Author: Frank Deux

Frank Deux is an editor at the French news desk for WTX news.

“Count on me for anything. Do you have a relative on the waiting list at the hospital? Come to me! Any procedure that is not progressing? The same! And if I don’t open the door for you, kick it down!” With this uninhibited declaration of principles, José Luis Baltar Pumar presented himself to his neighbors when in 1990 he became president of the Ourense Provincial Council. The offer worked for him. He held the position…

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Updated Thursday, December 12, 2024 – 00:16Videos starring famous rappers and girls in bikinis, the best stands at fairs on the medical cannabis business, (impossible) returns of 65% for any investorand even trailers with the company logo touring Europe… But Juicy Fields, the company that promised millionaire returns to 186,000 people around the world by investing in legal hemp crops – with Spain among the most affected countries Become Premium from €1 the first month…

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What impact will the fall of Bashar al-Assad have on ongoing proceedings in France against former Syrian regime officials? According to the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT), which is also responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, “24 proceedings concerning crimes attributed to the [Syrian] regime or its affiliated forces, such as militias, like the National Defense Forces,” were listed in France as of December 1. Not all these procedures were launched following…

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Béatrice Zavarro was sworn in in 1996 and still wears the same dress, doing what she can to mend her worn-in collar or patched fabric after 28 years of service. She is nearing the end of a trial of a lifetime: that of the dozens of men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was unconscious. Zavarro is defending Dominique Pelicot, the husband who drugged his wife and invited the strangers into their bedroom to…

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The fines continue to arrive for concerts at the Santiago Bernabéu. This time it was Manuel Carrasco’s turn. During his interview at The Revolt issued this Wednesday night, the singer has shown three fines from the Madrid City Council “for exceeding the noise levels permitted at the Santiago Bernabéu.” David Broncano, the presenter, has read them to the audience. The first is 144,000 euros, the second is 126,000 and the third is 129,000. Together they…

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Felipe VI reminds Sánchez and Meloni that the relationship “flourishes with governments”  The first day of the King and Queen’s State visit to Italy was a work in progress for weeks. The Royal Family and the Italian Government wanted to emphasise the importance of this visit by the Head of State and his wife to a country that is not simply one more on the list of trips of the first Spanish institution. This was…

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Judge Santiago Pedraz entering the headquarters of the National Court, last February.Juan Carlos Hidalgo (EFE)Santiago Pedraz, the judge of the National Court investigating one of the sons of the president of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema for kidnapping and torture of four opponents, has refused to extend to Interpol the evidence obtained during the three years of judicial investigation, evidence that this organization claims to process the international arrest warrants (OID) issued by its court…

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“Turull has described the pact of a motion of censure with the PP as ‘fantasy’ and that is a reasonable statement, but there are indirect ways” Read The siege of Sánchez

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In November, the Valencia Provincial Council elected Marcial Díaz as manager of the Provincial Firefighters Consortium. It has not been even a year since the Valencia Court ratified a conviction against him and three others convicted of profiting from aid to the countryside between 2009 and 2013 by falsifying invoices to justify the destination of said subsidies. The appointment comes at a time of reconstruction of the areas affected by dana. Díaz and three other…

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The Royal Family, which denies disagreements with the Executive, assumes the decision that the Kings will not travel to Paris after learning of the unrest in Foreign Affairs. Spain’s institutional absence on Saturday at the reopening of Notre Dame puts the spotlight back on the relationship between the Government and the Royal Family. The non-attendance of the King and Queen and the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, invited to the event, has moved the tectonic…

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International diplomats reacted cautiously Monday to the prospect of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group taking control in Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. HTS has its roots in the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda and is proscribed as a “terrorist” organisation by Western governments. Aaron Y. Zelin, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, says that HTS’ governance in Idlib was not a “liberal democracy by any stretch of…

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France’s largest internet operator Orange was, on Tuesday, December 10, slapped with a €50 million ($53 million) fine for sending unsolicited adverts resembling emails to customers. Orange is the successor to France’s monopoly telephone operator and remains the leading telecommunications firm, with a popular email service. “Internet access and email service provider Orange used its email service to introduce advertisements” that resembled emails in customers’ message feeds, said Louis Dutheillet de Lamothe, deputy head of…

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An Argentine court, on Tuesday, December 10, dismissed rape charges against two French international rugby players accused of assaulting a woman after a match in the country in July. A judge in Mendoza dismissed the case on the advice of the prosecution, which called for the charges to be dropped over inconsistencies in the woman’s version of events.

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The clash between the Community and the Madrid City Council (PP) with the Government of Spain (PSOE and Sumar) will experience a rare truce this Wednesday: the regional executive will give the green light to sign with the Ministry of Universities the María Goyri Program, which will finance 1,091 teaching positions thanks to an investment shared by the State (169.8 million, 60%) and Madrid (112.3).

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The general director of the NGO demands that school cafeterias be free “to fight against childhood inequality” At the beginning of this school year, the NGO Educo staged a protest in front of several schools with empty fridges to demand that all children have free access to the school canteen. Its general director, Pilar Orenes, demands that the next General State Budget include a budget of 468 million euros to reinforce scholarships as a previous…

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A French prosecutor demanded the filmmaker Christophe Ruggia be put under house arrest for two years over sexually assaulting an actor when she was a child on Tuesday, December 10. Actress Adèle Haaenel, his accuser, stormed out of the landmark trial after he denied the abuse. Haenel, 35, has accused Ruggia, 59, of assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was between 12 and 14 and he was in his late 30s, allegations he…

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The guarantee committee of Más Madrid has decided to annul the decision of the party leadership to dismiss Loreto Arenillas as a member of the party’s Regional Table as a result of the Iñigo Errejón case, according to a resolution of December 10 to which EL PAÍS has had access. A decision that the management accepts, since it understands that, in reality, it had never been dismissed from that conclave. Arenillas, in any case, remains…

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43% of workers present mismatches between what they studied and the training they need for their job.  In the last decade, the number of Spanish university graduates has skyrocketed. But the fact that more people are going to university does not mean that they know more than before. The average reading performance of university graduates today is 271 points, 10 less than 10 years ago. This result is one of the lowest in developed countries.…

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European Countries Halt Syrian Asylum Applications After Assad’s Fall EU

European Countries Halt Syrian Asylum Applications After Assad’s Fall Several European countries, including Austria, Britain, Germany, Sweden, and Norway, announced on Monday the suspension of Syrian asylum applications. The decision comes in the wake of rebels overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia after 13 years of civil war. This move impacts tens of thousands of pending claims and reflects the rapidly evolving political landscape in Syria. It also highlights the influence of resurgent…

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The agreement that germinated in Brussels, flourishes in Switzerland but withers in Madrid, according to Junts. Carles Puigdemont assures that the terms of the pact that, 13 months ago, he himself negotiated in the Belgian capital with emissaries of the PSOE do not progress adequately because they run aground when they reach the Government’s table. In the press conference he offered this Monday to take stock of that commitment, the president of Junts per Catalunya…

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