Israel came close to victory in the world’s most important music contest, boosted by massive popular vote that contrasts with its weakened external image. Neither the thousands of protests against the genocide in Gaza, nor the boycott by five countries — Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Iceland — managed to take away the second place in Eurovision from the Israeli Noam Bettan.
The person who is admitted for observation in the isolation unit of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona for being identified as a contact of a hantavirus case has tested negative in the second PCR test, the Department of Health of the Generalitat of Catalonia reported in a statement this Saturday night.
Ultra fast fashion, the ephemeral fashion that generates textile waste at dizzying speeds, is also conquering markets in developing countries. The result of this global production model designed for use and discard is the saturation of destination markets, and for this reason, it is closing the doors to the export of second-hand garments selectively collected here.
Florentino Pérez’s sexist words towards two female journalists
The Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Esther Niubó, speaks with La Vanguardia one day after chairing the meeting between her department and the unions that have been holding a standoff in the streets for two months. Niubó defends the agreement, claiming that never before had 2 billion euros been put on the table for educational improvements. She believes there is room for agreements within it and assures that the Government will not leave the table until it is achieved.
Maldivian authorities carried out a high-risk search on Friday to recover the bodies of four Italian divers who died in a diving accident in a deep underwater cave the previous day. The body of a fifth diver was recovered on Thursday, according to local authorities.
The cruise ship Ambition, affected by an outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by a norovirus, will dock this Saturday at the port of A Coruña with thirty active cases on board, according to Port sources. Afterwards, it will depart for Gijón.
The teachers’ conflict is getting on track. The street protests continue and the risks of not reaching an agreement remain, but the truth is that the administration and unions have sat down together at a table again and have agreed to meet again next Tuesday.
Five Italian divers have died in the Maldives. The news, initially reported by local media, was later confirmed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The circumstances of the tragedy are not yet entirely clear, but according to initial reconstructions, the group was participating in a dive to explore several caves at a depth of 50 meters near the Vaavu Atoll.
“This is the cross I have been given” or “marriage is a lottery and it is for life.” These phrases, still repeated today by older women, reflect one of the less visible realities of sexist violence: resignation and learned helplessness. In this population group, the ‘culture of endurance’ lasts for decades, in many cases within a context of control, humiliation, and abuse normalized by the generational culture to which they belong.
