Isabel Diaz Ayuso reaffirms her leadership, Iglesias quits politics

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Isabel Diaz Ayuso's PP has obtained an overwhelming victory in Madrid Community government elections thanks to the grouping of the right-wing vote due to the collapse of Ciudadanos, a result that is a clear warning to Pedro Sanchez's government, although the PSOE defends that it is still an...
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VP Iglesias steps out and runs for Madrid Government

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Pablo Iglesias, former second vice-president from the Spanish Government, and leader of Unidas Podemos announced on...

Withdraw of the third-grade freedom regime to the imprisoned politicians

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The penitentiary surveillance court number 5 of Catalonia has withdrawn the third penitentiary degree to the seven...
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Political balance is broken at Madrid government

The Bureau of Assembly of the Madrid Community has admitted the two motions of censure presented this morning by PSOE and...
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The farce and the pose in Pablo Hasel

The conviction sentence of Pablo Hasel has become a powerful speaker. Days after his arrest, newspapers around the world...
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Shouldn't Riera offer his house to squatters?

I love anti-system people like Carles Riera, MP and leader of the CUP. They are the strongest proof that capitalism has...
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EU Stability and Growth Pact under scrutiny

One year has passed. And two more could follow: In March 2020, the EU Commission and member states suspended the Stability...

Business »

Spanish Massive Consumers changes of habits

The Spanish consumer has changed remarkably their shopping habits since the beginning of the COVID pandemia. The journal...

Facebook wants to lift block on media content

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The Australian government has reached an agreement with Facebook in the dispute over media content on the platform. The...
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How Tiktok wants to better protect minors

The new year could have started better for Tiktok. At the end of January, a ten-year-old girl who had taken part in a...
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German companies lagging digital peers

It's hard to imagine a typical workday in Germany without digital technologies from abroad. Video chats via Microsoft...

German exports slump sharply

The Corona crisis tore deep holes in the German export balance last year. Exports of goods slumped by 9.3 percent compared...

Berlin remains top business location despite pandemic

The pandemic has Berlin in its grip - but the city remains an important part of German life. Last year, the state-owned...

Science »

Mathematical modelling could reduce infection rates

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A quick scan of the cell phone display and the long-awaited entrance to a movie theater, a concert, a handball hall, or...

Climate fight looks to CO2 storage

On the roof of the waste incineration plant in Hinwil near Zurich, the air is as low in carbon dioxide as it was before...
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Artificial snow to preserve glaciers

Felix Keller is visibly excited. He doesn't seem to mind the double-digit temperatures at 2100 meters above sea level at...
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Mystery solved: The origins of flying dinosaurs

Fossils of pterosaurs, the earliest reptiles to evolve powered flight, were unearthed in the 19th Century but their...

Antibiotic shows antiviral potential

Researchers at Yale have discovered that a type of antibiotic surprisingly displays antiviral properties in...
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Do Animals Have Supernatural powers?

Credit: Wikipedia, Kallerna, Creative Commons In my book titled : "Exact Lies of Social Engineering - The Silent...

Arts »

Britain's Busiest Airport back to telly

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Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport returns to UK screens for its seventh series on Wednesday 10th March. Set against...

Adam and Eve - by Masaaki Hasegawa

This project aims to improve the social status of LGBT, especially female couples in the world, as many campaigns and...

Mantranima: Mantras and Kirtan Music at Sitges

Mantranima is a kirtan band from Sitges, Barcelona. Described as "mantras with a Mediterranean touch," the duo plays...

Artist showcases Europe's largest calligraphy work

Video: Masaaki Hasegawa at the Museo Zapadores in Madrid (source: Mask Movement) As part of his project "Connect People...
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The Meerkats are back in Town

Munich Zoo (Tierpark Hellabrunn) proudly presents their new inhabitants - three male and one female meerkat that moved in...
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Top 10 Sledging Hills for Kids in Munich

If you're looking for a sledging opportunity in Munich where you can easily take your kids without much fuss, here are...

Health »

Vaccination wave rolling towards Germany despite vaccination backlog

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In Germany, there is currently a vaccination backlog, many people who have been vaccinated refuse an offer of vaccination...

Nasal swab tests now approved

In Germany, people can now test themselves for the coronavirus. The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices...
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Each vaccine has its merits and they all work

Reports from the scientific community often meant bad news in the Corona year: Warnings, steep curves, mutated viruses....
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Astra-Zeneca may produce less than promised in second quarter

The Swedish-British pharmaceutical company Astra-Zeneca is facing repeated production bottlenecks. The company, which is...
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First special approval for Corona self-tests

The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices has granted the first three special approvals for Corona tests for...

German Corona infection rates continue downward trend

Health authorities in Germany reported 4369 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In...

Travel »

A Travel Guide to Rome

Rome, Italy is a popular holiday destination. With over 4.2 million visitors each year, it's easy to get lost in the...

Top 5 Places to Visit in Germany

Settled in the very heart of Europe, Germany is the seventh largest country and the second most populated in the Old...

Japan Travel Guide: Nara

In preparation for Japan 2020, we take a look at various elements of Japanese life and culture, as well as travel tips,...

Creating your own 'Thrilla in Manila' when travelling to the Philippines

Back in October 1975, the third and final bout between boxing legends Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier took place in the...

Festivals to attend in 2017

Festivals are awesome as you get to meet a lot of people and learn different things. Some festivals are held at the...
Munich on a budget

Munich on a budget

Many budget travellers find Munich a tricky place to visit, as the average prices are higher here than elsewhere in...

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Barcelona, a step backward

I could start with the pandemic parenthesis that is hitting us at the moment. I could unleash indignation in the face of...

The forgotten ones

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I saw her through the glass. It's true that I passed by very quickly, engrossed in my thoughts, but her simple and...
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Fly little pigeon - The migrant generation

Immigration, a key element in the 20th-century working-class context of an underdeveloped world, persists to this day...
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The new Parlament

This week the bankrupt investiture of Pere Aragones brought the new Catalan Parliament to the fore. I refer to this...
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Searching the perspective of a future

"Speaking without perspective is like looking through a keyhole. You see the other side, but only halfway". One year on...
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Do androids dream with electric sheeps?

It is not so disturbing that robots resemble human beings; the scary thing is that it is the other way around. Perfect...