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☆ I work in the unpredictable film industry so I started blogging as a side hustle. Now it supports me fully — here's how I built it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I could be on a three-month film set or a nine-month series set and then go months without a call. I started working on YouTube thumbnails and event flyers for the music industry. For example, a friend helped repair my dishwasher, so I put together "gift ideas for makers and tinkers." AdvertisementI started posting in groups and asking for gift ideas to write blog posts about. It's not money I would make on a film set, but it was something.

Persons: —, Ana Julia Gomes, I've, John Wick, Jessica Jones, It's, I'm, DINK Organizations: Service, Business, Constellation, Apple, DJ, WordPress, Facebook Locations: Berlin, Cuba, Miami, New York City

Clarkson about “Madame Web” was that this was a superhero who did not have superhuman strength. Clarkson had long admired Dakota Johnson as an actor and was thrilled to get the chance to direct her. “It was important to me that we didn’t sort of, like, take ourselves too seriously. It really was a bit like clairvoyance for her in that she didn’t actually get to see it,” Clarkson said. But for Johnson and Clarkson, the ultimate goal to was to create something fresh.

Persons: S.J, Clarkson, ”, couldn’t, Cassandra Webb, ” Clarkson, Nicolas Roeg’s “, ” Christopher Nolan’s, “, Venom, Morbius, Dakota Johnson, she’s, ” Johnson, Johnson, It’s, didn’t, Sydney Sweeney, “ Dexter, Netflix’s, she’d, Marvel’s “ Jessica Jones, ” She’s, Marvel, Madame Web’s, Denny O’Neil, John Romita Jr, that’s Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, ”

☆ Spanish Police Scuffle With Farmers, Truck Drivers on Fifth Day of Protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

A group representing drivers, Plataforma Nacional, and a newly created farmers' group, Plataforma 6-F, on Saturday came together to jointly demand action from Spanish and European leaders. Members of both groups, waving Spanish flags, wearing yellow vests and shouting 'Viva Espana', gathered in a car park near the Atletico de Madrid stadium and voted in favour of joining forces. That is why we are calling on politicians to take responsibility and do something," said Manuel Hernandez, head of the Plataforma Nacional, representing truck drivers. Since Tuesday, Spanish farmers have joined their counterparts from Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Belgium in daily protests that include blocking several highways and ports. Both groups vowed to keep protesting, in Madrid and across the country, until their demands were met.

Persons: Manuel Hernandez, Catarina Demony, Guillermo Martinez, Jessica Jones, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Spanish, European Union, Plataforma Nacional, Saturday, Espana, Atletico de Madrid, Nacional, Socialist Locations: MADRID, Madrid, Spanish, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Belgium

☆ ‘The Boys’ actress Erin Moriarty leaves Instagram because of ‘verbal abuse’ after Megyn Kelly’s comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —“The Boys” star Erin Moriarty has left Instagram after facing “verbal abuse” that she said was directed toward her after television personality Megyn Kelly made comments about Moriarty’s appearance. On a recent episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” a SiriusXM show that also streams on YouTube, Kelly showed photos of Moriarty during a conversation about society’s obsession with cosmetic procedures. “I saw the comments, scathing enough to just turn my comments off. In the segment, Kelly, who said she has not watched “The Boys,” said the actress “decided to completely change her face,” highlighting two photos of Moriarty. CNN reached out to a representative for Moriarty for further comment.

Persons: CNN —, Erin Moriarty, Megyn Kelly, Kelly, Moriarty, ”, ” Moriarty, “, ” Kelly, Jessica Jones ” Organizations: CNN, YouTube, ” CNN, Fox News

☆ Tens of thousands protest across Spain at proposed Catalan amnesty
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people protested across Spain on Sunday against acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez's plans to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support for another term in office. The government secured a deal with Catalan separatist party Junts on Thursday which includes passing a contentious law granting amnesty to those convicted over Catalonia's attempt to secede from Spain in 2017. "He (Sanchez) has betrayed coexistence, democracy...he can't keep governing," said banker Tomas Perez, 38, holding a sign reading "Sanchez traitor". After an inconclusive July 23 election, the Socialists spent weeks negotiating with smaller parties including far-left platform Sumar and Catalan, Galician and Basque nationalist parties. Reporting by Miguel Gutierrez and Guillermo Martinez; Writing by Jessica Jones; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez's, Junts, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Puerta, amnesties, Catalonia's, Sanchez, Tomas Perez, Inmaculada Herranz Castro, Miguel Gutierrez, Guillermo Martinez, Jessica Jones, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: People's Party, Authorities, Popular Party, Spain's, Socialists, Basque Nationalist Party, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spain, Sol, Madrid, Spanish, EU, Barcelona, Granada, Seville, Malaga, Palma, Valencia, Galician, Basque

☆ Spain's Sanchez wins support for PM bid amid anger over Catalan amnesty vow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"We have managed to secure a majority that will make possible the investiture of Pedro Sanchez," acting minister for parliamentary relations Felix Bolanos said in an interview with SER radio station. Opinion polls have painted a picture of a country divided over the question of amnesty, even within the ranks of the Socialist Party. With Junts and PNV and the national and regional left-wing parties, Sanchez would win an absolute majority of 178 out of 350 lawmakers. Later on Friday, the Socialist Party added one vote more to its wide coalition after Canary Islands' regionalist party Coalicion Canaria also agreed to back Sanchez. Bolanos said the Catalan amnesty law would help ease tension in Catalonia as it would free school directors, firefighters and other civil servants who helped organise an illegal referendum on the region's independence in 2017 from legal proceedings.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, Jon Nazca, Junts, Sanchez, Felix Bolanos, Bolanos, Canaria, Carles Puigdemont, Belen Carreno, Emma Pinedo, Inti Landauro, David Latona, Jessica Jones, Aislinn Laing, Toby Chopra, Nick Macfie, Hugh Lawson, Andrea Ricci Organizations: European, REUTERS, Rights, Catalan separatists, National Basque Party, Canaries ' Coalition, SER, Socialist Party, Socialist, La, Sigma, Sanchez's Socialist Party, Interior Ministry, El Mundo, Socialists, Police, Thomson Locations: Granada, Spain, Rights MADRID, Catalonia, Galician, Basque, Canary Islands, Junts, Madrid

☆ Barcelona museum throws open its doors to nudist visitors
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Museum of Archaeology of Catalonia held the 90-minute tour in collaboration with the Catalan Naturism Club. Visitors viewed the Bronzes of Riace exhibition of Luigi Spina's photographs depicting two large Greek bronze statues of naked warriors from the 5th century BC that were discovered in 1972 near Riace, Italy. "We wanted to make it a more colourful visit and not the typical guided tour," said guide Edgard, who also went clothes-free. "We wanted people who came to see it to feel exactly the same as the work they were looking at". Reporting by Nacho Doce; Writing by Jessica Jones; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Luigi Spina’s, Luigi Spina's, Edgard, Marta, Nacho Doce, Jessica Jones, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Archaeology Museum, Catalonia, Archaeology, Catalan, . Visitors, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Spain, BARCELONA, Catalonia, Riace, Italy

☆ Spain's acting PM Sanchez backs Catalan amnesty deal in bid to form government
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/ Albert Gea/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday said he supported granting a controversial amnesty to those involved in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid, in the hope of persuading the region's parties to back him in government. He needs the backing of Catalan separatist parties, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ERC and Junts, who have demanded an amnesty law that could potentially cover more than 1,400 people involved in the failed independence bid. "To continue moving forward, we must overcome all the episodes that in the past divided us and fractured our societies," Sanchez said. He said his party "looks at the problems head on", adding 80% of Catalans supported an agreement on the issue. A poll in September showed 70% of respondents - 59% of them socialist supporters - were against an amnesty.

Persons: Oriol Junqueras, Passeig de Gracia, Albert Gea, Pedro Sanchez, Catalonia's, Sanchez, Esquerra, Jessica Jones, Mike Harrison Organizations: Passeig, REUTERS, Rights, Socialist Party's Federal, Catalunya ERC, Junts, Catalans, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Rights MADRID, Catalonia, Madrid, Catalan

☆ Sheep flock to Madrid's streets on ancient herding route
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The annual event was revived in 1994 as part of Madrid's annual Fiesta de la Trashumancia, after the Spanish parliament recognised the traditional routes used to herd livestock. Once they passed through quiet countryside, but on Sunday the shepherds, many of whom wore traditional dress, had to cross some of the busiest areas of the city, including the Puerta del Sol, one of Madrid's main squares. Locals and tourists lined the way, snapping pictures of the sheep that wore tinkling bells around their necks. "I really didn't expect this in the city, in the capital. "It's amazing," said Sandra Van Arkelem, 57, from the Netherlands "So many people are joining and enjoying it".

Persons: Puerta, Ana Sar, Sandra Van Arkelem, Michael Gore, Jessica Jones, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, MADRID, Sol, Mallorca, Netherlands

☆ Over one thousand migrants reach Spain's Canary Islands in single day
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Rescuers disembark a migrant baby from a Spanish coast guard vessel, in the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, October 21, 2023. The Red Cross, which was helping to treat the migrants, said a wooden boat that arrived on the island of El Hierro marked a record number of arrivals in a single boat. The previous record was a boat carrying 271 people that arrived in El Hierro on Oct. 3. Saturday's arrivals included 783 in El Hierro, 98 in Tenerife and 150 in Gran Canaria, the Red Cross said. In Gran Canaria, the coast guard towed a wooden boat carrying migrants, including a toddler, into the port of Arguineguin.

Persons: Borja Suarez, Jessica Jones, Toby Chopra Organizations: Gran Canaria, REUTERS, GRAN CANARIA, Borders, Thomson Locations: Spanish, Arguineguin, Gran, Spain, GRAN, Canary, Africa, El Hierro, Tenerife, Senegal

☆ Over One Thousand Migrants Reach Spain's Canary Islands in Single Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

ARGUINEGUIN, GRAN CANARIA (Reuters) - Over 1,000 migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands in a single day on Saturday after making the dangerous journey from Africa, including on a boat carrying 320 people that rescuers said was the most packed vessel they had ever seen. The Red Cross, which was helping to treat the migrants, said a wooden boat that arrived on the island of El Hierro marked a record number of arrivals in a single boat. The previous record was a boat carrying 271 people that arrived in El Hierro on Oct. 3. Saturday's arrivals included 783 in El Hierro, 98 in Tenerife and 150 in Gran Canaria, the Red Cross said. In Gran Canaria, the coast guard towed a wooden boat carrying migrants, including a toddler, into the port of Arguineguin.

Persons: Borja Suarez, Jessica Jones, Toby Chopra Organizations: GRAN CANARIA, Reuters, Gran Canaria, Borders Locations: GRAN, Canary, Africa, El Hierro, Tenerife, Gran, Arguineguin, Spain, Senegal

☆ Nightclub fire kills at least 13 in Murcia in Spain
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Firefighters work to control flames inside a nightclub in Murcia, Spain, October 1, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video. The emergency services gave the death toll, which has risen steadily throughout the day, as 13. Earlier, Murcia's Mayor Jose Ballesta told reporters seven bodies had been found in the same area of the first floor, where the fire broke out. A spokesperson for the Teatre nightclub, Maria Dolores Albellan, told reporters the fire originated in the neighbouring club, La Fonda, before spreading to the two adjoining clubs. Footage released by Murcia's fire service showed firefighters working to control flames inside the nightclub.

Persons: Diego Seral, Jose Ballesta, Maria Dolores Albellan, La Fonda, Ballesta, Jessica Jones, Hugh Lawson, Alison Williams Organizations: Murcia Firefighters, REUTERS, Rights, Spain's National Police, Fonda, Murcia's, Thomson Locations: Murcia, Spain, Rights MADRID, Atalayas, Murcia's

☆ Madrid residents told to stay at home as torrential rain sweeps across Spain
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

@anastasia.flidlider_watercolor via Instagram/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Madrid's mayor on Sunday advised all residents to stay at home as the capital braced itself for torrential rain and storms affecting parts of Spain. It said up to 120 litres per square metre of rain could fall over 12 hours in Madrid. "Due to the exceptional and abnormal situation, in which rainfall records will be broken, I ask the people of Madrid to stay at home today," Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida wrote on X, formerly Twitter. LaLiga suspended an evening match between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid due to the alert. In Alcanar, Tarragona, on Spain's east coast, emergency services have also confined residents to their homes due to flooding after 215 litres per square metre of rain in the past 24 hours.

Persons: AEMET, Jose Luis Martinez, Almeida, Manuel Loro, Elena Rodriguez, Guillermo Martinez, Jessica Jones, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Sunday, Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Wanda Metropolitano, Thomson Locations: Alcanar, Spain, Instagram, Rights MADRID, National, Madrid, Toledo province, Cadiz, Tarragona, Spain's

☆ Spanish government urges soccer boss suspension after mild court ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Rubiales caused a storm when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's victory in the women's World Cup in Sydney. He also grabbed his crotch while standing feet away from Spain's Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter. World soccer governing body FIFA has already suspended Rubiales from all football-related activities for three months while it investigates, but the CSD said it would move ahead with its own case regardless. Hermoso has said she did not consent to the kiss and felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression". Spain's Olympic chief said on Friday Rubiales' actions were "inappropriate, unacceptable" and did not represent Spanish sport as a whole.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan, TAD, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Letizia, Miquel Iceta, Hermoso, Luis de la Fuente, Jessica Jones, Fernado Kallas, Emma Pinedo, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Frances Kerry, Peter Graff Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Sports Council, Administrative, El Mundo, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, MADRID, Sydney

☆ Spain's sport court opens case against soccer boss in World Cup scandal - El Pais
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Rubiales sparked a storm when he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's win in Sydney. He also grabbed his crotch while standing feet away from Spain's Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter. World soccer governing body FIFA has already suspended Rubiales from all football-related activities for three months while it investigates, but the CSD said it would move ahead with its own case regardless. Hermoso has said she did not consent to the kiss and felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression". Reporting by Jessica Jones, Jesús Aguado and David Latona, Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan Medina, TAD, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Letizia, Hermoso, Jessica Jones, Jesús Aguado, David Latona, Frances Kerry Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS, Rights, National Sports Council, Sydney, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID, El Pais

☆ Spain fans celebrate historic World Cup victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Final - Fans in Madrid watch Spain v England - WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain - August 20, 2023 Spain fans celebrate after winning the World Cup final REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Jubilant Spain supporters cheered loudly and waved flags after their team beat England 1-0 in Sydney on Sunday to win the Women's World Cup for the first time. "(They've made) history, finally women's soccer and women's sport is starting to get attention. Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the ninth edition of the Women's World Cup was the first to be held in the southern hemisphere. Olga Carmona's goal put La Roja, as the Spanish women's team are known, ahead in the first half and they created the majority of the clearcut chances in the match. "As a soccer fan I'm super happy that Spain is the best in the world again," said engineer Jorge Martin, 33.

Persons: Violeta Santos Moura, They've, Raquel Chamochin, Olga Carmona's, Mercedes Guzman, Jorge Martin, Letizia, Princess Sofia, Pedro Sanchez, Jorge Vilda, Elena Rodriguez, Michael Gore, Jessica Jones, Ed Osmond Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain, England, WiZink, Rights, Real Madrid Basketball, Reuters, La Roja, Spanish, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, Sydney, Australia, Japan

☆ Wildfire spreads on Spain's Tenerife, forcing thousands from homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

No major tourist areas have been affected. Weather conditions overnight were "better than expected" Tenerife's fire brigade said on Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter. Fernando Clavijo, Canary Islands' regional leader, said the largest firefighting deployment in the history of Tenerife had so-far prevented the loss of any homes. Evacuations were ordered throughout Saturday due to worsening weather conditions. Popular tourist areas on Tenerife, part of the Canaries archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, have so far been unaffected and its two airports have been operating normally.

Persons: Fernando Clavijo, Rosa Davila, Jessica Jones, Nacho, Frances Kerry, Susan Fenton Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Rights TENERIFE, Europe, Spain's La Palma, Canada, Maui, Lahaina

☆ Wildfire on Spanish island forces more evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] A view shows fire over the mountains in the village of La Victoria, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Acquire Licensing RightsTENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug 19 (Reuters) - More people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday morning as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas. The blaze broke out on Wednesday in a mountainous national park around the Mount Teide volcano - Spain's highest peak - amid hot and dry weather. Scorching heat and dry weather this summer have contributed to unusually severe wildfires in Europe and Canada. Blazes on Hawaii's Maui island earlier this month killed more than 110 people and wrecked the historic resort city of Lahaina.

Persons: Fernando Clavijo, Clavijo, Manuel Miranda, Miranda, Nacho Doce, Jessica Jones, Clelia Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Territorial Policy, Thomson Locations: La Victoria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Rights TENERIFE, Europe, Canada, Maui, Lahaina

☆ Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfire burns out of control on Spain's Tenerife
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas. The Canary Islands emergency services said more than 26,000 people had been evacuated by Saturday afternoon, according to provisional estimates, a sharp rise from 4,500 on Friday. The fire was at a scale that has never been seen before in the Canary Islands, Tenerife Council President Rosa Davila told reporters. [1/6]Samuel, 34, uses binoculars in the village of La Victoria, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain August 19, 2023. In La Victoria, in the north-west of the island, some people who had been evacuated were receiving medical help.

Persons: Fernando Clavijo, President Rosa Davila, Samuel, Paulina Fernandez, Nacho Doce, Jessica Jones, Clelia Organizations: Saturday, President, REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain, Tenerife, La Victoria, Europe, Spain's La Palma, Canada, Maui, Lahaina

☆ Spain election: Voting starts in poll that could see Socialists lose power
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Voting opened at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) and will close at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT), when exit polls will be released. The final result is expected to be decided by fewer than a million votes and fewer than 10 seats in the 350-seat parliament, experts say. Opinion polls show the election will likely produce a win for Alberto Nunez Feijoo's centre-right People's Party, but to form a government it will need to partner with Santiago Abascal's far-right Vox. This would be the first time a far-right party entered government since Francisco Franco's dictatorship ended in the 1970s. The postal service reported on Saturday that postal votes had set an all-time record of 2.47 million, as many people choose to cast their ballot from the beach or mountains.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez's, Sanchez, Alberto Nunez Feijoo's, Santiago Abascal's, Francisco Franco's, Feijoo, Jessica Jones, Nick Macfie, Frances Kerry Organizations: Socialists, People's Party, Barclays, Socialist, PSOE, European Union Council, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Catalonia, Galicia

☆ Spectre of far-right hangs over close-run polls
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MADRID, July 23 (Reuters) - Spain heads to the polls on Sunday in a potentially close-run general election marked by ideological differences, the spectre of the far-right and irritation at being forced to vote during the summer holidays. Voting opens at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) and closes at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT), when exit polls will be released. The final result is expected to be decided by fewer than a million votes and less than 10 seats in the 350-seat parliament, experts say. It has warned such rights could be stripped back if the anti-feminist, family values-focused Vox is part of the next government. The formation of a new government depends on complex negotiations that could take weeks or months and may even end in fresh elections.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Francisco Franco's, Handsome, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Jessica Jones, Nick Macfie Organizations: Socialist, Reuters Graphics, People's Party, Reuters, Barclays, PSOE, European Union, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spain, Catalonia, Galicia

☆ Spain's conservative PP party makes gains a month ahead of national vote, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, July 1 (Reuters) - Spain's conservative People's Party is set to win the most seats in the lower house of parliament in a national election next month, ahead of the ruling Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), a poll released by El Mundo newspaper showed on Saturday. The survey, carried out between June 26 and 30, showed the PP widening its lead over Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's PSOE, pollster Sigma Dos said. The poll estimated that the PP would get between 140 and 143 seats in the 350-member lower house, up from 140 in the previous poll held between June 16 and 23. The PSOE would get between 102 and 105 seats, it showed, compared with 102 in the previous survey. The far-right Vox party, the PP's likeliest post-election ally, would get 34-36 seats, compared with 35 seats previously.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez's, pollster Sigma Dos, Podemos, Sanchez, Jessica Jones, Alex Richardson Organizations: People's Party, Socialist Workers ' Party, PSOE, El Mundo, Pedro Sanchez's PSOE, pollster, Vox, Thomson Locations: MADRID

☆ Spain holds regional elections ahead of year-end national vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appears after he casts his vote at a polling station during Regional elections, in Madrid, Spain, May 28, 2023. REUTERS/Juan MedinaMADRID, May 27 (Reuters) - Spanish voters head to the polls on Sunday in regional and municipal elections, the results of which will serve as a barometer for an end-of-year general election. Voting is taking place in 12 regions and 8,000 towns and cities, most currently run by the governing Socialist Party (PSOE). Polls are predicting gains for the conservative People's Party (PP), which if replicated later in the year could unseat the current left-wing coalition. Voting opened at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) and will close at 8 p.m. Over 35 million people are eligible to vote.

☆ Spain to invest 1.3 billion euros in vocational training
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, April 29 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced the government would invest 1.3 billion euros ($1.43 billion) in vocational training. The measure will be approved at next week's cabinet meeting and will create 45,000 bilingual vocational training places, 824 new training centres and more than 1,500 classrooms for applied technology and entrepreneurship. "It is the biggest commitment to vocational training that any government has ever made," Sanchez said during a Socialist Party event in Pamplona. "We are creating more and better jobs... and the best tool is to bet on quality vocational training, like the most advanced countries in Europe," he said. The new investment joins the 6.6 billion the government has already invested, Sanchez said.

☆ Obama, Spielberg and Springsteen delight Barcelona restaurant staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The trio were in Barcelona to attend a concert by pal Bruce Springsteen at Barcelona's Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium on Friday night. Obama, Spielberg and Springsteen dined at the Amar restaurant in the Palace Hotel on Thursday. Staff member Pol Perello uploaded a photo of them posing with wait staff and chefs to Instagram with the comment "the pleasure this job brings you!." Spanish news outlets showed the former president and first lady walking hand in hand through central Barcelona surrounded by a large group of security guards. Obama and Springsteen first met on the presidential campaign trail in 2008.

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