“A terrible mess”: Valieva’s participation despite a positive doping test reacts

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled: the Russian skater Kamila Valieva will be able to participate in the individual event at the Beijing Games. A decision that has aroused many reactions in the world of figure skating, but also in other spheres. • Read also: Why Russian skater Kamila Valieva can continue … Read more

The pensioner who has declared war on the banks

MADRID“Look, he’s the man fighting for the banks. Congratulations on what he’s doing, eh!”, A woman’s voice interrupts in the middle of a call with Carlos as he walks down the street. In recent weeks, this 78-year-old neighbor from Valencia has become accustomed to being stopped on the street by strangers. The reason: he has … Read more

Why did the Earth not become several times its current size and remain as small as it is?

The dust from the first ring united to form pebbles and rocks, then gradually formed small celestial bodies, and finally formed the four terrestrial planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Why hasn’t the Earth become 5-10 times larger than its current size (Shutterstock) 20/1/2022 An international team consisting of astrophysicists from the United States, France … Read more

About eighty works are eligible for the Rahola Communication Awards

The 13th edition of the Carles Rahola Local Communication Awards has received 85 entries in all seven categories. The winners of the Col·legi de Periodistes awards will be announced on February 24 at the Girona Auditorium. The category that has registered the most participation has been that of press photography, with 42 works presented by … Read more

Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win an Oscar for best actor, dies at the age of 94

Sidney Poitier, the first black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor and Symbol of Racial Integration in the United States in the 1960s, died yesterday at the age of 94. The announcement of his death came from the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for which Poitier had been a lifelong ambassador since 1997. … Read more

Film director Peter Bodganovich dies at the age of 82

The American film director Peter Bogdanovich, creator of the Oscar-winning classic ‘The Last Picture Show’ (1971), has died at the age of 82, according to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. His daughter, Antonia Bogdanovich, told the media that the filmmaker died this Thursday shortly after midnight of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. … Read more

“I’ve written ‘Things’ for those who are sometimes seen as ‘geeks'”

Yolanda Arrieta Malaxetxebarria (Etxebarria, 1963) has written many books for children and young people. More than 30 appear on the website of the member Galtzagorri Association. He has also won numerous awards, including the 2015 Euskadi Award. However, there are countless thousands of miles to go from school to school to promote reading and a … Read more