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France hails victory when Facebook agrees to pay newspapers for content |  France
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France hails victory when Facebook agrees to pay newspapers for content | France

France has celebrated a victory in its quest for fairer action by tech companies after Facebook struck a deal with a group of national and regional newspapers to pay for content shared by its users.Facebook announced on Thursday a licensing agreement with the APIG alliance of French national and regional newspapers, which includes Le Parisien and Ouest-France, as well as smaller titles. He said this meant that "people on Facebook will be able to continue to upload and share news freely between their communities, while ensuring that the copyrights of our publishing partners are protected."France had been fighting for two years to protect the publishing rights and revenues of its press and news agencies against what it called the dominance of powerful technology companies that share news...
The guardians of the field of Elche
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The guardians of the field of Elche

The event, led by agent María José Aranda, was attended by spokespersons for the Political Groups, members of the Government Team and the Municipal Corporation, pedestrians, authorities of the State security forces and bodies and representatives of the neighborhood, agricultural and livestock associative fabric of the Camp d'Elx. The councilor has said that this security provision was created to achieve greater objective security indexes –that is, to prevent the crimes produced– and, also, subjective in the countryside so that “the inhabitants of the districts and rura...
Delta plus: Will variants of COVID continue to emerge?
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Delta plus: Will variants of COVID continue to emerge?

Last July, British scientists identified a sublineage of the contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 that they have dubbed "Delta plus." A few months later they know that this mutation is spreading through that country, that it is going through a rebound in new infections, and that it has already been found in at least 44 other countries in the world. Will variants of COVID continue to emerge? This is what the experts say. What is known about the Delta plus variant The Delta plus variant, also called AY.4.2, is a mutation of the contagious Delta variant that caused a third wave of the pandemic in virtually the entire world. The health authorities of the United Kingdom, the country where it was first identified, point out that this new variant already constitutes 6% of C...
Will Teide be the next volcano to erupt?
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Will Teide be the next volcano to erupt?

While the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt and no one dares to predict when it will end, the eyes of many are already turning to another volcanic cone that, according to experts, it is still 'alive' and is liable to awaken from its slumber at any time, although at the moment there are no indications that this will happen anytime soon. The Teide, the most famous of all the Spanish volcanoes, is also one of the most potentially destructive due to its characteristics. In fact, scientists have a list of volcanoes to watch closely (actually, they are watched) in Europe: Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei (Italy), Santorini (Greece) and Teide (Spain). It must be taken into account that the island of Tenerife was formed and grew due precisely to the successive...
FIFA knows that the biennial World Cup plan has no evidence to back it up
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FIFA knows that the biennial World Cup plan has no evidence to back it up

So now it appears that FIFA President Gianni Infantino will not push for a vote on a biennial World Cup in December. Which is fine given that he probably would have won the vote but lost the war. With UEFA relentlessly opposed to the proposal and backed by CONMEBOL, whose president Alejandro Domínguez appeared to be in favor in 2019, and another confederation reportedly, there was a serious risk of a breakdown in the world game. And if Brazil, Argentina and the major European nations are on one side, the other side cannot win.Even before the news that Infantino would settle for a meeting and discussions with the leaders of the confederation, the feeling had been one of growing unease for the opposition. "I am sure that on December 20 we will be able to present a common solution," In...
The “Team A”, to the rescue of the dogs of La Palma: “They are well”
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The “Team A”, to the rescue of the dogs of La Palma: “They are well”

"Team A" rescue banner. The disappearance of the hound dogs trapped in two ponds on La Palma surrounded by lava from the volcano has become a mystery that gives to write a whole novel. But let's leave it in a short story for now. On its reconnaissance flights to prepare for rescue, the Galician company Aerocámaras, specialists in drones, noticed the absence of the animals on Wednesday afternoon. Since then speculation and jokes began about the whereabouts of the dogs. ...
Kawhi Leonard’s injury and the domino effect on the rest of the Clippers players
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Kawhi Leonard’s injury and the domino effect on the rest of the Clippers players

The LA Clippers will be without All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard for most of the 2021-22 NBA season as he works toward the recovery of a partially torn ACL he sustained during the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Leonard fell in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals in June, knocking down what was another dominant postseason run. Averaging 30.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game while shooting 57.3 percent from the field and 39.3 percent from 3, there wasn't much hope the Clippers could continue without their superstar. MORE: Latest update on Kawhi's injuryWith his series against the top-seeded Utah Jazz tied at two games apiece, the onus fell on All-Star forward Paul George, among others, to keep his title hopes alive. The Clippers advanced to their first conference final...
Bitcoin: Chivo Wallet turns Salvadorans into millionaires, by mistake
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Bitcoin: Chivo Wallet turns Salvadorans into millionaires, by mistake

Chivo wallet users detected millions of dollars in their accounts, more than getting excited, they are worried about the problems that this application error may represent. Foto: STANLEY ESTRADA / Getty Images El Salvador continues to pay with headaches for its change to bitcoin, as the Chivo virtual wallet, which is an application created by the government to make payments in dollars or in Bitcoin, presented a failure in the operating system that turned many of its users into millionaires overnight, by mistake, published El Salvador.com. This Tuesday a large number of users of the application published on social networks that they detected that they had large amounts of money attached to your accounts that appeared out of nowhere. “...
Is the Gorillas food delivery app the future of Europe’s concert economy?
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Is the Gorillas food delivery app the future of Europe’s concert economy?

As temperatures drop and Berlin's blue summer skies give way to the city's characteristic winter slate, bicycle traffic slows. Although the cold keeps many bike commuters away, a constant stream of color-coded messengers ensures that the bike lanes are not totally disabled.The well-established deep orange and electric turquoise styles of take-out platforms Lieferando and Wolt have recently joined grocery delivery apps Gorillas, in black, and Flink, in shocking pink.Although gorillas may sport the simplest of uniforms, it has caught the attention of cash investors and frustrated critics alike.One of the fastest growing startups in Europe and mired in labor disputes, Gorillas is a potential harbinger of broader changes in the bike delivery industry and the gig economy.The $ 3 Billion Gor...
Britain’s Covid Numbers Show We Must Immediately Move To ‘Plan B’ |  Kit Yates
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Britain’s Covid Numbers Show We Must Immediately Move To ‘Plan B’ | Kit Yates

TOAll the Covid indicators in the UK are going in the wrong direction. They have been for a while. Cases are increasing; Hospitals are feeling the strain from an increasing number of Covid patients, and the number of daily deaths is increasing. At the same time, vaccine delivery is slowing.On Monday we saw almost 50,000 reported cases. Only in 16 days throughout the pandemic have we seen higher numbers. On Wednesday we saw similar numbers. Our seven-day average is more than 45,000 cases per day, and the ONS estimates that one in 60 people is infected, the highest level since January. For comparison, Germany is seeing 165 daily cases per million of its population. In France the figure is just 71 and in Spain 35. The corresponding rate for the UK is more than 650 per million.The c...