The 7 news you need to know this Friday morning, October 20

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Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
19 October 2023 Thursday 11:21
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The 7 news you need to know this Friday morning, October 20

Hello good morning!

Tensions abound. Even the Frankfurt book fair is on fire. The consequence is that even humanitarian aid to Gaza is today fodder for good words that lack facts.

The crisis in the Middle East is in crescendo despite what is said: neither the 20 trucks with assistance enter the Gaza Strip nor does Egypt accept refugees. And the same thing happens with other Arab countries.

An example of hope is, on the contrary, Givat Haviva, the community where Jews and Palestinians live together in Israel. The setting, difficult to even imagine today, is worth a visit. And this newspaper does it.

Words, as we said, lead more to the opposite. The Israeli Defense Minister tells the troops that “you will soon see Gaza from within.” In Gaza you hear “we will not leave the hospital even if the tanks come to the door.” At the same time, does Putin plan to take advantage?

Money or... Aragonès yesterday defended the amnesty in the Senate before a chorus of PP barons, postulating it as a "starting point" towards an agreed referendum. The debate leads to an argument about regional financing.

The impact of new technological advances, such as artificial intelligence, are beginning to bring unexpected consequences to the table? Robots abound, but it seems that working with them can lead to worker laziness. And it worries.

A Bellvitge laboratory that researches prions suffers a biosafety breach. Dismay after finding hundreds of infectious samples of unknown origin.

Frankfurt burns. The largest book fair in the world, Frankfurt, “has always been more than a business fair,” it is explained. Thermometer of ideas, today it experiences strong political tensions.

Marc Puig, CEO of beauty and fashion giant Puig. “There are risks in every generational change.” Read it here.

The great exhibition of the year is already considered the double exhibition with more than 300 works exhibited from the face to face between Picasso and Miró in Barcelona, ​​despite the fact that several relevant works have not left Israel due to the war. Here everything in detail.

In two words: great cinema. One more Friday it is time to highlight the premieres on the billboard given the accumulation - according to critics - of films that aim to be remembered... The Assassins of the Moon stands out. But The Animal Kingdom, The Legacy or The Red Island are not far behind.

Finding a woman's name in history is always difficult, even if it begins to vary. She puts it on the table with the personal story of tennis player Conchita Martínez, in conversation with La Vanguardia. Also, few know that the first bullet man was a woman: Zazel.

Olivette Otele, historian. “That they teach us a language, even if it is colonial, is an opportunity.” Read it here.

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