NATO’s secretary-general meets with Zelenskiy to discuss ‘ending Russia’s aggression’ (english.elpais.com)
Pussy Riot’s 10-year fight against Putin makes it to the museum (english.elpais.com)
The exhibit ‘Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia’, which is open until January 14, 2024, at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, documents over 10 years of the Russian feminist collective’s protests, spontaneous performances, songs, and activism. Pussy Riot was born in Moscow in 2011 as a protest against...
Ukraine fears that the war will end in a divided country, like North and South Korea (english.elpais.com)
New York employers must include pay rates in job ads under new state law (english.elpais.com)
Google AI identifies millions of protein mutations capable of causing disease (english.elpais.com)
En Espagne, des dizaines de collégiennes victimes de photos nues générées par IA (english.elpais.com)
In Spain, dozens of girls are reporting AI-generated nude photos of them being circulated at school: ‘My heart skipped a beat’ (english.elpais.com)
Police investigation remains open. The photo of one of the minors included a fly; that is the logo of Clothoff, the application that is presumably being used to create the images, which promotes its services with the slogan: “Undress anybody with our free service!”
In Spain, dozens of girls are reporting AI-generated nude photos of them being circulated at school: ‘My heart skipped a beat’ (english.elpais.com)
Police investigation remains open. The photo of one of the minors included a fly; that is the logo of Clothoff, the application that is presumably being used to create the images, which promotes its services with the slogan: “Undress anybody with our free service!”
Overcrowding and interminable waits in Lampedusa, where migrants now outnumber residents (english.elpais.com)
Italian leader Giorgia Meloni vows to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to deal with a migrant influx (english.elpais.com)
The cost of damage from the record floods in Greece’s breadbasket is estimated to be in the billions (english.elpais.com)
Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales resigns after nonconsensual kiss at Women’s World Cup final (english.elpais.com)
Germany wins Basketball World Cup for the first time (english.elpais.com)
Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player at World Cup (english.elpais.com)
The prosecutor’s office also recommended that the court ask Australian counterparts for information on sexual assault laws there. The two countries have a treaty of mutual assistance between their courts. Rubiales also faces action from the Spanish government. A government legal panel overseeing sports has opened an...
Germany is staring at the end of its economic model (english.elpais.com)
‘Dear bankers, it’s time to wake up:’ Belgium raises record €22 billion from savers in ‘clear signal’ for higher bank rates (english.elpais.com)
Belgium has raised a record €21.9 billion ($23.65 billion) from savers in a bond sale designed to compete with bank deposits, a sign of growing popularity for government debt as discontent grows with lenders failing to keep up with surging interest rates. The sale marks the biggest funding drive from households in Belgium’s...
Venice will charge tourists who don’t spend the night in the city a €5 entry fee (english.elpais.com)
Germany is staring at the end of its economic model (english.elpais.com)
The change in the geopolitical order, disrupted by the invasion of Ukraine, has exposed the weaknesses of the German economic model. The German model, points out Wolfgang Münchau in one of his analyses for Eurointelligence, hinges on three ingredients: cost competitiveness, technological leadership in its industry and...
Corruption, budget cuts and politicization break down Russia’s space muscle (english.elpais.com)
The failure of its first mission to the Moon in 47 years has revived doubts about the Russian space industry, which is stifled by a lack of support both inside and outside the country.
The racism scandals rocking Finland: The executive of the Nordic country is trying to overcome the crisis caused by the xenophobic comments made by several ministers in the past (english.elpais.com)
Cheesemakers experiment with microchips to authenticate Parmigiano Reggiano (english.elpais.com)
Where will the tourists go? Europe’s winning and losing destinations due to the climate crisis (english.elpais.com)
The world feeds the climate crisis with public money: Fossil fuel subsidies amounted to $7 trillion in 2022 (english.elpais.com)
The riverbank booksellers of Paris refuse to move for the 2024 Summer Olympics (english.elpais.com)
The riverbank booksellers of Paris refuse to move for the 2024 Summer Olympics (english.elpais.com)