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Just over a month ago, coinciding with the start of the conflict, the board of directors of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) assessed the impact of the Middle East war on drug supply. It did not detect major disruptions, but it did warn that the persistence of logistical difficulties could increase the risk of shortages. The pharmaceutical sector sees the probability of shortages of ingredients, medicines, or medical devices becoming increasingly likely.

One of the areas where artificial intelligence performs worst is the real world. Until now, AI systems have offered performance capable of surpassing humans in the digital environment, such as in chess or certain video games, but the physical world is a complex challenge where perception, planning, and millisecond speed must be combined. That’s why there are so few robots that compete well in human physical sports. Until now. Nature magazine publishes research on Sony’s Ace project, a robotic arm capable of playing table tennis with elite amateur and professional players and, on occasion, beating them.

One more twist. A TikTok content moderator has filed a criminal complaint against Majorel SP Solutions, a subcontractor in Barcelona for the Chinese platform, and against her three direct supervisors at the company for the severe psychiatric damage caused by the job. She earned 1,430 gross euros per month. The complaint includes six documents and a video that accurately describe what moderators should remove and what they should let pass. The bar was set very low.

The Government is moving forward with the education agreement reached with CC.OO. and UGT as it committed, despite the conflict remaining alive in the education sector. The Executive Council approved this Tuesday the increase of the specific salary supplement for all teachers, as reported by the department’s minister, Esther Niubó, via the social network X. And it is expected to be included in teachers’ pay slips in May.

The Ministry of Health has published, through the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS), a technical report concluding “categorically” that there is no scientific evidence to support the efficacy of homeopathy in any pathology, since the efficacy of these products does not exceed that of a placebo in any of the diseases analyzed.

“Killing with a car is very cheap.” This is a phrase repeated by many relatives of traffic victims. Most fatal accidents, even if recklessness is proven, end with sentences of around 4 years in prison. Drivers are tried for crimes against road safety as no intentionality is perceived in deaths on the asphalt. But there are exceptions and sometimes justice “sees reason,” as relatives of those who have lost loved ones on the road would say, and a fatal traffic accident comes to be considered a homicide.

The chairman of Banco Sabadell, Josep Oliu, and the CEO, César González-Bueno, handed over the 32,000 euros raised with the “Aces solidarios” campaign at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Trofeo Conde de Godó, which this year celebrates its 73rd edition and of which the entity is the main sponsor.

When Carlos Alberto helped his wife, Yorladis, climb the last steps of the staircase leading to the attic, the dirty water was ahead of them. With them was Carmen, an elderly woman Yorladis had been caring for for months. On the lower floors of that house, the water level exceeded two and a half meters. In a matter of minutes, the DANA flood violently breached the privacy of thousands of homes like this one.