A new fire in Collserola, in stabilization phase, forces the evacuation of Torre Baró residents

A new fire in Collserola, in stabilization phase, forces the evacuation of Torre Baró residents

In just ten days, the Collserola mountain range caught fire again. This time, the fire was more virulent than the previous fire that started in Sarrià. Yesterday, it was the residents of Nou Barris, from the neighborhoods of Ciutat Meridiana and Torre Baró, who watched with greater anguish the proximity of flames that devastated a perimeter of 35 hectares, mostly scrubland, although wooded areas that will take longer to recover have also been lost.

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Alcaraz smiles again 133 days later alongside Serena Williams in true NBA style

Alcaraz smiles again 133 days later alongside Serena Williams in true NBA style

With a sleeveless shirt, as if he were a New York Knicks point guard, Carlos Alcaraz returned 133 days later to an official tournament in the mixed doubles at the US Open alongside the legendary 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams (44 years old). The player from Murcia grabbed all the attention after missing two ‘majors’ and returning thanks to a great opportunity due to the withdrawal of Jannik Sinner, world number one, a rival of the Spanish tennis player in a sports career that has connected them for years.

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Extreme heat causes at least 35,000 more deaths in Europe this summer

Extreme heat causes at least 35,000 more deaths in Europe this summer

The high temperatures of the consecutive heat waves recorded in Europe this summer have caused the death of at least 35,000 more people compared to what would be expected under normal circumstances. According to provisional national figures, published by The Guardian this Tuesday, the excess mortality in Germany, France, and Spain, which are three of the largest countries in the EU, exceeds 25,000 deaths, a figure expected to increase when the total numbers for August are consolidated. Additionally, according to the Daily Mortality Monitoring System (MoMo), Spain has reached a new record, having surpassed 5,000 deaths attributed to heat this summer.

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Xavi in his presentation as Netherlands coach: “I have learned from my time at Barça”

Xavi in his presentation as Netherlands coach: “I have learned from my time at Barça”

The KNVB Campus appears among the trees of Zeist as a small city of Dutch football. At the entrance, the past welcomes the present: a circle of bronze statues brings together the great myths of Oranje, from Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens to Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, or Edwin van der Sar. In the center, Rinus Michels, the coach that Cruyff himself chose to lead the Oranje of the century.

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The CIA director visits Moscow on a trip full of mystery

The CIA director visits Moscow on a trip full of mystery

Day of mystery, silences, hopes, and speculations this Tuesday in Moscow. It all began when the specialized website Flightradar24 reported the landing of a U.S. military plane at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport. Since the arrival of Donald Trump’s mediators to resume the stalled search for solutions to the war in Ukraine has been expected for weeks, speculations did not take long. But a few hours later, American media CBS and Axios claimed that none other than the head of U.S. espionage, the CIA director John Ratcliffe, had flown to the Russian capital to attend meetings with Russian authorities in Moscow. Neither the United States nor Russia have officially confirmed this trip.

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“I am fine with my body,” the Danish Prime Minister criticizes the aesthetic comments she receives

“I am fine with my body,” the Danish Prime Minister criticizes the aesthetic comments she receives

“Shouldn’t we fix that little spot on her nose?”. On her return from the trip to Kyiv, where she was exposed to the air raid siren alerts of the Ukraine war, the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, received on her Instagram that masked criticism of her appearance offered by a plastic surgeon whom she did not identify. “I am happy with my body and I don’t need a plastic surgeon, a man, to have an opinion about it,” the 48-year-old politician responded sharply.

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