It has been almost twenty years since the then president of the Generalitat José Montilla warned of the growing disenchantment of the citizens towards the institutions. He was then talking about the Catalunya-Spain relationship since we were in the preamble of what later happened because…
Protecció Civil has sent an ES-Alert this Monday morning to order the preventive evacuation of the nuclei of Ranxo Bonany, Can Llenes, Can Joan de la Costa, and the Cases Romanill, in the municipality of Querol (Tarragona), due to the evolution of the forest fire originated in Aiguamúrcia.
“Hello, we have miraculously escaped suffering damage in our valley area; it seems that others in higher areas have indeed suffered damage, but I believe all residents are safe.” With these words, Rubin, a 78-year-old Welsh citizen, who has lived in the El Pinar de Bédar urbanization for 25 years and had to urgently leave his house on Thursday due to the advancing fire, contacted La Vanguardia this Sunday.
Forest fires are proving to be especially severe again this year, something that happens after two years of above-average rainfall. But this favorable rainfall has fostered such lush vegetation that, when it dries out in spring, it has ended up as fuel for the flames. Up to July 5, 50,750 hectares of forest have burned in Spain, which represents an increase of 148% compared to the data from the same period last year.
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).
At least two people died in Argentina between Saturday night and early Sunday in the context of the match that Lionel Messi’s team won 3-1 against Switzerland in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Football World Cup, while other people had to be treated by emergency services.
The tragedy has struck the motor competition again, this time in a FIM World Endurance Championship race at the Brno circuit. On the Czech track, where MotoGP raced just three weeks ago, Austrian rider Philipp Steinmayr (32) and Romanian Adrian Rus (43) lost their lives in a brutal accident caused by misfortune.
The victories earned by hard work are valued twice as much, and if they are to win Wimbledon, three times as much. Jannik Sinner knows this well, defeated in Australia, fainted at Roland Garros, and who recovers on the grass of the All England Club. In a final that is for a long time a bombardment, the Italian rises against a tenacious Alexander Zverev to finally prevail 6-7 (9), 7-6 (2), 6-3, and 6-4 in 3 hours and 46 minutes. He is crowned for the second consecutive time at Wimbledon and captures his fifth Grand Slam title.
At least 27 people died in a fire at a pub in Bangkok, the Thai capital, according to an official from the municipal emergency services. According to initial reports, there were 18 injured, eight of them in serious condition. This is one of the deadliest incidents of this type in the tourist capital in recent years.
I confess that I read with a mixture of fascination and astonishment the columns that Mariano Rajoy publishes in El Debate about the World Cup. Fascination because it is a luxury to have a former Prime Minister writing about football. Astonishment because he has decided to give us a feast…