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The European Commission recommends that states tax empty apartments

The European Commission continues to take action to tackle the housing crisis in the European continent. In addition to proposing a legal framework to protect public administrations that want to limit temporary tourist rentals and second homes, Brussels accompanies this regulation with a series of non-binding recommendations to member states when fighting against this problem that affects a large part of the cities in the bloc and to increase supply in areas under residential pressure.

These are the prices of the new iPhone Duo and the new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max

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The new iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable phone, took center stage at the company’s presentation at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park. The cost of the new device is much higher than that of a single fixed-screen device. In addition to the extra materials, such as the dual screens, one 5.4 inches and the other 7.6 inches, it requires more battery to power them. The total cost is also temporarily increased, in a situation that will last a long time, according to forecasts from the main companies in the sector, due to the price increase caused by the high demand for memory chips for AI data centers.

iPhone Duo, Apple’s foldable phone

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For some time now, Apple presentations have had few secrets left to reveal before they begin. Apple’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, is already an announced reality. A device with a high price that arrives as the first emblem of the company’s new CEO, John Ternus, who on September 1st took over from Tim Cook, the man who has led the company for the past 15 years, since the retirement and passing of co-founder Steve Jobs. He even uttered the three words that characterized his most iconic presentations: “One more thing.”

Woman drowns in Mallorca after being trapped under a car during a downpour

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A 67-year-old woman has drowned in Felanitx (Mallorca) after being trapped under a car during a heavy downpour. The woman slipped and became immobilized under the vehicle at a time when it was raining heavily. The water was over two palms deep and the woman was immobilized at a time when there was a strong water current due to the intense rains. Some neighbors who passed by the area shortly after found the woman’s body and could do nothing to help her.

Football, Barça and happiness

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The Barça show under Hansi Flick continues, who takes the field as if he owed people money. There is not a dull or speculative minute in his way of understanding football, whether the sun is scorching or a wild September storm appears delayed,…

Barça also starts with a big win in the Champions League: 5-1 against Feyenoord

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First day of school. In the senior one. In the Champions League, that competition which, needless to say, Barcelona fans want to embrace in the final on June 6 at the Metropolitano. Just in case, don’t make plans. Beating the innocent Feyenoord 5-1 will not be the most meritorious victory of the league phase where, among others, PSG and Manchester City are present. But seeing Barcelona enjoy Raphinha’s double, the acrobatic goal of the exotic Adeyemi, Lamine Yamal’s direct free kick with the captain’s armband, and even Gabriel Jesus’s header is something to savor. This is the Champions League and Barça asks for and deserves a license to dream.

Zelenski’s plane was almost hit by a drone

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The plane that transported Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Moldova to Oslo on Tuesday, where he attended the funeral of King Harald of Norway, was nearly hit by a drone, according to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

An untimely resignation

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The signing of José Luis Trapero as general director of the Police was an electoral asset that Salvador Illa used in the Catalan campaign. In fact, the current president announced it in a candidates’ debate on TV3 in May 2024. Such was the importance and charisma of the…

Albares denies having any knowledge of “any report that could foresee the magnitude” of the crisis

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has denied having knowledge of “any report that could foresee the magnitude” of the migration crisis at the end of July in Ceuta, thus rejecting the thesis of the declassified CNI information that warned of a call for an “assault” on Ceuta.

The PP believes that the declassified documents from Ceuta reveal a “state lie” and hold Sánchez “directly responsible”

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The PP considers that the documents declassified by the Government are of enormous seriousness and, therefore, they have called for the calling of elections and have warned that the Government “committed a manifest and willful dereliction of duties.” Ester Muñoz, spokesperson for the Popular Party, has argued that, based on all the documentation, it can be concluded that “the Government knew everything that was happening” when more than 70,000 immigrants entered Ceuta on July 30 and 31, revealing a “state lie” and making Pedro Sánchez “directly responsible.”

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The European Commission recommends that states tax empty apartments

These are the prices of the new iPhone Duo and the new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max

iPhone Duo, Apple’s foldable phone

Woman drowns in Mallorca after being trapped under a car during a downpour

Football, Barça and happiness

Barça also starts with a big win in the Champions League: 5-1 against Feyenoord

Zelenski’s plane was almost hit by a drone

An untimely resignation

Albares denies having any knowledge of “any report that could foresee the magnitude” of the crisis

The PP believes that the declassified documents from Ceuta reveal a “state lie” and hold Sánchez “directly responsible”