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While some aruspices read the polls with the filter of their bias and ego, legions of voters have decided their vote without their help
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France: Executive announces that it will maintain police force against student demonstrations
With hundreds of thousands of students mobilized in the streets, hundreds of closed schools and, after more than two weeks of protests, the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, recognized on Wednesday, October 7, that "the anger of young people does not come out of nowhere." While the demonstrations are being held and new mobilizations are being convened, the Executive announces that it will maintain a strong police presence, but for young people. Violence against them is another cause for inconvenience.
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7 October: What warnings did Netanyahu receive?
In our Context section we analyze the external and internal warnings that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have received, prior to the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. Three years after and 20 days after the elections, the most competitive candidates do not offer an alternative to the military strategy for a settlement of the conflict with the Palestinians. Meanwhile, attacks in Gaza continue despite the ceasefire and the destruction of the territory.
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Wild species populations continue to fall and Latin America has the worst part
WWF publishes its biennial report on biodiversity loss. While at the global level it is pointed to a 73% drop among the species monitored, in the region it is 95%
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"How three years of Israel's genocidal war have changed Gaza": 'Al Jazeera'
They are three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. Benjamin Netanyahu's response radically changed life in Gaza.'Al Jazeera 'details how thousands of Palestinians went from living to surviving among the rubble. While' The Jerusalem Post 'talks about the impact of this date on the Israelis and how it comes, according to' Libération ', to have an important weight in the campaign for the 27 October elections in Israel.
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Three years of the 7th-O: tributes in Israel as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues
Three years after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, Israel recalls the victims with ceremonies and homenages led by family and survivors. In the meantime, one year of the ceasefire agreement reached in Gaza, although fighting, bombing and the deterioration of living conditions continue on the ground. International agencies have alerted to the massive destruction of infrastructure, the restrictions on access to water, food and medicine, and the serious humanitarian situation facing the Kazakh population in the face of the arrival of the inv
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Why are students protesting in France?
In our section 'In Context' we analyze the protests in the French lycées. Official indicators show differences in the conditions of study of young people and a correlation with school performance rates. The students presented ten proposals for improvements, as well as their rejection of police repression. While the authorities point to the violence of student measures.
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Report from Madrid: Pedro Sánchez again approves two housing decrees
Pedro Sánchez has assured that the Government will continue to exercise its functions until the early elections are held. In the meantime, the Council of Ministers has re-adopted the housing decrees which previously failed to overcome the parliamentary procedure for lack of support. From Madrid, our correspondent Marina Colorado gives us more details.
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Report from Rio de Janeiro: the weight of the evangelics and Catholics in the elections
The right-wing extreme candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, was imposed in the first presidential round before the left-wing and current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. While the evangelics played an important role in Bolsonaro's victory, Lula would have lost some of the votes of the Catholic community. Our correspondent Valeria Saccone is expanding our information.
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From Germany to Greece: European countries respond to the housing crisis
The increase in rent and housing, the lack of supply and the problems associated with evictions go through much of Europe, but there is no single response to the crisis. While some Governments are committed to increasing construction and limiting certain income, others prioritize market freedom or strengthen the conditions for the recovery of housing in the face of non-payment.
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Elections in Brazil: the environment within the polling stations
Brazil celebrates an election day marked by the festive environment and high citizen mobilization. In cities like Rio de Janeiro, thousands of voters go to the polls looking stickers, T-shirts, hats and other symbols of their candidates. While the country elects President, Vice-President, Governors, Members and Senators, political polarization coexists with expressions of enthusiasm and democratic participation.
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Catalonia faces record rains and floods as the alert moves to Girona
Catalonia faces the consequences of an extraordinary temporary that has left torrential rains of more than 200 litres per square metre in some areas, causing floods, damage to housing and business. As neighbours assess the losses and start cleaning, the authorities keep an eye on the progress of the weather system to the north of the region. The province of Girona, border to France, now concentrates the greatest concern, with risk notices and calls on the population to remain safe in their homes.
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Russia urges foreigners and diplomats to leave Kiev on the third day of attacks on bridges
The bridges across the Dniéper River have become the most recent target of Russian attacks in Kiev, while the Russian Foreign Ministry calls on foreigners to leave the Ukrainian capital. President Volodímir Zelenski points out intelligence reports that show a "new doctrine" ordered by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to bomb "roads, schools and hospitals." Meanwhile, Donald Trump is looking for the peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine to include oil pacts with Moscow, according to 'The New York Times'.
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Spain returns to the streets for housing with calls for a general strike
More than 50 protests were called on Saturday in Spain following Congress's rejection of the housing decrees. As the camp continues in Madrid, where between 70,000 and 500,000 people showed up in the streets, according to the authorities and the organizers. The Inquillin Union seeks to promote a general strike.
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Junts turns into his conservative ideary to protect himself from criticism for vetting the decree
As he discounts the hours to activate the return of Puigdemont, the party tries to content the electoral base and its allies
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Ceuta: reports of violence and neglect among migrants
More than two months after the massive arrival of migrants from Morocco, hundreds of people, including minors, are still on the streets of Ceuta waiting for reception or for international protection. Some report beatings, ill-treatment and expulsions to Morocco. Meanwhile, humanitarian organizations call for an urgent response from the Spanish authorities. Our correspondent Sofia Català collected his testimonies in this issue of Link.
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Live: Spanish Congress Hunts Decrees on the Housing Crisis After Voting against PP, Junts and Vox
The Spanish Congress of Deputies voted on Friday October 2 against the first of two crucial decrees in the midst of the housing crisis, experienced for years, but which recently raised a wave of protests after the eviction of a 87-year-old woman. The measures in the Legislative were already expected to sink, since the right-wing parties: Junts and PP, as well as the ultra-right-wing Vox, anticipated that they would vote against. In the midst of this scenario, leaders of the ruling PSOE party are calling for an advance of elections.
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"A Chemical Torture": This is what Christa Pike's lawyers say after failed lethal injections
Christa Pike is still alive, but she receives vital medical care after surviving two supposedly lethal injections, according to her lawyers. His defence requested that his death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment, arguing that the failed executions constituted unnecessary suffering. The Prison Administration stated that it had followed the implementation protocol. Meanwhile, the drug used, pentobarbital, had already been reported in other cases for causing extreme suffering.
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Report from Paris: Milei's agenda in Argentina Week in France
Argentine President Javier Milei continues his visit in France. While the president seeks to increase investment in Argentina, French companies have expressed interest in critical metal deposits, which are key elements for the creation of technological elements. Our journalist Natalia Ruiz Giraldo extended the information about the president's agenda.
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What is the electoral scene before the elections in Brazil?
Brazil is moving towards a new electoral meeting in a scenario marked by political polarization, debates on the economy and security, and the dispute between the main forces of the country, on the one hand Flávio Bolsonaro and, on the other, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. As the parties fine-tune their strategies and begin to draft nominations, the polls show a contest that could be decisive for the political future of Latin America's largest economy. Caio Manhanelli, international political consultant and member of the Brazilian Association of Political Consultants,