2023-08-24 INTERNATIONAL
Turkish Dardanelles Strait Closed Amidst Wildfires; Greece Battles Multiple Blazes
Turkey has closed the Dardanelles Strait, the only access for ships to the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea due to the advance of the fires, while Greece continues to fight against the advance of the flames in various parts of the north of the country, where the authorities They found yesterday 27 c ...
2023-08-24 ECONOMY
Zara Among Top 100 Valuable Brands Globally, Led by Apple and Google
Zara, the flagship of the Inditex Group, is the only Spanish brand present among the 100 most valuable brands in the world, according to the Kantar BrandZ Global 2023 ranking.
Specifically, the Spanish fashion brand is ranked 94th in this classification with a brand valuation of 18,395 million do ...
2023-08-24 ECONOMY
Rise of Restaurants and Bars Despite Home Delivery Boom
Home delivery saved the activity of many businesses, bars and restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic, so much so that there were those who feared, in an apocalyptic way, that the new normality would do without many of these places and the bars where they can share beers and tapas with the frien ...
2023-08-24 ECONOMY
Collision Between Tanker and Oil Tanker in Suez Canal Amidst Drought
A tanker and an oil tanker have suffered a slight collision in the Suez Canal, where transit has been interrupted, although the authority that manages it expected navigation to return to normal in a matter of "hours" and, according to Reuters, traffic has already been restored.
The accident coinc ...
2023-08-23 INTERNATIONAL
BRICS Countries Seek Equal Footing in Global Arena: Shaping the New Bipolar Order
The BRICS no longer want to show themselves to the world as five developing countries, but want to be on an equal footing with the United States and the European Union.
And it is that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa ask that they be taken ...
2023-08-23 INTERNATIONAL
Suez Canal Traffic Suspended Briefly After Collision Between Tankers
A "slight collision" between a tanker and an oil tanker in the Suez Canal caused the suspension of traffic for several hours on the important maritime route, which has not yet recovered its regular traffic, which, according to the managing authority of the route, "It will resume ...
2023-08-23 ECONOMY
Navigating the Rising Costs of Back-to-School Expenses
The slope in January is always steep, but the one in September has little to envy. At least for families with school-age children. Textbooks, uniforms or clothes to go to class, school supplies, didactic, electronic devices.
Resuming the academic year always puts a lot of pressure on household ec ...
2023-08-23 ECONOMY
Arm’s Listing Premiere on Nasdaq Raises Concerns Amid China Exposure
Arm, SoftBank's chip subsidiary, has gone in a few hours from presenting its listing brochure on the Nasdaq in New York as the largest stock market exit since 2021 to putting its premiere on the table due to the doubts that it has aroused among qualified investors due to their exposure to China.
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2023-08-23 ECONOMY
Overload Incident at Transformation Center Reveals Illegal Connections in Murillo Neighborhood
A transformation center located in the Murillo neighborhood in Polígono Sur suffered an overload at dawn on August 19 due to illegal and fraudulent connections to the network.
As Endesa explained in a statement, the area has 10 times more power than contracted, "especially due to marijuana planta ...
2023-08-23 ECONOMY
Catalan Government Designates 140 Municipalities as Stressed Rental Market Areas
The Department of Territory of the Generalitat sent to the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, to give its green light "as soon as possible", the declaration of 140 Catalan municipalities as areas of stressed residential market in which it will be possible according to the new law to l ...
2023-08-23 ECONOMY
Rising Food Prices: Impact of Climate Crisis on Agricultural Produce
To buy olive oil or not to buy? That may be the question in the coming months, when the liter reaches 10 euros, an unprecedented barrier on the supermarket shelves, where the virgin olive oil is already seen at 9.90.
But it is not only oil, but also mus ...
2023-08-23 INTERNATIONAL
EU Defense Ministers to Discuss Role of SatCen in Addressing Security Challenges
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, will chair the second meeting of the ministerial board of the European Union Satellite Center (SatCen) on August 29 at the Torrejón de Ardoz military base in Madrid.
2023-08-23 INTERNATIONAL
Dismissal of Russian Military General Surovikin Sparks Speculation
The mutiny against the upper echelons of the Russian Government at the hands of the Wagner mercenary group last June has left many unknowns.
Despite the fact that the Kremlin was able to control it less than two days after the uprising began, several Ru ...
2023-08-23 INTERNATIONAL
UN Report Reveals Disturbing Human Rights Situation under Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
The Taliban regime has carried out at least 218 extrajudicial executions since it came to power on August 15, 2021, according to a report by the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which points to officials and members of the security forces as the main victims. linked to the old ...
2023-08-23 INTERNATIONAL
Tropical Storm Harold Makes Landfall in Texas, Bringing Heavy Rains and Winds
Tropical storm Harold, which has formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, has already made landfall on Padre Island, in Texas, United States, with winds of 85 kilometers per hour and waiting for rain to occur torrential at various points, as reported by the US National Hurri ...
2023-08-23 INTERNATIONAL
Escalating Violence in Arab Community of Israel Claims More Lives
The violence that has shaken the Arab community in Israel for months has claimed another four deaths on Tuesday, victims of a shooting unleashed in the vicinity of the city of Abu Snan, according to local authorities, who already account for more than 150 deaths. since the begin ...
2023-08-22 INTERNATIONAL
British Nurse Found Guilty of Serial Baby Murders: Shocking Revelations Emerge
The story of the British nurse turned into one of the worst serial killers could be more shocking than thought. Lucy Letby, 33, was found guilty last Friday of the murder of seven babies and of having tried with another six in a hospital in Chester (north-west England) between 2 ...
2023-08-22 SPAIN
Spain’s Political Landscape Tense Ahead of Investiture Decision
Felipe VI's consultations with the different political forces are advancing, but some do not want to show all their cards and others admit they are unable to clear up the question of whether or not there will be an investiture session next week.
Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo will attend ...
2023-08-22 SPAIN
Spain’s Sweltering Heat Wave Persists: 42-Degree Temperatures, Multiple Alerts
Except for the Bay of Biscay and the southeastern coast, the heat wave that is plaguing Spain will keep the country on alert for another day with values of up to 42 degrees and 14 communities under warning, of which 10 are in orange (significant risk), especially the northeast and the western fringe ...
2023-08-22 INTERNATIONAL
Trump’s Legal Woes Escalate: Facing Charges for Election Interference and More
The former president of the United States Donald Trump (2017-2021) confirmed this Monday in a message on social networks that this coming Thursday he will hand himself over to the authorities in the state of Georgia, where he is accused of allegedly trying to reverse the results ...
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