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After nine thirty in the morning, businessman Víctor de Aldama arrived at the Supreme Court this Monday with a black folder under his arm. He entered the judicial headquarters without making statements, prepared for three hours of exhaustive interrogation where he once again shot at the former all-powerful minister within the Government and the PSOE: the investigated José Luis Ábalos.But Aldama not only incriminated Ábalos and his former advisor Koldo Garc Become Premium from €1 the first month Take advantage of this limited time offer and access all web content I love you Aldama places Ábalos and Koldo as collectors…

The Union and the SPD both promise tax relief. According to economists’ calculations, this could mean relief of up to 100 billion euros. A table shows which taxes would receive the greatest relief. But there are doubts about its financial feasibility. Tax plans: This is how much the promises of the SPD and CDU bring

New look, new roles: After saying goodbye to James Bond, Daniel Craig is enjoying professional diversity. He emphasizes that this should not be understood as a personal reinvention or even a departure from 007. British actor and former James Bond actor Daniel Craig has no desire to leave his image as 007 behind. The British media’s claim that he has reinvented himself after leaving the role of the secret agent because of his changed appearance and new films is wrong. “I wouldn’t know how to do that,” Craig told the dpa news agency in London. “I just improvise, do everything step…

A devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu’s main island, Efate, severely damaging Port Vila and crushing the ground floor of a building containing US and French embassies. Casualties and extensive destruction were reported, including visible bodies in the streets, as per the US Geological Survey and eyewitness accounts. Powerful earthquake hits Pacific island of Vanuatu, bodies seen in street

At least one person was killed after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Vanuatu’s coast on Tuesday, causing damage in the capital, Port Vila, leaving at least one dead. The jolt was followed by a magnitude 5.5 aftershock near the same location. Michael Thompson, a resident, told AFP that the ground floor of a building housing the US, French and other embassies had been crushed under higher floors. “That no longer exists. It is just completely flat. The top three floors are still holding but they have dropped,” Thompson said. “If there was anyone in there at the time, then…

We are all the same.” Kate writes it down on a piece of paper with disarming innocence, while drawing leaning against the kitchen table. For her, who is just eight years old, having two mothers is not at all unusual. And neither is the fact that, just over two years ago, he addressed one of the two with the nickname “dad”. “Before we were husband and wife, now we are two wives and we love each other. And our children call us mothers” https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/12/17/news/modern_family_marito_moglie_transizione_mamme-423891142/?rss

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will visit Mayotte in the coming days in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido that has ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, causing major damage in its path, with hundreds feared dead. ADVERTISEMENTFrench President Emmanuel Macron says he will soon visit Mayotte in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido that has slammed the French overseas territory.The French president gathered key government officials for an emergency meeting at the French Interior Ministry’s crisis centre, to discuss an action plan for the devastated island, hit by the worst storm in almost a century.In a post on social…

The EU has issued an updated list of airlines considered unsafe and banned from flying in the EU. The latest update adds Air Tanzania to the list due to safety concerns identified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, while suspensions previously imposed on Pakistan International Airlines were lifted.  Currently, 129 airlines are banned from EU skies: 100 airlines certified in 15 countries, due to inadequate safety oversight by their national aviation authorities 22 airlines certified in Russia, as well as 7 airlines from other countries, based on serious safety deficiencies EU’s commitment to safe flying Flying is one of…

  The steps that are being taken by the Department for the Economy to design a new renewable electricity support scheme for Northern Ireland have been welcomed by all in the industry. This scheme will encourage investment in renewables and it is hoped that it will be the key driver in achieving the 80% by 2030 renewable electricity consumption target set out in the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022. But the electricity licence exemptions regime must also now be updated to reflect the modern technologies used in the electricity industry if we are to ensure that investment in renewables…

Trafficking of children is increasing in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, according to a global report, which also shows at least one person has been trafficked into Ireland for illegal removal of their organs.In the three years between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2023, 140 victims of human trafficking have been detected in Ireland, including at least 10 children. The breakdown reveals there are 77 people brought into Ireland for sexual exploitation and 50 for forced labour.The statistics are contained in the 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, published by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.“Child…