The 7 news you need to know this Tuesday morning, December 19

Hello good morning!.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
18 December 2023 Monday 10:22
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The 7 news you need to know this Tuesday morning, December 19

Hello good morning!

After Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. And now the Red Sea is added to the scenarios of global instability. Add and continue.

The war in Gaza continues its course and spreads its stain. The headline reads: “Israel prepares land invasion of southern Lebanon against Hezbollah.” The plan would consist, in summary, of moving the border 30 kilometers further north.

The region is also filled with more dilemmas of global resonance and maritime freight rates rise 10% due to the attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on the transport of goods in the Red Sea. The US launches a multinational protection force. Spain participates.

“We have enough weapons to defend ourselves but not to end the war,” Petro Poroshenko, former president of Ukraine, expressed today in this newspaper. Once again, both NATO and the EU claim to be “the key” to seeing a peace process.

The clash between judges and the government is escalating in Spain and progressive and conservative figures warn that they will not go to Congress. The governing body of the Judiciary also adds that the law prohibits them from giving explanations about their causes.

Madrid once again grows more than Catalonia. The information was known yesterday. But due to its relevance in the medium term, it is time to repeat it. The bottom line: the gap widens even though the capital has “less industry and less tourism than the rest.” You look at the public.

We don't know what to do with AI? The boom in artificial intelligence is largely due to the popular and media success of ChatGPT. Now it is surprising to read that only 12% of Spaniards use it and few take advantage of it. Is the litmus test expected from Google?

Education is incapable of leaving potholes behind, as a new one always arises. Many were already there. Now the issue of cell phones or overprotection of children is added. “Homework generates more problems than it solves,” begins the last analysis.

Sorj Chalandon, writer. “I would have killed de Gaulle just so my father would pay attention to me.” Read it here.

Are soundtracks for reading? The end of 2023 is approaching and it is time to review what is left behind while trying to intuit what lies ahead. In culture, the novelty that music and literature go hand in hand already stands out.

Every time it is the season of gifts, the list of the best books is usually a good support when choosing because there is a lot to choose from. Here everything is narrative, comic, non-fiction...

The case of the hamburger delivery company Vicio is studied when considering how to start a successful business. Founded by a former Master Chef winner who did not study for a degree or high school, now it is Aleix Puig himself who confesses (on podcast).

Francesc Miralles, writer of books on personal growth. “When you are angry…do the opposite of what you would do.” Read it here.

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