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Barcelona defender Mapi Leon responds to allegations Espanyol have accused Barcelona and Spain defender Mapi Leon of ‘violating the privacy’ of their player Daniela Caracas during a match. The alleged incident took place in the 15th minute of Sunday’s Catalan derby between the two rivals. Footage shows Leon coming into contact with Caracas during a set piece. Leon then appears to touch Caracas in the groin area. Leon has since denied ‘violating’ her rival, insisting in a statement she touched Caracas’ leg. Espanyol released a statement to express their ‘total discontent and condemnation’ following the incident. ‘During the match, Barca…

Ben White could make his return from injury this weekend with Bukayo Saka also stepping up his recovery during Arsenal’s mid-season training camp in Dubai. The Gunners defender underwent knee surgery in November having struggled with a number of knocks earlier in the 2024-25 campaign. White has missed his side’s last 21 games with summer signing Jurrien Timber taking up his role at right-back for much of his absence. The former Brighton star was part of the group that travelled out to Dubai for six days with Mikel Arteta hopeful the trip can provide the same mental and physical boost…

Two private jets collided at Scottsdale Airport’s runway in the US southwestern state of Arizona on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring others, officials said. “A Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona around 2:45 p.m. local time Monday, Feb. 10 (2145 GMT),” the US Federal Aviation Administration said. At least four other people were injured in the crash, according to Scottsdale Fire Department Capt. Dave Folio. The FAA added that the number of people on board the colliding jets was…

Invasive snakes breeding in the wild in at least three UK regions crawl up walls and into attics to survive, researchers said. Aesculapian snakes, which can grow to over 7ft long, originally escaped from captivity, but are now surviving on their own using warm corners made by humans. Researchers tracked 13 males and eight females between 2021 and 2022 to find out how they were surviving in a climate previously thought to be too cold for them. They found out they relied on ‘human habitats’ – such as your house. Researchers said in their paper: ‘We observed Aesculapian snakes actively…

On the opening day of an AI summit in Paris co-hosted by India, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday a European AI strategy would be unveiled the following day at the event. He declared that France was in the race for artificial intelligence development and called on attendees to choose Europe — broadly seen as lagging far behind the US and China in the sector — for their business needs. Speaking in English, he said “we will adopt the Notre Dame de Paris strategy” on AI projects that saw France rebuild the renowned cathedral in just five years after a devastating…

A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found a decade ago. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejected the offer in a post on X. Musk attorney Marc Toberoff said he submitted the bid to OpenAI’s board of directors, according to the Journal. “No thank you, but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want,” OpenAI chief Sam Altman wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, apparently responding to the offer. Musk, who bought X under…

Suspect in Salman Rushdie knife attack goes on trial in upstate New York that has permanently disfigured the author. Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed the controversial writer Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a New York lecture. During the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author. The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty on Thursday to attempted murder and assault charges. Why was Salman Rushdie targeted? Prosecutor District Attorney Jason Schmidt told how Rushdie, who has faced death threats since the release of…

Farmers take over London and bring central London to a standstill. The British farmers protest London convoy is causing havoc in London today. Hooting and horning all the way down the A4 to Westminster. Farmers take over London Central london is gridlocked and earlier the A4 was moving at a snail’s pace between the Hammersmith flyover and Kensington. The Locals in Chiswick stood by the roads cheering the farmers on. The farmers have parked up their tractors along Whitehall, with the stretch of vehicles going back as far as Trafalgar Square. Four tanks have also been spotted at the protest.…

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The lack of professionals and labor costs and the price of energy is killing the economy.  Entrepreneurs maintain the perception of global risk for this first semester of 2025 at the same levels as in the last six months of 2024, while a worsening is noted in the case of Spain. Specifically, 51.4% consider that it will remain in Aragon, while 29.4% points to improvement, which represents 1.4 percentage points more in relation to the previous semester. Only 19.3% believe that there will be a worsening, a percentage that drops from 23.4% of the last six months of 2024. In…