A tourist from the United States on vacation in Mallorca requests political asylum for fear of Trump

A tourist from the United States on vacation in Mallorca requests political asylum for fear of Trump

A United States citizen on vacation in Mallorca has requested political asylum in Spain due to fear of the policies implemented in that country by Donald Trump. The man, 34 years old, appeared a few days ago at the Civil Guard barracks in Felanitx accompanied by his lawyer to make the formal request, according to Ultima Hora. The Civil Guard has forwarded the request to the National Police, which is responsible for carrying out these procedures.

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The EU bans AI systems that create sexual 'deepfakes'

The EU bans AI systems that create sexual ‘deepfakes’

The European Union is taking action to prevent European citizens from becoming victims of sexualized deepfakes. The Member States (the Council) and the European Parliament reached an agreement tonight that explicitly prohibits marketing within the community bloc Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that generate non-consensual sexually explicit and intimate content or child sexual abuse material, such as the so-called “nudification” applications that are increasingly growing among the Twenty-Seven.

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Murtra encourages developing a defense industry in Catalonia "without complexes"

Murtra encourages developing a defense industry in Catalonia “without complexes”

The president of Telefónica, Marc Murtra, considers it “extraordinarily dangerous” for Europe to depend on critical technologies developed outside the continent. “It creates extreme fragility,” he has warned. This dependence on other countries becomes evident in cases of cyberattacks or hybrid attacks, such as the one that occurred this week at Leipzig airport in Germany. The top executive of the telecommunications operator made a plea in favor of the defense and rearmament of the region during a colloquium organized by the employers’ association Foment del Treball this Friday.

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Letizia, in white, and Charlene, in blue: a queen and a princess stroll through the garden

Letizia, in white, and Charlene, in blue: a queen and a princess stroll through the garden

The last time they saw each other, both were dressed in white when they met at the Vatican a year ago, at the mass marking the beginning of the pontificate of Leo XIV. This Monday, Queen Letizia chose white again for her meeting with Princess Charlene, who opted for a sky blue so light that from a distance it also looked white. Both, accompanied by the King and Prince Albert of Monaco, walked through the Botanical Garden of Madrid to inaugurate a commemorative exhibition of the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Spain and Monaco.

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Six weeks of summer closure on Barcelona Metro Line 1 between Florida and Plaça de Sants

Six weeks of summer closure on Barcelona Metro Line 1 between Florida and Plaça de Sants

The residents of l’Hospitalet are this year the most affected by the usual summer infrastructure renovation cuts in the Barcelona metro. Line L1 will be out of service between Florida and Plaça de Sants stations from July 17 to August 28. It will be six weeks during which users of the closed section of the red line will be without metro service. Those from the rest of l’Hospitalet will have to choose the best alternative to avoid extending their journey more than necessary during the hottest days of the year with fewer passengers on the subway. Around 40,000 people will be affected every day.

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How to protect wealth in these uncertain times

How to protect wealth in these uncertain times

Barcelona strengthens its role as a space for economic reflection after hosting the first Mapfre Forum on Economy and Wealth Management in the city. The event, held on Tuesday, brought together experts from the legal and financial fields at the Torre Mapfre to address the major challenges of wealth management, from taxation to the behavior of global markets, with one premise: without planning, wealth is exposed to avoidable risks.

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