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Salares Hosts XX Festival Arabe Andslusi: 23-25 Sept
This Axarquia village of 200 inhabitants is transformed for three days into a medieval enclave with parades, fireworks, belly dancing, flamenco, falconry exhibitions, gastronomic tastings, musical performances, guided tours, exhibitions and a craft souk. The festival lasts three days, from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 September.
Full schedule, too much to post here, can be seen in Spanish at: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-festival-arabe-andalusi-de-salares-cumple-dos-decadas-homenajeando-a-la-tres-culturas-de-la-que-la-axarquia-es-heredera/
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Flamenco Concert- Nerja: Sat Oct 1st, 8pm
Flamenco de Raiz feat. Antonio Guerra
Nerja Cultural Center. Tel 902646289
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CalaPop Weekend: 22-24Sept, El Charcon Beach, Mijas Costa
CalaPop Weekend with 12+ acts is already waiting for its regulars and not so regulars to enjoy a weekend of power-pop, garage and rock’n’roll with a clear sixties flavour. Don’t miss this new experience of the beloved Fuengirola Pop Weekend that has moved its location but keeps the same spirit. FB
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Electric Light Orchestra tribute concert: Elosphera band
Sat Oct 1st, doors open 20:30, show 21:30. Tix €20 adv, €25 door.
Auditorium de Benalmadena. Res 633 647 260
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IM Pulse, a Pink Floyd tribute: On Sale Now
Sat Oct 29th, 21:30. La Cochera Cabaret
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Gas Fridge Repairs: I am looking for someone who could take a look at our Gas Fridge, the gas is coming through to the cooker but not the fridge, was hoping someone out there in Digameland could help. Many thanks. Dee. Vinuela on N356
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News & Articles
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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }
ANDALUCIA
Yellow warning for this Wednesday due to strong storms in Antequera and Ronda: {Translation, summary}
The storm will hit the regions of Antequera and Ronda on a day in which intense showers and strong storms are expected in parts of Andalusia. Atmospheric instability will also mark the weather in Huelva and Seville. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated the yellow warning from 12:00 this Wednesday and until midnight in these two regions of the Malaga province. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/tiempo-Malaga-aviso-amarillo-tormentas-Antequera-Ronda_0_1722129023.html
AXARQUIA
The II Provincial Petanque Cup welcomes participants from seven municipalities in the Axarquia region: {Translation}
– From 1 October, 26 municipalities will compete in the group phase, with the final on 19 November.
– The II Provincial Petanque Cup doubles the number of participating municipalities. A total of 26 municipalities are taking part in this new edition of a competition which in its first edition attracted around 350 participants and which, with double the number of municipalities, is expected to increase its participation considerably.
– The participating municipalities will be Algatocín, Genalguacil, Istán, Jimera de Líbar, Ojén, Manilva, Cañete la Real, Casabermeja, Fuente de Piedra, Humilladero, Ardales, Villanueva de Algaidas, Alhaurín de Torre, Alhaurín de la Real, Alozaina, Carratra, Casabermeja, Fuente de Piedra, Humilladero, Ardales, Villanueva de Algaidas, Alhaurín de la Torre, Alhaurín el Grande, Alozaina, Carratraca, El Burgo, Pizarra, Tolox, Algarrobo, Almáchar, Canillas de Albaida, Comares, Riogordo, Sayalonga and Torrox.
– The trials will begin on 1 October in Alhaurín de la Torre and Cañete La Real and will continue on 8 October in Manilva and Riogordo. The second phase will be on 5 November in Algatocín, Alhaurín el Grande, Almáchar and Villanueva de Algaidas, and the final will take place on 19 November in Humilladero.
– The Cup is divided into four mixed categories: -45 years, +45 years, +60 years and +70 years. Registrations can be formalised in the town halls until 14.00 on the Monday prior to each event at a price of six euros, except for the final phase, which will be free of charge. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-ii-copa-provincial-de-petanca-acoge-a-participantes-de-siete-municipios-de-la-axarquia/
UK
£150 Disability Cost of Living Payments begin this month: From today (20 September) around six million disabled people in the UK will start to receive their one-off £150 Disability Cost of Living payment. Those who had confirmed payment of their disability benefit for 25 May will receive the £150 automatically, with the vast majority to be paid by early October. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/150-disability-cost-of-living-payments-begin-this-month
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Russian News Reports The Moscow Exchange will suspend trading in the British pound from October 3: {Translation from Russian}
– The Moscow Exchange suspends trading in the British pound from October 3, 2022 on the foreign exchange market, follows from the message of the trading platform.
“Starting from October 3, 2022, trading in the British pound will be suspended on the foreign exchange market of the Moscow Exchange. The restrictions will affect spot and swap instruments for the British pound – Russian ruble (GBPRUB) and British pound – US dollar (GBPUSD) currency pairs in exchange and OTC modes, “, the exchange said in a statement.
– The report also notes that the suspension of operations is due to potential risks and difficulties in conducting settlements in the British pound. “The fulfillment of obligations under previously concluded transactions, as well as on transactions that will be concluded until September 30, 2022 inclusive, will take place in the usual mode. The Moscow Exchange Group is working with correspondent banks for a possible resumption of trading, which will be announced later, ” the exchange notes. Source, Russian: https://1prime.ru/Forex/20220920/838190720.html
Verification Source, Russian: https://www.moex.com/n51460/
HEALTH
More people have been dying this year due to “irregular heartbeat”, official figures suggest:
– Excess deaths, or extra deaths, are the number of deaths that are above the long-term average for a particular week or month of the year.
– Deaths due to an irregular heartbeat are likely to be one of the reasons more people than usual have been dying this year – with the number well above average so far.
– The number of deaths registered in England and Wales due to cardiac arrhythmias was more than usual for much of the first half of 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Deaths in this category had the second highest excess mortality figures in March and April, up from being the eighth highest in February and the fourth highest in January. There were 234 excess deaths due to an irregular heartbeat registered in March and 138 in April.
Full article: https://news.sky.com/story/irregular-heartbeat-likely-to-be-one-of-the-reasons-more-people-than-usual-have-been-dying-this-year-12701948
SPORTS
Tennis News- Roger Federer Intends to Play Final Match at Friday’s Laver Cup: As fans anxiously waited to hear when the 20-time Grand Slam champion would be playing, Federer told media on Tuesday that he plans to play his final career match on Friday, Sept. 23, which is the first day of the Laver Cup. The event goes for three days. Federer’s doubles match will be the last match played on Friday. It’s unknown at this time who his doubles partner will be. Full article: https://www.macon.com/sports/article266084491.html
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Football News- Euro 2024- Russia banned from tournament, Uefa confirms: Russia has been banned from qualification for Euro 2024 following the invasion of Ukraine, Uefa has confirmed. The country and its clubs have been banned from Uefa and Fifa competitions since the conflict began in February. The qualifying draw for Euro 2024, which will be hosted by Germany, will take place in Frankfurt on 9 October. Russia appealed against the bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), however these were dismissed in July.
Full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62974085
TECH
Mark Zuckerberg’s US$71 billion wealth wipeout puts focus on Meta’s woes:
– Even in a rough year for just about every US tech titan, the wealth erased from the chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc. stands out. His fortune has been cut in half and then some, dropping by US$71 billion so far this year, the most among the ultra-rich tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. At $55.9 billion, his net worth ranks 20th among global billionaires, his lowest spot since 2014 and behind three Waltons and two members of the Koch family.
– It was less than two years ago when Zuckerberg, 38, was worth US$106 billion and among an elite group of global billionaires, with only Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates commanding bigger fortunes. His wealth swelled to a peak of $142 billion in September 2021, when the company’s shares reached as high as US$382.
– The following month, Zuckerberg introduced Meta and changed the company’s name from Facebook Inc. And it’s been largely downhill from there as it struggles to find its footing in the tech universe.
– Its recent earnings reports have been dismal. It started in February, when the company revealed no growth in monthly Facebook users, triggering a historic collapse in its stock price and slashing Zuckerberg’s fortune by US$31 billion, among the biggest one-day declines in wealth ever. Full article: https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/zuckerberg-71-billion-wealth-wipeout-puts-focus-on-meta-woes-071718272.html
SCAMS
Fake Power Company Scam Primarily Targets Hospitality & Catering: {Translation, summary}
Warning from the Association of Traders and Entrepreneurs of Velez-Malaga (ACEV). “This Delegation is carrying out a citizen alert on the scam of cutting off power supplies, aimed at commercial establishments, and especially those dedicated to catering”
– Using social engineering techniques, the criminals obtain information about the establishments: telephone number, ownership, etc. In this way, the person in charge of the establishment receives a phone call, in which the caller pretends to be an employee of the debt department of the electricity company in question, claiming an outstanding debt, creating an emergency situation, in order to avoid an immediate power cut, with the serious consequences that this would have for the business if it were to be carried out. The attackers hope that their targets will not think too much about what is happening, tricking them into making a financial transfer to an account that they provide urgently. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-acev-alerta-de-una-estafa-del-corte-de-suministro-electrico-sobre-todo-en-negocios-de-restauracion/
OTHER
‘Once in a generation’ discovery of 3,300-year-old burial cave made in Israel: An excavator’s shovel has accidentally uncovered an Egyptian funeral cave on an Israeli beach with nearly 100 intact ceramic utensils and bronze artifacts dating to around 3,300 years ago, when the Pharaoh Ramesses II ruled over the region of the Ancient Near East then known as Canaan. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-09-20/once-in-a-generation-discovery-of-3300-year-old-burial-cave-made-in-israel.html
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Weekly Markets
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Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
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Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
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Ambulance: 061
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