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November 27 is the deadline. If there is no investiture by then, new elections are automatically called. Sánchez accelerates and so does the pressure for and against. Sign that there is something. In Israel the countdown begins to invade Gaza.
The Cercle d'Economia is a forum with an ascendancy in Catalonia and Spain. It is also now the third Catalan economic entity that is in favor of the amnesty (with conditions, such as renouncing unilaterality) after Foment and Pimec. It matters.
And an amnesty law, for its part, is indicated that could be approved before Christmas. Congress allows an emergency procedure that shortens deadlines, and that also limits the room for maneuver of the Senate, where the PP has a majority. So.
And the essential support of nationalism and independence for Sánchez's investiture is insisted to largely pass through it. It is not yet clear to what extent, but the socialist leader does not hide his optimism behind the programmatic pact with Sumar.
The countdown to the Israeli army's ground invasion of Gaza has begun, Netanyahu announces. Until then more violence: yesterday was the deadliest day in Palestine (704 deaths in 24 hours). It does not prevent the parallel war of Hamas vs. Fatah.
The US denounces Meta for knowingly harming the mental health of children. The company denies that its platforms lack security. Facebook and Instagram appear clearly marked. Separately, at least 22 dead in a new mass shooting in Maine.
The high biological risk samples found in a Barcelona laboratory where they should not be were introduced by the dead scientist. Data from computers and workers reveal that they were manipulated without proper security.
What a real estate market. The summary of how things are in housing in Spain is provided by a fact that sounds like a warning: 42% of apartments are already paid in cash. In the most stressed areas, by foreigners. In the second home, by locals and foreigners.
Mario Vargas Llosa, writer, Nobel Prize winner, publishes 'I dedicate my silence to him'. “I won't live that long to write another novel, this is the last one.” Read it here.
Cold War spy satellites are back in the spotlight, this time for a good cause: they are announced to reveal hundreds of undiscovered Roman forts. Found in the 1960s and 1970s in Syria and Iraq, the images are now declassified.
The Catalan who 'saved' NASA. It is 100 years since the birth of Joan Oró, a renowned biochemist, and the best excuse to put on the table how he prevented the US agency from “starring in a major ridicule.”
Does financing the fight against the climate crisis harm poor countries? The doubt exists because the international resources that until now were going to reduce poverty and achieve prosperity, add to that demand. It means redirecting resources, it is feared.
Silvia Vásquez-Lavado, writer, mountaineer and activist against sexual violence. “It has taken me years to see my vulnerability as a superpower.” Read it here.
IMA SANCHÍS
