90% of some of the world’s traditional wine regions could be gone in decades. It’s part of a larger problem.

90% of some of the world’s traditional wine regions could be gone in decades. It’s part of a larger problem.

Your favorite wines may soon cease to exist. Some of the world’s traditional wine regions, from Europe to Southern California, are at risk of almost completely disappearing within decades, researchers found, as the conditions necessary to produce their grapes grow more unfruitful due to climate change.  As humans continue to burn fossil fuels, the planet … Read more

Puigdemont wants to be president of Catalonia — again – POLITICO

Puigdemont wants to be president of Catalonia — again – POLITICO

Puigdemont made his announcement from the French village of Elne, located just 20 kilometers from the Spanish border. Although he is still being pursued by Spanish prosecutors and is currently the subject of a terrorism probe, the separatist leader has expressed confidence that the controversial Catalan amnesty bill passed by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government … Read more

Smart rings, robot dogs, bendable phones

Smart rings, robot dogs, bendable phones

Mobile World Congress 2024, the world’s biggest mobile trade show, had a lot of future-looking tech on display. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Artificial intelligence took center stage, but there was also plenty of experimentation with different types of screens and first looks at some devices from some of the world’s biggest tech firms. Motorola showed … Read more

Priest accused of selling Viagra and aphrodisiacs suspended by Roman Catholic Church in Spain

Priest accused of selling Viagra and aphrodisiacs suspended by Roman Catholic Church in Spain

Drugs that treat erectile dysfunction could help reduce risk of Alzheimer’s A Spanish priest has been temporarily suspended by the Roman Catholic Church after he was accused of selling drugs including the erectile dysfunction medication Viagra. The clergyman from Don Benito, a town of around 35,000 residents in the western Extremadura region, was detained Monday … Read more

These Men in Yellow Are Angry Farmers

These Men in Yellow Are Angry Farmers

Hundreds of farmers drove their tractors into central Madrid on Wednesday as part of ongoing protests against EU and local farming policies and to demand measures to alleviate production cost hikes. The protest, the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of daily protests across the country, included a … Read more

Moscow hired gunmen to murder Russian defector, Spanish intel says – POLITICO

Moscow hired gunmen to murder Russian defector, Spanish intel says – POLITICO

According to the outlet’s sources, Spanish intelligence services did not know that Kuzminov was in Spain, as they were not informed of his arrival. Earlier this week, government spokesperson Pilar Alegría did not answer questions on whether Kuzminov was under Spanish police protection, saying the case was “under investigation.” Kuzminov defected from Russia in August 2023, flying … Read more

Solar Tracker Market Trends & Analysis

Solar Tracker Market Trends & Analysis

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, UNITED STATES, February 21, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, The solar tracker market size was valued at $8.9 billion in 2021, and is estimated to reach $16.0 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2022 to 2031. Solar tracker are commonly used … Read more

World’s most powerful passports in 2024: Japan, Singapore, France, Italy

World’s most powerful passports in 2024: Japan, Singapore, France, Italy

Six countries have earned the title of the most powerful passports in 2024 — with all of them granting visa-free travel to 194 out of 227 destinations. Four EU member states now share crown with Singapore and Japan as the number one passport in the quarterly Henley Passport Index. They are: Spain, Germany, France and … Read more

Sánchez avoids triple parliamentary defeat but Catalan ally refuses to back him – POLITICO

Sánchez avoids triple parliamentary defeat but Catalan ally refuses to back him – POLITICO

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez narrowly avoided a humiliating parliamentary defeat on Wednesday, although the refusal of one of his Catalan nationalist allies to support him cast doubt on the stability of the country’s new government. Sánchez, whose Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) formed a governing coalition with the leftist Sumar in November, was … Read more

European nations team up to buy Patriot missiles in $5.5 billion deal

European nations team up to buy Patriot missiles in $5.5 billion deal

MILAN — A coalition of European states have jointly ordered up to 1,000 Patriot air defense missiles amid a renewed wave of Russian airstrikes against major Ukrainian cities. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency is supporting the purchase, which involves Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Romania. The agency awarded a $5.5 billion production and delivery … Read more