that has left her shaken. The wake has been set up at the La Cruz de Candás Funeral Home, 19 kilometers from Gijón, and the funeral will be held this Friday at the parish church of San Félix.