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Renowned Irish guitarist Simon Taylor to give two free concerts in Malaga: Thursday 6 and Friday 7 March, at 7pm in the Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País auditorium (Salón de Actos) on Plaza de la Constitución in Malaga. The concerts are free to attend.
The programme for the two concerts is:
H. Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Preludes 1, 3, 5
Mauro Giuliani (1789-1829) Variations on Irish airs: 1. The Last Rose of Summer; 2. Garryowen
M. Llobet (1878-1938) – Catalan Folk songs: El testament d’Amelia; El Noi de la Mare; Plany; Canço del Lladre
I. Albeniz (1860-1909): Granada; Rumores de la Caleta
Gary Ryan (b.1969): Lough Caragh
Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944): Vals Op.8 No.3 – Julia Florida; Barcarola – Vals Op.8 No.4
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Rocío Portillo flamenco show: Fri, 7 March 20:30
El Rincón del Arte, Plaza de la Hoya 12, 1 – Torrox
Tel: 615441449. Info & tix (€12): https://www.giglon.com/todos?idEvent=espectaculo-flamenco-rocio-portillo & Video Link
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The municipality of Salobreña presents- “All That Jazz”:
March 7th Friday at 8 pm.
With Dana Andrews vocals, Gianni Piras acoustic guitar, Ralph Neese electric guitar. Auditorium Villa de Salobreña ‘José Martín Recuerda’. Tix €8, children free. Info: +34 958607428
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Concert- Ciro Carbone, Napolitan guitar and music:
Friday, 14 March, 8pm. Entry €10. Villa de Nerja Cultural Center, C/ Granada 45, Nerja
Program: Program Scètate, Tirata D ” A Rezza, Tammurriata Nera, Le Quattro Giornate di Napoli, The Soul Triptych, Tanitnora, Sonata Partenope, Turn to Surriento, E. Tagliaferri Napulitanata, when section ‘or Sole, qui fu napoli… Info & tix: https://www.giglon.com/todos?idEvent=ciro-carbone-la-guitarra-y-la-musica-napolitana & Video Link
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Concert of Love Songs- Cantando al Amor (A mi manera):
Sat, 15 March, 8pm. Featuring Irina Smirnoff & Jesus G. Amezcua
Teatro del Carmen, Plaza del Carmen s/n, Vélez-Málaga
Info & tix (€15): https://www.giglon.com/todos?idEvent=cantando-al-amor-a-mi-manera-velez-malaga
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Lito Fernandez Roots Quartet: Fri, 11 April, 8pm
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center, C/ Granada 45, Nerja
Energy, cohesion, sensitivity, freshness, emotion, professionalism are some of the terms that come to mind when one attends a performance by Lito Fernández, formed in 1989 by the talented guitarist Lito Fernández, also recognized for his work with Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones), Big Jack Johnson, Luther Allison, Henry Donjeany Franklin, Raimundo Amador & Richard Ray Farrell. In its more than 20 years of existence, the band has forged a reputation of great direct band, touring the Spanish geography along hundreds of concerts and participating in the main blues festivals in Spain, and has captured a large group of fans of all ages, which faithfully come to their performances to enjoy and again the masterful touch of the teacher.
Info & tix (€12): https://www.giglon.com/todos?idEvent=lito-fernandez-roots-quartet & Video Link
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SPAIN
El Corte Inglés gets hacked, cardholders personal info stolen, company says it is not a problem (for them anyway): {Translation}
– El Corte Inglés has suffered an unauthorized access to personal data of its customers. According to what the company informed this Sunday night, it has been through an external provider, although the information breached does not allow third parties to operate or make payments with their card.
– The incident was identified and corrected immediately through the detection and security protocols of El Corte Inglés. In addition, the supplier has been required to implement additional measures to prevent this type of incident in the future, the company said in a statement. In addition, the facts have been brought to the attention of the competent authorities.
– The company has informed its customers through an email early this morning.
– Similarly, El Corte Inglés stresses that the information that has been accessed in an unauthorized manner consists of identification and contact data, as well as card numbers for purchases only in El Corte Inglés. “In any case, such information does not allow third parties to operate or make payments with your El Corte Inglés card,” the statement clarifies, so customers can continue to use their card safely both in stores, on its website and in the app. {However, the info may facilitate customer identity fraud or other scams like phishing attacks. But that is evidently not El Corte Inglés concern. -Ed.}
– Finally, the company reminds that it will never contact customers by any electronic or telephone means to request passwords, security codes or personal information. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/economia/empresas/corte-ingles-sufre-robo-datos-clientes-tras-20250303080529-ntrc_amp.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
A new storm will leave rains from Thursday in Malaga: {Translation, summary}
– For starters, what is affecting now is a dana, which will prolong its effects until Thursday, according to Juan de Dios del Pino, delegate of Aemet in Andalusia. Tuesday and Wednesday will be less humid days, although showers are not ruled out, because the Depression weakens. However, on Thursday it will tend to reactivate by the integration with the remains of another dana that is now in the Canary Islands.
– From Friday and, for the moment, at least until next Sunday, an Atlantic squall will leave precipitations starting from Huelva that will extend to all Andalusia. They will be rains of a different nature, widespread and persistent”. So much so that throughout this week can accumulate more than 100 liters per square meter in some points. “Together the two phenomena (dana, first, and then Atlantic squall, will leave significant amounts”.
– The European prediction model points to the area between Marbella, Estepona and the upper Guadalhorce Valley (precisely where the reservoirs are) as the area where more water will accumulate, up to 120 l/m2, according to data provided by this mathematical system. Del Pino points out that it is even possible that the rains will extend to the first days of next week, especially the following Monday. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/nueva-borrasca-dejara-lluvias-partir-miercoles-malaga-20250303104932-nt.html
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Healthy Police Prospect, 19, Dies Suddenly At Exercise Park:
– Archidona announced a day of mourning after the sudden death of a 19-year-old man on Sunday 2 March. He was exercising with his father in the calisthenics area of the park on Avenida Pablo Ruiz Picasso at around 9am, when the young man felt unwell and fainted. The emergency services called by his dad were unable to resuscitate him. Apparently, he began to feel unwell while warming up for the training session on Sunday and collapsed to the ground.
– An autopsy is scheduled for Monday 3 March, to determine the cause of death. According to sources, the young man was in good physical shape. He had already passed the first exam to begin his training with the Guardia Civil and was preparing for the second physical test.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/antequera/the-young-man-who-died-suddenly-archidona-20250303090712-nt.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
They release a businessman kidnapped in Vélez-Málaga after beating him: {Translation, summary}
– The businessman kidnapped on Monday in Velez-Malaga is already safe in a hospital in the province. The man was found on a road with bruises and bruises. Apparently, he would have been released by his captors after being beaten up, although this will have to be confirmed by the investigation, which focuses on identifying those responsible for the abduction and the motivation for it.
– The event happened at 17.30 hours on Monday, March 3 in the industrial estate La Pañoleta. Three hooded and armed men have burst into the premises of the company Maxicar Autos and have taken in a car the owner, 58 years old. According to the sources consulted, several dark-colored cars appeared at the door of the businessman’s warehouse, dedicated to the repair and sale and purchase of vehicles.
– From the cars got out some hooded men completely dressed in black and armed with handguns. The criminals pointed a gun directly at the victim and took him away in the presence of several workers and his wife. She was the one who raised the alarm by screaming out into the street, trying to chase the vehicle on foot. The kidnappers apparently forced the businessman into the trunk of one of the cars and left the area at high speed. The kidnapping sequence lasted less than three minutes. The 112-Andalusia emergency system received a call alerting of the kidnapping, so the security forces were immediately mobilized.
– A patrol of the Velez Local Police arrived at the scene only a few minutes after the event, but were unable to intercept the kidnappers, who by then had already managed to escape from the polygon. Although at first the National Police station in Velez-Malaga was in charge, the nature of the event and the modus operandi used invited the intervention of the Unit against Drugs and Organized Crime (Udyco), which joined the investigation. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sucesos/liberan-empresario-secuestrado-velez-20250303233755-nt.html
TORRE DEL MAR
The XIII Ruta de la Tapa de Torre del Mar, a consolidated gastronomic event, introducing new Victoria Diez 6.2% Helles Bock beer: {Translation, summary}
– On March 10 will start the 13th edition of the Ruta de la Tapa de Torre del Mar, a long-awaited event that will run until March 30.
– The mayor recalled that “for three weeks, attendees will have the opportunity to taste a wide variety of tapas in the 28 establishments participating this year. In this edition of 2025, we have seen a significant increase in participation, with a total of 28 establishments, which represents a remarkable growth over previous years. It is expected that around 45,000 tapas will be sold during this route, which demonstrates the interest and reception that this event has among residents and visitors to Torre del Mar.”
– As for this year’s beer proposal Cervezas Victoria has decided to offer a new special beer, the Victoria 10, as a complement to its traditional Victoria Clásica. “To date, all the stages could be enjoyed with our Victoria Clásica beer, a Pilsen-style beer, but taking advantage of the launch of our new special Victoria 10 beer, this time we will also offer it for a supplement of 50 cents. I think it’s an excellent opportunity to try it, and I’m convinced that many of the tapas on offer will pair perfectly with this style of Helles-style beer, with a higher alcohol content.” {For more info in English on Victoria 10 “Victoria Diez” beer: https://www.cervezavictoria.es/en/news/the-new-victoria-diez}
Source article, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/presentada-la-xiii-ruta-de-la-tapa-de-torre-del-mar-un-evento-gastronomico-consolidado/
BENAGALBÓN
Torre de Benagalbón Motorcycle Meeting will bring together more than a thousand motorcycles from all over Andalusia: {Translation, summary}
– The Torre de Benagalbón Motorcycle Meeting reaches its fourth edition this year 2025, and will bring together on Saturday, April 12, more than a thousand motorcycles from all over Andalusia. A total of 15 clubs of the autonomous community will be present at an event in which it is estimated that about 3,000 people will participate.
– “This biker meeting has become an event of enormous importance for Rincon de la Victoria as a tourist destination, because more and more people come from outside and end up staying for the whole weekend or decide to return to our city in future dates,” explained the mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco Salado (PP).
– On April 12, the old railroad station of Torre de Benagalbón becomes the epicenter of the world of two wheels with a motor party that will begin with a tour with those more than a thousand motorcycles and will travel through the four nuclei of the municipality: Torre de Benagalbón, Benagalbón, La Cala del Moral and Rincón de la Victoria.
– “We are convinced that this new event will be a success as were the three previous editions. It is a great party, very familiar, where you can see motorcycles of all kinds: classic, modern, sports, trail, drag or chopper…No doubt, an event not to be missed,” explained Antonio José Martín (PP), Councillor for Sports of Rincón de la Victoria.
– Once back at the old station, the party will feature live music, where Electroduendes and Stereo will be protagonists, plus a traditional paella and a significant number of surprises and gifts.
“We are talking about 12 hours, from 10.00 to 22.00 hours, in which a great atmosphere is achieved where motor lovers enjoy enormously. But I want to say that it is a meeting that attracts, more and more, all kinds of public,” explained Antonio Perez, president of the Torresol Neighborhood Association.
-The Torre de Benagalbón Biker Meeting is organized by the Torresol Neighborhood Association and the Sports Department of the City Council of Rincon de la Victoria, in collaboration with the Department of Culture, and in which up to 15 clubs participate and where the main sponsor is Navarro Hermanos. For more information you can call 670064149.
– The participating clubs are: Illuminati Málaga, Vespino de Málaga, Vespa Club Axarquía, El Suizo, Vespa Costa del Sol, Motera Malagueña, Motero Moclinejo, Moto Boquerones, Grupo Honda 75 Málaga, Motoclub Nacional 381, Agrupación Radio Moteros Rincón de la Victoria, Las Zaguilas, VespiMálaga, MotoSchool Málaga, Peña Motera Pitbull Rincón. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-encuentro-motero-torre-de-benagalbon-aglutinara-a-mas-de-mil-motos-de-toda-andalucia/
EUROPE
Germany- 2 dead, 25 injured in Mannheim car ramming incident:
– At least two people were killed and several injured on Monday as a car drove into a pedestrian zone in the western city of Mannheim, authorities said. Police said a suspect was in custody, adding that it was unclear if others had been involved.
– The incident took place at Paradeplatz, a major square in the downtown area, at around noon. A black SUV drove at high speed into a crowd close to where a carnival market was held, according to the Mannheim24 news website.
– The driver was a 40-year-old German man, according to state Interior Minister Thomas Strobl.
– In recent months, two major attacks involving vehicles hitting crowds in occurred in German cities. Monday’s incident comes just weeks after two people were killed in a car ramming in Munich. Prosecutors said the suspect, who was identified as an Afghan who sought asylum in Germany, seemed to have an Islamist motive. In December, a car drove into a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, killing six people and injuring 200. The suspect was a Saudi doctor who had expressed anti-Muslim views and support for the far-right Alternative For Germany (AfD) party.
Refs:
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-2-dead-several-injured-in-mannheim-car-ramming/a-71812278 &
https://www.20minutos.es/internacional/un-coche-atropella-una-multitud-ciudad-alemana-mannheim-deja-varios-heridos-5687515/
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is ‘very, very far away’; Trump calls it “the worst statement that could have been made”:
– A deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia “is still very, very far away,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that he believed Ukraine’s long-term partnership with the U.S. was strong enough that American support would continue despite recent fraught relations with U.S. President Donald Trump. “I think our relationship (with the U.S.) will continue, because it’s more than an occasional relationship,” Zelenskyy said late Sunday, referring to Washington’s support for the past three years of war. “I believe that Ukraine has a strong enough partnership with the United States of America” to keep aid flowing, he said at a briefing in Ukrainian before leaving London.
– Zelenskyy publicly was upbeat despite the recent heated Oval Office blow up with Trump and Vice President JD Vance during which they accused him of being “disrespectful” and said he should show more gratitude for America’s help. The turn of events is unwelcome for Ukraine, whose understrength army is having a hard time keep bigger Russian forces at bay.
– The Ukrainian leader was in London to attend U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s effort to rally {pic} his European counterparts around continuing — and likely much increased — support for Ukraine from the continent amid political uncertainty in the U.S., and Trump’s overtures toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. Asked by a reporter to comment about the outlines of a new European initiative to end Russia’s war, Zelenskyy said: “We are talking about the first steps today, and therefore, until they are on paper, I would not like to talk about them in great detail.” “An agreement to end the war is still very, very far away, and no one has started all these steps yet. The peace that we foresee in the future must be just, honest, and most importantly, sustainable,” he added.
– Trump slammed Zelenskyy later Monday for suggesting that the end of Russia’s war against Ukraine is still far off.
– “This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S. — Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia,” Trump added in his post. “What are they thinking?”
– The White House wants Zelenskyy to show more openness to potential concessions in order to bring the fighting to an end, but Zelenskyy resisted that idea while pressing for security guarantees from Washington during last Friday’s meeting. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-starmer-trump-b025877c40ffe0ddf2a92adad1715231
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The US applaud that Europe “assumes the leadership of defense” of Ukraine after the London meeting- “The patience of the American people is not unlimited”: {Translation}
– The U.S. government has applauded the European initiative to “take the lead on security” of the continent after a meeting on Sunday between the main leaders of the region plus Canada to discuss the defense of Ukraine. “We welcome the Europeans taking the lead on their security,” National Security Adviser Mike Waltz {pic} told the media outside the White House on Monday, according to CNN. Waltz has highlighted the “willingness” that leaders such as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer or French President Emmanuel Macron have shown in this regard. “We welcome the fact that Europe is taking a step forward,” he said, adding that it must also ‘invest’ in its capabilities for it to be effective.
– In an interview for Fox News, Waltz has questioned whether the Ukrainian president is the right one to negotiate with the United States after what happened on Friday in the Oval Office. “Time is not on his side to continue this conflict forever. The patience of the American people is not unlimited. Their pocketbooks are not unlimited and our reserves and ammunition are not unlimited,” he has warned.
Waltz has remarked that “now is the time to talk” and that what happened on Friday at the White House “leaves up in the air” Zelenski’s “political” and “personal” ability not only to negotiate with the United States, but also to lead Ukraine towards peace.
– “It was not an ambush,” he has said regarding that discussion. “It was an opportunity and I think President Zelenski did a disservice to his country by not achieving positive results on Friday,” he has assessed. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-eeuu-aplaude-esfuerzo-europeo-asumir-liderazgo-defensa-ucrania-reunion-londres-20250303165456.html
TRAVEL
Renfe and Adif committees schedule 7 days of rail strikes: {Translation}
– The works councils of Renfe and Adif have jointly called seven days of strike throughout the country, which will begin on March 17 with a 24-hour stoppage, against the way in which the competences of Rodalies are being transferred to Catalonia.
– Union sources explained to Europa Press that March 17 will be followed by two other days of complete stoppages, on March 26 and April 1, while on March 19, 24, and 28, as well as April 3, the stoppages will be partial over three shifts.
– Specifically, on March 19 there will be a stoppage from 06.00 to 09.00, from 14.00 to 17.00 and from 21.00 to 23.00; on March 24 and April 3 from 06.30 to 09.30, from 14.30 to 17.30 and from 20.30 to 22.30; while on March 28 there will be a stoppage from 06.00 to 09.00, from 13.30 to 16.30 and from 20.30 to 23.30.
– Both committees consider that the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, headed by Óscar Puente, has failed to comply with the agreements that in November 2023 led to the cancellation of a first strike. These agreements established that the Renfe group and Adif would continue to be the providers of Rodalies and Renfe Mercancías services, that the integrity of the workforces in both public companies would be preserved and that working and negotiation groups would be established to adopt consensual solutions. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1872168/los-comites-de-renfe-y-adif-convocan-7-dias-de-huelga-general-por-el-traspaso-de-rodalies/
RELIGION
Pope’s step backwards: he suffers two new “acute” crises of respiratory failure: {Translation, summary}
– A step backwards in the clinical condition of the Pope, who has been admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome since February 14 for a bilateral pneumonia that, for the moment, he has not been able to overcome. According to the latest medical report made public by the Vatican, during Monday afternoon Francis suffered two new episodes of “acute” respiratory insufficiency, caused by an “important accumulation of endobronchial mucus and with the consequent bronchospasm”.
– The members of the team of specialists attending him had to perform two bronchoscopies with aspiration of “abundant” secretions and, in addition, he was put back on “non-invasive mechanical ventilation”. The improvement experienced during the past weekend, after the bronchospasm crisis he had on Friday, in which he inhaled part of his vomit, led the doctors to remove this system yesterday to help his breathing and replace it with a lighter method, “high-flow” oxygen through nasal cannulas. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sociedad/papa-pasado-noche-tranquila-pronostico-sigue-reservado-20250303081639-ntrc_amp.html
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