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The rain has ruined the first day of Primavera Sound Barcelona, which started on Wednesday, with the opening concerts. At 8:45 p.m. this Thursday, just after Ravyn Lenae’s performance ended and Alex G’s concert was about to begin, the festival organization projected a message on the screens of its two main stages warning that the activity was temporarily suspended due to bad weather. It was not until shortly after 11 p.m. that the organization announced that Massive Attack would perform late into the night, two and a half hours later than planned. However, around 1:00 he announced that it was…
Pedro Sánchez currently maintains his confidence in both the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, and the director of the Civil Guard, Mercedes González, despite the enormous political pressure on them, with the PP calling for their resignation, after the publication of a UCO report in which it is noted that the latter had three meetings with Leire Díez, an alleged spy in the pay of the PSOE. The UCO maintains that after these appointments there were movements to hinder the investigations that affected the president’s family, and it does so based on Leire’s own communications. Continue reading
Mr. Lin left to start his own production companies, which generated a run of high-profile projects including “Aladdin,” “Godzilla vs. Kong,” “It” and “The Two Popes.” He was considered for a job overseeing the DC Comics film empire in 2022, helping to elevate his profile as a major executive when Netflix went looking for someone to succeed Mr. Stuber in 2024.After joining the streamer, Mr. Lin recalled some advice Mr. Horn had once given him: Always return phone calls, and always tell the truth. In Hollywood, where artifice is standard and egos are fragile, most operators understand that truth is…
David Sánchez, brother of the President of the Government, denied this Thursday before the court trying him for the alleged irregularities in the awarding of positions in the Badajoz Provincial Council to him in 2017 and to a friend of his in 2023 that he had the capacity to “influence anything.” Sánchez, whose statement only lasted 10 minutes when answering only the questions of his defense lawyer, has highlighted the work he did to face the accusations of absenteeism from work that the popular accusations use as an indication against him in the accusations of influence peddling and prevarication for…
The trial for the alleged irregularities in the hiring of David Sánchez, brother of the President of the Government, in the Badajoz Provincial Council reaches one of the climaxes with the statement of Sánchez and Miguel Ángel Gallardo, president of the Provincial Council at that time. Gallardo has denied that Pedro Sánchez ever contacted him about the position that was finally awarded to his brother. At that time “I wasn’t even aware that I had siblings,” Gallardo said. Previously, in a short interrogation, David Sánchez denied that he had the capacity to hire his friend Luis Carrero when a position…
Free snacks, canteen subsidies, company parties – all of this has tax pitfalls. Which rules apply, where the exemption limits are and how HR and Payroll avoid typical mistakes. Butter pretzels for a meeting or mozzarella sticks for a meeting: If an employer gives snacks to teams or the entire workforce, the employees usually like it. At the same time, a sense of proportion is required here: When providing meals to employees free of charge or at a reduced price, all sorts of tax and social security regulations must be taken into account in Germany. This is because the legislature…
In a flash, the striking teachers camped in the Plaza de la Virgen de Valenca to demand that the Consell negotiate their demands have raised their more than 70 tents in the center of the agora and have placed them on the sides of the public space, without losing sight of the Palau de la Generalitat. The teachers’ assembly decided this Wednesday around 9:30 p.m. to clear the center of the square so as not to interfere with the celebrations of the city’s popular Corpus Christi festival, which is 700 years old. Continue reading
The USA wants to cooperate again with the global vaccination alliance Gavi. The WHO is pleased with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision. In doing so, he is opposing a cabinet colleague who is very skeptical about vaccinations.
Tonight Jaume Subirós received the National Award for Traditional Gastronomy for his work at the helm of the Motel de Figueres, a reference restaurant for Catalan cuisine that has remained faithful to its origins with excellence since 1961. At the same annual gala of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition (ACGN), Raül Balam Ruscalleda, who currently heads the kitchen at the Moments restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, won the National Gastronomy Award of Author. At a gala at the Pedralbes Palace, there have been more recognitions for Patricia Sierra, from Granja Elena, with the Head of Room Award;…
Through various forms of employee listening, HR can now learn a lot about the mood and needs of employees. But there is often a gap between knowledge and concrete further work with the information. This is the result of the study “State of HR in Germany 2026” by the German Society for Personnel Management (DGFP) and the analysis and consulting company Gallup. The study authors describe this problem as a so-called “action gap”. HR departments identify problems, seek feedback, and collect more and more data, but often fail to translate it into actual decisions or actions. How can this be…