The former Espanyol player Fernando Marqués reveals that he suffers from bipolar disorder

The former Espanyol player Fernando Marqués reveals that he suffers from bipolar disorder

The football career of Fernando Marqués (Madrid, 1984) was never separated from his off-field problems. Alcohol, accidents, and disorders created for him at a very young age the image of a troublesome and undisciplined guy. He debuted at 17 years old with his Rayo Vallecano, in 2002, and before turning 23 he had already played for five teams —Rayo, Racing de Santander, Atlético de Madrid, Atlético Madrid B, and Castellón, as well as the under-20 national team— and three different categories. A ten in talent, a zero in attitude, was said about him.

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Haakon VIII comes to the throne at the worst moment of the Norwegian monarchy

Haakon VIII comes to the throne at the worst moment of the Norwegian monarchy

The king is dead, long live the King. Minutes after Harald of Norway was officially declared deceased, his son, and until now crown prince, Haakon, in accordance with the Norwegian constitution, has automatically assumed the head of state, becoming the fourth king of the modern era of Norway after his great-grandfather, Haakon VII, his grandfather, Olav V, and his own father. This very Friday, Haakon VIII will convene the Council of State to sign the acceptance act and deliver his first message to the nation. The until now crown prince, who has just turned 53, receives the Viking throne at the worst moment for the Norwegian monarchy weakened by the situation faced by the until now princess Mette-Marit, who, besides recovering from a lung transplant, has to overcome the situation of her eldest son Marius Borg, who is serving house arrest after being convicted of rape and abuse, and her own crisis after her connections with the sexual criminal Jeffrey Epstein were revealed.

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More than 3,000 immigrants remain on the streets in Ceuta after a tense relocation

More than 3,000 immigrants remain on the streets in Ceuta after a tense relocation

The new immigrant camp set up by the Government on two plots in the port of Ceuta hung the sign “full” – in Spanish, English, and Arabic, so there would be no doubt – at noon yesterday after its just over 1,700 places were occupied in a few hours. Many did not make it, and after 50 days of living rough, their helplessness was joined by frustration and anger for having lost another opportunity.

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The King grants the Golden Fleece to Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, former president of Portugal

The King grants the Golden Fleece to Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, former president of Portugal

The King has awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece, the highest decoration granted by the Crown, to Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, former president of Portugal, as a sign of his personal and institutional appreciation. It is the first distinction by Felipe VI to a foreign personality since his proclamation, following the award of the Golden Fleece to the Princess of Asturias, Queen Sofía, former Prime Minister Felipe González, and the fathers of the Constitution Miquel Roca i Junyent and Miguel Herrero y Rodríguez de Miñón.

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Blow in PISA: Spanish youth lose one school year in reading and almost another in mathematics

Blow in PISA: Spanish youth lose one school year in reading and almost another in mathematics

The PISA 2025 report (Programme for International Student Assessment, in English), released this morning, indicates that Spain is below the OECD and EU averages in the three competencies analyzed (mathematics, reading, and science) and plummets compared to its own 2022 data where a sharp decline had already occurred. It is the worst result in its historical series since the year 2000.

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Trump pressures Netanyahu to “postpone” attacks on Beirut

Trump pressures Netanyahu to “postpone” attacks on Beirut

Donald Trump sought to exit the war with Iran with a pact before the midterm elections, but his unruly ally, Israel, threatens to blow the agreement to pieces. Benjamin Netanyahu announced early Sunday a new wave of bombings in the southern neighborhoods of Beirut, one of the red lines that the United States had set in the ceasefire signed between the Lebanese and Israeli governments last April 17.

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Are we more right-wing?

Are we more right-wing?

First decline of a far-right force in Europe and victory, albeit by a narrow margin, for the progressives. Although the result is largely due to internal factors, Sweden has surprised in a context that is accelerating in the opposite direction. Sweden Democrats (SD) have suffered a notable decline (remaining at 17.5% of the votes) after two decades of upward trend, while the Moderates achieved the overtake and regained hegemony in that political space. Is it a sign of something?

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‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’, the movie with which Star Wars seeks to reclaim the big screen

‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’, the movie with which Star Wars seeks to reclaim the big screen

After years of cinematic uncertainty, announced projects that never came to fruition, and a franchise increasingly focused on the Disney+ platform, Star Wars returns this Thursday to the big screen with ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu,’ the film set to open a new chapter for the saga beyond the Skywalker universe. The film also marks the return of two of the most popular characters to emerge in the last decade within the franchise: Din Djarin (the human Mandalorian warrior) and Grogu (the alien Baby Yoda).

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More than 40 injured, three of them hospitalized, after pyrotechnic material exploded at the Noáin (Navarre) festivities

More than 40 injured, three of them hospitalized, after pyrotechnic material exploded at the Noáin (Navarre) festivities

Several people have been injured, three of whom have required hospital transfer, after the explosion of pyrotechnic material on the balcony of Noáin Town Hall at the start of its patron saint festivities. At the Hospital Universitario de Navarra, three males aged 53, 54, and 41 are being treated for burns and are currently undergoing assessment, according to information provided by the Health Department of the Navarrese Government. According to the Town Hall of Elorz Valley, to which Noáin belongs, two of the seriously injured have a reserved prognosis.

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Fire stabilization hints at "the beginning of the end" in Los Gallardos

Fire stabilization hints at “the beginning of the end” in Los Gallardos

At the advanced command post in Turre, located just a few kilometers from the serious fire that has been threatening the municipality of Los Gallardos and nearby towns since last Thursday, the atmosphere yesterday was somewhat different. This was confirmed around 11 a.m. when the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno Bonilla, announced that the fire had finally been declared stabilized, so it was downgraded to “operational situation 1” and the gradual return of the thousand people who had been evacuated was authorized. The negative note of the day came at night, when the death of a 93-year-old British woman who was hospitalized at the Torrecárdenas Hospital was confirmed, bringing the death toll to 13. In addition, seven other people remain hospitalized.

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