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A 56-year-old worker died this Thursday in La Ràpita (Tarragona) after falling from the roof of a company where he was carrying out repair work, as reported by the Mossos d’Esquadra. The notice of the accident was received before 8 am and, according to the first information, the surface on which the operator was working had given way, causing him to fall into the void. The Catalan police have received the has begun to investigate the causes.Continue reading
This looks like a standard indie film set — “Hey stop, get off.” But it’s something much different. This is the world of microdramas. Microdramas are soap operas for the phone generation. Low budget, vertical and short. Each episode lasts only about a minute. The storytelling is full of plot twists and cliffhangers. Viewers can watch a few free episodes on social media. Then they’re prompted to download an app and pay to watch the rest. “There’s something about them that just dragged me in.” “Freaky naughty.” “I don’t even watch regular TV anymore.” “They are so bad.” ”It’s going…
More than ten million people were once in Hitler’s party, most of whom kept quiet about it all their lives. Now the member file is online, and with just a few clicks Grandpa or Grandma can be unmasked. What does the new knowledge do to the country?
The Catalan Government has decided to go ahead and have its first budgets approved in a few days. It has not been easy and the path is not yet clear. For this reason, the executive of Salvador Illa has identified the fronts that are holding back the agreement, especially with his partners from Esquerra Republicana. And the conclusion is clear: a budget agreement cannot be reached if the three major crises that Catalonia is currently facing are not closed – or at least unclogged -: the educational fire, the Mossos d’Esquadra and Rodalies.Continue reading
With an extremely narrow majority, the US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh, nominated by President Donald Trump, as the new head of the US Federal Reserve. The decision intensifies the debate over the Fed’s political independence.
Absent from the 2022 Andalusian campaign, the last socialist president of the Junta de Andalucía, Susana Díaz, reappeared this Wednesday in Seville at an electoral event for the Andalusian PSOE in the campaign. It was in their neighborhood, Tardón, and in the Cerámicas Mensaque square, where a hanging with an image of the Virgin of Macarena still stood on a balcony, in a territory of Esperanza de Triana.Continue reading
The Federal Reserve’s board of governors Kevin M. Warsh takes the reins of the Federal Reserve at a critical juncture for the economy, and for the central bank itself.As Fed chair, a role he will soon assume, Mr. Warsh will need to navigate a delicate economic moment, a president who demands lower interest rates and an increasingly divided leadership committee — one whose members will now include Jerome H. Powell, the departing Fed chair.An unusual transitionFor the first time since 1948, a former Fed chair will remain with the central bank past the end of his term. Mr. Powell’s decision…
In just one month, Spain will end the express route that since 2018 has allowed tens of thousands of Venezuelans to regularize their situation almost automatically. As EL PAÍS reported, the Ministry of the Interior has formalized the decision in an internal letter in which it details the legal framework that supports the closure of permits for humanitarian reasons and sets the exact dates of the transition. As of June 12, 2026, these temporary residence authorizations cannot be granted or renewed, regardless of when the application was submitted.Continue reading
Most positions for HR specialists in Germany are not publicly advertised by Volkswagen, Deutsche Telekom or another DAX group, but by personnel service providers such as temporary employment agencies, personnel consultancies and placement agencies. Between January and March of this year, almost every second HR position was published by them. But the decline in jobs is also evident among external recruiting professionals: In the first quarter of 2026, personnel service providers – which dominate the HR job market as external advertisers – placed almost a quarter fewer HR advertisements than in the first three months of last year – 7,479…
In the midst of his government’s fight for survival, British Health Minister Streeting reportedly wants to challenge Prime Minister Starmer. He is already said to be preparing to resign in order to run for party leadership.