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Spain’s TSO defends itself against blackout blame game
Smart Energy International
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July 2, 2025
Corredor and Merino. Image courtesy Redeia Redeia’s president Beatriz Corredor has defended the actions of the Spanish grid operator during the April blackout “before, during, and after the incident”. Corredor spoke during a shareholder meeting,...
Spain, France report 2 deaths each as heat wave bakes Europe
Sabah
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July 2, 2025
A deadly heatwave sweeping Europe has killed two people in Spain and two in France and forced the shutdown of a nuclear reactor in Switzerland, officials said. With scorching temperatures again Wednesday, Spanish officials said a wildfire in...
Spanish frigate captain on defending British carrier: ‘Our navies are learning to integrate’
Olive Press
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July 2, 2025
A SPANISH naval captain has revealed how his frigate is tasked with protecting Britain’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier from attack whilst sailing through the Indo-Pacific. Captain Jaime Muñoz-Delgado Pérez, commanding the frigate Méndez...
The Arab apocalypse
Eurozine
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Historians are generally wary of commemorations – fireworks that dazzle the eye only to fade in the same instant. But they are also aware that ‘round number anniversaries’ can provide a unique opportunity to think about contemporary societies in...
Xabi Alonso hints at big things for one Real Madrid star: “It’s time”
AS
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July 5, 2025
Real Madrid has already arrived in New Jersey, accompanied by its manager, Xabi Alonso. In the lead-up to this Saturday’s Club World Cup quarterfinal against Borussia Dortmund at MetLife Stadium (4pm ET), the Basque coach made his customary...
The diplomacy of art: Bayeux tapestry loan shows cultural gifts still matter
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
This week’s masterclass in the renewal of the entente cordiale was based on a genuine desire by two countries to reconnect. But in addition it served as a reminder that diplomacy is not only an art, but art itself has always been an essential tool...
How could a woman just vanish in the Maine woods?
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Near the top of Poplar Ridge, they stopped and took in the topography. Thick vegetation walled the trail on either side. Beyond it, precipitous cliffs dropped more than a hundred feet into caves and boulder gardens deep enough to swallow a truck....
Spain travel chaos as more than 300 stranded for hours in area loved by Brits
Devon Live
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July 2, 2025
Over 300 passengers found themselves stranded in Spain when a train lost power due to an overhead wire failure. The Murcia to Malaga service, which was due to arrive at its final stop at 10.26pm on Monday (June 30), had to be towed to Toledo by a...
Dow Dips Over 200 Points; Levi Strauss Posts Upbeat Earnings
Benzinga
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U.S. stocks traded mostly lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 200 points on Friday. Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 0.49% to 44,430.54 while the NASDAQ declined 0.01% to 20,629.36. The S&P 500...
New dawn for EU security: Polish presidency reshapes EU defense agenda
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 11, 2025
Marianna Sobkiewicz, a Senior Analyst at the Polish Economic Institute, writes about the results of the last six months and how the Polish presidency put security and one of its important aspects, energy security, on the agenda. Denmark has taken...
Erin Brockovich: ‘To combat the climate crisis we must first look in our own backyard’
El País
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July 11, 2025
The name Erin Brockovich is now so symbolic in the U.S. that it is also used as a verb: to Erin Brockovich something means to investigate it to the bitter end; in other words, refusing to give up. “I think that to change something in the upper...
Fury as British Gas, EDF, EON, Ovo, Octopus customers get £104 added to bills
Birmingham Live
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July 5, 2025
British Gas, EDF, EON, Ovo and Octopus customers have been warned £104 could be added onto their energy bills. There is widespread fury as Labour Party government Ed Miliband’s mad dash towards Net Zero looks set to slap an extra £104 onto energy...
Cuban Faces Five Years Jail for Filming a Cooking Gas Line
Havana Times
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July 5, 2025
Julio Cesar Duque de Estrada. Photo: Facebook. By El Toque HAVANA TIMES – Filming horror in Cuba is forbidden. The government believes that what matters is not what happens or what people endure to survive, but whether that others find out about...
Barcelona release new home kit for 2025-26 season
Barca Blaugranes
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July 2, 2025
Barcelona have released their new home kit for the 2025-26 season and are back in stripes for the new campaign. The Catalans have unveiled the new strip with a video featuring first-team stars Pedri, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski,...
Spain's Zelestra gains an extra $280 million in financing for renewable energy projects
ETManufacturing.in
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July 2, 2025
The loan now has an extra year before it matures - which will be in March 2029, he added.Spain's Zelestra has secured a €235 million ($277 million) increase to an existing loan scheme which will help it develop renewable energy projects in Europe,...
Beautiful country 'by far the cheapest place' for British expats to live
The Mirror
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July 11, 2025
A study has pinpointed the most affordable havens for British expats - crowning Italy as the best bet. 2022 witnessed a staggering 3.6 million Brits heading to Italy's shores, seeking the Bella Vita beyond well-trodden cities like Rome, Milan or...
Air con for your home could become part of £7.5k heat-pump grant
The i paper
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July 11, 2025
Unions are calling for revised workplace regulations to take into account hotter temperatures People would be able to apply for government grants to help pay for air conditioning units in their homes under plans being considered by ministers, The...
Barcelona unveil 2025-26 home kit for return to Camp Nou
ESPN United Kingdom
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July 2, 2025
Lamine Yamal and Barcelona will be wearing the club's classic stripes but with a modern twist when they go home to Camp Nou after two years at Montjuïc. FC BarcelonaBarcelona have revealed their fresh new home kit for 2025-26, with the Catalan...
Guyana’s big boom: The inside story of Latin America’s new oil rush
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 5, 2025
Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman. This piece is the second in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. It was reported with...
Art Deco, White-Sand Beaches, and Live Music: 15 Can’t-Miss Things to Do in Miami
AFAR
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July 11, 2025
Often referred to as the Capital of Latin America, Miami has a myriad of cultures spread across the city, creating pockets of opportunities for visitors. Having traveled the world while calling Florida home since the late ’90s, I’ve spent the...