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Why dozens of journalists and human rights leaders are fleeing El Salvador
Yahoo News
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They have fled to Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica and Spain. Most left in a hurry with few possessions, unsure of when — or whether — they would be able to return home. As El Salvador cracks down on dissent, jailing critics of President Nayib...
These unrelated dopplegängers will have you doing a double take
USA Today - Virginia
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Over the last 25 years, French-Canadian photographer François Brunelle has traveled the world photographing around 250 pairs of doppelgängers. Doppelgängers, which translates from German to “double walker,” originally meant ghostly counterparts...
United Airlines Reports Second-Quarter Profit, Sees Third-Quarter Positive Inflection in Both Supply and Demand
Message Media - Minnesota
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July 16, 2025
Airline expects less geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty in second half of 2025, with demand inflection beginning in early July with a 6 point acceleration in booking demand Published industry schedules show a supply inflection beginning in...
Minnesota Changes: 2025 Guide to Workforce Certificates & Annual Compliance Reports
JD Supra - California
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July 17, 2025
Blog Overview: The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has updated its requirements for state contractors looking to obtain a State of Minnesota Workforce Certificate, as well as requirements for the Annual Compliance Report. These changes...
Weekly unemployment benefit rate increases, 70,000+ Michiganders to receive back payments
My UP Now - Michigan
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LANSING, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Nearly 48,000 Michiganders are receiving retroactive unemployment payments following a review of their claims based on new, higher weekly benefit rates that were signed into law in December, announced the Michigan...
Spanish private equity fund Nzyme raises €160 million to digitalise and consolidate SMEs
EU Startups
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July 11, 2025
Nzyme, a Spanish private equity fund backed by Kibo Ventures, has announced its final closing at €160 million to invest in Spanish companies operating in highly fragmented B2B sectors, with a focus on traditional businesses that have strong...
Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
The Record
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July 11, 2025
The Spanish government is using Huawei to manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in the country used by both law enforcement and intelligence services, despite concerns about how the Chinese government could compel Huawei to assist...
Migrants in Germany earn less across generations
Deutsche Welle
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July 17, 2025
Migrants living in Germany earn nearly 20% less than native-born workers, a study has found. The research authors concluded that the reason wasn't because foreign-born workers were paid unfairly for the same jobs, but because they were often shut...
Spanish bakery Monbake hires Reckitt exec as CEO
Just Food
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July 11, 2025
Monbake, the Spain-based bakery group, has named former Reckitt director Borja Lomba Sorrondegui as its new CEO. Lomba succeeds Aurelio Antuna, who has led Monbake since 2018 and will now assume the role of chairman at the company. Monbake is one...
The times Queen Elizabeth and King Charles visited Oxfordshire
Witney Gazette
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The monarch landed at Blenheim Palace by helicopter a year-and-a-day ago on July 18, for a European summit with 45 leaders. He was heard saying he “feels sorry” for Gareth Southgate as he commended the former England manager for doing a “brilliant...
Ex-ESPN host blasts Shane Gillis for jokes about female athletes in ESPYs monologue
Daily Mail
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July 17, 2025
By OLIVER SALT Published: 11:26 EDT, 17 July 2025 | Updated: 11:28 EDT, 17 July 2025 Shane Gillis 'didn't even try to make clever jokes about women athletes' during his viral ESPYs monologue, former ESPN personality Sarah Spain has fumed. Gillis,...
Spanish companies are hiring less, and it’s not just about the economy.
Euro Weekly News
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July 10, 2025
Spain’s job market is strong, but hiring is slowing behind the scenes. Credit: CARLOSCRUZ ARTEGRAFIA from Pexels via Canva.com Spain’s job market is a success story in 2025, with more permanent contracts than ever, record Social Security...
Spain’s PM Sánchez announced the opening of an office for Ukraine’s recovery in Spain
The Odessa Journal
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised to open an office for Ukraine’s reconstruction in Spain’s capital, Madrid, and to strengthen business ties between the two countries. He made this statement at the International Conference on Ukraine’s...
‘We evangelise a lot, but we never analyse why it doesn’t work’
Evangelical Focus
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July 17, 2025
For decades, evangelicalism in Spain has faced the same challenge: why, despite constant efforts, are there so few conversions among the native Spanish population? This issue is now being addressed in greater depth, as shown by the recent survey...
Spain ruling party bars members from hiring sex workers
Digital Journal
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July 5, 2025
The Spanish PM, blasted as 'corrupt' in this Madrid bus ad, is facing the worst crisis of his seven years in power - Copyright AFP OSCAR DEL POZO Alfons LUNA Hit by a corruption scandal involving alleged kickbacks and sex workers, Spanish Prime...
Spain loses €1.1bn in EU fund freeze.
Euro Weekly News
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July 10, 2025
The Spanish flag — a symbol at the heart of EU recovery talks and reform efforts in 2025. Credit: Efraimstochter from pixabay via Canva.com Spain just lost €1.1 billion in EU recovery funds. It’s not due to corruption or cuts but to unfinished...
Spanish court sentences Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti to one‑year jail
Euro Weekly News
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July 10, 2025
Gavel. Credit: qimono @ pixabay A Spanish court has today handed down a one-year prison sentence to Italy’s Carlo Ancelotti after finding him guilty of tax fraud connected to undeclared earnings from his time managing Real Madrid in 2014. The...
DeKalb Central to auction school buses
KPC Media Group - Indiana
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WATERLOO — The DeKalb Central school board Tuesday approved auctioning off seven propane-fueled buses that are no longer of any use to the district. In a memo to the board, director of school facilities Matt Vince said it is the recommendation of...
Cyclist whose gear was stolen on France-Spain route warns of light-flash trick
Bristol Post
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July 12, 2025
A cyclist who had thousands of pounds worth of equipment stolen in a roadside scam has urged anyone else driving in the area to exercise caution. Global Cycling Network's Conor Dunne was driving along the AP7 road that links Barcelona with France...
Spain's PM won't quit over scandals and confirms plan to tackle corruption
The Local - Spain
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July 9, 2025
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday vowed "not to throw in the towel" despite a corruption scandal rocking his Socialist party, presenting instead an anti-graft plan designed by the OECD. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on...