The dismissed former Defense Minister Fédorov challenges Zelenski and calls for elections in Ukraine

The political crisis that erupted a month ago in Ukraine over the dismissal of the popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has not yet ended. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tried on Tuesday to resolve it once and for all by finally appointing the new minister. But hours later Fedorov challenged Zelensky by calling for presidential elections to be held without waiting for the end of the war.

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Shakira wins her latest battle against the Tax Agency, which will have to return 60 million euros to her

Shakira wins her latest battle against the Tax Agency, which will have to return 60 million euros to her

Shakira has won her latest battle against the Tax Agency after eight years of litigation. The National Court has ruled in her favor in the case opened regarding the 2011 fiscal year and orders the Tax Agency to return 60 million euros to her. The Tax Agency considered that the Colombian artist had spent the legally required time in Spain —183 days—, which obligated her to pay taxes on her earnings in the country.

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UEFA's challenge to FIFA: agrees to boycott the World Cup if Infantino continues with his plan

UEFA’s challenge to FIFA: agrees to boycott the World Cup if Infantino continues with his plan

“UEFA and its federations will not participate in competitions organized by FIFA. We unanimously and unequivocally reject the plan to transfer the rights of the World Cup and other FIFA competitions to private investors.” UEFA and its 55 associations made this strong decision this afternoon in a telematic meeting. A real challenge to try to stop the plans of FIFA president Gianni Infantino to privatize part of FIFA by creating a corporate subsidiary to commercialize its competitions. From the very beginning, UEFA has opposed the plan and describes it as “crossing a red line.”

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From Lamine Yamal to Zendaya: when the gods have fun with celebrities

From Lamine Yamal to Zendaya: when the gods have fun with celebrities

He hasn’t won the Lottery or the ONCE Cuponazo, but it doesn’t matter. Fortune has taken a fancy to Lamine Yamal. We already know how the gods deal with humans. The star of the Spanish national team may be having a better or worse World Cup, but that is irrelevant to the case at hand. The Barça youth player is living what is undoubtedly one of the best weeks of his life.

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Ebola in war zone: violence and rebel groups block crisis response

Ebola in war zone: violence and rebel groups block crisis response

No one suspected anything. On April 24, a patient succumbed to a lethal mix of high fever, diarrhea, and hemorrhages at a medical center in Bunia, the capital of the Ituri region, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In an area affected by tropical diseases, with the recurrent presence of cholera or malaria, that death did not raise too many suspicions.

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Marc Casadó: “I have already spoken with Flick, it was a good conversation”

Marc Casadó: “I have already spoken with Flick, it was a good conversation”

Marc Casadó (Sant Pere de Vilamajor, 2003) has had a quiet summer in which he has tried to stay away from the rumors placing him on Barça’s exit ramp. While interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia and Monaco, where Ansu Fati plays, was arriving, the blaugrana midfielder took advantage of early June to go on a safari in Tanzania with his partner, Noa Brea. He needed to disconnect.

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Sánchez and Meloni explore a meeting in Rome

Sánchez and Meloni explore a meeting in Rome

Pedro Sánchez has requested a meeting with Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of her visit to Rome next week. The prime minister, according to La Vanguardia from sources within the Italian Government, has accepted the proposal for a meeting at the Palazzo Chigi, the seat of the Executive, but for the moment the schedules do not quite align. The contacts, these same sources explain, are ongoing.

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Sánchez Llibre renews as president of Foment del Treball until 2030

Sánchez Llibre renews as president of Foment del Treball until 2030

The general assembly of Foment del Treball has renewed Josep Sánchez Llibre as president this Monday, who will continue to lead the Catalan employers’ association until 2030. The leader faced this re-election without competition, as no other candidacy was presented in a process without possible surprises. This will be Sánchez Llibre’s third term, accumulating 12 years in office by the end of the term.

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