Alert in Maresme: 104,000 people are at risk due to the streams

Alert in Maresme: 104,000 people are at risk due to the streams

The streams of Maresme face a critical future. The Master Plan for Actions for the Integrated Management of the Streams, funded with European Next Generation funds, was approved in February 2026 by the county council and outlines a critical scenario, both due to the number of people exposed to flood risk – about 104,000 residents – and the losses, which could exceed 3.4 billion in cases of extreme events.

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The Ministry of Health activates a protocol for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

The Ministry of Health activates a protocol for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

The Spanish Ministry of Health has activated the action protocol in response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease, Bundibugyo variant, detected in Congo and Uganda, which led yesterday to the declaration of a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. The department emphasizes that the risk of transmission to the population in Spain is currently very low.

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Sabadell's profit falls 29% in the first quarter due to the cost of the early retirement plan

Sabadell’s profit falls 29% in the first quarter due to the cost of the early retirement plan

Extraordinary minors and the drop in interest rates penalized Banc Sabadell in the first quarter of the year, with profits falling by 29.1%, down to 347 million euros. In the results for the January-March period, TSB continued to contribute dividends to the bank, and it will not be until the second quarter that the extraordinary profit (capital gain) of 300 million from the sale of that British subsidiary to Santander will be recorded.

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The last surreal reunion

The last surreal reunion

El Último de la Fila, a surreal band within anyone’s reach, antiheroes glorified by a legion of followers, has broken their unfulfilled promise of never playing together again, and they did it in front of 56,000 people like any Stones to give themselves the pleasure of playing again, just as a couple of years ago they disobeyed themselves by releasing Desbarajuste piramidal for the mere pleasure of recording again.

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High taxation in Spain hinders households from investing their savings

High taxation in Spain hinders households from investing their savings

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).

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