Abelardo De la Espriella, the controversial tiger who has made a swipe in the elections of Colombia

“Prison or death,” repeated over and over in his rallies Abelardo de la Espriella, a controversial 47-year-old lawyer, to refer to the fate that awaits criminals, drug traffickers, and guerrillas if he ends up being the next president of Colombia. It hardly matters that the far-right leader built a media career as a lawyer for celebrities, footballers, and paramilitaries, before having an epiphany in Italy and deciding that he should enter the electoral arena to save his country from the left, according to his words, in July 2025.

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The Vall d'Uixó fire, stabilized on the seventh day of fighting the fire

The Vall d’Uixó fire, stabilized on the seventh day of fighting the fire

Around 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31, the fire that broke out last Saturday in Vall d’Uixó (Castellón) was declared stabilized. The provincial fire consortium reports that there is still “a lot of work ahead, but it is time to acknowledge the entire operation that has made it possible to stabilize the fire.” Officially, the fire has devastated 9,568 hectares until its boundaries could be established and its advance prevented.

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Xavi Pascual makes the decision to leave Barça at the end of the season and will sign for Dubai

Xavi Pascual makes the decision to leave Barça at the end of the season and will sign for Dubai

Earthquake at the Palau. If the first and glorious stage of Xavi Pascual (Gavà, 1972) at Barça lasted eight years, the second will barely reach eight months. The coach made the decision this Sunday to leave the club at the end of the current season, fed up with the lack of demand he detects in the entity and the numerous unfulfilled promises by the section leaders and the board. His destination will be the Middle East, specifically an exciting project like Dubai Basketball, already established as one of the teams in the EuroLeague, which guarantees him the financial muscle necessary to tackle more ambitious goals than those currently managed by the team of his heart.

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Medical alert about the risk of irreversible eye injuries from looking at the eclipse without protection

Medical alert about the risk of irreversible eye injuries from looking at the eclipse without protection

On the upcoming August 12th, the first total eclipse visible from the Iberian Peninsula in the last hundred years will take place. For weeks, Sanitat has been emphasizing — through statements, advertisements, and press conferences — the importance of protecting the eyes during the observation of this astronomical phenomenon. Although the totality phase of the eclipse in Catalonia will last barely between 28 seconds and 1 minute and 32 seconds, the Govern — as well as the different autonomous communities and the Ministry of Health — expect great social anticipation, especially concentrated in the areas where the eclipse can be observed in totality, that is, in areas of Camp de Tarragona and Lleida.

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