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The car industry was looking forward to the Perte VEC 2. Now it has a problem: the elections

2Jun

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The car industry was looking forward to the Perte VEC 2. Now it has a problem: the elections

In April 2021, my colleague Enrique Pérez pointed out all the projects that were expected to invest the 70,000 million euros of the Recovery Plan that arrived from Europe. Of all the variables, the car It formed an essential piece when distributing the money. It must be borne in mind that the automotive industry is key for Spain. According to data from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, this industry represents 10% of Spanish GDP and 18% of its exports. In 2021 it was the ninth country that produced the most vehicles and the second in Europe. With these figures on the table, it was to be expected that part of the European funds would be devoted to modernize our plants of automobiles, with the aim of attracting new investment and maintaining the manufacturers that ...

Russia-Ukraine war live: missiles and drones shot down over Kyiv; Russia claims villages inside its border shelled | Ukraine

2Jun

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Russia-Ukraine war live: missiles and drones shot down over Kyiv; Russia claims villages inside its border shelled | Ukraine

Russian villages shelled, says governor of Bryansk regionTwo villages in Russia’s western Bryansk region have been shelled by Ukrainian forces, setting a house on fire, but no one was injured, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said in a post on the Telegram messaging app on Friday.The villages were Lomakovka and Novaya Pogoshch, Bogomaz said. Neither Reuters nor the Guardian could verify the reported attack on Lomakovka village located close to the border with Ukraine’s Chernihiv region.Russian officials have reported intensified attacks from northern Ukraine and said that on Thursday Ukrainian troops attempted to cross the border into the Belgorod region, the first such incursion.Ukraine denies its military is involved in the incursions and says they are conducted by Russian voluntee...

The United States builds a new spy submarine to control the depths of the ocean

2Jun

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The United States builds a new spy submarine to control the depths of the ocean

The Russian invasion of the Ukraine has set off some alarms and has served to relaunch the arms industry. Many countries made the decision to increase their military budgets and improve their artillery. Drones, tanks, planes and air defense systems are being manufactured in droves for rearmament. But the race for war renewal is also taking place in a less visible place. At the bottom of the sea. And the United States is actively involved. The US Navy is developing a new submarine Virginia classand the estimated budget for this ship, according to a report of the US Congress, is 5,100 million dollars (4,800 million euros). Almost a billion more than what submersibles in this category usually cost. According to the portal 'Naval News', specialized in defense and naval technology, wo...

A judge approves the agreement between Alec Baldwin and the family of Halyna Hutchins

2Jun

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A judge approves the agreement between Alec Baldwin and the family of Halyna Hutchins

Updated Friday, June 2, 2023 - 07:56The financial compensation will go to Andros Hutchins, son of the photography director who was 9 years old when she lost her life.Alec Baldwin in Santa F in 2021.JIM WEBER | PAHealth Alec Baldwin, surgically intervened: "He received a new hip today" Alec Baldwin will be accused of involuntary manslaughter for the shot that killed the cinematographer during a filming A judge for the district of New Mexico (USA) approved this Thursday the conciliation agreement between Alec Baldwin, as a producer of Rustand the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died after being shot during the filming of that film in October 2021.The economic details of this agreement, the ratification of which Los Angeles Timeshave not been disclosed, but it has been ...

Days before Iowa building collapsed, engineers warned it could crumble

2Jun

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Days before Iowa building collapsed, engineers warned it could crumble

Four days before part of an Iowa apartment building collapsed, an engineering firm warned that it appeared at risk of crumbling. Select Structural Engineering said in a letter dated May 24 that large patches of brick “appear ready to fall imminently” and laid out repair recommendations “to keep the entire face of the building from falling away when the bottoms area(s) come loose.” The engineers also warned that “the brick façade is unlikely to be preserved in place, but it can be brought down in a safe, controlled manner.” City officials said Thursday that they didn't order residents to vacate because they relied on the engineering team's assurances that the building was safe.The 116-year-old building in Davenport partially collapsed over the weekend, and three people are still unaccoun...

European leaders meet in Moldova to join forces against Russia

1Jun

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European leaders meet in Moldova to join forces against Russia

European leaders meet in Moldova on Wednesday for a sprawling summit aimed at showing a united front against Russia's war in Ukraine and underlining support for the Eastern European country's ambitions to move closer to the West, while maintaining to Moscow at bay. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has changed the objectives and horizons of the European Union, and the number of members has been reconsidered. For this reason, Emmanuel Macron proposed in Strasbourg the creation of the European Political Community. The French president thus wanted to resemble the idea of François Mitterrand of the creation of a European confederation. "The countries of Central and Eastern Europe must not be virgin lands for ambitious merchants or new protectors," Mitterrand proclaimed in Prague in 1991. The ...

United States avoids suspension of payments

1Jun

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United States avoids suspension of payments

Correspondent Washington Updated Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 06:23Lawmakers have until June 5 to approve the measure in both chambers, the date on which the Treasury Department estimates that the country will exhaust its reserves.Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, in one of the rooms of the capitol where the agreement has been voted on.MANDEL NGANAFPQ&A The keys to the debate on the 'debt ceiling' and the fear of US suspension of payments In the end, the Democratic minority has saved andThe agreement reached by Republican Kevin McCarthy with Joe Biden to avoid a suspension of payments by the United States that would have had a devastating impact on the economies of that country and the world. In total, more Democrats (165) than Republicans (149) have voted in favor of the agreement. ...

1Jun

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Europe

How the debt ceiling deal got done

Right up until the end, the White House was exploring contingency plans in case the high-stakes talks with Republicans to raise the debt ceiling and avert economic disaster collapsed.The White House was considering the unprecedented step of bypassing Congress altogether and invoking the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which states that “the validity of the public debt … shall not be questioned.” President Joe Biden worried that there wasn’t enough time for the inevitable court challenge to play out if he went down that road. But he took the idea seriously — so seriously that the White House counsel’s office consulted at least two outside legal experts about the 14th Amendment just days before the deal was announced, people familiar with the matter said. A lead House negotiator in the sho...

JPMorgan CEO Dimon says Epstein could have been booted

1Jun

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JPMorgan CEO Dimon says Epstein could have been booted

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon looks on during the inauguration of the new French headquarters of US' JP Morgan bank on June 29, 2021 in Paris.Michel Euler | AFP | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testified last week that top bank executive Mary Erdoes and the firm's then-head lawyer had the authority to boot sex predator Jeffrey Epstein as a customer well before Erdoes finally took that step in 2013.Questions by lawyers to Dimon at his deposition Friday for two lawsuits against JPMorgan underscore that Erdoes and the lawyer, former JPMorgan general counsel Stephen Cutler, were aware of claims Epstein had preyed on young women while a client of the bank for years.Erdoes in her own deposition, taken previously, admitted that she as early as 2006 was aware that Epstein was accused...

31May

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Europe

Anarkali Suits: Reigniting the Glamor of the Mughal Era

The Origin and History of Anarkali Suits There you go adorning another beautiful anarkali dress for a traditional Indian event. But have you ever wondered about the origins and history of this fabulous piece of outfit? The suits source its name from the fictional Anarkali, a courtesan in the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar. She was famous for her exceptional beauty de ella, which is apparent from her name de ella, which means 'blossoming pomegranate.' Legend says that she was murdered for her de ella's illegitimate relationship with the crown prince Salim, who later adopted the name 'Jahangir.' Even though their love story had a tragic ending, their love lives on centuries later as the ever-growing love for anarkalis. It is said that women wore this dazzling floor-length gown...