DigameXtra No. 2878 Thursday, October 24th, 2024

On October 24, 2024October 23, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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– National holiday, Friday, 1 Nov, is All Saints Day.
Businesses and banks will be closed. Most shops, bars, cafés and restaurants will, however, be open for business as usual.
In Spain, every 1st of November is All Saints’ Day, to remember Christian saints who do not have their own Saint day. However, due to All Souls Day being on the very next day, the meaning of All Saints’ Day has expanded as a day to remember all those who have departed. In fact, more flowers are sold in Spain on All Saints’ Day than on any other day of the year.

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Todo Lorca street show returns to Torrox with ‘El Romancero Gitano’: Sat, 26 Oct.
The Assoc. Culture and Popular Traditions to stage in the streets of the historic center the show ‘Felah-Menkub’ (wandering peasant or landless) that this coming Saturday October 26 can be seen in two passes, at 18:30 hours and 22:00 hours, starting at the Plaza de San Roque.

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Alhaurín de la Torre- Festibeer program, its own Oktoberfest:
Friday the 25th to Sunday the 27th
In addition to a varied selection of beers, the festival will have food stalls and the popular food trucks, which will offer recipes from different parts of the world, along with a musical program with live performances by bands and DJs that will guarantee the festive atmosphere.
– On Friday night, at 22:00 hours, Nacho Oropesa will open the cycle of concerts, after him it will be the turn of DJ John Hurt with commercial music from 0:00 hours. This first day the closing of taps will take place at 3:00.
– For Saturday the Festibeer will open its taps from 12:00 hours and the first concert set at 13:00, with Zayas Cover Band. Also performing will be Mami Curl (17:00), Los Lolipopers (22:00) and DJ Rubén Madueño with the best of the 80s, 90s and 2000s from 0:00.
– On Sunday taps open again at 12:00, there will be a foosball tournament at 12:30, private tasting at 13:00 and the Joker Rock Band will perform at 16:00 until the closing of taps at 19:00.

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Vélez-Málaga Halloween night, Thurs, 31 Oct, with a great children’s party, the Passage of Terror, theatrical tours and ‘The Spirits of Villaween’:

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The opera Don Giovanni will be performed at the Folklore Center of Benagalbón on November 1:
The Teatro Lírico Andaluz stages an international production cast of about 30 artists with Mozart’s dramatic masterpiece.
The play will start at 20:30 hours and has an approximate duration of almost two hours.
Tickets can be purchased at Calasur Travel, Calle Granada, 10, in Rincon de la Victoria, in advance at a price of 16 euros, or at the box office for 18 euros. For more information please contact the following telephone number: 951501097 or 951501098.

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– Churchill Fine English Tableware – “Ports of Call” by Jeff Banks – 7 cups and saucers, 7 bowls, 7 side/ dessert plates, 9 dinner plates, dishwasher and microwave proof, a total of 37 pieces for €20.
– A blender set, unused with UK plug, Silvercrest from Lidl €15.
– Table. A simple folding picnic/beach table €8
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For Sale, 3 items: Paintings
– #1 & #2. Two framed car watercolor paintings in frames. Signed Andy Danks. 10€ each.
– #3 Large (100cm x 70cm) framed and signed oil painting, featuring Spanish costal scene 40€.
Wes Torrox phone or WhatsApp 658164021

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– KRAFTtech mains electric impact drill with laser attachment. 550W. Complete with instruction manual, depth stop, and chuck key. Used but in very good condition – hardly any dust! 20€
– Orbegozo “Blue Flame” butane gas fire model HBF90 plus instructions and lightweight gas bottle which is about half full, that’s how little the fire has been used. Bought from Pino Electricidad in Torre Del Mar for €100, both items €75
– Grey parasol, with winder, overall 2.50mts high x 2.90 diameter. Pole 45mm diameter. The canopy is in great condition, the pole has a scratch on the lower section. This used to fit through a hole in the centre of a table we no longer have, so, no base. €40
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News & Articles

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SPAIN

Ministry of Consumer Affairs investigates real estate companies for illegally charging renters commissions on housing rentals: {Translation}
– The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has opened an investigation to different housing rental management companies for allegedly charging tenants illegal commissions or forcing them to sign temporary contracts without such temporality being justified. The Directorate General of Consumer Affairs would have found, through various complaints filed by consumer associations, that these practices, prohibited by Law 12/2023 by the right to housing, would be carried out by companies operating throughout the Spanish territory.
– In this sense, the Consumer Affairs Ministry points out that transferring to tenants the costs of real estate management and the formalization of the contract is expressly prohibited by the “Law 12/2023 of May 24 for the right to housing”, as well as the signing of temporary contracts in which the temporary nature is not justified.
– Likewise, the Ministry headed by Pablo Bustinduy, points out that housing is a right and a basic necessity protected by the “Urban Leasing Law”, a regulation that prevents real estate agencies from including clauses or practices that violate the rights of tenants. In fact, these clauses or practices could be considered serious infringements, with fines of up to 100,000 euros, or very serious with penalties of up to one million euros. These amounts could even exceed those fixed with between four or eight times the illicit benefit obtained, according to Consumer Affairs.
*Property management and contract formalization expenses*
– In May of this year, Facua already warned that real estate agencies were charging tenants a commission that landlords actually have to assume. These are the real estate management and contract formalization fees in the case of long term contracts, i.e., those aimed at satisfying the permanent need for housing.
– Until the entry into force, at the end of last May, of the new Law on the Right to Housing, which introduced a modification in article 20 of the Urban Leases Law of 1994, the payment of this commission corresponded to the landlord when it was a legal entity (companies), but when it was a natural person, the law proposed that landlord and tenant agree on how to share this expense. According to the new regulations, this payment now always falls on the landlord, regardless of their status (company or individual).
– One of the real estate companies that Facua denounced for this reason was Alquiler Seguro, which is now among those investigated by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. According to the consumer organization, Alquiler Seguro is allegedly charging an amount equivalent to one month’s rent plus VAT for offering a “tenant assistance service”, which includes, among others, “advice on how to change the ownership of energy supplies”, “legal advice” on the rental contract and even “resolution of claims and incidents”. However, the organization points out that this type of management service has to be provided by the landlord, not by the intermediary rental agency for a fee. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/economia/mibolsillo/ministerio-consumo-investiga-inmobiliarias-cobro-comisiones-ilegales-20241022140405-nt.html

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The Begoña Investigation Will Continue- The TSJ of Madrid dismisses Begoña Gómez’s complaint against Judge Peinado for being based on “mere conjecture”: {Translation}
– The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) has agreed to dismiss the complaint filed by Begoña Gómez against the judge who is investigating her, Juan Carlos Peinado, for an alleged continuous crime of prevarication and for alleged crimes of disclosure of procedural actions declared secret and/or information of which she has knowledge by reason of her office and which should not be disclosed.
– The magistrates, in line with the criteria of the Prosecutor’s Office, understand that there is no evidence of “the tortious departure from the norm alleged by the plaintiff”, as stated in the order collected by Europa Press.
– It is the third complaint filed against Peinado that the TSJM rejects in the last month: the first was that of the journalist Máximo Pradera; and the second, that of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.
– In the complaint, Gómez’s defense claimed that the head of the 41st Court of Instruction of Madrid had transferred documents declared secret to investigators and this would have caused them to be published by different media. In her opinion, this action had seriously harmed her, since information and proceedings declared secret had been disclosed while she was unaware of all the details of the investigation, causing her defenselessness. “Despite the fact that the case was secret, it was transmitted live by the media”, said her lawyer, Antonio Camacho. The wife of the President of the Government’s wife also pointed out that Judge Peinado had adopted “arbitrary and manifestly unfair” judicial decisions through the issuing of judicial resolutions or the adoption of decisions communicated verbally. Photo: Jesus Diges. Sources, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/espana/tjsm-rechaza-querella-begona-gomez_0_2002623535.html & More detailed article:
https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-…

NERJA

Nerja City Council undertakes the clearing and cleaning of the Chíllar River: {Translation}
– The Councillor for the Environment of Nerja, Javier Rodriguez, has announced that this week the work of clearing and cleaning the riverbed of a section of the river Chíllar begins, from the mouth to the quarry, as part of the action program of conservation and maintenance of the channels of urban areas of the municipality.
– The works have an execution period of ten days and are being carried out by the company Excavaciones Beniex SL, with an investment of 20,242.09 euros which is financed with municipal resources. Rodriguez has detailed that “this action will be carried out on both banks of the river Chíllar, with an approximate length of 3.6 kilometers, removing plant debris and non-biodegradable items such as garbage and plastics.”
– He also pointed out that the aim of this action is to clear the riverbed in order to eliminate possible dangers in the event of heavy rains and the prevention of forest fires. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-ayuntamiento-de-nerja-acomete-el-desbroce-y-limpieza-del-rio-chillar/

EUROPE

France makes the temporary tax on the rich a permanent levy:
– France’s minority right wing government suffered a major blow when left wing and centrist deputies united to make a temporary tax on the rich into a permanent levy.
– The government had proposed a special tax on the rich for three years to help reduce a crippling public deficit which it estimates could hit 6.1 percent of gross domestic product in 2024. Under European Union rules it should be a maximum of three percent.
– But in a vote late Tuesday, deputies from a left wing coalition joined with the centrist Modem party, a part of the government coalition, to make the tax permanent. The government estimates that the tax on households where a single person earns more than 250,000 euros ($270,000) a year, or a couple more than 500,000 euros a year, will bring in two billion euros in 2025. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241023-french-government-considers-forcing-through-budget-bill-after-tax-on-rich-vote

RECALLS

Health orders the removal of a peeling agent for posing “a serious risk to health”: {Translation, summary}
– AEMPS has requested the cessation of marketing, withdrawal from the market and recall of the cosmetic Laviderm-Lavi Salipure Peeling Chemical Peel. The product, distributed by the company Lavigor 7000, “contains salicylic acid in a higher concentration than allowed, so it can present a serious risk to health,” they say.
– According to the Aemps, this product is mainly distributed in clinics and its use is intended for professionals, although it is not ruled out that it has been acquired by other users.
Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sociedad/sanidad-ordena-retirada-peeling-suponer-riesgo-grave-20241023110641-nt.html

TRAVEL

The cruise ship in which passengers own their cabins has been docked in Malaga since Tuesday: {Translation}
– The Odyssey sails with passengers who are owners or long-term tenants of the cabins in which they travel; a circumstance that turns this ship into an exclusive floating community of neighbors.
– With this idea being carried out by the company Ville Vie Residences which, based in the United States, has owned this ship since the beginning of this year, the option of traveling in one of the cabins, called villas, would involve their purchase. In the most economical option, the one that would refer to an interior cabin, would cost 111,005 euros. Other villas cost more corresponding to their location and facilities. Typically the purchase would be signed for a period of 15 years. Complementing this option, in addition, the Odyssey offers a range of 17 types of long term rentals that allow stays between 35 and 120 days.
– In addition to these options, to which it should be added that the owners of the villas can at any time rent or sell their cabins, the services included with the purchase of a cabin are very similar to those of a regular cruise ship. Offered daily menus that change every 14 days which include a breakfast buffet and a dessert buffet at dinner, basic drinks are also included in this package. With the possibility to make use of two party rooms, a library, a gym and different bathing and spa areas, this ship also offers an operations center where residents can access the Internet to perform their respective jobs. It also has a complete medical service, a cabin cleaning service twice a week and a laundry service, as well as a personal storage area outside the cabin. The excursions made by this ship in each of its ports of call are established in packages that include free and paid routes depending on the destinations.
– In addition to the philosophy of life and travel offered by this vessel, it should be mentioned that the 195-meter, eight-deck Odyssey can accommodate a maximum of 650 resident passengers. Built at the Spanish shipyard Unión Naval de Levante in 1993, this ship, which has sailed under six different names, was lengthened by 31.2 meters at the German shipyard Blohm+Voss between May and June 2008.
– Immersed in its maiden voyage, a 33-day route that will take it from Belfast to Dakar, the Odyssey has made its debut this Tuesday in Malaga with 150 passengers on board while waiting for more residents to join this floating community. A unique ship that will face in the next three and a half years an ambitious round the world trip in which 425 destinations, 147 countries and 100 islands will be visited.
Ville Vie Residences website: https://villavieresidences.com/
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/buque-crucero-pasajeros-propietarios-camarotes-llega-malaga_0_2002616234.html

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DigameXtra No. 2877 Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

On October 23, 2024October 22, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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Concert- Norwegian Swing: SwingCompagniet
Friday, October 25, 7pm doors / 8pm show
Centro Cultural Villa de Nerja, C/ Pintada 45, Nerja 29780
SwingCompagniet was founded in the fall of 2016. The orchestra plays varied and vibrant entertainment music from different eras, between Dixieland swing and big band music, as well as jazz ballads interspersed with blues and Latin American rhythms. The American Songbookâis central to the repertoire of the orchestra, which has 13 members, 2 of whom are vocalists, and all of whom have extensive experience within various musical genres and are involved in a variety of musical fields.
Tickets (€20) at the box office of the Cultural Center from 11h to 14h and two hours of each performance.
Tix & Info: https://mientrada.janto.es/es/espectaculo/swingcompagniet/NERJASWINGCOMPAG/venue=CCNERJA & Video Link

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Flamenco Dance Show “Al compás de mis manos” (To the rhythm of my hands) with Pilar Soto: Sat, 26 Oct, 8pm
Centro Cultural Villa de Nerja, C/ Pintada 45, Nerja 29780
Flamenco dance show in which, through the different “palos” (forms), the hands of the woman in full movement are highlighted.
Info & tix (€12): https://mientrada.janto.es/es/espectaculo/cia-de-pilar-soto/NERJAPILARSOTO/venue=CCNERJA & Video Link

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Moclinejo celebrates the IV Young Classics Contest:
Saturday, October 26. Classic vehicle viewing starts at 8:30am, music starting at twelve noon, paella at 3pm.
The event combines instrumental bands with a ‘classic’ repertoire with a concentration of ‘classic’ cars and motorcycles.

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Caleta de Vélez Halloween party & costume contest:
There will be several days of shows for children and adults, spread between Friday, October 25 (starting at 5pm) and Thursday, October 31 (starting at 10pm).
– Friday, October 25, the traditional children’s Halloween party with its costume contest and children’s shows
– Thursday, October 31, Adult Halloween party with a Passage of Terror held inside the assembly hall and the library.

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Rent Protests Expand Across The Country- Tenants’ union starts gathering supporters for rent strike- They declare housing should be free for residents- Welcome to progressive Spain!: {Translation, summary}
– The proliferation of demonstrations against the current situation of the real estate market throughout Spain continues to give wings to a Tenants Union determined to call a rent strike. This is evidenced by its social networks, where the organization led by the controversial Valeria Racu has already begun to disseminate a form for all those interested in supporting the protest. “We will not pay their prices and for that you have to be organized. JOIN THE RENTAL STRIKE”, reads the message that they spread over and over again on their X account.
– The aim is to gauge the support they would have for the strike they are calling for. Be that as it may, the tone continues to be as belligerent, if not more so, than in the days leading up to the demonstration held in Madrid on October 13.
– “We prepare conflicts of colossal dimensions,” they threaten in their networks, where they now turn to support the camp installed this weekend in front of the Valencia City Hall. “If we have no home, we will occupy the square!” they declare.
– Although in this type of meetings it is common to see posters advocating the “expropriation of empty homes in the hands of banks and vulture funds”, this union goes further: “We are committed to expropriate tourist apartments and empty homes – they say in one of their messages, extending the challenge regardless of their ownership. Housing should be free and universal”. Despite not providing any studies or economic report, the promoters of this union dare to ensure that “the conditions exist so that everyone, without exception, can enjoy access to housing, free of charge and with quality living conditions”.
– In their opinion, “the problem is not only the abusive price of housing, but the fact of having to pay for it”, so they demand both the “abolition of rents and mortgages” and the “cancellation of any real estate debt”. In this way, it would be the banks, but also the small owners who support 92% of the rental market in our country, who would have to assume millionaire losses.
– In addition, they advocate prohibiting “any type of eviction, be they large vulture funds or banks, be they entrepreneurs or small rentiers”, a measure that would be derived from the previous ones and that would end, therefore, with the right to private property. Source, Spanish: https://www.libremercado.com/2024-10-22/el-sindicato-de-inquilinos-empieza-a-recabar-adeptos-para-la-huelga-de-alquileres-vamos-a-hacer-un-pais-salvaje-7176726/

ANDALUCÍA

High-risk wildfire period officially ends in Andalucía with 6,062 hectares burnt, 34% below average for the decade: {Translation, summary}
– The high-risk fire period has officially ended in the Andalucía region of southern Spain with just 6,062 hectares of land scorched. The total – which includes 683-hectares-worth of trees and 5,379 hectares of burnt scrubland – is 34% below the average for the decade (9,217 hectares). Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/the-high-fire-risk-period-ends-with-20241021080953-nt.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

The rains do not alleviate the Malaga reservoirs- they are still in a critical situation at 15% of capacity: {Translation, summary}
– The reservoirs extend their critical situation: they are at 15.7% of their capacity and all together gather 95.98 hm3 with a gain after the passage of the two storms. They are 25% less than just a year ago and are already at the same level they were in February, just before the rains of March and April came into action.
– The worst numbers are signed by the reservoirs of the Guadalhorce system, those responsible for supplying the capital. Thus, the Guadalhorce reservoir {pic}, with 10 hm3 and 7.96%, marks every day its historical minimum; something more accumulates the Conde, 13.77 hm3, which corresponds to 20.71%; while the Guadalteba contains 18 hm3, so it marks 11.74%. However, the city’s consumption does not depend exclusively on these reserves; it is also necessary to add to the equation the wells of Fahala and Aljaima, in the Lower Guadalhorce, where work continues to increase their extractable flow.
– El Limonero deserves special mention, whose numbers remain practically unchanged given its strategic nature, i.e., its reserves are not drawn from; however, they are quite modest, holding 3.39 hm3 and at 15.17%. The same consideration is given to the Casasola reservoir, with 4.34 hm3 and 19.98% of its capacity.
– Things continue to be just as bad for La Viñuela, which, however, has gone through worse times; the last one came to an end this January, when it rebounded after beating for the last time its historical minimum (12.2 hm3). At the moment it accumulates ten more, 22.24, and is at 13.53%. To prevent water from not being able to be extracted from it due to lack of technical means and reserves (i.e., that it becomes a dead reservoir), as long as the drought continues to squeeze to that extreme, the infrastructure has a floating pump that can be used to extract water until almost the end of stocks. The one in the best situation, on the other hand, is La Concepción; in fact, it is the only one that has gained a few tenths; an amount that, as it is not difficult to imagine, is far from what is required at the moment. It currently holds 24.23 hm3 and is at 42.11% of its capacity. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/lluvias-pantanos-malaga-situacion-critica_0_2002606646.html

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA

Rincón de la Victoria approves a new waste rate, which will increase by €60 in homes and €127 in businesses: {Translation, summary}
– News in Axarquia on the new waste tax imposed by the European Union. After Velez-Malaga announced its next insertion -still without official date- in the plenary last September, this Monday, Rincon de la Victoria has confirmed that next Wednesday, October 23, it will approve the implementation of its new rate. According to the Consistory, after its approval an average annual increase of 60 euros in homes and 127 in businesses is expected. To alleviate the consequences, the City Council plans “a reduction of the IBI rate to compensate”.
– The City Council of Rincon de la Victoria has decided to apply in the coming years a reduction in the rate of IBI to compensate for this new rate. “This law is derived from an European directive, which proposes to calculate waste consumption per household and recycling levels, but the European directive does not establish the application regime so each member state of the European Union decides how it is articulated. And in the case of Spain, the central government has decided to regulate this directive by imposing a waste collection fee that each municipality must pass on to all its neighbors,” explained the councilman of Finance, Antonio Fernandez.
– In this sense, the mayor of Rincón de la Victoria, Francisco Salado, asked Madrid to come forward to alleviate this increase in the waste rate and announced to compensate the municipal receipts. “This is not something that affects only the City Council of Rincon de la Victoria and its neighbors, but to all municipalities in Spain. We understand that the central government could have passed it on as a state tax and not as a tax imposed by the councils. Now, we are already studying the formulas so that the increase can affect the neighbors in the least possible way. In the coming years we will be lowering the IBI rate”. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/rincon-de-la-victoria/rincon-victoria-aprueba-nueva-tasa-residuos-viviendas-comercios_0_2002609356.html

ALHAURÍN DE LA TORRE

Alhaurín de la Torre will fumigate the entire municipal area to prevent the Nile Virus: {Translation, summary}
– The City Council of Alhaurin de la Torre will carry out fumigation throughout the municipality to prevent the Nile Virus. The Consistory already launched last September a series of preventive measures against this disease, after the Andalusian Government detected the virus in mosquitoes caught in the Guadalhorce River and the risk level was raised in this town to 4 -where it is still. As part of the action plan, the Consistory has completed the work of fumigation in the area around the neighborhood of Zapata, part of the term that is in a perimeter of 1.5 kilometers in the area where the virus was located, but now the Junta de Andalucía has informed the City Council that it must act throughout the municipality. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/alhaurin-torre-fumigara-municipio-prevenir-virus-nilo_0_2002609519.html

LA HERRADURA

They destroy a projectile from the Civil War found on a farm in La Herradura: {Translation, summary}
– The Guardia Civil has destroyed in a controlled manner a projectile from the Spanish Civil War that the owner of a farmhouse in La Herradura, in the municipality of Almuñécar, located while making a road on his farm.
– This man had hired an excavating machine to remove the land in order to make a road, and during the work the shovel of the machine hit something metallic. Upon discovering it, at first they thought it was a large piece of very rusty iron, but one of the neighbors who saw it told them that it was possibly a Civil War shell and immediately alerted the Guardia Civil.
– The agents of the Explosives Disposal Team of the Civil Guard of the Command of Granada went to the place of the finding and verified that it was a 152 mm armor-piercing projectile of the Civil War with the fuse intact and full charge, so its manipulation can be very dangerous for inexperienced hands despite the time elapsed.
The specialists in deactivation of explosives followed the established protocol and moved the projectile to a quarry in the province where they detonated it in a controlled manner and without danger to people.
– The Guardia Civil advises that, as in this case, if someone finds an old projectile, they should refrain from handling it, mark the place and quickly call the Guardia Civil emergency telephone number 062, since the explosive charge or the fuse of the device may be active despite the time elapsed and, although it is unlikely, it may explode and seriously injure the person who is handling it and all the people nearby. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/destruyen-proyectil-guerra-civil-hallado-finca-herradura/

MOTRIL

Nao Victoria docks this Wednesday at the Port of Motril: {Translation, summary}
– The coastal town of Motril will have an appointment with history when the exact replica of the Nao Victoria – the ship on which Juan Sebastian Elcano achieved one of the greatest feats of the early sixteenth century – will dock in the port of the Costa Tropical, at 19:00 hours on Wednesday 23, for the amazement and enjoyment of residents and visitors.
– During its stay in the Port of Motril, the public will be able to go on board, walk around its decks and learn about the amazing adventure that took place on board until it managed to travel the planet by sea. Visitors will also be able to go down to her hold and learn about the experiences of the young crew that still sails on her today in seas all over the world.
Dates: October 24 to 27
Place: Port of Motril
Hours: 10.00h. to 20.00h.
Nao Victoria Tickets: Adults: 6€ / Children (5- 10 years old): 3€ / 15€ Families (2 adults + up to 3 children between 5- 10 years old). Free for children under 5 years old, who must be accompanied by an adult). Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/nao-victoria-atraca-puerto-de-motril/

HEALTH

Sexually transmitted infections run amok in Spain- gonorrhea and syphilis are on the rise: {Translation, summary}
– Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to run rampant, especially in young men: last year, 36,983 cases of chlamydia were diagnosed, 20.7% more than two years earlier, 34,401 cases of gonorrhea, up 42.6%, and 10,879 cases of syphilis, 24.1% more. These are some of the data provided by the annual report “Epidemiological Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) just published by the Carlos III Health Institute, which maintain the upward trend of syphilis, congenital syphilis, gonococcal infection (gonorrhea), chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) of the last two decades.
– In all cases, men predominated over women: 80% of gonorrhea cases were in men, who also accounted for 88% of syphilis cases, 98% of LGV cases and 53% of chlamydia cases.
– By age, there were differences according to the disease, with chlamydia being the most frequent infection in those under 25 years of age and LGV the least frequent. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1790277/las-infecciones-de-transmision-sexual-desbocadas-la-gonorrea-y-la-sifilis-se-disparan/

SCIENCE

Microbes, not fossil fuels, drove methane growth between 2020 and 2022:
– Microbes in the environment, not fossil fuels, have been driving the recent surge in methane emissions globally, according to a new, detailed analysis published Oct 21 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by CU Boulder researchers and collaborators.
– Using computer simulations, they found that between 2020 and 2022, the drastic increase in atmospheric methane was driven almost entirely by microbial sources. Since 2007, scientists have observed microbes playing a significant role in methane emissions, but their contribution has surged to over 90% starting in 2020.
– “Some prior studies have suggested that human activities, especially fossil fuels, were the primary source of methane growth in recent years,” said Xin (Lindsay) Lan, a scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at CU Boulder and NOAA. She leads the reporting on NOAA’s global greenhouse gas trends at the GML. “These studies failed to look at the isotope profile of methane, which could lead to a different conclusion and an incomplete picture of global methane emissions.”
– It remains unclear whether the increased microbial emissions came from natural sources like wetlands or human-driven sources, such as landfills and agriculture. The team plans to delve deeper to identify the exact source of methane. Full article: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/10/21/microbes-not-fossil-fuels-drove-methane-growth-between-2020-and-2022

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Ventana Abierta Jazz Club Concert- Adrián Cruces Trio – GAP: Fri, 25 Oct, 8pm
Adrián Cruces (Trompeta y FX) – Gregorio Herreros (Piano, Moog y FX) – Alejandro Parrado (Batería y FX)
The band was born from the desire to experiment with new musical frontiers. Overwhelmed by the live performance of Shai Maestro’s new quartet, G.A.P. decided to search within tradition for new sounds and approach them in a different way, with musical communication as its main pillar. Although the group currently has little experience, it is already immersed in the recording of its own compositions, collaborating with great figures of jazz as well as with great figures of Malaga rap. The concert unites their taste for jazz and neosoul with their second passion, electronic music.
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Flamenco Abierto Show, Vélez-Málaga: Friday, October 25
Doors open 8pm, show 9:30pm
Peña Flamenca Niño de Vélez, Vélez-Málaga (Málaga)
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VI Vélez-Málaga Motor Fair: October 25 to 27
– At the Juan Carlos I fairgrounds in Vélez-Málaga, 11am to 7pm.
– It will have the participation of 11 exhibitors, including recognized brands and local dealers, in which we will have more than 700 vehicles.
– On Saturday the 26th, an exhibition and competition of classic vehicles will take place on the Paseo Marítimo of Torre del Mar, from approximately 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Video Link

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Concert- Doctor Fausto: Sat, 26 Oct, 11:30pm
La Forja, Velez-Malaga. €5 entry.
Malaga rock band with an eclectic and powerful style born at the end of 2018 and composed of Andrés Blázquez (vocalist), Juan Blázquez and Miguel Añón (guitarists), Miguel Calderón (drums) and Alberto Alonso (bassist).
Info & map: https://conciertos.club/malaga/conciertos/83655-doctor-fausto & Video Link

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Maroween: Thurs, 31 Oct
Throughout the afternoon and evening of October 31 in Maro, activities will take place with musical performances by the Electrogoblins and DJ Toulalan, tastings of sweet potatoes and chestnuts, the crafts workshop, the market on Calle Real, the children’s Halloween show, the terrifying parade, the Passage of Terror, the theater workshop gymkhana, trick or treating with distribution of candies and sweets , and like every year the best children’s and adult costumes will be awarded. To conclude on Friday, November 1, the Paranormal Experience will take place at the Municipal Multipurpose Center.

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Alcaucin Fiesta dela Castana (Chestnut Festival): Sat, 2 Nov
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Free flamenco concert: Wed, 30 October at 7.30pm
Local singer Luis Pedriguero performs at the MVA Auditorium on Calle Ollerías. Tickets are free, but you need to get yours from the box office on the day (available from 7pm onwards) or from the Municipal Fiestas Department in Camino de San Rafael 99 (available from 9am onwards – you can get here on the No 20 bus from the Alameda Principal).
MVA CULTURAL CENTER, Calle Ollerías 34, Málaga.
Tel. 952133950 /cultura@malaga.es
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– Wednesdays- Art group, with the crochet & craft group 10.00 – 13.00.
– Shop open Wednesdays & Fridays. 10.00 – 13.00.
– Thursdays- Spanglish conversation between friends, 16.30 – 17.30.
– Fridays – Conversation group. 10.00 – 11.00.
– Fridays – Coffee Morning. 10.00 – 13.00.
– Friday 1st November – Taizé Prayer for Unity at St Andrés Church Torre del Mar. Time after the Mass.
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– Thursday 28th November. Viveros Guzmán, Miramar shopping centre and Iceland.
-Tuesday 10th – Thursday 12th December – Seville to experience the Christmas celebrations.
-Thursday 19th December- Malaga Christmas lights.
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Gran Canaria receives the largest boat crossing in its history- 231 people arrive at Arguineguín dock: {Translation}
– Gran Canaria has received in the last hours the largest cayuco in its history: 231 people of sub-Saharan origin have arrived to the island, among them 58 minors and 13 women, who claim to have departed from Gambia eleven days ago. This has been confirmed by sources of the emergency services who have offered these people first-aid on their arrival on the island. On their arrival on land, by their own means, these people received humanitarian and medical assistance. Three of them have had to be evacuated to hospitals for minor pathologies related to their sea crossing from Africa, as reported by 112.
– The Red Cross, for its part, has confirmed that this is the largest boat arriving on the island. However, he added that it is not the largest of the archipelago, as in El Hierro there have been in the last year some with more than 250 occupants and even one with 330 people.
– After being alerted that a boat with migrants was sailing near the coast, specifically 5.5 kilometers from Arguineguín, a Salvamento Marítimo vessel, the Salvamar Macondo, departed this Sunday afternoon to its aid, although the cayuco was able to make landfall without help. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5645888/0/gran-canaria-cayuco-231-personas/

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Butane delivery service start a strike throughout Spain until Christmas- these are the days when they suspend home delivery: {Translation, summary}
– The temporary suspension of the home delivery service will take place on November 5, 13, 21 and 29, as well as on December 5, 11, 17 and 23. The idea is to maintain these stoppages until the demands are met, which include the modification and updating of the Order IET/389/2015 by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge and a “fair and adequate” update of the commission per cylinder distributed by the operators. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5646243/…

MALAGA PROVINCE

The weather in Malaga- the rains return from Wednesday: {Translation}
– After the last week of rains, Malaga had a weekend bathed by the sun, collecting the highest temperatures of the days. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) recorded this Sunday 29.6 degrees in Alora; and Coin reached 29.4. On Saturday four localities of Malaga were among the five hottest of that day: again Coin, with 28.2, Malaga capital 27.7, again Alora with 27.6 and Rincon de la Victoria 27.5 degrees. On Monday, October 21, in general, temperatures will be around 24 degrees, both on the coast and inland, with few cloudy skies and light winds. From Wednesday, with the entry of east, rainfall is expected in the western part of Malaga, although these rains will be weak.
– The director of the Aemet in Malaga, Jesus Riesco, said that the water will focus on the area of Estepona, “may fall some more somewhere else, and will be concentrated in the coastal area or in the pre-coastal,”. The rain forecast will extend to Thursday, when it is expected to be more general throughout the province, although they will also be weak. These precipitations will be concentrated in the early hours of the day. Regarding the thermometers, there will be no major changes, with highs around 23 on the coast and lows at 18. In the interior the maximum will be 20 and the minimum will be between 13 and 14 degrees.
– Looking ahead to the weekend, the director of the Aemet of Malaga advanced that arrives “with uncertainty” because the arrival of a Dana is expected. “But it is still early to know how it would affect the province,” Riesco stressed. At the moment, the rain forecast focuses on the eastern part, in the coastal area, in the central hours of the day. Temperatures will drop slightly on the coast, where on Saturday are expected to reach maximums of 23 degrees and minimums around 15. And in the interior the drop in thermometers will be greater, with maximums of 19 in Antequera and 16 degrees in Ronda, and minimums not exceeding 10 degrees.
– A Dana (acronym for Isolated High Level Depression) is a low pressure system or depression in the upper levels of the atmosphere, which has been totally separated from the general circulation of the atmosphere. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/tiempo-malaga-miercoles-regreso-lluvias_0_2002607953.html

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Alert for the processionary in Malaga- it is four months ahead of the normal departure date: {Translation, summary}
– The processionary has seen its natural life cycle severely disrupted in some municipalities and has begun to form the dreaded rows of caterpillars in October, up to four months earlier than would be normal.
– This is the case in municipalities such as Alhaurín de la Torre, where the Councilor for the Environment, Abel Perea, warns that climate change is directly affecting the life cycle of the ‘Thaumetopoea pityocampa’. “What should normally occur in the months of February-March is occurring in October,” he explains, a behavior that is related to high temperatures and the absence of rain until recently. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/gran-malaga/alerta-procesionaria-malaga-adelanta-cuatro-meses-fecha-20241021001318-nt.html

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End to a “disastrous” chestnut harvest in Malaga- drought and the Asian wasp ruin the sector: {Translation, summary}
– The chestnut, a fruit that sustains the economy, especially in the villages of the Genal Valley. Under normal circumstances, a campaign closes with about three million kilos in the province and the product ‘made in Malaga’ is exported throughout Europe. Right now, recognizes Diego Guerrero, the president of the Genal Chestnut Cooperative, there is nothing that is normal. With this year, there are now five in a row in which the chestnut producers are suffering. “It has once again been a disastrous year. If anything, we have been able to collect 10% of a normal harvest,” he explains.
– The reasons are to be found in a combination of several factors that, together, form an explosive cocktail: drought, fungus and Asian wasp moth. That is, the Malaga chestnut is currently succumbing to adverse weather and pests. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/fin-cosecha-castana-nefasta-malaga-sequia-avispilla-20241021003246-nt.html

EUROPE

Russia hits Kyiv with drone attacks for second night in a row, Ukraine says:
– Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with several waves of drones for the second night in a row, damaging residential buildings and injuring at least one civilian, Ukrainian officials said on Monday.
– Two civilians were killed and 15 were injured in a separate ballistic missile attack on Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine on Monday morning, local authorities said.
– The Ukrainian military said air defences downed 59 out of 116 Russian drones launched overnight. The military lost track of 45 drones that likely fell into Ukrainian territory, it said. “Another night, another worry,” Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on Telegram. “The enemy does not reduce the intensity of air attacks on Ukraine and Kyiv.” Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-pounds-kyiv-with-drones-second-night-row-ukraine-says-2024-10-21/

OBITUARY

RIP Marty Margulies: I have only just found out that Marty passed away peacefully a year ago (18th October 2023). His daughter, Dahlia, is arranging a celebration of his life on Wednesday 27th November, 2024, at The Salon, El Capistrano and has extended an invitation to his friends and AIC Club members. Many of you will remember Marty and his wife, Vivienne. See announcement below.
Please email Dahlia beforehand to advise her of your attendance.
Email: DahliasEmail@gmail.com, by the 12th of November.

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Our handmade greetings cards are for sale weekly with all proceeds to the Red Cross.
We meet every Thursday between 12 and 2 pm at Chine in Caleta, just off the coast road to/from Algarrobo.
***Trips/Events***
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October
– 26th – Trip to Yunquera Wine and Chestnut Festival with plenty of other traditional products to taste. €18pp
November
– 5th – Trip to Gib €18 pp pick up Algarrobo Lidl at 08.30
– 7th – Open Day at Chine, come and meet us and enjoy a free coffee or Tea, a plate of sandwiches and cake.
– 15th – A visit to Rute and the Anise, Chocolate and Jamon/Sausage factories. €22pp lunch extra
– 21st – Craft Fair/Home bake sale at Chines, Caleta de Velez. From Christmas cakes and puds to sausage rolls and steak pies. Orders taken. If you would like a table to sell your Craft wares, please whatsapp me.
– 29th – Black Friday in the La Canada Centre €20pp
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Malaga Jazz Festival 2024: 2-9 Nov
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– Saturday 2 November – US jazz pianist legend, Fred Hersch, visits Malaga Jazz Festival for the first time. He’ll be showcasing pieces from his second album, Silent Listening. Tickets from €11.
– Sunday 3 November – the trio of Benavent (electric bass guitar), Di Geraldo (drums) and Pardo (sax and flute) will offer their Concert for Malaga, with a compilation of previous pieces that combine their jazz/flamenco fusion style. Single ticket price of €24.
– Monday 4 November – The Golden Age of Spanish Jazz celebrates the current boom in young jazz musicians in Spain, with ten of the best on stage. The line-up consists of a male trio, a female trio and a mixed trio. Single ticket price of €24.
– Tuesday 5 November – Brazilian singer/pianist Eliane Elias showcases her renowned jazz skills, combining orthodox jazz, classical music and Brazilian themes. Marc Johnson on double bass and Rafael Barata on drums join her on stage. Tickets from €15. Discounts not applicable to tickets for this concert.
– Wednesday 6 November – trumpet player Chief Adjuah, previously known as Christian Scott, is known for his jazz fusion skills. In this concert, he and four other musicians perform, combining musical tradition from Western Africa with innovative jazz and music from his home town, New Orleans. Tickets from €12.
– Thursday 7 November – Brazilian Egberto Gismonti {Video Link} brings his unique piano and guitar talent to Malaga, with a concert showcasing traditional Brazilian folk tunes with classical music. Gismonti is known for his creation of sounds, as if an orchestra were on stage. Tickets from €11.
– Friday 8 November – double bass player Christian McBride plays homage to his mentor and inspiration, Ray Brown. Joining him on stage are Benny Green on piano and Greg Hutchinson on drums. Tickets from €12.
– Saturday 9 November – the final night at the Malaga Jazz Festival sees Pat Metheny on stage, with his unique jazz/rock fusion style. Metheny will play no less than 12 guitars during his performance, which includes pieces from his most recent albums, Dream Box and MoonDial. Tickets from €22. Discounts not applicable to tickets for this concert.
– The Cervantes Theatre applies the usual discounts when you buy tickets to 3 or more concerts: 3 or more concerts – 15% off; 5 ore more concerts – 20% off.
Note that the above discounts don’t apply to the Eliane Elias and Pat Metheny concerts.
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For Sale, 3 items:
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– Height-Adjustable mobile hanging rail €10
– Royal Doulton “The Clown” 1988 Character Model €25
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For Sale: Dog kennel, plastic, 82cm long x 64cm wide x 66cm high
Comes apart for storage and transportation. Carol, Nerja.
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For Sale: 4x super comfy rocking / swivel chairs, 50€ each.
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For Sale: Pine wardrobe 183cm high x 86cm wide x 58cm deep. Excellent condition. 4 drawers and hanging rail. 30€.
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– 5 boxed dehumidifiers 5 euros
– OBH Nordica juicer good condition. 30 euros
Terry, Nerja campo. Or could meet at Lidl supermarket. Telephone 694448597 also on whatsapp.

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Garage Sale: Cortijo Eco – on road between Canillas de Albaida and Archez. Friday 25th October 11am – 3pm
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SPAIN

The TSJM unanimously rejects Pedro Sánchez’s complaint against Judge Peinado for its “speculative nature”: {Translation, summary}
– The High Court of Justice (TSJ) of Madrid has unanimously rejected the complaint for prevarication filed by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez {pic}, against Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, who is leading the investigation against his wife, Begoña Gómez, considering that it has a “speculative character”.
– “By way of conclusion, the Chamber cannot help but think, given the speculative nature on which the complaint is based and the prejudice that it distills, that this is only due to an attempt to distort the purpose of the law,” say the judges in an order, collected by Europa Press.
– In addition, they reproach the President of the Government for having used the State Attorney’s Office to take legal action against the head Judge of the Court of Instruction Number 41 of Madrid. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-tsjm-rechaza-unanimidad-querella-pedro-sanchez-contra-juez-peinado-prevaricacion-20241018133558.html

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One of the judges who overturned the complaint against Peinado sees in Sánchez “true bad faith”, recommends a fine against Sánchez for his “reckless” complaint: {Translation, summary}
– In the order in which the TSJM dismisses the complaint, it includes the individual opinion of Judge Jesús María Santos Vijande {pic} in which, after making clear his “total agreement” with the court’s decision, he adds devastating considerations about the President of the Government and his decision to go to court and points out that a separate investigation should have been opened to determine “whether the filing of the complaint involves abuse of rights or procedural bad faith”.
– The judge points out that the court should have opened a separate investigation to determine whether it was appropriate to “impose a fine on the plaintiff” for procedural bad faith, which, he recalls, can range between 180 and 6,000 euros.
– The magistrate regrets that he proposed it to the court “without success” and insists that in his opinion Article 247 of the Civil Procedure Act should have been applied against Sánchez, for failure to respect the rules of procedural good faith, “the order we have issued literally proclaims that the president’s complaint lacks any basis, is speculative, responds to prejudices and has a spurious purpose, while citing case law of the Second Chamber reproaching the reckless and abusive exercise of the criminal action”. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/2024-10-18/uno-de-los-jueces-que-han-tumbado-la-querella-contra-peinado-ve-en-sanchez-verdadera-mala-fe-7175770/

ANDALUCÍA

These are the almost thirty species that are in danger of extinction in Andalusia: {Translation}
– The Andalusian List of Wild Species under Special Protection Regime (LAESPE), which includes the Andalusian Catalogue of Threatened Species, includes almost thirty species in danger of extinction. Specifically, the figure stands at 28 in a historic year in which one of them, the Iberian lynx, has been removed from this category and has become vulnerable.
– Most of the species considered endangered in Andalusia are birds. Fifteen of the species in this situation belong to this class.
– Of these, seven are wetland birds and are included in the recovery and conservation plan for them: the crab egret (Ardeola ralloides); the bittern (Botaurus stellaris); the brown pochard (Aythya nyroca); the marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris); the white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala); the horned coot (Fulica cristata); and the common tern (Chlidonias niger).
– Three others are part of the plan for necrophagous birds. In this case, the endangered species are the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).
– Two other endangered species are part of the plan for steppe birds, such as the black-eared owl (Turnix sylvatica) and the great bustard (Otis tarda), while there is a specific plan for the Iberian imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti). In the case of the remaining two migratory birds present in Andalusia, there is no specific plan: the black stork (Ciconia nigra) and the Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus).
– The recovery and conservation plan for epicontinental fish and invertebrates includes another eight species in Andalusia. Five of them are fish: the sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), the jarabugo (Anaecypris hispanica), the bogardilla (Squalius palaciosi), the Atlantic salinete or fartet (Aphanius baeticus) and the fartet (Aphanius iberus). The other two are river-dwelling species, one of which is a fish, the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus); another is an insect, the dragonfly (Macromia splendens); and the third is a crustacean, the European or white-legged crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes).
– The protection and conservation plan for high peaks is the one to which the two butterfly species threatened with extinction, the wolf’s harbor butterfly (Agryades zullichi) and the Sierra Nevada girl (Polyommatus golgus), are subject.
– Finally, the three remaining species are not included in a multi-species plan, which does not mean that they are not protected: the ferruginea limpet (Patella ferruginea), a gastropod mollusk; the black-eared slider turtle (Testudo graeca) {pic}, the only reptile on the list; and the only mammal in the same situation, the bigeye bat (Myotis capaccinii).
– To these are added another 54 species that are considered vulnerable in Andalusia, including the Iberian lynx, which at the end of June ceased to be classified as an endangered species.
– In addition, there are 357 others that, although not included in any of the above categories, are subject to a Special Protection Regime and are part of the list.
*Plants*
– In addition to fauna, the LAESPE also includes Andalusian flora. Although in the case of plants the list is less extensive, consisting of 295 species, it does include a greater variety of endangered species. A total of 68 species are threatened at this level.
– There are even five species considered extinct. Two of them belong to the recovery plan in high peaks, which are Tanacetum funkii and Viola biflora, both flowering species. To these are added the multicolored subspecies of Elizaldia calycina, Galium tunetanum and the canary fern (Dryopteris guanchica). Another 117 are considered vulnerable in terms of conservation. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1788420/estas-son-las-casi-treinta-especies-que-estan-en-peligro-de-extincion-en-andalucia/

AXARQUÍA

Axarquía desalination plant is still just a pipe dream, minimum 4 years to completion, location not even confirmed yet: {Translation, summary}
– The tedious procedures for the necessary desalination plant in Axarquía, which must be undertaken and planned by the central government through the state company Acuamed, continue to make progress, at the moment more due to the push of end users than due to governmental speed.
– In short, a critical plant for an area with a deficit in terms of water contributions such as Axarquía is beginning to travel a long path that will depend on the speed of investment processing by the Government.
– The plant will be located on land determined by the Junta de Andalucía and the Vélez City Council in the surroundings of the current wastewater treatment plant and the El Ingenio shopping center, about 2 kilometers from the coast and on the river bank. The ownership belongs to half a dozen owners, so expropriations must be carried out. Sources consulted by SUR assure that the Government still has certain doubts about this location due to issues related to coastal dynamics.
– From the meetings held between the Ministry of Agriculture and Sustainability, and the Secretary of State for the Environment, the most optimistic deadline that emerges is the year 2028 for the commissioning of this infrastructure. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/desaladora-axarquia-repartira-partes-iguales-campo-suministro-20241018112443-nt.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

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New Municipal Citizen Service Office Of Maro Opens For Business This Tuesday: {Translation, summary}
– This Tuesday, October 22, will start operating the new Municipal Office of Citizen Services Maro, which will be located in the Municipal Multipurpose Center.
– It will provide service on Tuesdays and Thursdays from five to eight in the afternoon. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/este-martes-entra-en-funcionamiento-la-nueva-oficina-municipal-de-atencion-al-ciudadano-de-maro/

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They denounce “the state of abandonment” of a pool from the Roman era in Maro: {Translation, summary}
– It is at the Roman site of Lugarejo, located in the district of Maro.
– Local lawyer and researcher Pablo Rojo has denounced the “deplorable state” in which this historic enclave is located, constitutes “the oldest man-made structure in the municipality of Nerja.” According to Rojo, this type of basin, which could date back to between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, served to contain the famous ‘garum’, the sauce made from fish viscera that was so appreciated by the Romans. According to the local researcher, “for some time now, several cultural associations and local history experts have been denouncing the state of total abandonment of this important archaeological vestige of Maro.”
– Councilor for Culture, Ana María Muñoz (PP), has replied that they are aware of Pablo Rojo’s complaint and that they are already “in talks with the owner of the land, Larios” to give her a solution “as soon as possible.” The Nerjeña councilor has highlighted that Nerja City Council is finalizing an archaeological document with this and other important sites that are located in the easternmost coastal municipality of the province, in order to elevate it to higher levels so that the remains are protected and conserved properly. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/denuncian-estado-abandono-yacimiento-epoca-romana-maro-20240913234531-nt.html

EUROPE

Two days of torrential rain bring major flooding to central France, transport disrupted:
– France’s prime minister said Friday that firefighters and other rescuers have been involved in about 2,300 operations, some of them lifesaving, in what appears to be the biggest flooding in 40 years in central France. Michel Barnier visited French authorities’ crisis center in Paris and said there hadn’t been such violent rain in many people’s memory. Over 1,000 people were evacuated. Most of them were able to go back home on Friday.
– French weather agency Meteo France said as much as 700 millimeters (27.5 inches) of rain fell in in 48 hours in some local areas in the regions of Ardeche and Lozere.
– National railway operator SNCF halted regional trains between the cities of Lyon and Saint-Étienne on Thursday saying the tracks were impassable. Local train services will remain disrupted for several days, it said. A main highway between the two cities also was inundated and remained closed on Friday.
– Meteo France lifted its red alert for bad weather on Friday morning but still warned of potential heavy rain and floods in southwestern France. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/france-floods-651a7abc74b7267988133dc20ae54493

GASTRONOMIA

Tripping the light autochthonous (ô-tŏk′thə-nəs, indigenous, native):
The Chorreao olive from Montefrío; the Vigiriego grape from the Lecrín Valley. Photo credit: Padraig O Niaidh. Source

Tripping the light autochthonous: the Chorreao olive from Montefrío; the Vigiriego grape from the Lecrín Valley. pic.twitter.com/akIT7J6I3D
— Padraig O Niaidh (@ONiaidh) October 20, 2024

HEALTH

Why is it so difficult to get proper pain relief treatment in emergency departments, despite it being the most common reason for visits? Incompetency is not a valid excuse!: {Translation}
– Consultations for pain are frequent in emergency services in Spain. In fact, studies show that it is the most common reason for consultation in these services. “For example, it has been reported that up to 78% of patients who go to the emergency room do so because of pain.”
– Now, it has finally been admitted by health officials that there is a clear problem in the treatment of pain in Emergency Departments and it must be resolved, based on several reasons that we will point out later.
– For this purpose, Europa Press Infosalus interviewed Dr. Cesáreo Álvarez Rodríguez, head of the Emergency Unit of the Hospital de Verín (Ourense), and Dr. José Ramón Casal Codesido, head of the Emergency Department of the Hospital El Bierzo (León), and coordinator of the Pain Group of the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES), who pointed out that the pathologies related to pain for which most people visit Emergency Departments in Spain include:
*Abdominal pain
*Chest pain
*Low back pain
*Pain of tumor origin
*Pain due to traumatic injuries
PROBLEMS WITH THE TREATMENT OF PAIN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
– These SEMES members highlight the fact that, at present, there are several problems in the treatment of pain in emergency departments in Spain, which affect both the quality of care and patient satisfaction, among which the following stand out:
– Lack of uniform protocols: There is no unified and standardized protocol for the management of acute pain in all hospitals; which leads to significant variations in the quality of care, and in the treatments administered.
– Inadequate training: Specific training in acute pain management for healthcare personnel is limited; more training is needed for professionals to adequately manage different types of pain.
– Inadequate pain assessment: Pain assessment is often not done systematically or with appropriate tools, which can lead to undertreatment or inappropriate treatment.
– Challenges in pain management in children: Pain management in pediatric patients presents additional challenges due to differences in pain perception and symptom communication.
– Problems in follow-up: Lack of adequate follow-up of patients after receiving pain treatment in the ED, which can lead to readmissions and the pain becoming a chronic problem.
– Limited access to specialized treatment: Not all hospitals have access to specialized pain units, limiting the treatment options available to patients with chronic or complex pain.
HOW WE MIGHT FIX IT
– Among the possible solutions to reverse these problems with pain treatment from the ED, these SEMES experts point to:
1. specialized pain units: they can offer advanced and personalized treatments that are not available in general EDs.
2. Standardized Protocols: They should include clear guidelines on initial treatment, follow-up and referral to pain specialists when necessary.
3. Post-ED follow-up: Implement follow-up programs for patients visiting the ED for pain, including follow-up phone calls, follow-up appointments and referrals to pain clinics to ensure that pain is managed continuously and effectively outside the ED setting.
4. Education and training of ED staff on best practices for pain management, including the use of pain scales, appropriate assessment techniques, and treatment options; ongoing education can improve the quality of care as well as reduce repeat visits.
5. Multidisciplinary interventions: Encourage a multidisciplinary approach to pain management, involving physicians, nurses, physical therapists, psychologists, and other health care professionals; can address the physical, emotional, and social aspects of pain.
6. Patient education programs: Develop patient education programs that teach patients about pain management, self-care techniques, the importance of treatment adherence, and when to seek ER care; education can empower patients to better manage their pain at home, and avoid unnecessary ER visits.
WHY IS PAIN NOT GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE IT DESERVES?
– As stated by Cesáreo Álvarez Rodríguez, head of the Emergency Unit of the Hospital de Verín (Ourense), and José Ramón Casal Codesido, head of the Emergency Department of the Hospital El Bierzo, the lack of importance given to pain and its treatment in the Emergency Department, and in medical care in general, may be due to several factors:
1. Underestimation of pain: pain is often underestimated, being considered a normal part of many diseases and treatments, which can lead to a lack of adequate attention and prioritization in its management.
2. Lack of training: Training in pain management, both acute and chronic, is insufficient in many medical education programs; this results in health care professionals who are not fully equipped to address pain effectively.
3. Variability in assessment: Lack of standardized tools and variability in pain assessment can lead to inconsistent and often inadequate treatments.
4. Prejudice and stigma: Prejudice exists around patients who report pain, especially in cases of chronic pain or in vulnerable populations; this can lead to minimization of their symptoms and undertreatment.
5. Limited resources: Emergency departments and other clinical settings are often under pressure due to limited resources and high demands, which can make pain management not an immediate priority.
6. Focus on acute diagnoses: In the ED, the priority is often to identify and treat life-threatening conditions; pain, although significant, may be considered a secondary concern in the face of these emergencies.
7. Cultural perception: In some cultures and contexts, pain is not recognized as a priority medical problem, and patients are expected to endure it without seeking medical help.
8. Complications in chronic pain management: Chronic pain is complex and multifactorial, and its management requires a multidisciplinary approach that is often not available in many health systems.
Source, Spanish:
https://www.infosalus.com/salud-investigacion/noticia-hay-problemas-tratamiento-dolor-servicios-urgencias-pesar-ser-causa-mas-comun-20241018083748.html & X Post Link

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Advances in radiotherapy allow breast cancer to be treated in 5 sessions instead of 25, and with added safety: {Translation, summary}
– Regarding radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer, we are experiencing a paradigm shift. Until recently, treatments were carried out in 25 sessions with older techniques that caused acute and chronic toxicity that was limiting for the patients, and today, thanks to technological advances and research in radiotherapy, we can carry out most treatments in just five sessions with more advanced application techniques that reduce complications.
– In addition, thanks to the advances incorporated in centers such as Hospital Quirónsalud Málaga, “we can perform the treatment with the technique called Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) or Deep inspiration breath hold, this technique seeks to protect the heart during the treatment. The patient takes a deep breath in and holds the air in the lungs for a few seconds. During this process, sensors placed on the surface of the body detect the exact moment when the patient has reached deep inspiration. Only then does the radiation therapy machine deliver the radiation dose, looking for the moment when the heart has moved away from the area to be treated. This ensures that the radiation is concentrated on the area to be irradiated and does not affect nearby healthy organs. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1788245/avances-en-radioterapia-permiten-tratar-el-cancer-de-mama-en-5-sesiones-en-lugar-de-en-25/

SPORTS

Tennis News- Jannik Sinner Takes Home $6 Million With Win Over Carlos Alcaraz In 6 Kings Slam Tournament:
– World No. 1 Jannik Sinner backed up his ranking and will take home the biggest purse in sports history after winning the 6 Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 to capture $6 million prize.
– In the third-place match, 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6(5) in the final match of their storied rivalry. Nadal is set to retire at next month’s Davis Cup finals in Spain.
– All six players in the event were guaranteed a prize money of $1.5 million for appearing.
– Although none of the matches count on the ATP Tour, Sinner’s win snapped a three-match winning streak for Alcaraz. The Spaniard had beaten Sinner in the recent Beijing final and earlier this year in the French Open semifinals. Full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2024/10/19/jannik-sinner-takes-home-6-million-with-win-over-carlos-alcaraz–in-6-kings-slam/

TRAVEL

Irish company Aer Lingus connects Sevilla with Dublin from this Friday, Ryanair currently running routes from Sevilla to Dublin and Cork : {Translation, summary}
– The airline Aer Lingus will connect Sevilla with Dublin (Ireland) starting this Friday, October 25, and will do so three times a week: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
– The flights from the Andalucian capital, which will be operated with an Airbus A-320, are scheduled at 12:35 p.m. on Fridays and at 6:45 p.m. on both Wednesdays and Sundays, with a total duration of three hours, as announced the private Irish flag company based in Dublin.
– However, it is not the only company that establishes air connections between Seville and the Republic of Ireland, since Ryanair currently maintains two routes: Dublin and Cork. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-compania-irlandesa-aer-lingus-conecta-sevilla-dublin-viernes-20241019122955.html

FINANCIAL

All Workers Must File- previously exempt low income people to be taxed & the long-term unemployed to pay tax on benefits- Tax Law change leads to a significant increase in personal income tax for low incomes: {Translation, summary}
– Controversy surrounds the latest IRPF reform made by the Ministries of Finance and Labor in Social Security regulations, which consists of including a new obligation for workers, applicants and beneficiaries of unemployment benefits: to file an income tax return.
– This new obligation implies an increase in this tax for low incomes, the most numerous group of nearly 12 million taxpayers, and which will affect a good number of them, depending on their family and employment situation, as from November 1st. First of all, it is an increase in Personal Income Tax for the unemployed, since many of them will have to pay Personal Income Tax due to the new obligation to file an Income Tax Return. And the fact is that, contrary to what the Ministry of Labor has maintained, by now including in the scheme taxpayers who did not have to file a tax return before, many of them will now have to pay income tax.
– But the reform may not stop here, since the meaning of what has been published in the BOE is that the obligation to declare is also extended to all workers, which implies the end of the exemption limits of 22,000 euros when the taxpayer receives all the income from a single payer and 15,876 when he receives his income from several payers (provided that the second highest exceeds 1,500). This would mean that many more taxpayers would be affected by an increase in Personal Income Tax- up to 111 euros for the group of lowest incomes. Source, Spanish: https://www.vozpopuli.com/economia/error-hacienda-trabajo-conduce-subida-masiva-irpf-rentas-bajas.html

OTHER

Cuba still without power as Hurricane Oscar approaches:
– Much of Cuba is without power on Sunday as Hurricane Oscar approaches, two days after the country’s main energy plant failed and knocked out power to 10 million people. Electricity supply was partially restored on Saturday, before collapsing again overnight.
– President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that authorities in the east of the island were “working hard to protect the people and economic resources, given the imminent arrival of Hurricane Oscar”.
– Packing 85mph (140km/h) winds, Oscar is forecast to reach Cuba on Sunday afternoon local time, and could cause flash-flooding and mudslides in eastern areas, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
– For many people it has been a few days with no air conditioning or fan. Food is now beginning to rot in fridges, and some families are having to cook with firewood. Many homes are without water as the supply depends on electric pumps. Full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8elzx8dg7zo

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DigameXtra No. 2874 WEEKEND EDITION Friday, October 18th, 2024

On October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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– 41 Club Nerja is delighted to report that we really are going from strength to strength, our membership continues to grow and our doors are open for more new members to join our vibrant Club.
– Do you remember in your local communities all the events that the Round Table and 41 Club organised? Yes! that’s us!
– Do you love getting out and about in our beautiful Axarquia area and also like the idea of being with people who enjoy life and help the local community too? Well, that’s also us! So please come along, meet us, see how we do things, and you don’t even need to have been a member previously.
– We enjoy a wide variety of exciting activities, interesting meetings and tasty meals in many of the lovely restaurants we have in our local area. Our get togethers are attended by our members (who hail from nine different countries) as well as our partners, guests, friends and family too. We’re a very friendly bunch.
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Portovelis Street Market returns to the historic center of Vélez-Málaga: Sat, 19 Oct.
Portovelis, the large street market that combines crafts, outlets and food under the same event. 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 40+ stalls.

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Verdiales- Moclinejo: Sat, 19 Oct. from 6pm
Parades, bands, traditional foods & wines.

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Navy ship ‘Tornado’ offers tours to the public in the port of Malaga:
The ship is scheduled to call at the port of Malaga from Friday to Sunday. During its stay, in addition to making naval presence, there will be an open day for visitors on Saturday,October 19 from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm & 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm at the ADL dock.
The crew will offer guided tours of the vessel, explaining its technical and operational characteristics. There will also be exhibitions of equipment and procedures used in presence, surveillance and deterrence missions. The crew will also share their experiences, their life on board and the missions in which they have participated with the attendees, according to a press release. Ref: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5644855/0/buque-tornado-puerto-malaga/

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AAR’s Dog Show and Market: Sunday, 27 October
Restaurant Puerto Niza, Benajarafe.
Market and show registration opens 11:30 and the show starts 13:00 hours.
AAR’s kennel and vet bills for the last 3 months were over 12,000 euros so PLEASE come along to raise much needed funds and help save more lives.
Fabulous venue. Free and easy parking
Great market stalls to start your Christmas shopping.
A great family day out
Email: axarquia-rescue@hotmail.com for more information.

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For Sale, 3 items:
– Rattan table 2 x 1m good condition €60
– 8 plastic chairs good condition €40
– Outsunny Parasol only used once still boxed €50
Phil, Torrox campo. Tel. 601611531

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For Sale: Used Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) T510 Android 11. No marks or scratches. Factory reset. Always in protective case with screen protector fitted. Box, manual, charger and cable. Also included Unicorn Beetle Supcase. All in very good condition. 125 euros. Keith. (Benamargosa) Tel: 650698685.
email: peakayone at msn dot com. (dot = . and at = @ no spaces)

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For Sale: Women’s Downhill Skis (Length 151cms), Boots (Size 38) and Poles. Little used. 100€. Nick, La Herradura
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For Sale, 2 items: 2 framed original paintings
– Watercolor (50×60 cm) 25€,
– Pen and ink (70×77 cm) 35€,
Or 50€ for both
Gerda, Torrox Campo, but could meet at BP Garage or LIDL Costa
Tel./WhatsApp +34 606 553 031
Email: gerdakoehler68@gmail.com

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SOLD: 6ft Christmas Tree in Colmenar now sold. Thanks Naythan.

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All tourist and short-term rental properties in Spain will need to be registered on new database to allow listing on digital platforms:
– The Spanish government is trying to calm those who are protesting over the national housing crisis by giving the green light to two measures that were already being worked on, one of which has even caused friction with Sumar, its coalition partner.
– The Minister for Housing and the Urban Agenda, Isabel Rodríguez, informed government ministers at their cabinet meeting on Tuesday about the ruling to regulate tourist and seasonal (short-term) housing. This regulation, which is a substitute for a European directive on the same issue, will come into force on 2 January next year (with a test phase yet to be defined) and will require homeowners wanting to rent their property for short periods of time to list them on a single register. Once registered they will obtain a code. Until they have the code they cannot market that property on any digital platform (like Airbnb or Booking, but also those of other real estate portals and agencies).
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/tourist-and-seasonal-flats-must-registered-rented-20241016081839-nt.html

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Processes & possible penalties for seasonal rental property owners who do not comply with the new decree: {Translation}
– The state registry of temporary and tourist rentals to combat fraud is very close to becoming a reality since this Tuesday, the Council of Ministers approved to send to public hearing the Royal Decree creating the Digital One Stop Shop for Rentals.
– With this new tool, it is ensured that those homes that are marketed on digital platforms must appear in the registry. In this way, it will be verified that the property complies with all the legal requirements to operate as a vacation or seasonal rental and an identification number will be provided, which is essential to be able to advertise it on online platforms.
– How will the One-Stop-Shop work? The Digital One-Stop-Shop will act as a platform where the data of the city councils, autonomous communities, communities of owners, owners and the Land Registry will be interconnected. The objective is to have all the information of the same housing in a common and accessible space, to be able to be consulted within all the countries of the European Union.
– Thus, in the case of temporary rentals, an identification code will be issued for a period of one year and, when renewing it, the lessor of the dwelling must attach all the documentation that justifies the reason for the temporary rental.
– With the aim of not slowing down the licenses, tourist accommodations will be given a provisional code and within 15 days it will be said whether it is firm or not. Once the number is obtained, the owner of the tourist accommodation will be able to go to a digital platform and market the accommodation. If not, the owner will be given a period of seven days to correct the possible errors.
– Likewise, the digital platforms will have to check in the Digital One-Stop Shop if this number is correct and corresponds to the apartment they are trying to advertise. Tourist accommodations will be obliged to have this number if they want to advertise on the platforms.
– What sanctions will there be if they do not comply? At the moment, it is unknown if there will be sanctions or how they will be applied, however, what seems clear is that in case of non-compliance with the rule, it will be the autonomous communities and municipalities who will assume the sanctioning regime based on their competences. In addition, non-compliance may be prosecuted through the law on consumers and users. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5644813/0/multas-propietarios-viviendas-alquiler-temporada-nuevo-decreto/

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Sánchez, who’s own wife is being investigated for multiple counts of fraud, defends his attorney general’s alleged crimes by demanding Madrid Mayor Ayuso’s resignation for her boyfriend’s tax fraud (perhaps he should take his own advice?):
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– Pedro Sánchez appeared this Thursday at the end of the meeting of the European summit being held in Brussels and responded to domestic issues, one of them linked to the controversy over the Attorney General of the State. The President of the Executive not only supported Álvaro García Ortiz, but also strongly attacked Isabel Díaz Ayuso and the PP.
– At the gates of the imputation of the State Attorney General by the Supreme Court, Sánchez assured that “the Government has expressed itself from the first moment in a clear and categorical way: we respect the position of the Supreme Court, but we support the action of the State Attorney General because he has done his job, what he had to do. Two things: to prosecute the offender and, secondly, to combat disinformation and a hoax. Probably, the news allows us to remember the origin of all this, that the chief of staff of the president of Madrid, partner of a confessed criminal, gives rise to a hoax. In political terms, we have to ask ourselves as a society when the PP is going to ask for explanations and demand responsibilities to the president of Madrid, who is the partner of a confessed criminal, who has defrauded the Treasury and has enriched himself with the masks during the pandemic”.
– Sanchez demanded Ayuso’s resignation. “No one within the PP has assumed any political responsibility and no one has demanded it,” he said.
– Hours earlier, Ayuso charged against García Ortiz, “imputed for obeying the obsessions of the President of the Government” with her and, in her opinion, without “any point of honor or any kind of prestige”. The Madrid leader criticized that “all the powers of the State” have acted “against a private citizen (her boyfriend), whose right to defense has already been violated by the Attorney General, and who has already been politically condemned and abused in the media with a mockery for a year”. “You are mafiosi and Stalinists working against the adversary”, she insisted. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/espana/sanchez-defiende-fiscal-general-exigiendo_0_2002587958.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Malaga, on the brink of the abyss: 34.3% of its population lives in poverty or social exclusion: {Translation}
– The Andalusian Network for the Fight Against Poverty and Social Exclusion (EAPN) has presented the XIV report on the state of poverty in Andalusia, revealing that 34.3% of the population of Malaga, some 601,000 people, are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This alarming figure is placed in the context of the AROPE indicator, which measures poverty, social exclusion and low labor intensity. At the regional level, 37.5% of Andalusians live in a situation of vulnerability, well above the national average.
– The deterioration of the main economic indicators in Malaga, such as access to housing, is one of the factors that has contributed to this increase in poverty. The average purchase price of housing has risen by 14.6% in 2023, with a cost of 3,189 €/m² in the capital. Malaga families have to spend 43% of their income to buy a home, while rent has increased by 31.3%, reaching 13.89 €/m². These prices make access to adequate housing difficult for a large part of the population.
– The report also highlights the feminization of poverty in Malaga, a phenomenon that is aggravated by the wage gap and gender violence. In 2023, 9,043 complaints of gender violence were registered, positioning Malaga as the province with the most cases in Andalusia. In addition, women are more prone to precarious employment and poverty, with almost half of them suffering job insecurity, especially those who are single and have dependent children.
– Another critical aspect of the report is the educational situation in Malaga. The early school dropout rate is 15.9%, exceeding both the Andalusian and national average. This reality reflects the lack of resources and opportunities faced by many vulnerable families, especially those in extreme poverty.
– Despite improvements in employment in 2023, the report stresses that having a job does not guarantee escape from poverty. The average salary in Malaga is 22,720 euros per year, below the national average, while the median salary is even lower at 20,600 euros. This fact places many families in a situation of economic vulnerability, unable to cope with rising prices.
– In addition to employment and housing, severe material and social deprivation has increased in Andalusia, affecting 12.6% of the population. This situation highlights the inability of many families to access basic resources that allow them to maintain a decent quality of life. The EAPN report insists on the need to strengthen social policies, with a focus on redistribution and protection of the most vulnerable. Poverty in Malaga is a structural problem that requires a coordinated intervention between the central and regional governments to implement long-term sustainable policies. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1785431/malaga-al-borde-del-abismo-el-343-de-su-poblacion-vive-en-pobreza-o-exclusion-social/

TORROX

Torrox City Council publishes a questionnaire for residents to contribute their vision about the future of the municipality: {Translation}
– The City Council of Torrox has published a questionnaire, framed in the Urban Agenda, for neighbors to contribute all the ideas that favor the development of the municipality. The aim of this initiative, according to the mayor, Óscar Medina, is “to face this challenge together with the citizens to continue shaping a welcoming, equitable, fair and healthy municipality through collective awareness and common effort”. Medina has expressed that “we want to go hand in hand with the citizenship in the extraordinary growth that in all areas, not only in the economic, is experiencing the municipality of Torrox”.
– As stated in the public questionnaire, “the City Council of Torrox is committed to the implementation of the Urban Agenda as a guiding thread to meet the future challenges of the city and fulfill the mission and objectives of sustainable development”. Thus, to implement this agenda effectively, “it is necessary to have the participation of the residents of Torrox,” said the mayor of Torrox.
– The form will make it possible to have “the different visions proposed, necessary to achieve the sustainable development of the entire municipality through transformative and participatory measures as an essential contribution to imagine and define how the Torrox of the future will be”.
– A total of 65 measures to develop. Thus, issues related to the economy, tourism, agriculture, the business sector, connections, digital modernization, green areas, public spaces, culture or health, among others, are collected. A total of 65 measures have been collected to develop the ten proposed visions so that the participants, individually or as representatives of associations, groups, companies or administrations, can leave their opinion in a simple way.
– The form is available at this web address: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBwHIBTdxjVkly9fo3Ce7LzXzJJrInZ_jQTxVu51RBHBLLaA/viewform. The same link can be found both on the website of the City Council of Torrox and on the official profiles of social networks of the consistory itself. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/ayuntamiento-torrox-publica-cuestionario-vecinos_0_2002582521.html

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A three-year-old child dies in a Torrox pool: {Translation}
– A child under three years old died today in a swimming pool located in the Malaga town of Torrox, according to the Emergency Coordination Center (Cecem112).
– Telephone 112 has received at 12:04 hours a distress call alerting of a minor drowned in the pool of a home, located between Torrox and Sayalonga, on whom cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers were being performed. Immediately, the Health Emergency Center 061 was activated from the coordinating room, which mobilized a helicopter, the Civil Guard and the Local Police.
– Health and police sources have confirmed the death of the minor to 112, without further information being revealed about the circumstances in which this event occurred. Source, Spanish: https://www.diarioaxarquia.com/noticias/torrox/2024/10/16/fallece-una-menor-de-tres-anos-en-una-piscina-de-torrox

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA

The great Mediterranean Periurban Park will begin its works in January 2025: {Translation}
– In just a few months, in January 2025, work will begin on the large Mediterranean Periurban Park of Rincon de la Victoria, which will have a total investment of 12.7 million euros and will cover an area of 137,683 square meters, equivalent to 26 soccer fields.
– The park will be located in Torre de Benagalbón, next to the La Marina School and the Benagalbón stream.
– “Phase I, the southern area of the park, includes the more urban part of the park with squares, playgrounds, landscaped rest areas, while Phase II, the northern area, is the more rural area to be more in contact with nature, with trails, viewpoints, nature classroom and where the sports area will be located,” explained the mayor .
Sources, Spanish:
https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-gran-parque-periurbano-mediterraneo-rincon-victoria-malaga-iniciara-obras-enero-2025-20241010145549.html &
https://www.diarioaxarquia.com/noticias/rincon-victoria/2024/10/10/el-gran-parque-periurbano-del-mediterraneo-iniciara-sus-obras-en-enero-de-2025

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Rincón de la Victoria will celebrate Halloween with more than a dozen terrifying experiences for all audiences: {Translation, summary}
– The Departments of Youth and Culture of the City Council of Rincon de la Victoria have organized a wide range of activities for Halloween night.
– Next Thursday, October 31, the Plaza de la Constitución and the Folklore Center of Benagalbón will be the two big stages where a varied program with activities and shows for all audiences will take place.
– The Benagalbón Folklore Center will host the activities for the little ones starting at 17:00 hours, where there will be a special Halloween with ‘La Seño de los Cuentos’ and with the most terrifyingly fun animated activities. The entrance hall to the center and the entrance to the theater will become a mysterious passage. The immersive theater play ‘A Disastrous Convention’ will be an international convention featuring three characters. There will be shows at 17:30 and 19:00h.
– From 20:00 hours until 00:00 hours Plaza of the Constitution will host numerous activities. There will be a family photocall, themed gymkhana through QR and videos of fictional characters with prizes, retro video games: 8 machines with 500 games each, etc.
– In addition, there will be a Halloween geek market with original illustrations, funko, Kpop, Asian food and drinks, board games, collectible toys, 3D products and anime and manga figures.
– Also, there will be Random kpop performances and kpop and cosplay contests with prizes in which you will have to register through the e-mail maquinaimaginaria@gmail.com or the same day of the event.
*Halloween 2024 Program Rincón de la Victoria*
– Folklore Center of Banagalbón. From 17:00h. Animation with games, dances, parades, Mystery Castle. Immersive Theater
– Constitution Square. From 20:00h. Inflatable castles. Passage of Terror. Photocall. Retro video games. Gymkhana. Cosplay and Kpop contest. Geek Market. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/rincon-de-la-victoria-celebrara-halloween-con-mas-de-una-decena-de-experiencias-terrorificas-para-todos-los-publicos/

SEVILLA

Seville begins to limit tourist apartments, which are now completely banned in the center and Triana: {Translation, summary}
– Seville may finally begin to limit the tourist apartments. After nearly eight months of negotiations and permanent blockades of the opposition, the Government of José Luis Sanz has taken forward on Thursday, with the support of Vox and the rejection of the rest of the groups, the measure, which will prevent granting more housing licenses for tourist use (VUT) in those neighborhoods that exceed 10% of total residential housing, a percentage that is already well above in most of the neighborhoods of downtown and Triana.
– Thus, the approved proposal will prevent granting more licenses in the neighborhoods of Santa Cruz, Arenal, Alfalfa, San Bartolomé, Feria, Encarnación-Regina, Santa Catalina, San Lorenzo, San Gil and San Vicente, in the Old Town, which accounts for 70% of the VUT, and in some areas of Triana. And it will allow them to be increased in the rest of the city, until reaching the threshold which, specifically, in San Julián, El Museo and San Bernardo, is between 5% and 10%. Meanwhile, in the rest of Seville the rate of tourist apartments is less than 5% of residential dwellings, as in Nervión, Macarena, Bellavista and Los Remedios, among others. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5644947/0/sevilla-empieza-limitar-los-pisos-turisticos-que-quedan-todo-vetados-centro-triana/

MIGRATION IN SPAIN

A boat with 174 immigrants arrives in El Hierro- it is the fifth vessel to arrive in the Canary Islands this Thursday: {Translation}
– Salvamento Marítimo has transferred to the dock of La Restinga, in El Hierro {pic}, a cayuco rescued in waters near the island with 174 people on board. This is the fifth boat of the day that arrives in the Canary Islands, bringing the total number of immigrants disembarked this Thursday to 294. None of these people needed to be transferred to the Hospital Insular Virgen de los Reyes for medical attention.
– The Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, who is visiting the island due to the situation that El Hierro is going through because of the migratory phenomenon, has witnessed the arrival of the boat.
– According to the information gathered from the health and emergency services, these are 174 people of sub-Saharan origin in apparent good health. Most of them are adult men and there were also four women and nine minors, coming from Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. According to what the migrants told the assistance teams, they made a seven-day crossing from the island of Niodior, in Senegal.
– Throughout the day, four other boats arrived in the Canary Islands, two of them in Lanzarote, one in Gran Canaria and one in Tenerife. The Salvamento Maritimo’s Salvamar Alnair carried 58 people in a dinghy in Puerto Naos, Lanzarote, at dawn, and another 57 were transferred to Los Cristianos, in the south of Tenerife. A dinghy with three people arrived in Gran Canaria by its own means and another one was towed to Puerto Naos, in Lanzarote with two. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5645086/0/llega-un-cayuco-con-174-inmigrantes-hierro-se-trata-quinta-embarcacion-dia-canarias/

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Sánchez flatly rejects deportation centers, claims “They do not address any of the problems and create new ones”, wants to “open Europe” to migrants: {Translation, summary}
– “I say it clearly: we are not in favor of these types of formulas because they are formulas that do not address any of the problems and create new ones,” Sánchez stressed at a press conference at the end of the European Council in which migration has been one of the main topics of debate after Von der Leyen’s letter raising this proposal, in line with the policy advocated by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
– Sánchez has maintained that “orderly, responsible, well-managed migration is the answer to the demographic challenge” that both Spain and the EU face, as well as the way to guarantee economic growth and the welfare state. defending the need to approach the migration phenomenon “positively.” In this sense, he has claimed that we must “face the migration phenomenon thinking about future generations and not about the next elections” and has stressed that Europe is in the “dilemma” of choosing how it wants to be in the future. “We want a prosperous and therefore open Europe or we want a poor and therefore closed Europe,” he summarized.
– Having said this, and asked if Spain is becoming increasingly alone in its position regarding migration in light of Von der Leyen’s proposal and the meeting with a dozen leaders organized before the summit by Meloni on this issue , Sánchez has argued that although he rejects migrant deportation centers in third countries, there are other points in the letter from the president of the Commission that he does share.
– Thus, he considered that the Twenty-seven are “walking within a framework of migration policy where we can find common elements” and he recalled that just as Spain had to “give in” in the Migration and Asylum Pact, “because there are many things that we don’t like them”, now what we “have to do” is put it into practice. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-sanchez-rechaza-plano-centros-deportacion-no-ataja-ninguno-problemas-crea-otros-nuevos-20241017220934.html

EUROPE

What is in Zelensky’s Ukraine victory plan? Nothing new:
– Here are the five main points of a Ukrainian plan for victory against Russian invading forces no later than next year as outlined by President Volodymyr Zelensky {pic} on Wednesday. Another three points were secret, he said, as he unveiled the plan in a speech at Ukraine’s parliament:
*Ukraine needs an unconditional invitation to join the NATO military alliance now, he said.
*Ukraine’s ability to defend itself had to be “irreversibly strengthened” and he laid out a number of ways to do this. They included further arming Ukraine and strengthening its defence industry, boosting air defence capabilities, removing restrictions on weapon use and a continuation of Ukrainian military operations on Russian soil.
*Zelensky said Ukraine’s western allies should deter Russia from any further aggression by showing Moscow that this would have consequences. “Ukraine proposes to place on its soil a comprehensive non-nuclear strategic deterrence package that will be sufficient to protect Ukraine from any military threat from Russia,” he said.
*Zelensky proposed that Ukraine sign an agreement with the U.S., EU and other unnamed allies that would allow for joint investments and use of Ukraine’s natural resources, which Zelensky said were worth trillions of dollars. “These include, in particular, uranium, titanium, lithium, graphite and other strategically valuable resources that will strengthen either Russia and its allies or Ukraine and the democratic world in global competition,” he said.
*Zelensky proposed that after the war, Ukraine’s armed forces could be used to enhance the security of NATO, and replace some of the U.S. forces currently stationed in Europe. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/key-points-zelenskiys-ukraine-victory-plan-2024-10-16/

HEALTH

Málaga’s health waiting lists reach the Prosecutor’s Office- Marea Blanca denounces that the average time that patients wait to have a “simple diagnosis” ranges between 10 and 16 months:
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– Waiting times in the public healthcare system have reached the courts. Or so the leaders of Marea Blanca (White Tide), the citizens’ group that is mobilizing to achieve improvements in the management of the Andalusian Health Service (SAS), intend to do so. In this way, they are going a step further and are taking a complaint to the Malaga Public Prosecutor’s Office for the first time in view of the consequences that they believe the delays in care are having on the health of patients. “There are people dying while they are still on the waiting list for surgery. Lives are endangered,” warns Ángeles González, one of the coordinators of the platform.
– Their idea is to make visible the worsening of patients’ health due to the delay in being attended to. In the document they have presented, Marea Blanca lists the examples of patients who have died without having undergone surgery or been able to see a specialist. The quality of the system, they say, “is having a serious impact” on citizens, which, in their opinion, should already have “criminal consequences”. According to the data they handle, the average time to obtain a “simple diagnosis”, which could be cancer or another serious disease, they say, ranges between 10 and 16 months. They hope that a judge will investigate whether this “constitutes a crime”. “We have never filed a complaint of this type with the Public Prosecutor’s Office before, because we have always tried to ask for political responsibility. They are our managers, the money belongs to the citizens,” say the coordinators of the group, who understand that ‘the situation is getting worse’ as the years go by and that the problem ‘is getting worse’, regardless of the politicians responsible. “Health care is not color-coded; we all get sick here. It has been deteriorating for a long time now,” they stress.
– The Regional Hospital, the one with the longest delays in operations. This newspaper published last July that almost all the public hospitals in the province are reducing the delay for an operation, although almost all of them are also increasing the number of patients on the surgical waiting list. The Regional is the one that takes the longest on average for an operation and the Costa del Sol, in Marbella, the one that records the longest delay for an appointment with a specialist. In short, that is the picture of the latest report of the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) on waiting lists at the end of last June.
– According to these data, the Regional is the one that has the longest delay to go through the operating room of the entire provincial public system. Exactly 208 days on average. But it has reduced the waiting time compared to December 2023, when the delay was 239 days. In other words, it has cut it by 31 days compared to then. With this number, it is the second hospital that has reduced its surgical waiting list by the most number of days, after the Antequera regional hospital, which has cut it by 38 days, going from 151 to 113 in that period.
– MRIs open until 02:00 to reduce the waiting list. The unions have been denouncing that the hospitals have had their tongues hanging out for months. In order to reduce the lists, operating rooms have been operating at unusual hours and there have been appointments for consultations in unknown shifts, as well as MRIs scheduled until approximately 02:00 in the morning in the case of Malaga. The increase in concerts with private healthcare centers has caused a stir. The justification for all the above was the shock plan. Almost 300 million euros have been provided by the Ministry of Health to implement the guarantee plan, the last shock plan of the Board approved in February of this year, which was aimed at reducing the waiting lists for health care. The result is so far discreet.
– The number of Andalusian patients waiting for surgery in healthcare centers has been reduced by half a percentage point in the first half of the year. The 205,005 people who were waiting to enter the operating room on December 31 have become 203,979 on June 30. Thus, there are 1,026 fewer people (0.5%) on the total surgical waiting lists in the Andalusian Health System (SAS) after six months, according to data published yesterday by the Ministry of Health. The average waiting time has been reduced by just five days, from 174 days to an average of 169 in the first half of the year. And 38% of Andalusian patients have to wait more than six months to enter the operating room. This percentage is the second worst figure among the autonomous communities, behind only Cantabria. In the annual comparison, from June 2023 to June 2024, the general surgical waiting lists have grown by 6%.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/marea-blanca-listas-espera-sanidad-denuncia-fiscalia-malaga_0_2002583343.html

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PRODUCT ALERT

Alert for the presence of Salmonella in OVOPAK brand pasteurized liquid whole eggs: {Translation}
– The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) warns of the presence of Salmonella in the pasteurized liquid whole egg product of the brand OVOPAK. The initial distribution has been to the Autonomous Communities of Andalusia, Catalonia and Extremadura.
– People who have the product affected by this alert at home are advised to refrain from consuming it. In the case of having consumed the product of the affected lot and presenting any symptoms compatible with salmonellosis (mainly diarrhea and / or vomiting accompanied by fever and headache) it is recommended to go to a health center.
– The data of the product involved are:
Product name: pasteurized liquid whole egg.
Brand name: OVOPAK
Product appearance: Brick
Lot number: L11142
Expiration date: 10/28/2024
Unit weight: 1 kg
Temperature: Refrigerated
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/alerta-por-presencia-de-salmonella-en-huevo-entero-liquido-pasteurizado-marca-ovopak/

SPORTS

Tennis News- Alcaraz races past Nadal to join Sinner in final of Six Kings Slam:
– World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz {pic} has defeated Rafael Nadal in an all-Spanish semi-final at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh on Thursday, easily seeing off the 22-time Grand Slam champion 6-3, 6-3 for a spot in the final. Nadal played some good tennis at times, but the 38-year-old was ultimately unable to hang with his compatriot across the course of the match in his second-to-last professional tennis tournament.
– Alcaraz will now face Jannik Sinner in the grand final of the Six Kings Slam on Saturday. The pair have already met three times in 2024, with Alcaraz winning all three meetings. Full article: https://www.tennismajors.com/others-news/alcaraz-races-past-nadal-to-join-sinner-in-final-of-six-kings-slam-791169.html

TECH

The ad-blocker crackdown begins- Google Chrome disables popular ad blocker “uBlock Origin”:
– It appears that Google Chrome really wants you to look at advertisements. In a quote post on X posted by Raymond Hill, the developer who brought us the free ad blocker Chrome extension uBlock Origin, it appears that Google Chrome is turning off the ad blocker. “The deprecation of uBO in the Chrome Web Store has started,” Hill posted.
– This comes in response to another user, Christoph Nakazawa posting a screenshot that shows Google Chrome turning off three extensions – MDN Search, Neat URL, and uBlock Origin – with the note “These extensions are no longer supported. Chrome recommends that you remove them.”
– If you’d like to avoid this entirely, consider switching to more ad-blocker friendly browsers, like Brave {or Firefox, Epic Privacy Browser (with free unlimited VPN), Ghostery Browser or Floorp, I use them all. Remember, it’s harder for them to track and target you if you use different browsers for different tasks. Use one for video streaming, another for shopping, another for web-surfing, and Ghostery, with its high level of security, for emails and messengers.-Ed.}.
Full article: https://mashable.com/article/google-chrome-kills-ad-blockers

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Churches & Worship

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NEW LIFE CHURCH

New Life Church:
– Sunday Service:
Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, you are very welcome to come and join us on Sundays at 11.00am. Join us for a time of Holy Spirit led worship and experience the presence of our God. Our teaching is Bible based as we honour God and obey His Word. During this time of uncertainty, God’s Word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. Our service lasts for about 1 hour and 30 mins. With Tea and Coffee afterwards.
– Prayer Meeting:
You are also welcome to join our prayer meetings on Wednesday mornings at 11.00am for 1 hour, where we meet for prayer and worship.
– Jesus said: “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. (John 14:6)
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja, 29780. Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com
Website: www.nlcnerja.com ; Facebook

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El Puente Christian Fellowship (Vélez-Málaga): We are a friendly, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ. We meet each Sunday at 11am to worship the Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by our Pastor, one of our members or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated at: Res: El Olivar 5, 8 Bajo 1, Calle Arbequin, Velez Malaga 29700.
Full directions and further information can be found on our Facebook page, or you can contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com or by phone on 665626342.
For those who cannot join us in person, we aim to stream Sunday services via the Facebook page (subject to a good internet connection).

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PETS FOR ADOPTION

Vélez-Málaga Municipal Pet Adoption Service, FREE adoptions:
– The animals are at the Don Animal Kennel and Feline Residence, currently located in Arroyo Granadillas Finca “El Olivar”, in Rincón de la Victoria (29730, Málaga). The adoptions will be totally free, and the animals will be identified with microchip and with all their mandatory treatments.
– Contact Telephone: 952971663
– Schedule: Monday to Friday from 9:00 – 14:00 & 16:30 – 20:00 and Saturdays from 9:00 – 14:00
– Email: info@donanimal.com
– Adoption form: https://donanimal.com
– See photo gallery of available dogs: https://velezmalaga.es/index.php?mod=medio_ambiente&tag=servicio-municipal-de-adopcion-de-animales-de-compania

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Alternative Cinema with live music- CINETONES, The Thousand and One Nights of Cinema: Fri, 18 Oct, 8pm
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CINETONES- Quartet to enjoy a silent film with live music, or a concert of original music with film projection. The film, from 1926, is the first animated feature film that has been preserved. Made with the technique of Chinese shadows, invented by Lotte Reiniger, it mixes elements of The Thousand and One Nights to develop the misadventures of Prince Achmed through different fantasy scenarios. The soundtrack is created and performed live by CINETONES.
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Nosferatu, a Halloween symphony of horror: Thurs, 31 Oct 8:30pm
Centro Cultural MVA – Málaga, Calle Ollerías 34, Malaga
FREE, reservations required. Silent film with live music.
Music adapted by Jorge Gil Zulueta from the original composition by Hans Erdmann.
The first horror films of the ‘silent’ film era laid a foundation that is sometimes difficult to surpass, and at the same time it is constantly paid homage to. Always with the need to rescue this early cinema for today’s audiences, the best way to do it is through the cinema-concert.
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SPAIN

The Supreme Court unanimously decides to charge State Attorney General García Ortiz, investigating an attorney general for the first time: {Translation, summary}
– The Supreme Court (TS) has unanimously agreed to open an investigation against the Attorney General of the State, Álvaro García Ortiz, and against the chief provincial prosecutor of Madrid, Pilar Rodríguez Fernández, for the alleged crime of disclosure of secrets of which they are accused by the partner of the president of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. This is an unprecedented measure, since it is the first time that the head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office is charged. After learning of his indictment, García Ortiz has announced he will not step down from office.
– Diaz Ayuso’s boyfriend, Alberto Gonzalez Amador, took to court the accusation of dissemination of an informative note at 10.20 a.m. on February 14, in which the Madrid Prosecutor’s Office reported the exchange of e-mails between his lawyer and the prosecutor of the case, Julian Salto, for the alleged tax fraud for which he is being investigated. García Ortiz assumed responsibility for this communication.
– In the same line, the Supreme Court establishes as criminal acts the dissemination of the informative note, a “publication that would not have taken place without the authorization and express order of the State Attorney General”, which determines the competence of the Second Chamber of the High Court.
– The TS considers that, from the reasoned statement sent by the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM), as well as from the complaints and denunciations presented, among others by Gonzalez Amador, the imputation to Garcia Ortiz and Rodriguez Fernandez of a crime of disclosure of secrets, as a consequence of the disclosure of the informative note where the chronology of the investigation proceedings related to Gonzalez Amador, was made clear. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-supremo-imputa-garcia-ortiz-investiga-primera-vez-fiscal-general-20241016092847.html

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An association of prosecutors calls for the resignation of the Attorney General after his indictment- “It can’t go on another minute”: {Translation, summary}
– The Independent Professional Association of Prosecutors (APIF) has demanded this Wednesday the resignation of the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz {pic}, after the Supreme Court (TS) has agreed to open an investigation against him for the alleged crime of revealing secrets of the that the partner of the Madrid president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, accuses him.
– In a statement from this association, collected by Europa Press, they consider that after the high court’s decision, García Ortiz “has lost the status of jurist of recognized prestige” required by the Organic Statute of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (EOMF). “In other words, it is absolutely incompatible to be a jurist of recognized prestige and, at the same time, to be accused by the Supreme Court as a possible author of a crime,” they explain.
-For the APIF, the attorney general “has completely lost the authority that the head of the Public Ministry should have” and therefore “it is not possible that he can continue even one more minute in this position, directing the institution throughout Spain, being able to give express orders to any prosecutor and in any matter”. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1784968/una-asociacion-de-fiscales-pide-la-dimision-del-fiscal-general-tras-su-imputacion/

ANDALUCÍA

Andalusia is the most impoverished region in the entire European Union, according to a study: {Translation, summary}
– The economic gap between the north and south of Spain is a palpable reality in the living conditions of its citizens. Specifically, Andalusia has the highest poverty rate in the country (30.5%), three times higher than that of the Basque Country (10.2%) and higher than that of any European Union country. Inequality between rich and poor is a factor that, beyond social class, income level or education, is determined by the region in which we live, according to a report by the European Anti-Poverty and Social Exclusion Network in Spain (EAPN-ES).
– In this sense, and according to data from 2023, the poverty rate in Andalusia (30.5%) is more than ten points above the state average (20.2%) and almost double the European average (16.5%). In fact, Andalusia is the most impoverished region in Spain, with poverty levels double those of the northern communities (15.4%) and, moreover, exceed those of any European country (Estonia is the poorest, 22.5%). Source, Spanish: https://www.diariodesevilla.es/andalucia/andalucia-region-pobre-union-europea_0_2002565428.html

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Andalusia SAS claims it reduced surgical waiting lists by 5% in six months, specialist waiting lists decrease 3%: {Translation}
– The number of Andalusian patients awaiting surgery at National Health System centers has dropped 5% in the first half of the year. The 65,858 people who were waiting to enter the operating room on December 31 have become 62,571 on June 30. Thus there are 3,287 fewer people on the surgical waiting lists in the Andalusian Health System after six months, according to data published Wednesday by the Ministry of Health. The average waiting time has been reduced by ten days in the same section, from 128 days to 118 days on average after the first half of the year.
– Last February, the Andalusian Government launched the Health Guarantee Plan, implemented by the Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, which in its first phase had earmarked 283.3 million euros to reduce the surgical waiting list to within the legally guaranteed limits. With the measures implemented, the Junta de Andalucía aimed to reduce the waiting lists of patients outside the legal time limits by 60% compared to the data recorded in December 2023.
– The plan for surgical procedures, announced at the time by the Regional Government of Andalusia, is based on two pillars: the activity of the public hospitals themselves, in which 163.3 million euros are invested; and contracts, with 119.9 million, bringing the total sum to 283.3 million. By the end of 2024, 341,907 patients are expected to be operated on in Andalusia: 229,308 through ordinary activity and overtime, and 91,248 through private contracted services. In this sense, a total of 116,261 patients are expected to be on the surgical waiting list by December 31, 2024, of which 21,351 will remain beyond the time limits.
– The number of Andalusian patients waiting for a consultation with a specialist at SAS healthcare centers has also dropped, in this case by 3%. There are 24,479 fewer Andalusians waiting for the call from the specialist doctor, from the 873,266 people who made up the waiting lists on December 31 to the 848,787 recorded by the SAS on June 30. The average waiting time endured by Andalusian patients has been reduced by an average of one week, from 143 days to 135 days in the first half of the current year.
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– In relation to the national data, counted from one year to another, in the first half of the year, a total of 848,340 patients were waiting for a non-urgent surgical intervention, 3.4% more than in the same period of the previous year, and the number of days they had to wait also increased to 121, nine more than in June 2023, according to data collected by Efe.
– These are some of the data from the National Health System Waiting List Information System report for the first half of 2024, which has just been published by the Ministry of Health and which shows that the percentage of people waiting more than six months increased by three percentage points, reaching 20.5%.
– By specialties, the longest waiting lists are those of Plastic Surgery (236 days), Neurosurgery (189 days) and Angiology and Vascular Surgery (148); the shortest waits are for Cardiac Surgery (63 days), Dermatology (65 days) and Ophthalmology (84 days). Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/andalucia-reduce-5-listas-espera_0_2002576588.html

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Adelante calls for “expropriating” 640,000 empty Andalucian homes in the hands of investment funds and banks for “social rental”: {Translation, summary}
– The spokesman for Grupo Mixto-Adelante Andalucía in Parliament, José Ignacio García {pic}, has advocated Wednesday for the “expropriation” of the 640,000 empty homes that are currently in the community “in the hands of investment funds and banks” to be made available to the “social rent”. “That would be 640,000 more homes so that the residents of Andalusia could live in their cities and towns,” Garcia said at a press conference.
– He also said that the 105,000 tourist apartments that exist in the community “should not be regulated, but must be eliminated” and have to be apartments for permanent housing, and “tourists to stay in hotels”. He argued that these are “two easily applicable measures that would generate a public housing stock that can be given in social rent and that can serve many people”, while he considered as a fundamental measure “lowering rents by law”.
– “I do not think it is time to limit the price of rents because they have been rising for many years, but rather, we must reduce it by 50 percent,” he stressed. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia…

MALAGA CITY

Antonio Banderas returns in a big way with ‘Gypsy’- Broadway style, with matinees and brunch included: {Translation}
– The Soho Theater in Malaga (Calle Cordoba, 13) once again imports the magic of Broadway by the hand of Antonio Banderas with his new musical Gypsy, the fourth show directed by the actor from Malaga, which premieres for the first time in Spain on Thursday, October 17. The play is based on the libretto by Arthur Laurents (originally called ‘Gypsy: A Musical Fable’), which saw the light in 1959. Today it comes to life in the voices and dances of a cast of 30 actors and actresses led by Marta Ribera and Lydia Fairén, along with the Larios Pop del Soho Orchestra, made up of 26 musicians.
– Those who especially enjoy musicals (or are curious to see what Banderas has created this time) can do so until December 1. The performances are held from Tuesday to Sunday, at 7:00 pm (with the exception of the premiere which starts at 8:00 pm). In addition, on weekends there will be a matinee performance, along with the evening performance, with a surprise included: the chance to try a brunch at the Tercer Acto restaurant, just a few steps from the theater door, or at the Italian restaurant Atrezzo, located just across the street (Calle Casas de Campos, 2). Both are part of the Hollywood actor’s hospitality business in the city.
– The price of the brunch, which can be purchased with the ticket depending on capacity, is 16 euros and includes orange juice, yogurt bowl with oatmeal and fruit, plus poached egg, crispy bacon, avocado and toast. This will be consumed in the hours prior to the show.
– The cost of the theater tickets ranges from 28 euros to 105 euros, depending on the area of the theater from where you want to see this play, which is accompanied by the description: “a musical, a fable, an experience”. Tickets can be purchased at the Soho Theater box office, located in the neighborhood of the same name, on its website [https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/agendaculturaldeandalucia/evento/gypsy] or at El Corte Inglés.
– In addition, for those who do not reside or are spending their vacations on the Costa del Sol, they have enabled a free bus service (round trip) that stops in Marbella, Velez-Malaga and Benalmadena. Of course, you have to check the dates on which it is available and reserve a seat in advance.
– The show, which breathes burlesque and vaudeville in every note, tells the story of Rose, the mother of the artist Gypsy Rose Lee, who seeks to turn her daughters into big stars at any price. Banderas has described the musical as the company’s “most ambitious” to date, highlighting the musical direction by Arturo Diez Boscovich, along with original tunes by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. After its Broadway premiere, Gypsy won nine Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards. Source, Spanish: https://www.elmundo.es/andalucia/2024/10/16/670eae65e4d4d8f3438b458d.html & Video Link

GASTRONOMIA / ENOLOGY

Andalusian Wine Tasting Results- ‘Montilla-Moriles’ repeats 100 Parker points with Amontillado de Pérez Barquero: {Translation}
– The Protected Designation of Origin Montilla-Moriles is celebrating after being awarded again with 100 Parker points in a tasting that has recognized the body and nuances of the oldest fortified wines and rewarded the new trend-setting ‘caldos’ such as sparkling and finos en rama.
– Specifically, the recent Andalusian Wine Tasting published this October by Robert Parker Wine Advocate has once again awarded 100 points, that is, the closest wine to perfection, to Pérez Barquero’s Amontillado 1905 Solera Fundacional Lote C 2024. The independent wine guide of the enologist Robert Parker- which is the most widely read and influential in the world- has also awarded great ratings to the other wines presented by Bodegas Pérez Barquero, a winery from Montilla that has managed to enter the select group of the 15 wineries in Spain -out of the more than 4,000 that exist- that have managed to repeat a 100 Parker points. Only 32 have ever received this rating.
– In fact, Bodegas Gracia Hermanos -which belongs to the Pérez Barquero business group- has achieved the second best score with the Amontillado Viejísimo Montearruit 75 años, Saca Única 2021 Bota Solera 1/1. This second achievement is joined by other great scores such as the 94 points of the Gran Barquero Fino en Rama, Saca de Primavera 2024; and the 92 of the sparkling G1 Brut Nature.
– The 100-point Amontillado. The Amontillado Solera Fundacional is a generous wine of which the taster Luis Gutiérrez, in charge of the aforementioned tasting, has assured that it is “exceptional and world class”. “What I find exceptional in this wine, being so extremely old and concentrated, is its ability to maintain elegance, poise and balance,” he said. Something in which Bodegas Pérez Barquero agrees, since, as explained to Libertad Digital by its Marketing Director, Adela Córdoba, it is a wine of extreme quality, “classic, reminiscent of Beethoven’s music, it is like drinking time”. “Any winemaker takes his hat off to a generous and old wine because it is a wine with many nuances and a great character and in that we are leaders in the PDO”, explained Córdoba before underlining the ‘great joy’ that the fact that it is an Amontillado, ‘which the word itself says that it comes from Montilla’, which makes the city of Cordoba ‘is known and puts us on the map around the world’, gives her winery.
– Although it is not the only recognition of the work of the Montilla winery, this wine with more than 100 years of history is one of its greatest assets and, although the price at which it will go on sale is not known, the winery has revealed to Libertad Digital that it will release a limited edition of 1,000 units.
– New trends. Likewise, according to Cordoba, although the winery is based on the oldest and most generous wines -which serve as a reference for the rest of the world- it is one of the companies of the Cordoba appellation that gives more importance to its R&D department, which has invested more than 2 million euros in six oenological projects, which have opened the doors to the Innovative SME seal granted by the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
– These projects have resulted in wines such as the new G1 sparkling wine, which received 92 Parker points in the tasting. This, according to the Marketing Director, “is an exemplary case of collaboration between the University of Cordoba and the company, that is, of public-private collaboration, since, in addition to being a case of innovation with enological success, it is also a commercial success”. A new trend of sparkling wines from Montilla-Moriles that are on a par with any cava or champagne, whose retail price is around 20 euros.
– Finos en Rama and Pasto wine. Likewise, having recovered as an active value the Fino en Rama, “an unfortified Fino made from Pedro Ximénez grapes with an average age of 10 years” in the eyes of the taster Luis Gutiérrez and priced at around 15 euros; is a great achievement for the appellation, since its 94 points are being recognized by the public to the point of being one of the wines that is marking the commercial strategy for the coming years.
– In the same context is the new Fresquito Vino de Pasto, which has received a rating of 91 points framed in the category of less than two years of biological aging, that is, under the veil of flor. “It is like a mini Fino, but fresher and younger, lighter and easier to drink, but still powerful and with a tasty, yeasty and bitter finish,” Gutiérrez has indicated about it. This wine can be found for less than 15 euros in different specialized websites. In Córdoba’s opinion, Bodegas Pérez Barquero has been a “pioneer” in relaunching these grape wines, “which represent a traditional mention that has been recovered recently”. Next to it, there is the Fresquito Vino de Tinaja 2022, which has received 90 points. This is also a more traditional wine that has been recently recovered.
Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/chic/viajar-comer/2024-10-15/montilla-moriles-repite-los-100-puntos-parker-con-el-amontillado-de-perez-barquero-7174201/

HEALTH

Hospital Rankings Released- Quirónsalud Marbella receives award for best private hospital in health evaluation: {Translation}
– Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella (Malaga) {pic} has received an award at the sixth edition of the BSH Awards (Best Spanish Hospitals Awards), which recognize the excellence of Spanish acute care hospitals, both public and private, through indicators of efficiency, appropriateness and quality of care.
– At the awards ceremony held in Madrid, the Marbella-based healthcare center was distinguished with the prize for the best private hospital in value-based healthcare assessments and was recognized as a finalist in maternal and infant processes, according to a press release.
– The first distinction recognizes the work carried out by the hospital’s archive and documentation department in the collection of direct information on patients who underwent surgery in the Urology and General and Digestive Surgery Departments. A documentary and analysis phase aimed at optimizing care processes and, consequently, improving the patient’s experience.
– The second distinction, a finalist diploma, was awarded to the Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics services in recognition of the clinical processes implemented in the Maternal and Child Unit.
– A total of eight Quirónsalud Group centers have been recognized in the sixth edition of the BSH – Best Spanish Hospitals Awards, given by the specialized consultancy Higia Benchmarking, with the aim of promoting clinical management aimed at the continuous improvement of hospitals in our country.
– Specifically, the best hospitals in medical processes were the Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, in the category of high-tech hospitals, and the Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, in the category of large private hospitals.
– Hospital Quirónsalud Toledo was distinguished as the best emergency hospital in the country in the category of intermediate private hospitals, and Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya won the same award in the category of best large private hospital.
Similarly, Hospital Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón was awarded the prize for best hospital in hospital costs, in the category of large private hospitals. In addition, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor was also awarded best hospital in intensive care units, in the category of large private hospitals, and Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos received the same award in the category of general and reference hospitals.
– Hospitals from all over Spain participated in this sixth edition of the BSH Awards, in which an evaluation of seven award categories and six groups of hospitals, up to 110 clinical processes analyzed and nearly 50 indicators per process make up a study framework of more than 3,000 results per hospital.
– The finalists also include other Quirónsalud centers such as Hospital Quirónsalud A Coruña, finalist in the category of best hospitals in intensive care units and also in the category of best hospitals in medical processes, where Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos is also a finalist; or Hospital Quirónsalud del Vallès, which, together with Hospital Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón de Sevilla, was also a finalist in the category of best hospitals in emergencies. Hospital Universitario Infanta Elena, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor and Hospital Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón were finalists in the category of best hospitals for surgical procedures. Source, Spanish: https://www.teleprensa.com/articulo/malaga/…

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New Andalucian Health Minister, Rocío Hernández, ignores health unions, offers no plans to improve situation, so unions expand protests: {Translation}
– The unions CCOO, CSIF, Satse and UGT are back in the fray and are starting a calendar of protests in eight regional hospitals to draw attention to the “unacceptable situation of the Andalusian healthcare system, the failure to comply with agreements and the poor negotiating capacity of the administration”, which has led these four professional groups “to return to protest in front of the healthcare facilities in the eight provinces” of Andalusia. The protests will continue next Wednesday, October 23 – in the health centers – and October 30 – in the general hospitals of the Andalusian capitals.
– The mobilizations tomorrow, Wednesday, will be at the Poniente Hospital (Almeria), at 10:30; at the Hospital de La Linea (Cadiz), at 11:30; at the Infanta Margarita Hospital in Cabra (Cordoba), at 10:30; at the Hospital de Motril (Granada), at 10: 30; at Riotinto Hospital (Huelva), at 10:30; at Alto Guadalquivir Hospital in Andújar (Jaén), at 10:30; at Antequera Hospital (Málaga), at 10:30; and at Valme Hospital (Seville), at 10:30.
– “The current situation offers no alternative after the request made in mid-September by CSIF, Satse, CCOO, and UGT to meet with the new Minister of Health, Rocio Hernandez {pic}, has not even received a response,” lament the central unions, a reality that coupled with ”a context of lack of negotiation, layoffs of temporary staff and non-compliance with the agreements reached more than a year ago for Primary Care and the professional career”, leads the aforementioned unions to demonstrate again this October to denounce the ‘precarious and unacceptable’ situation of the healthcare system, as reported by Europa Press in a note.
– The professional groups have recalled that they have already called protests during the month of May in the eight Andalusian provinces, as well as another joint one in Seville on June 16. According to the unions, the “inaction” of the administration led to the call for a partial strike in the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) on June 26. Now, once the summer has passed, CCOO, CSIF, Satse and UGT regret that “the situation has not evolved positively”, so they will again “raise their voices in defense” of Andalusian public health during this month of October, “without ruling out new measures if the attitude of the administration does not change radically”.
– The unions have pointed out in conclusion that they have the “hand outstretched to a dialogue unfortunately lost” in recent months and which “is leading the Andalusian public healthcare system to a pressing situation that requires urgent measures, many of which were already agreed upon some time ago with an administration that is failing to comply with them, causing serious harm to the Andalusian population”. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/sindicatos-sanitarios-andaluces-vuelven-exigirle_0_2002566625.html

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October’s supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle:
– October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one. The third of four supermoons this year, it will be 222,055 miles (357,364 kilometers) away Wednesday night, making it seem even bigger and brighter than in August and September. It will reach its full lunar phase Thursday.
– In a twist of cosmic fate, a comet is in the neighborhood. Discovered last year, comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas {pic} is now prominent in the Northern Hemisphere after wowing stargazers in the Southern Hemisphere. The moonlight will wash out some of the comet’s tail, but it’s still worth a look after sunset, said NASA’s Bill Cooke. “Most astronomers hate the full moon because its bright light messes up observing other objects. So it’s a bit hard for us to wax poetic about it even if it’s the biggest supermoon of 2024,” he said in an email.
– Better catch the comet; it may never return. But don’t fret if you miss Thursday’s supermoon. The fourth and final supermoon of the year will rise on Nov. 15. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/supermoon-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-536afbf27f025349019991ff4f9a240c

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– The festival will run from 12pm to 1am, except for the first day, with reduced afternoon and evening hours.
– Thursday, 17 Oct, at 18.00 hours the Oktoberfest will feature the performance of Dj Nando, which will give way at 20.00 hours to a genuine German band and the official opening half an hour later. Starting at 9.30 p.m., perfotmances will be given by the groups Dance and Dreams and Black Jam, culminating with Dj Worzel.
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– Sunday, 20 Oct, also from 4 p.m., New Tricks, BANDido, Dj Nando and Déjà vu. All activities and the complete schedule will be available both on the social networks of the City Council of Torrox and through those of the organizing company, Birra & Art.

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SPAIN

Government to create a mandatory national registry of temporary, tourist and room rentals (all rentals of less than one year) to avoid frauds- you’ll need a gov’t issued ID number to offer short-term rentals on the internet!: {Translation}
– The Council of Ministers has taken this Tuesday the first step to create a state registry of temporary and tourist rentals to combat fraud. The Government has taken to public hearing the royal decree that will regulate this new tool, which aims to require that for a property to be marketed on digital platforms, it must be listed in the so-called Digital One-Stop Shop for Rentals. This registry will verify that the property meets all the legal requirements to operate as a vacation or seasonal rental and will provide an identification number essential to be able to advertise it on online platforms.
– “In practice, it will be impossible to market homes that do not comply with the regulations on the platforms,” said the Minister of Housing, Isabel Rodriguez {pic}, at the press conference following the Council of Ministers. Compliance with the law will be monitored through the new state platform in which homes that operate as tourist apartments or that are rented seasonally and by rooms will have to be registered. “It will be the owners of these properties who will have to go to the registry to request identification and there will be a period of 15 days to verify that the regulations are complied with,” he added.
– The new platform will be connected to the Land Registry. In the case of temporary rentals, it will be verified that there is a cause that justifies this type of contract – a displacement for example for work, studies, illness, etc. – and that the rented property is not the tenant’s usual residence. In the case of tourist apartments, they will have to have the pertinent licenses and comply with the corresponding regional and municipal regulations. Likewise, it will be verified that they are not located in a building where the neighbors’ community has vetoed the vacation rental. “We will be allies of the other administrations that have competence in housing,” said the minister.
– This new tool aims to provide administrations with information on rentals of less than one year’s duration – including tourist apartments, temporary rentals, rooms and even floating boats – to facilitate the prosecution of fraud. The Ministry of Housing has already asked for the collaboration of the autonomous communities in a Sectorial Conference held last May to move forward in this line and implement before the end of 2025 the so-called Digital One-Stop Shop for Leases.
– This new tool is an instrument designed under European regulations. The EU regulation on short-term rentals approved at the beginning of the year requires the creation of this One-Stop-Shop. “We will be the first EU country to develop the European regulation”, the minister assured. The final objective is that there will be a single register at European level. Therefore, Rodriguez has advanced that the Spanish platform will be connected in the future with the European ‘window’, whose creation is planned for mid-2026.
– Last week, the Government accelerated the procedures to move forward with the royal decree that will regulate this new tool, after having started the public consultation at the end of September, giving the green light to its processing by means of urgency. The minister herself, who recalled that temporary rentals were left out of the housing law passed in the last legislature, had anticipated that the regulation would be ready before the end of the year. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5643983/0/gobierno-da-primer-paso-crear-registro-estatal-alquileres-temporales-turisticos-habitaciones/

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The PP (right) says it has information about “cases of corruption that threaten the PSOE (left) and the Government”: {Translation}
– The PP spokesman, Borja Sémper {pic}, has assured this Tuesday that his party has “information” on “cases of corruption stalking the PSOE and the Government” and has predicted: “Everything is going to end up known”. This is what he said in statements to Catalunya Ràdio, after yesterday Monday the PP filed a complaint against the PSOE in the National Court for alleged crimes of illegal financing, bribery and influence peddling in the Koldo case.
– According to Sémper, “we are at the beginning of knowing the details of a plot that has many international and national implications”. “I can assure you that we have information”, said Sémper, before adding: ‘Many people are calling us, many businessmen, many people from the Government’s entourage, who have had dealings with the Government, telling us many things’.
– The first thing the PP does with this information, he explained, is to “filter it” and contrast it to confirm its veracity and, from there, decide what steps to take. “What we are not going to do is to stand idly by, especially when the Government does not give explanations,” said the PP spokesman, for whom ‘it is hardly credible’ that the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, ‘was absolutely unaware of what were the wanderings of the number two of his party, who was José Luis Ábalos’.
– In his opinion, “there are more than solid arguments and justifications to ask for a resignation” to Sánchez, who “closes in on himself” without giving “explanations”. “Pedro Sánchez is the only leader of the modern era capable of enduring in the Government without budgets, without a parliamentary majority and harassed by corruption cases”, he has denounced, which in his opinion makes the President of the Government ‘an absolutely irregular politician in relation to everything known’.
– According to Sémper, “any president of the Government, if he detects that he does not have a parliamentary majority or does not have sufficient stability”, he would consider “calling elections”.
Sémper has also lashed out against Sánchez’s investiture partners, who “are having a hard time reacting” to the information on the Koldo case. But “what today is silence” in the ranks of Sumar, ERC, PNV and Junts, “with the passage of weeks will become a crying shame and they will have to react,” he predicted.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1783719/el-pp-dice-tener-informacion-sobre-casos-de-corrupcion-que-acechan-al-psoe-y-al-gobierno/

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Commies Finally Get One Right- Sumar (communist) responds to the PSOE (socialist, far right) that the PSOE proposed rental bonus only makes sense if rent prices are capped: “If not, it is nothing but a windfall for landlords”: {Translation, summary}
– Sumar’s spokesperson, Íñigo Errejón, criticized this Tuesday that the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, responded to the demonstration on housing with measures that go in the wrong direction. One of them, the extension of the Young Rental Bonus, which is a “bizum”, he said at a press conference, money going directly into the pockets of landlords. “If you cap rental prices and help young people with a bonus, you are guaranteeing that that money goes to young people. If you don’t cap the prices, what you do is give public money directly to the landlords,” the spokesperson said at a press conference in Congress. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/politica/ultima-hora-actualidad-politica-directo_6_11733144_1109892.html

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Spain rejects proposal of the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, creating migrant detention centers outside the EU, and defends a “humanitarian” solution: {Translation}
– Spain’s government is against the proposal of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to create deportation centers for migrants outside EU territory, which will be put on the table at the summit of leaders to be held this Thursday and Friday in Brussels. Gov’t spokesperson, and Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Pilar Alegría (PSOE) {pic}, has set Spain’s “position against” and has defended the application of the Pact on Migration and Asylum in a “humanitarian and supportive” way.
– This is a measure that is already being carried out by the Italian Government of Giorgia Meloni with deportations of migrants to Albania, and that Von der Leyen now defends as an “innovative” solution in terms of migration for the rest of the EU countries. She has made this known to the various heads of state and government of the member countries in a letter sent just before the summit that will bring them together this week.
– “Spain has expressed its position against contemplating the creation of these centers and we will continue to defend the application of solidarity of the Pact on Migration and Asylum,” said the minister spokeswoman at the press conference after the Council of Ministers. In this sense, she defended that the Sanchez government advocates for “regular and safe” migration channels and assured that it will continue to work with the countries of origin and transit against “the mafias that traffic in people”. According to the minister spokesperson, these are the policies that are “working” and that have managed to stop 40% of irregular departures from these countries. {40%? Can we see some proof of that please? Can you please explain how you count things that haven’t happened? -Ed}
– The deportation measure already applied by Meloni and to be discussed this week among the different Member States follows the path marked by other EU countries, including France and Germany, which are asking for concrete plans to “speed up expulsions”. These deportation centers are also willingly accepted by Viktor Orbán. The Hungarian prime minister made this clear last week in the European Parliament. “The only migration that doesn’t stay is the one that doesn’t come in,” he said.
– The leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, traveled less than a month ago to Italy to learn first-hand about the migration policy proposed by Meloni. And although he praised it and was in favor of a European alliance against irregular migration among the countries of southern Europe, he did not take a position on this specific measure. Without specifying his opinion, he expressed the Popular Party’s roadmap as follows: “We are being absolutely respectful with regular migration and we are going to be forceful in avoiding that the mafias that traffic people can use them to do business”. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5644113/0/gobierno-rechaza-crear-centros-detencion-migrantes-fuera-ue-defiende-una-solucion-humanitaria/

ANDALUCÍA

Government accuses Junta de Andalucia of “incompetence” and “breaking promises” in drought management: {Translation}
– While waiting for the long-awaited rains to arrive, the extreme drought continues to mark the political agenda in Malaga, with an incessant crossing of accusations between the two main administrations called to seek solutions to the pressing situation. The Junta de Andalucía, competent in the matter of water management in the Andalusian Mediterranean Basin, and the central government, which manages two thirds of the regional territory, with the Hydrographic Demarcation of the Guadalquivir, which depends on the State, point fingers at each other while little progress is seen.
– The subdelegate of the central government in the province, Javier Salas {pic}, has lashed out harshly on Monday against the “lack of management, incompetence and unfulfilled promises” of the regional executive presided over by Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla (PP). “They come late in their responsibilities, they are dedicated to set up offices against dictatorships in Latin America, when here we have very serious problems in health and education and the Board looks the other way,” said the head of the Socialist Government of Pedro Sanchez in Malaga in Almáchar.
– “Moreno Bonilla has a totally incompetent attitude on the issue of drought, has not made major actions in recent years and, above all, the Junta have broken big promises such as portable desalination plants, which are neither here nor expected,” said Salas, who stressed that the administrations have to ‘take action, with determination’. In his opinion, the Board “avoids its responsibilities”. “The only firm commitment in Malaga is put by the Government of Spain with the hundred million for the desalination plant of the Axarquia,” said the deputy delegate of the Government in his appearance before the media, in which he reiterated that they expect the drafting of the project of the future desalination plant in the eastern region ”will be ready for the first of the year.” “We continue advancing so that it will be a reality in a few years”, he added.* (See note below)
– For subdelegate Javier Salas, “the Board has decided to look the other way and now they will start with more restrictions, which the people of Malaga must endure while the tourists have not had them, there is a lack of planning, commitment and work of Juanma Moreno Bonilla, who does not work for the province and who continues to ignore his responsibilities”. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/gobierno-acusa-junta-incompetencia-incumplir-promesas-gestion-20241014163544-nt.html
* {This is misleading, there have been serious, and some would say unnecessary/avoidable delays created by both the Junta and the Sanchez gov’t. -Ed.}

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More than a third of Andalusians are at risk of poverty: {Translation, summary}
– Andalusia continues to be at the bottom of Spain in indicators of material scarcity. There are 3.2 million Andalusians who are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, a number which represents 37.5% of the population of the autonomous community, more than a third of the total. This proportion is the highest in Spain as a whole, followed by the Canary Islands (34%) and Extremadura (33%). Andalusia ranks worst in three other of the five main indicators of poverty in the country.
– The president of the Andalusian Network to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion (EAPN-A), Juan Luis Delcán, presented this Tuesday the report for 2023, which shows an increase of 1.7% on the percentage at risk of poverty compared to 2022, about 174,000 more people in the Arope rate, which is the indicator that assesses the risk of social exclusion. According to Delcán, the conclusions of the report are “insufficient to meet the objectives of the 2030 Agenda”, which were to halve the Arope rate in 2015. To achieve this, some 540,000 people should have been lifted out of the risk of poverty and social exclusion. For now, the trend is the opposite.
– Another indicator highlighted by the report is the poverty rate, a parameter in which Andalusia also has the highest percentage in Spain, 30.5%, 10.3 points higher than the national average (20.2%) and an increase of 1.4% compared to 2022. This figure indicates that there are 140,000 more people who have an income below the poverty line, according to figures collected by the Efe agency.
– Extreme poverty falls but critical material deprivation rises
There is another indicator, the extreme poverty rate, which measures the percentage of people living in households with a maximum income of 611 euros. The proportion of Andalusians who have less than 611 euros per month is 13%, 1.5 points less than the previous year.
– The number of people who, without being poor, are in a situation of material deprivation has increased compared to the 2022 report, rising by 1.3% and reaching 1,081,748 people. This parameter identifies people who cannot keep the house at an adequate temperature or those who cannot afford to eat meat, chicken or fish at least once every two days. In both cases, the Andalusian data have worsened in recent years.
– 57% do not make ends meet. More than half of Andalusians, 57% of the population, experience difficulties in making ends meet, an increase of 2.5%, while the poverty rate is much higher in households with minors, 39%, with a difference of 18.4 points with respect to the rest. Among children and adolescents, this rate is 42.5%, an increase of 4.4 points over the previous year’s values, and the highest of all age groups, which shows that the younger the age, the higher the risk of poverty.
– As for pensioners, of the 1,653,198 pensions received in Andalusia, 43% (more than two out of every five) receive a pension whose amount does not exceed the poverty threshold (less than 785 euros) and 16% have an income below severe poverty (less than 520 euros).
– Housing and the rising cost of living. The poverty rate also increases sharply in rural areas (up 8.8 points), with a percentage in rural areas of 40% and in urban areas of 29%, which breaks the relative equality that had been occurring since 2016. The indicators are also higher for women, with a poverty rate this year of 30% compared to 28.2 for men, and an Arope rate three points higher (39% compared to 36%), reflecting a “more than real structural inequality towards women”.
– The rise in the cost of living due to inflation and, especially, the high cost of housing, have become the main factors generating poverty. In 2023, in Andalusia an average of 18% of income was spent on housing, but the population living in poverty spent almost twice as much, 32%.
– Delcan has pointed out that all these indicators represent a “worrying worsening” of the situation in the community and stressed that “in terms of social rights and quality of life, there is no room for retreat at any level of competence”. “It is urgent to increase and strengthen social protection policies,” said the head of EAPN Andalusia, which has called for the ‘necessary’ implementation of an Andalusian Pact to Combat Poverty, which has the consensus of the groups with parliamentary representation. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/tercio-andaluces-riesgo-pobreza_0_2002566350.html

MALAGA CITY

Another Fake-Police Robbery: {Translation, summary}
– A family has suffered a movie-like robbery in their home, in Carretera de Cádiz. The perpetrators allegedly posed as police officers to break into the home of the victims, who were held at gunpoint and handcuffed with the intention of stealing jewelry. It happened last Sunday, October 13, around 20:30, in an eighth floor flat in Malaga. An elderly couple and their daughter were inside the building when the criminals knocked on the door. On the other side were two men who identified themselves as policemen.
– Under this pretext the door was opened and the thieves gained entry the house. Once inside the property, bringing out a pistol, they allegedly held the family at gunpoint and immobilized the victims, using violence to get their loot. Apparently, the thieves searched through the family’s belongings until they found some jewelry in one of the rooms, which they stole; the value is not known at the moment.
– After the robbery, the perpetrators left the house and the Emergency Service 112 Andalusia were alerted of a violent robbery. Mother and daughter, aged 78 and 55 years, respectively, had to be treated by doctors at the scene, although it was not necessary to transfer them to a hospital. No arrests have been made, the investigation continues.
– Another fake-police robbery occurred 19 Sept., when a Chinese businessman was robbed of €80,000 in Mijas by assailants in uniforms. The Civil Guard, for the moment, is maintaining an investigation to identify and locate those responsible.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/atracan-familia-pistola-malaga-policias-casa-robo-joyas_0_2002562486.html

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

New Water Cuts Update- Water restrictions in Velez-Malaga area increased by another half an hour daily, just 2 days after drought committee said no new cuts: {Translation, summary}
– Water restrictions are increasing in Velez-Malaga. Since last Sunday another half hour of daily cut supply has been instituted in virtually all urban areas of the municipality.
– The restrictions have fluctuated in times and areas, but they have never dropped below seven hours a day. However, after the summer months par excellence, July and August, in which they had remained at this figure, from 00:00 to 7:00 a day, since mid-September the situation became considerably complicated, by increasing by two hours, from 10:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
– However, after the last meeting of the Drought Committee, held last Thursday in Malaga, in which it was agreed to reduce the maximum amount of water available from 200 to 180 liters per inhabitant per day, the Veleño City Council and the concessionaire company Aqualia have now decided to increase the daily cutoff range by another 30 minutes. In this way, as reported by the Consistory through social networks, the hours of the restrictions are, as of Sunday, from 10:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
– Specifically, the cuts reach Vélez-Málaga, Torre del Mar, Caleta, Baviera Golf, Almayate, Benajarafe and Chilches Pueblo and Costa. “If there is any modification during the week it will be communicated.
– This situation will remain until this coming Sunday, October 20, when the City Council and Aqualia are scheduled to update the cutting schedules and areas again.
– The City Council has been insisting on asking for “apologies for the situation” that is generating the extreme drought suffered by the eastern region. “The cuts are made on an ad hoc basis in the more than 30 deposits of which our municipality is supplied,” explained from the Consistory veleño, while detailing that ”the cutting schedule may undergo variations caused by the availability of water and the time needed for each tank to have enough water.” “From the City Council we apologize for the inconvenience of these measures and we will work to cause the least possible inconvenience to users, hoping that the situation can improve very soon,” they add.
– Social media commenter N. Kristensen laments the substantial change compared to the summer. “What a shame that there weren’t the same restrictions throughout the summer when there were many tourists wasting a lot of water.” Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/aumentan-media-hora-diaria-restricciones-agua-velezmalaga-20241014092723-nt.html
{Note: Here’s an idea. Tourist accommodations should pay double, or even triple, water bills – paid to the water company and applied to offset resident’s bills as compensation for the inconveniences residents suffer partially due to tourist water usage. This should NOT collected as a gov’t tax where the money will disappear down the Junta rabbit hole never to be seen again. This could be done almost immediately, as the Junta is currently negotiating a “tourist tax” bill. This “tourist water surcharge” plan could be included in the new law. Considering the current, wildly inflationary prices in the holiday rental market, I see no reason for residents to suffer so holiday rental speculators benefit. I had to go all summer without night showers to cool off, in a summer where the night temps rarely dropped below 25C, so some tourist could have access to a pool that is closed half the day! Not cool! -Ed.}

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Five arrested and more than 300 vehicle controls to stop robberies in the countryside in Vélez-Málaga: {Translation, summary}
– The Local Police, the Civil Guard and the National Police launch a coordinated operation to stop the thefts in the middle of the mango harvesting campaign.
– Fruit theft, especially in drought times with lower production, continues to be one of the main concerns of farmers. Everything turns into fleas for a skinny dog, the saying goes. For this reason, public administrations have made a special effort this year to control theft in the countryside. To this end, the so-called Operations Plan for Prevention and Reaction to the Theft of Agricultural Products (POPRA) has been implemented in Vélez-Málaga, the municipality with the largest area under cultivation of mangoes and avocados.
– Thus, since the middle of last August, the City Council has advanced controls on the roads that connect the crop farms with the exits of the municipality. To date, 306 vehicle checks have been carried out, 18 identifications have been made and five arrests have been made, according to the Council’s balance sheet, made public this Monday. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sucesos/cinco-detenidos-300-controles-vehiculos-frenar-robos-20241014122705-nt.html

SEVILLA

No-Go Zones In Sevilla! Violent crime is so far out of control even Local Police need escorts- National Police will escort the Local Police & city workers in Las Tres Mil in Seville: {Translation, summary}
– The Local Police has decided that in two hot spots it will be taking advantage of the recent deployment of additional National Police in Sevilla, and will request their escort before entering the no-go zones; it will also do so for the workers of Tussam and Lipasam (public transport & cleaning services).
– “The lack of public safety in the neighborhood of Las Tres Mil Viviendas is addressed with specific police actions and these have to be planned by the Ministry of Interior”. This has been expressed by the mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz. He said, “The problem in these neighborhoods requires the effort of all levels of administrations, but the critical problem we face now is of immediate public safety for residents and workers, and this use of National Police assistance has to be managed by the Ministry of Interior.” That is why he hopes to obtain a “message of unity” after the meeting, assuring that “forceful police actions are necessary, which is what the neighbors are asking for”.
– When municipal services are being carried out in these neighborhoods, the Local Police will alert the National Police to accompany the municipal services operators. “Sweepers and other machinery will enter only with police escorts, but it remains in any case too risky for manual sweepers on foot,” the mayor has confirmed.
– Sanz has confirmed that “… if there are no concrete police actions, the problem has no solution.” In this line, he recalled that for “years” they have been asking the Commissioner of Polígono Sur to “fix the problem of public safety”. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1784006/la-policia-nacional-escoltara-a-la-local-en-dos-puntos-de-las-tres-mil-de-sevilla/

HEALTH

The SAS waiting times will be brought to the Prosecutor’s Office for damaging the rights of patients: {Translation}
– The Mesa de Defensa de la Sanidad Pública (MDSP) of Granada will formalize a complaint this week before the Public Prosecutor’s Office to ask it to investigate whether the waiting times of the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) violate the rights of patients to adequate healthcare.
– The Board has announced that it will formalize the complaint next Thursday, as it considers that the long waiting times put the lives of Andalusians at risk and holds the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) responsible for the consequences of these delays. In a statement, the Mesa por la Sanidad Pública has explained that delays affecting consultations and diagnostic tests can have “serious, irreversible and even fatal” consequences when they lead to delays in diagnoses or treatments for serious pathologies.
– With this argument, they have maintained that the current attention of the SAS could violate the fundamental rights of people to health protection and adequate and timely health care. According to the Coordinadora de Mareas Blancas de Andalucía, the average time to obtain a complete diagnosis can range between 10 and 16 months, which would exceed a “reasonable standard” for effective healthcare. She added that in cases of serious pathologies, such as cancer, waiting times often mean the difference between life and death. “We believe that the legality of these circumstances should be subject to a competent review, bearing in mind that this same particular cause has been constitutive of a crime in individual cases according to recent court rulings,” the Bureau added in a statement. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1784388/llevaran-a-fiscalia-los-tiempos-de-espera-del-sas-por-danar-los-derechos-de-los-pacientes/

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Korean Conflict Intensifies:
– North Korea blows up inter-Korean road, rail lines near border.
– North Korea has laid landmines, barriers on border.
– North accuses South of sending drones over Pyongyang.
– North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, prompting South Korea’s military to fire warning shots.
Pyongyang said last week it would cut off the inter-Korean roads and railways entirely and further fortify the areas on its side of the border as part of its push for a “two-state” system scrapping its longstanding goal of unification.
– At around midday on Tuesday, some northern parts of road and rail lines connected to the South were destroyed, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. Seoul’s unification ministry, which handles cross-border affairs, condemned the incident as a clear violation of past inter-Korean agreements, calling it “highly abnormal.” “It is deplorable that North Korea is repeatedly conducting such regressive behaviour,” ministry spokesperson Koo Byoung-sam told a briefing.
– Tensions mounted after the North last week accused Seoul of sending drones over Pyongyang. North Korea said the drones scattered a “huge number” of anti-North leaflets, and Kim Yo Jong, leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister, warned on Tuesday that Seoul would “pay a dear price”.
– South Korea’s government has declined to say whether the South Korean military or civilians had flown the alleged drones.
– The two Koreas have also clashed over balloons of trash floated since May from North Korea. Pyongyang has said the launches are a response to balloons sent by anti-regime activists in the South. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-blows-up-parts-inter-korean-roads-its-side-s-korean-military-says-2024-10-15/

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On October 15, 2024October 14, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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Flamenco dance at the Cervantes Theatre: The annual Dance Festival includes several flamenco performances in October.
– Tuesday 15 October at 8pm – the Andalusian Flamenco Ballet company perform Pineda.
– Saturday 19 October at 8pm – the legendary Manuela Carrasco and her dance company perform during her farewell tour. {pic}
– Sunday 20 October at 7pm – La Lupi Dance Company perform Epicus Vol 2.
– Wednesday 23 October at 8pm – the Úrsula López Dance Company perform Comedia sin Título.
Tickets cost from €20. More information and link to book here.
https://www.teatrocervantes.com/en/ciclos-y-festivales/danza-malaga-2024/

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Concert- David Hazeltine Quartet: Wed, 16 Oct 9pm, €18
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center
Hard bop jazz pianist David Hazeltine is noted for his mastery of improvisation, accompaniment, arranging and composition,
arrangements and composition. He is also an innovative musician, with a prolific discography: 35 albums as a leader and hundreds of accompanying titles for prestigious labels. Hazeltine has mastered a wide range of styles, his melodies and harmonies are beautiful, complex and memorable, and he has forged a reputation for complex and memorable, and he has forged an easily recognizable style of his own. He is touring Spain with one of the great saxophonists of our jazz, Enrique Oliver.
Info & Tix: https://mientrada.janto.es/es/espectaculo/david-hazeltine-quartet/NERJAHAZELTINE/venue=CCNERJA

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Tommy Moore Blues Band: Fri, 18 Oct 10pm
Clarence Jazz Club, C/ Danza Invisible 8 CP 29620 Torremolinos (Málaga)
Tommy Moore is a bassist/singer in demand on the Irish and Spanish music scenes. He has played with renowned Irish artists such as Declan O’Rourke, Cathy Davey, Booka Brass, Zaska and Mick Pyro to name a few. Since moving to Granada, he has played extensively on the blues scene alongside Fernando Beiztegui, Oso Benalúa, Tony Molina and many more.
Info & tix (€10/12/15): https://www.clarencejazzclub.com/wp/events/tommy-moore-blues-band/ & Video Link

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Free Classical Concert: Sunday 20 October at 12:00 noon:
In the patio at the Museum of Malaga. Expect musical pieces by Beethoven (Coriolano overture), Verdi (Gypsy Choir from Il Trovatore) and of course, the traditional pasodoble at the end. Get there early to be sure of a seat (we’d recommend 11am).
Plaza de la Aduana, Palacio de la Aduana, s/n, 29015 Malaga
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For Sale, 2 items:
– Set of 4 plastic drawers, as new condition, 10€
– Job lot of plastic storage containers:
2 x green lid with wheels 76x44x28cm
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For Sale: Putter. Golf Classics St Andrews and Carnoustie hand made wooden Putter. Ideal for use or an ornament excellent condition.
15 Euros. Contact Kenneth 642186590 Rubite Area

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– Sky box for satellite reception, with remote. 20€ ono
– Set of 3 chrome hanging pendant lights. 5€
– Pair of LG speakers 5€
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Pair of reclining beach chairs 20€ each, both for 35€
– 7 step aluminium stepladder 40€
– Cetotec power wash 35€
All as new condition. Buyer collect from Caleta de velez.
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Decorative metal log store and unusual metal wine bottle stand. 15€
– Washburn semi acoustic guitar. About 20 years old, but in good condition. It will need new strings. Including hard case. 70€
– Snowboard & boots. 140cm snowboard with Oxygen bindings and size 5 Rumours boots. Also size 5 Easyfit ski boots. All in good condition and the boots are very comfortable. 25€
Wes, Torrox phone or WhatsApp 658164021

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For Sale: Framus Sorella 5/59 (May 1959) Archtop Guitar, Germany / Bavaria
Changes on the guitar:
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Bridge aswell perfect for using a Tremolo or Pickups
Kluson Mechanics
Strings: Daddario EXL145 Nickel Wound 12″
Measurement Guitar: 41,5 x 30,5 x 8,5 x 106 cm
Measurement Neck: 64 x 46 x 4,2 x 5,7 cm, Frets top
High volume sound, easy to play, Strings perfect low,
low production numbers in natural finish
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Now only €290 ONO. Call Svend, Torrox Park near Camping
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Another Begoña court challenge denied- The Prosecutor’s Office refuses to admit Begoña Gómez’s complaint against Judge Peinado for processing: {Translation, summary}
– The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Madrid has opposed that the High Court of Justice of Madrid admits the complaint filed by Begoña Gómez, wife of the President of the Government, against the judge Juan Carlos Peinado for alleged prevarication. Source,
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5643485/0/fiscalia-rechaza-admitir-tramite-querella-begona-gomez-contra-juez-peinado/

TORRE DEL MAR

Seven vehicles burn at dawn in Torre del Mar: {Translation}
– Early morning startle in Torre del Mar, specifically in the central street Del Rio, in the area of the bus station. A fire has affected seven cars that were parked on this road, generating a great commotion among residents, by the large column of smoke and flames that has been generated in a few minutes. The alarms went off at about 5.30 a.m. this morning.
– For reasons that are unknown and are being investigated, a fire has originated that has completely burned three cars and has partially reached four others. The rapid intervention of the Fire Department of the Provincial Consortium, displaced from the regional park of Velez-Malaga, has prevented the flames from spreading to more vehicles parked in this street.
– Also on scene, in the area of the bus station and next to the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol Oriental-Axarquia, troops from the Local Police of Velez-Malaga, who have coordinated the tasks of traffic regulation while the firefighters acted. It has not been necessary to evacuate the nearby houses, as SUR has been able to confirm. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sucesos/arden-siete-vehiculos-madrugada-torre-mar-20241014094034-nt.html

ALHAURÍN DE LA TORRE

New La Térmica Village this Saturday 19th in Alhaurín de la Torre- program, concerts and workshops: {Translation}
– La Térmica Village reaches its fourth and last stop of the season on Saturday October 19 in Alhaurín de la Torre, after having previously toured Torremolinos, Antequera and Rincón de la Victoria with resounding success. This multidisciplinary event will be held at Finca el Portón, located in Juan Carlos I, s / n, and will have as a great attraction the concerts of Biznaga and Los Punsetes, groups and voices.
– The event will again bring together about twenty craft market stalls offering decoration, design, illustration, jewelry and fashion products. In addition, attendees will be able to enjoy several bars to refresh themselves, as well as a varied selection of food trucks that will guarantee a rich and diverse gastronomic offer.
See the full schedule here: https://www.malagahoy.es/la-farola/termica-village-sabado-alhaurin-torre-programacion-conciertos_0_2002556671.html

SPORTS

Golf News- Black Desert Championship- Matt McCarty wins on second PGA Tour start after promotion in Utah:
– Matt McCarty {pic} clinched his first PGA Tour title at only the second attempt as he won the inaugural Black Desert Championship. The 26-year-old American, who earned his promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour in August, clinched a three-stroke win with a closing four-under-par 67.
– German Stephan Jaeger got close with birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, but McCarty grabbed an eagle on the 14th and wrapped things up with three straight birdies.
– The victory earns McCarty a place at the Masters and PGA Championship next season, having already earned a spot in the US Open because he led the Korn Ferry Tour points list.
– McCarty is the first player to win three times on the development Korn Ferry Tour – a run which automatically triggers full membership of the main tour – and then triumph on the PGA Tour in the same season since Jason Gore in 2005. Full article & photo credit: https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13233199/black-desert-championship-matt-mccarty-wins-on-second-pga-tour-start-after-promotion-in-utah

SPACE

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad:
– SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk called it “science fiction without the fiction part.”
– At the flight director’s command, the first-stage booster flew back to the launch pad where it had blasted off seven minutes earlier. The launch tower’s monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks, caught the descending 232-foot (71-meter) stainless steel booster and gripped it tightly, dangling it well above the ground. “The tower has caught the rocket!!” Musk announced via X. “Big step towards making life multiplanetary was made today.” Full article: https://apnews.com/article/spacex-starship-rocket-launch-7af865e987bb4a2aad38759e06013626 & Video Link

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Charity Concert: In tribute to Eusebio Pita, the Aurum Project in aid of the Spanish Association against Cancer
A choral concert in homage to Eusebio Pita Venegas, The Aurum Project, will take place on Saturday 26 October, 2024 at 20:30 hrs in the Auditorio Caja Rural in Granada. Aurum Choir was formed in 2023 by Eusebio and is made up of choristers belonging to his four choirs; Coraxalia Choir, Villa de Salobreña Choir, City of Almuñécar Choir and Aurum la Zubia Choir. This concert will be a very emotional tribute to Eusebio, a teacher and friend who passed away in September 2023. The concert, PROYECTO AURUM, will feature a beautiful repertoire sung by the choir, accompanied by images of Eusebio and an original scenography. The concert will be conducted by Christina Thöne, Pablo Guerrero and Héctor E. Márquez. Proceeds for the benefit of the Spanish Association Against Cancer.
Tickets 11,50 euros available from: https://www.redentradas.com/?entradas=coral-polif%C3%B3nica-proyecto-aurum&provincia=granada&cpro=18&eid=2948

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For Sale, 2 items:
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– 2 lightweight gas bottles, 10€ each
WhatsApp 00447918246674; floodyjoy@gmail.com
Joy, Torrox (can meet at BP Garage or Lidl, Torrox Costa)

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For Sale: Camping stove with 3 bottles (1 empty), in excellent condition. €25. Buyer collects. Sam, La Viñuela,
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For Sale: 2x Happyday travel cots. Good condition and clean. 1 pink and 1 blue. Both come with a mattress and pillow. 10€ each. Mark, Torrox. Call or WhatsApp. 617820002. markking41@yahoo.co.uk

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For Sale: Display cabinet. 2 drawers, 6 shelves. €90, Debbie, Competa
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Yamaha YAS-207 sound bar front surround system including optional wireless subwoofer. 30€
– LG DVD player DPS542H 10€
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– Atomic Supercross 152cm skis and bag excellent condition 20€
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For Sale: Atala folding cycle, fitted with large comfy saddle, comes with pump and lock, very little use, Bargain at €100. Barry, Canillas de Albaida.
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For Sale: Andis AG professional dog grooming clippers with spare blade excellent condition. 35 Euros.
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Wanted: Large extendable ladder. Do you have a large extendable ladder (6/9 mtrs) lying around that is no longer being used? I would be happy to buy it from you.
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Poker: I am looking for someone living close to Caleta de Velez, who is interested in joining a friendly, low-stakes poker game (Texas Holdem), held every friday afternoon, near Alcaucin, who could give me a ride to the game from Caleta, as I am unable to drive at present. For details, please call John, Caleta
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Here come the Rent Strikes! Tens of thousands of people march in Madrid to demand a drop in rents and threaten to stop paying rents, plan actions for all large cities under banner “It’s over. Let’s lower the rents”: {Translation, summary}
– This is the first big march against the market situation housing right now in Spain, although today the convenors focus the problem on the capital region. The meeting has been joined by organizations such as Affected by Mortgage, Greenpeace, Workers’ Commissions, neighborhood associations… and political parties such as We Can, who has been represented by his secretary general Ione Belarra and former Minister Irene Montero. Other political figures such as Rita Maestre, from More Madrid, have also attended. According to the convenors 150,000 people have gathered, the Government Delegation in Madrid says 22,000.
– The demands are varied and they threaten a drastic decision if rents do not go down. In the call for the demonstration they already stated their intentions and now in the march they have reinforced their intention to go on a rent ‘strike’, that is, to stop paying rents. “It is time for the tenants to take a step forward and initiate an escalation of mobilizations that will lead to a rent strike capable of forcing renters to reduce the price of rents by up to 50%,” the call reads.
– The conveners call for a step forward with this threat after the Housing Law has not served to solve the problems of the market and point to the landlords as one of the focuses of the problem. They demand a 50% reduction in rents so that tenants do not spend more than 30% of their income on rent, as opposed to the 60% that currently exists, they say.
– Protesters, under the leadership of the Tenants Union, have also pointed directly at speculation, investment funds and landlords as the cause of the housing problem. In this sense, the convening organization has emphasized that its impunity is over – and that if the rents continue to rise, they will stop paying them: “And you will not have enough courts, police officers or thugs to evict us all”.
Sources, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/economia/colectivos-marchan-madrid-exigir-bajada-alquileres-amenazan-20241013133126-nt.html &
https://www.europapress.es/madrid/noticia-mas-10000-personas-salen-calles-madrid-contra-precios-alquiler-amenazan-impagos-20241013142159.html

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The PP announces a complaint against the PSOE for illegal financing, bribery and influence trafficking- Cuca Gamarra announces her party’s next judicial movement and reiterates her request for resignation to the President of the Government: {Translation, summary}
– The Popular Party will file a complaint on Monday in the 5th Investigative Court of the National High Court against the PSOE for alleged illegal financing, bribery and influence trafficking following known information about businessmen who allegedly brought bags of money to the socialist headquarters on Ferraz Street in Madrid. This was announced by the party’s secretary general at a press conference after the emergency meeting held this Sunday.
– “Faced with the seriousness of the situation and the latest developments we have known in relation to the alleged delivery of cash at Ferraz headquarters, I announce that tomorrow (for this Monday) the People’s Party will file a complaint in the investigating court number 5 of the National High Court against the PSOE for alleged illegal financing, bribery and influence trafficking. We want an unprecedented scandal to be investigated to the end,” Cuca Gamarra said. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/pp-anuncia-querella-psoe-presunta-corrupcion-koldo-20241013131013-nt.html

ANDALUCÍA

State of the reservoirs in Andalucia today:

AXARQUÍA

A strong hailstorm surprises Alfarnate: {Translation, summary}
– A strong hailstorm, which barely lasted ten minutes, surprised the residents of the small town of Alfarnate, in Alta Axarquía, this past Saturday afternoon. The meteorological phenomenon struck with force around 6:40 p.m., in the urban area of this municipality of barely a thousand registered inhabitants, and in the extensive agricultural farms that surround it.
– This was explained to SUR this Sunday by the mayor of Alfarnate, Juan Jesús Gallardo (PSOE), who detailed that the hailstones were “approximately the size of a 20-cent coin”, as can be seen in the image that accompanies this news. “In the town it has caused a lot of damage to the plants on the balconies and terraces and in the countryside also to the orchards and olive groves, which have yet to be harvested,” the Alfarnate councilor detailed. There is no official rain gauge in the town, but residents measured up to 22 liters per square meter, according to the mayor. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/fuerte-granizada-sorprende-alfarnate-20241013122323-nt.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

New Water Restrictions- The most affected areas are Málaga city and Axarquía with new limits but no cuts: {Translation, summary & full article link}
– As expected, water restrictions are increasing in Malaga. The most affected areas are Malaga capital and Axarquia, where consumption will be limited to a maximum of 180 liters per inhabitant per day. It affects the systems of Guadalhorce-Limonero (Malaga) and Axarquia-Viñuela (Almáchar, Benamargosa, El Borge, Comares, Cútar, Iznate, Macharaviaya, Moclinejo, Rincón de la Victoria, Vélez-Málaga, Totalán, Algarrobo, Torrox and Nerja).
– Somewhat more flexible will be in the Western Costa del Sol (Western (Benahavís, Benalmádena, Casares, Estepona, Fuengirola, Manilva, Marbella, Ojén, Torremolinos and Mijas), where it is limited to 200 liters. This has been agreed by the experts in the drought committee of the Mediterranean Basins that has been held this Thursday, October 10.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1780460/el-monstruo-de-la-sequia-limita-el-consumo-de-agua-en-malaga/
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Weather forecast for Monday, October 14, 2024 in Malaga Province: {Translation}
– The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) forecasts cloudy skies, without ruling out some weak precipitation accompanied by mud-slides, more intense in the far west. Rainfall will be generalized during the afternoon throughout the province, occasionally accompanied by thunderstorms and without ruling out locally heavy. High particle content in the air. Temperatures unchanged. Variable light winds, increasing during the central hours of the day to moderate east or southeast. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/tiempo-malaga-prevision-meteorologica-14octubre-20240930000000-nt.html

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The first rains of autumn leave up to 40 liters per square meter in the province: {Translation, summary}
– After the front associated with Hurricane ‘Kirk’, the current Atlantic storm that has entered the Peninsula from the southwest is leaving accumulated rainfall in the province in the last 24 hours that is being most notable in Cortes de la Frontera, with 39.6 liters per square meter; Antequera, with 38.4; Gaucín, with 35.6; Estepona, with 35, and Alora, with 31. In the eastern part of the territory, the rain is being lighter for the moment, with discrete records, such as 15.8 liters in Vélez or 5 in Nerja, while in the capital barely 1.8 have been collected.
– The good news is that all this rainfall is also having an impact on the province’s reservoirs, although it is still not enough to recover reserves, but rather to compensate for consumption. However, Aemet’s forecasts for next week are positive since it will continue to rain, which would have a palliative effect on the recovery of reservoir storage. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/primeras-lluvias-otono-dejan-40litros-provincia-malaga-20241013115832-nt.html

EUROPE

Iceland PM dissolves parliament and calls elections:
– Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson {pic} announced the end of the country’s governing coalition on Sunday and called for elections to be held on Nov. 30, Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported. In a press conference Benediktsson cited growing disagreements between the three governing parties on issues regarding asylum seekers and energy efficiency, according to RUV. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/iceland-pm-announces-end-governing-coalition-ruv-reports-2024-10-13/

USA

Police arrest ‘would-be Trump assassin’ at Coachella rally:
– Police say they have stopped what they described as a suspected third assassination attempt against Donald Trump. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said the man was arrested outside a Trump rally in Coachella, California on Saturday.
– He was described as “illegally in possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine”. Police identified the suspect as Vem Miller, a 49-year-old resident of Las Vegas. He was driving a black SUV and was detained at a checkpoint near to the event.
– “This incident did not impact the safety of former President Trump or attendees of the event,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Mr Miller has been released from police custody on a $10,000 bail, and is due to appear in court for two misdemeanour offences in January. Full article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/10/13/police-arrest-would-be-donald-trump-assassin-coachella/

SPORTS

Boxing News- Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), co-owned by Conor McGregor, stages first Spanish event, in Marbella:
– In a night that will go down in the history of combat sports, Franco Tenaglia was crowned the new Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) lightweight world champion, defeating Tony Soto by decision late on Saturday night in Marbella.
– The much-anticipated fight, held at the Marbella Arena in front of over 5,000 spectators, was the headline event of BKFC’s Spanish debut. The arena, traditionally used for bullfighting, was transformed into a circular ring for the bare-knuckle bout, with a crowd that included notable figures such as Conor McGregor, co-owner of BKFC, watching on. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/sport/new-bare-knuckle-lightweight-champion-crowned-historic-20241013225201-nt.html

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Tennis News- Sinner scores Shanghai final win vs. Djokovic:
– Jannik Sinner produced a commanding display against Novak Djokovic to lift his Tour-leading seventh title of 2024 on Sunday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The Italian did not blink in a 7-6(4), 6-3 triumph, becoming the first man to win more than six titles in a calendar year since Andy Murray won nine in 2016. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/sinner-blocks-out-off-court-turmoil-win-shanghai-masters-2024-10-13/

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Tennis News- From 62 euros to 4,000: tickets for the Davis Cup soar after Rafa Nadal’s retirement announcement: {Translation}
– Those who bought tickets for the Davis Cup in Malaga weeks ago have won the lottery. And no, it has not been necessary to buy any tickets, it has only been necessary that Rafa Nadal announced his retirement on Thursday so that the price of tickets has skyrocketed.
– The quarter-finals begin on Tuesday, November 19 between the Netherlands and Spain. It is, therefore, the only day it is clear that Nadal plays.
– A ticket in zone A4 of the Carpena, just under a month ago cost 62 euros. Now, just a few days after the announcement of the Mallorcan, the ticket has become worth more than 4,000 euros.
– And is that seeing Nadal’s farewell is, as in every sporting competition, a matter of luck. Because you can buy a ticket for the quarterfinals but Spain passes, or you can buy a ticket for the semis but Spain passes to the final. In those cases you would not live the farewell but at least you would enjoy watching Rafa. The worst thing would be, no doubt, to buy a ticket for the final and that Spain does not pass, in that case, neither enjoy Nadal nor live the farewell.
– Hence many people have opted to buy tickets for the first match, the only one in which they are assured to see the Manacor. It remains to be seen how many will be wishing that Spain does not pass to be part of history living the farewell of the considered best athlete of our country. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1781071/de-62-euros-a-4000-las-entradas-para-la-copa-davis-se-disparan-tras-el-anuncio-de-nadal/

TECH

DoctorLaptop’s Tips #112 – The NEW Malware That Evades Consumer Level Anti-Virus Tools – Old School Malware Removal Methods Return To Fight New Artificial Intelligence (AI) Designed Threats:
– Since late 2015 when Windows 10 arrived, with its introduction of the new, improved Windows Defender, malware has become less of a danger. Advances in malware methods during the last 8 years had stagnated, mostly focused on new exploits of old, well known design flaws in Windows and software.
– AI changes all that. Hackers are now using AI to create new forms of malware. These use new techniques that easily bypass traditional anti-virus protection, exploiting and integrating themselves into legit systems operations, rather than relying on design flaws.
– Yes, you still need your anti-virus to protect from standard threats. But now us technicians who were trained in the older methods of fighting malware, using tools to manually inspect registry files and verify systems files, are glad we have those long-unused skills. Tools that require some training to use, like HijackThis, Combofix, RogueKiller, TDSSKiller, Spybot and DISM, are proving to be the only way to identify and remove these 2 new categories of threats.
1. Polymorphic Malware: Imagine a sneaky virus that keeps changing its disguise (signature) to trick your antivirus. It’s like a chameleon, making it tough to catch.
2. Metamorphic Malware: This one’s even trickier! It’s like a shapeshifter, not just changing clothes, but completely transforming its body. It rewrites its own code each time it infects, making it nearly impossible for any antivirus to recognize.
– Remember, today’s malware may not slow your computer. Hackers want your computer running well so they can collect more of your data/passwords/accounts; the days of malware that froze your screen with a smiley-face are long gone, no money in that. Ransomware, that locks users out of computers, almost exclusively targets corporations and gov’t networks these days.
– Also, the new SSD hard drives we now use are so much faster than the old mechanical HDD drives, you wouldn’t notice the small slowdown if your computer is infected.
– An annual servicing by a professional trained in advanced malware removal techniques is highly recommended. DoctorLaptop provides this service as part of the “Full Maintenance Service” offer, only €50 for most laptops, €60 for PCs/MiniPCs.
Ref: https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/thn-cybersecurity-recap-last-weeks-top.html

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‘National Public Data Corp.’ Files For Bankruptcy Months After Data Breach Involving 3 Billion People Reported:
– The breach exposed information on nearly 3 billion people, including full names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and personal details of both living and deceased relatives. The worst part is that those impacted by this cyberattack may be unaware of their involvement since National Public Data allegedly collects data from non-public sources without consent.
– The Register reported that the organization faces over a dozen class-action lawsuits due to data loss and potential regulatory challenges from the FTC and more than 20 U.S. states. However, plaintiffs may struggle to collect damages, as Jerico has limited physical assets. The bankruptcy petition states: “The debtor is likely liable through the application of various state laws to notify and pay for credit monitoring for hundreds of millions of potentially impacted individuals.”
– Owner Salvatore Verini, Jr. ran the business from his home office with two $200 HP desktops, a $100 ThinkPad, and five Dell servers worth about $2,000. The company has $33,105 in a New York account, despite generating $1.15M last year, with total assets estimated between $25,000 and $75,000, the report says. Full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/national-public-data-files-bankruptcy-months-after-data-breach-involving-3-billion-people

FINANCIAL

FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation:
– The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced arrests and charges against several individuals and entities in connection with allegedly manipulating digital asset markets as part of a widespread fraud operation. The law enforcement action – codenamed Operation Token Mirrors – is the result of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) taking the “unprecedented step” of creating its own cryptocurrency token and company called NexFundAI.
– More than $25 million in cryptocurrency has also been confiscated and multiple trading bots behind the “wash trading” (aka round trip trading), which refers to the illegal practice of buying and selling the same financial instruments to create artificial market activity, for about 60 different cryptocurrencies have been disabled.
– Court documents allege that the defendants behind the cryptocurrency companies executed bogus trades using their own tokens to give the impression that they are good investments in an attempt to attract new investors and purchasers, thereby synthetically inflating the tokens’ trading prices. The individuals then sold their tokens at the new prices, a fraudulent scheme known as pump-and-dump, in order to illegally profit from the financial crime. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2024/10/fbi-creates-fake-cryptocurrency-to.html

THE REST OF THE STORY

Felipe González, 3 term Prime Minister of Spain (PM 1982-1996, socialist) on possibility of replacing Sánchez as leader of the PSOE- “There are very valid people, but if I say any name, they would be dead”, says the creator of the Socialist Death Squads: {DigameXtra exclusive}
– Now why would González say such a thing? Is he exaggerating? I’m afraid not. It turns out he has every reason to fear fatal results if he were to turn on Sánchez. Let me explain. González used “death squads” against his opposition in the past! {Some would argue justifiably so. I’m not debating 40 year old ETA actions here. My focus is on the current situation. -Ed.}
– The former President of the Government, Felipe González {pic}, believes that Pedro Sánchez does not have to be re-elected as Secretary General of the PSOE in the Federal Congress to be held in Seville at the end of November, despite the fact that Sánchez is the only socialist militant who has presented his candidacy. “Of course it might not be Sanchez. I assure you that in the party there are very valuable people. I have several in my head”, said González, in an interview in Espejo Público, in which he also confirmed that, for the moment, he has not been invited to that congress.
– Gonzalez, however, has not wanted to reveal any name as a possible rival of Sanchez. “If it is publicly known what comes out of my head, they would be dead,” he said, referring to that hypothetical candidate. And Gonzalez has lamented that the current leadership of the PSOE does not tolerate criticism: “In this party the tragedy is that members must agree with what the party said in its electoral program.” In any case, he has defended his dissenting opinion: “I help the coherence of the party and when it loses it, I try not to lose it”.
– Now let’s put the pieces together…
– What was the GAL? From Wikipedia: GAL were death squads illegally established by officials of the Spanish government during the Basque conflict to fight against ETA, the principal Basque separatist militant group. They were active from 1983 to 1987 under Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)-led governments. GAL operated primarily in the Basque country on the French side of the Spanish-French border, but kidnappings and torture also took place in Spain. Most victims (at least 27 dead and 26 injured) were ETA members or activist Basque nationalists, but some were not known to have links to ETA or any other organization advocating political violence.
– In 1983 González created the GAL “death squads”. In 2024, he is looking over his shoulder.
– To quote the great American radio broadcaster Paul Harvey, “and now you know ‘The Rest of the Story’ “. (Video Link) Video from 1965 where Paul predicted many of the things that have come to pass, titled “If I Were The Devil”.
Refs: (I intentionally used Wikipedia refs, because it is a hard Left source, and as this article is about socialists, I thought it would minimize the possibility of criticisms I used tainted sources. -Ed.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAL_(paramilitary_group)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Gonz%c3%a1lez
https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5642407/0/felipe-gonzalez-alfonso-guerra-entrevista-espejo-publico/

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Sánchez claims his administration will homologate the university degrees of Mauritania and Gambia despite his failure to do so with the Latin American ones: {Translation, summary}
– President Pedro Sánchez announced this Wednesday in Congress that he will take to the Council of Ministers a reform of the regulation of foreigners to “speed up the processes – of homologation of university degrees – of migrants residing in Spain” from countries such as Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Senegal or Guatemala during the month of November.
– “We will speed up the approval of academic degrees for those who want to come to work in Spain, we will launch a new labor migration program to facilitate hiring in origin from countries such as Mauritania, Gambia, Senegal and Guatemala,” said the head of the Executive during the control session to the Government on Wednesday in the Lower House.
– Some observers have expressed skepticism about this since homologation, that should not take more than six months, has been paralyzed since 2022 for university students from Cuba and Latin American countries. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/…

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In Reply to Sanchez’s speech in Congress, Feijóo questions Sánchez’s honesty- for his plagiarized doctoral thesis & Begoña Gómez’s dubious directorship of 2 master’s degrees programs when she held no university degree herself: {Translation}
– The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo {pic}, during his turn to reply in the Congress of Deputies, has expressed his distrust of Sánchez in general, and in particular, charged against Sánchez, stating: “You, who are dazzled by doctoral theses and who love university masters taught by those who are not university graduates”.
– With this dart the leader of the Popular Party has mocked two scandals that loom over Pedro Sánchez. The first, Sánchez’s doctoral thesis, which, as ABC revealed in 2018, consists of a series of plagiarisms. The thesis was prepared including extracts from works by economists such as Julio Cerviño and Jaime Rivera, among others, and was subjected to a series of tests with plagiarism detection tools through which it was corroborated that the text was not of Sánchez’s own authorship, thus failing to comply with the “academic integrity” demanded by this type of university work. Nonetheless, the thesis, entitled “Innovations in Spanish economic diplomacy: analysis of the public sector (2000-2012)”, obtained the highest grade, outstanding cum laude, despite containing the seires of plagiarisms that the grading panel overlooked.
– Feijóo’s second dart in this reply was directed at the wife of the President of the Government, Begoña Gómez, who is the subject omitted in this sentence of the popular leader when he assures that Sánchez “is dazzled by the university masters given by people who are not university graduates”. A taunt that comes two days after knowing the rulings of the Provincial Court of Madrid on the Begoña Case. The magistrates gave their backing to the judge investigating Gómez’s business activities, assuring that there are “indications” that she used influence peddling to “launch her career at the Complutense University of Madrid”. It is in this Madrid institution where Gómez, until recently, somehow directed and chaired two masters degree programs, despite the fact that she herself did not have a university degree. This same Monday, in fact, the Complutense University of Madrid annulled the last link it still maintained with Gómez, the academic postgraduate degree in fundraising, alleging that the master’s degree did not have the minimum number of students required.
– Feijóo, injecting some humour from the speakers’ rostrum, asked that all in attendance remember that the new chief of staff of the presidency of the Government, Diego Rubio, wrote a doctoral thesis for the University of Oxford entitled “The ethics of deception”. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/feijoo-carga-sanchez-tesis-doctoral-plagiada-masters-20241009180938-nt.html

ANDALUCÍA

Little Change, Light Rains: {Translation, summary}
– Thursday skies with cloudy intervals are expected with weak precipitation in the Béticas mountain ranges and the Strait area in the first half of the day, minimum temperatures decreasing in the Guadalquivir valley, with few changes in the rest; maximums in decline in the eastern half, in slight rise or without changes in the rest, and light winds from the west, except on the Mediterranean coast where they will blow moderate to strong.
– Possibility of rain grows as we move into the weekend, peaks on Sunday and Monday, then winds down from Tuesday next week.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1778470/poco-cambio-lluvias-debiles/
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Andalusia Vax Update: {Translation}
– Andalusian children were the first to be vaccinated against the flu. On September 30, vaccination began in schools, because they are the “first to catch it and the first line of transmission to parents and grandparents,” explained Antonio Vázquez, director of nursing care of the Malaga-Guadalhorce Health District.
– With this vaccination “underway”, it is now the turn of the elderly. The Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, has begun this October 9 to vaccinate against influenza and covid to people in residential centers for the elderly and disability centers, the general population of 80 years or more and the staff of health and social health centers, residences and disability centers; as well as people with great dependence in their homes and their usual caregivers, and pregnant women and postpartum women in the first six months. In the same way, the flu vaccine will be given to trainees in health and social-health centers, nursing homes and disability centers. From this Wednesday, the professionals “will start calling and making home visits” to the target groups.
– According to the schedule set by the Regional Ministry, on October 16 the deadline will open for people over 70 years of age, the flu for children aged six months or more with pathologies and at-risk situations, and covid for people aged six months to eleven years at very high risk.
– The next phase will start on October 23. From that moment on, people over 60 years of age will receive the double vaccination, as well as other professional groups, such as security forces, penitentiary institutions, and other professional groups, such as veterinarians, farm workers or livestock farmers, will receive the flu vaccination. In addition, teachers of children under 5 years of age will be vaccinated against influenza.
– The last phase will be carried out as from November 13, when the double flu and covid vaccine will be administered to people living at home with people aged 60 years or more, chronically ill people, pregnant women and postpartum women. Smokers will also be able to receive the flu vaccine. The schedules “are already enabled” so that people included in the target groups can request an appointment through the Salud Responde application or by telephone, ClicSalud+ or at their health center.
– This year again vaccination campaigns will be organized “without appointment”, reported Vázquez, in health centers. The director has launched an appeal to “people to get vaccinated” and recalled that from November 13 “every Wednesday will be vaccination days without appointment, so you can go to any health center to get vaccinated for flu and / or covid”.
– For this campaign, the Junta de Andalucía has acquired more than 2 million doses against influenza, which means a total of 20 million euros. The objective for this 2024-25 campaign is to achieve 75 percent coverage in the elderly, pregnant women and healthcare professionals; and 60 percent coverage in people with chronic pathologies and children between six months and four years of age. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1779197/andalucia-empieza-a-poner-las-vacunas-contra-la-gripe-en-las-residencias-de-mayores/

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The Malaga Lantern Festival warms up- prices, dates and passes: {Translation}
– The Lantern Festival is warming up in Malaga. The artistic and light show, which is inspired by the traditional event that serves to bid farewell to the Chinese New Year, will take over the city from November 30 to February 15. Promoted by Ximenez Entertainment and Lantern Group, it will be held inside the capital’s Parque de Oeste.
– Tickets for the event can be purchased from next Tuesday, October 15, at the single price of 14 euros per person (pre-sale price). Subsequently, access to the venue will cost between 15 and 20 euros, depending on the day and the number of people attending. Tickets can be purchased on the website https://festivaldelaslinternasmalaga.es/
– It will be a unique event in Spain that will try to introduce visitors to an ancient culture. It will have 600 lanterns and 4,000 points of light and will include a series of traditional Chinese activities such as a great Chinese New Year parade, a mural of wishes, lantern-making workshops, calligraphy and banners or theater performances, music and traditional dance.
– The enclosure will cover an area of three hectares and will be located in the central part of the park, next to the large lake. It will be open from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., although access will be divided into four daily passes: at 6 p.m., 7.15 p.m., 8.30 p.m. and 9.45 p.m. It will be especially striking and colorful because all the lanterns will be handmade with materials brought expressly from China: steel rods, hand-painted silk and LED lights will be used for their elaboration. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga-capital/festival-linternas-malaga-precios-fechas-pases-20241009183206-nt.html

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA

GEZELLIG & ZUINIG- Ubiquitous in the Netherlands, “Zeeman” opens a new store in the Rincón de la Victoria shopping center: {Translation, summary}
– The Rincón de la Victoria shopping center has a new brand among its stores. The Dutch textile chain Zeeman opens its doors in this leisure space in the province of Malaga. The European brand is known for offering “good quality at the lowest possible price”. Zeeman has a wide variety of products, from clothing (for men, women and children) to home-goods.
– “We are zuinig, a Dutch word that means thrifty and careful at the same time,” is how the European firm describes itself. And they stress that it goes beyond simply saving, it is also about asking ourselves what we need and what our environment needs. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/rincon-de-la-victoria/zeeman-nueva-tienda-rincon-victoria_0_2002524920.html

GRANADA

The Romance Bandits! We’ve seen this before! Thief has fake romance with biz employee to learn times and locations of money transfers- Man arrested for robbing his ex-partner and her boss at knifepoint as they left work: {Translation}
– The Civil Guard has arrested one of the four robbers who assaulted at knifepoint the owner and a waitress of a catering establishment in the metropolitan area of Granada last September 22 at night.
– The alleged robber is a 34-year-old man who, circumstantially, is the ex-partner of the waitress who suffered the robbery and with respect to whom he has a restraining order since last June issued by the Criminal Court number six of Granada, so he has not only been arrested for a crime of robbery with violence and intimidation, but also for breach of a precautionary measure. So was it pre-planned all along, or simply revenge after the breakup?
– The robbery took place around 23:30 hours. The robbers were waiting inside a car until they saw the owner of the bar close the establishment and go with his worker to where he had the car parked. Both were approached from behind, they put a knife to his neck and to the woman’s stomach, and threatened them to hand over the bags they were carrying. The owner of the establishment was robbed of the day’s takings and the waitress was robbed of approximately four hundred euros.
– The investigators of the Civil Guard of Las Gabias took over the investigation of the robbery and after interviewing the victims found out that one of the robbers was the ex-partner of the waitress, an individual who even threatened her by saying “if you say who I am, I will get you and your children!” The investigators, after several days searching for the suspect, managed to locate and arrest him. In the meantime, agents have also found out who the rest of the robbers are and hope to arrest them in the next few days. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/detenido-atracar-punta-navaja-expareja-salida-trabajo/

HUELVA

The largest lagoon in Doñana has dried up for the third consecutive year: {Translation, summary}
– Santa Olalla, the largest lagoon in the natural area of Doñana, has closed the summer “in a critical situation”, practically dry for the third consecutive year, and with only a surface sheet of residual moisture and mud, according to a team from the Biological Station of Doñana (EBD-CSIC).
– This lagoon, the largest in the region, dried up completely two consecutive summers, in 2022 and 2023, something that had never happened since the EBD-CSIC began taking data 50 years ago. “Doñana is going through very hard years. The combination of an intense and prolonged drought and the overexploitation of the aquifer are having a great effect on the lagoon system of the protected area,” explained Eloy Revilla, director of the EBD-CSIC, in a statement. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1778561/la-mayor-laguna-de-donana-se-ha-secado-por-tercer-ano-consecutivo/

SPACE

A total eclipse of the Sun will be seen in Malaga, August 2, 2027, at 10:30am: {Translation, summary}
– It will be the first full solar eclipse visible in the province in 157 years, for which millions of reservations from “astronomic tourists” from all over the world are expected.
– The maximum duration will be reached in the middle of the Alborán Sea, where it will last for four and a half minutes. While in Malaga’s new planetarium, which is expected to be open by then, it will be a minute and a half. It can also be observed from Cádiz, Tarifa and Ceuta (the strip is only 200 kilometers wide).
– The truth is that, although there are still almost three years left, the news is already moving among the world forums of astronomy fans, who are already preparing trips and hotel and apartment reservations for those dates, throughout the field of southern Spain where it will be more visible.
– The phenomenon begins slowly and lasts for an hour: “You should always observe the Sun with special approved glasses and telescopes with filters, because it is very dangerous to do it directly,” explain experts.
– A few moments before the Moon covers the surface of the Sun there is “a very special effect in the atmosphere: the temperature drops, the light changes with a different hue, which I call silver light because it reminds you of something metallic. And you notice the breeze that rises because of the sudden change in temperature”. Also, each animal reacts in a different way. “You notice something special in the atmosphere.”
– Then, just before the moment of the total eclipse, Baily’s Pearls are seen, “like small pockets of light due to the situation of the Moon’s surface, which has mountains, and those rays of light are like luminous foci.” Another spectacular phenomenon is the “diamond ring”, which is formed when the light of the Sun that remains to be covered forms a ring: “The moment of totality is magical, you see the solar corona, which suddenly explodes; and you see the Moon when it covers the Sun and it is the blackest black that anyone has ever seen”. “The people around are jumping for joy, screaming and hugging each other with excitement, sharing the moment is already worth it. You feel like you float, it connects you with the universe, no one can’t miss that special feeling.”
– Therefore, eclipse expert Blanca Troughton warns about what is coming in Malaga: “You have to start preparing now because millions of people will come to see it and there is a risk of collapsing accommodation and roads in the middle of August”.
Photo: Blanca Troughton. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/fecha-marcada-calendario-agosto-2027-vera-eclipse-total-malaga-20241009122153-nt.html

TRAVEL

EU Commission Proposes to Digitalise Passports & ID Cards for Everyone Entering & Leaving Schengen Area:
– The European Commission has come forward with two proposals aimed at facilitating travel for everyone entering and leaving the Schengen area, including non-EU citizens.
– In a press release, the EU Commission revealed plans to adopt a common framework for the use of digital travel credentials, as well as a new app that would help travellers store their credentials.
– In addition, the EU Commission has also come forward with a proposal for generating the EU Digital Travel Application, which allows travellers to create their digital credentials and store all the necessary information about travelling. This application will work by allowing travellers to store their travel documents by uploading images and using the application for check-ups. The application will verify the document and detect whether it matches traveller’s face. The use of this application is expected to reduce waiting times at border crossings and to be more efficient in verifying travellers. Full article: https://schengen.news/eu-commission-proposes-to-digitalise-passports-id-cards-for-everyone-entering-leaving-schengen-area/

FINANCIAL

The Board extends the mortgage guarantee for young Andalusians up to 40 years: {Translation, summary}
– The Ministry of Development, Territorial Articulation and Housing of the Andalusian Government is already preparing the second call for the mortgage guarantee for young people, which in its first year of operation has helped more than 1,200 Andalusians to acquire their first home, and that in its next edition will expand both the age of the beneficiaries and the economic endowment.
– This has been advanced Wednesday by the Minister of Economy, Finance and European Funds, Carolina Spain, who has detailed that the Andalusian Budget 2025, still in preparation and to be presented later this month, already includes a second call for this measure, which will extend the maximum age of the beneficiaries from 35 to 40 years.
– In addition, the economic allocation for this second call of the mortgage guarantee will amount to 25 million euros, five more than those that have been invested in this first year, in which more than 1,200 young people have applied for it, as noted by the counselor at a breakfast briefing of Europa Press.
– It should be recalled that through this initiative, the Board guarantees 15% of the loan requested by the buyer, which, added to the 80% normally offered by banks, places the final financing for the acquisition of the first habitual residence at 95%, with a maximum reference price of 295,240 euros, which is increased by 20% for homes with energy classification A or B. Currently, there are eight banks adhered to this program, with some 2,500 offices throughout the community. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5642064/0/junta-amplia-hasta-los-40-anos-aval-hipotecario-para-jovenes-andaluces/

PETS

Vélez-Málaga is committed to animal welfare with a new FREE pet adoption platform: {Translation, summary}
– “Faced with the growing number of abandoned pets that is occurring in the municipality for some time to this part, we have been motivated to take sides and to emphasize the importance of adoption, which would be free, replacing the sale and purchase of these animals,” said the mayor.
– Thus, through the website velezmalaga.es, in the section ‘Destacados’, is enabled a banner with the title ‘Adopción de animales de compañía’ (direct links provided below). “This section offers a catalog with all the animals (mostly dogs) that are in the Municipal Center for Animal Health Control, having data and information such as their ID or registration number, breed, age and sex, all accompanied by a photo. It also provides contact information and schedules of the company responsible for the adoption within the Animal Health Control Service,” continued Rocio Ruiz.
– The mayor concluded by insisting that, “according to animal welfare regulations, adoptions will be completely free and the animals will be delivered sterilized, identified with a microchip and with all the mandatory treatments according to the applicable regulations”.
More info:
Municipal Pet Adoption Service
The animals are in the Don Animal Canine and Feline Residence, currently located in Arroyo Granadillas Finca “El Olivar” (29730, Málaga). Adoptions will be completely free, and the animals will be identified with a microchip and with all their mandatory treatments.
Contact information for the Zoosanitary Center (Don Animal) & Pet Hotel (Boarding services for dogs, cats, rodents & birds also available, short or long term)
Telephone: 952 97 16 63
Schedule:Monday to Friday from 9:00 – 14:00 & 16:30 – 20:00, and Saturdays from 9:00 – 14:00
Email: info@donanimal.com ; Web: https://donanimal.com
Adoption info and available dog photo gallery is here, on Velez Malaga website {pic, with page translator}: https://velezmalaga.es/index.php?mod=medio_ambiente&tag=servicio-municipal-de-adopcion-de-animales-de-compania
Source article, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/velez-malaga-apuesta-por-el-bienestar-animal-con-una-nueva-plataforma-gratuita-de-adopcion-de-mascotas/

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