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Cristóbal Colón dies, founder and soul of La Fageda

Cristóbal Colón, founder and soul of La Fageda, passed away this Thursday leaving behind one of the most unique business and social initiatives in Catalonia and Spain. A psychologist by training, he created in 1982 together with his wife, Carme Jordà, a project that was born to restore dignity to people with mental disorders and intellectual disabilities through work. More than four decades later, that idea that many considered nonsense has become an organization that serves more than 600 people and a widely recognized and profitable food brand.

The San Isidro festivities kick off: concerts, parades, exhibitions, and gastronomy

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David Otero and Sofía Cristo DJ (May 9), a tribute to Extremoduro (May 11), Rubén Pozo, Miguel Ríos, Alejo Stivel, The Refrescos, Sole Giménez, Celtas Cortos, Amistades Peligrosas, Nena Daconte, Marilia from Ella Baila Sola and OBK (May 14), Nuria Fergó, Las Ketchup and Los Chunguitos (May 15), Fangoria, La Bien Querida and Triángulo de Amor Bizarro (May 16) will provide the soundtrack in San Isidro, which “will be ablaze with festivities from May 7 to 17,” affirmed the mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, at the presentation of the celebrations for the capital’s patron saint festivities.

Unprecedented logistics during the Pope’s visit to Madrid: 4,000 municipal police officers, 1,000 health personnel, and 2,400 volunteers

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About 4,000 municipal police officers and a thousand health personnel will be deployed during Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Madrid from June 6 to 9, as detailed by the mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, at the press conference following the Government Board meeting, supported by the deputy mayor, Inma Sanz, and the delegate for Urban Planning, Environment, and Mobility, Borja Carabante. In addition to these personnel, the capital will have the support of the National Police and other police forces from the central Government, meaning the City Council will have to work hand in hand with the Government Delegation, despite political disagreements, to ensure security during those days of the Pontiff’s visit.

Nine exciting books to dive into reading this summer

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In a world full of productivity, literature becomes a refuge from the outside noise. During these summer weeks, immersing yourself in a good book can be the best therapy. These are some books by female voices that both move and embrace equally.

Back to the Los Gallardos campsite: “The Civil Guard told us to leave, but people didn’t know where to go”

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Poco a poco, normality seems to return to Los Gallardos Leisure, a camping and resort located in that town and which last Thursday had to be evacuated very quickly due to the fire that had broken out a few hours earlier and that literally threatened to burn the complex. The flames were very close and visible from any point. Fortunately, it was able to reopen on Sunday without having to regret any damage.

Perelada showcases its legacy in an evening with opera, dance, haute cuisine… and the clown Rossy de Palma

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Four decades pursuing artistic excellence and a single evening to celebrate all its legacy. The Peralada Festival gathered this Saturday a hundred and fifty guests at its Mirador del Castell for a dinner-show with which it rightly wanted to keep alive the flame that was first lit in 1987, when Montserrat Caballé sang alongside the orchestra and choir of the Liceu outside the castle in a Mozart Requiem conducted by Antoni Ros-Marbà. Since then, the Ampurdan festival can boast of having offered fifty operas between its own productions and contemporary creations for which they put all the effort.

Will ‘El Niño’ impact Catalonia?

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El Niño is a meteorological phenomenon capable of causing the most powerful natural climate variability on the planet. It produces an abnormal warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean and can have extreme and unpredictable consequences. This phenomenon, which has been anticipated since 1997, generates climate disruptions especially during the second year from its onset. The last episode was recorded between the years 2023 and 2024.

Riquelme attacks Florentino Pérez with a new banner for the sale of the club

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The open war for the presidency of Real Madrid between Florentino Pérez and Enrique Riquelme continues to accumulate episodes. After last night’s televised battle on Antena 3, this morning Riquelme’s candidacy went on the attack by hanging a banner in which he subtly accuses Florentino Pérez of wanting to sell the club.

A gene therapy born in Spain that aims to reverse Alzheimer’s reaches clinical phase

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A research project started more than 14 years ago by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has moved to the clinical phase with the authorization of the first human study of an innovative gene therapy for Alzheimer’s, according to the Spanish biotechnology company Tetraneuron announced this Thursday.

Paying with a card has a reward: ‘cashback’ returns part of the payments to our account

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Most citizens have become accustomed to making our purchases using a bank card. It is a comfortable, easy, fast, and effective system that saves us various hassles or inconveniences: having to find an ATM, always carrying cash, or relying on the establishment we visit to have change available. To the usual advantages, we must now add another additional benefit: the possibility that the amount we have spent returns to our account. This is known as “cashback” (literally, “money back”), a reward formula that, in recent times, has started to gain popularity in some banks and stores.

‘Michael’, when a life is a business

The Congress has approved fuel discounts against the impact of the war

Murcia requests the help of the UME and carries out preventive evacuations due to a fire in Los Garres and Las Tejeras

Patients will be able to buy a specific brand-name medication by paying the prescription difference

A small blue octopus discovered in the Ecuadorian Galápagos archipelago

Moscow accuses Kyiv of killing at least seven civilians on a beach in southern Russia

La Ola

Junts warns that it will not give “a single vote” if Catalonia is not left “out” of the transfer of minors arriving in Ceuta

Andrada, suspended for 13 matches after his brutal aggression in the Huesca-Zaragoza match

The battle for literary prescription adds new fronts