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☆ Dutch PM Mark Rutte set to be next NATO secretary-general after rival withdraws from race
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives to attend the European Political Community summit at the Palacio de Congreso in Granada, southern Spain on October 5, 2023. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday rescinded his bid for the leadership of the NATO military alliance and threw his support behind the favorite contender for the post, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The move effectively clears the path for outgoing Dutch PM Rutte to assume the top position of the 32-member U.S.-led NATO military coalition, when incumbent Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg finishes his mandate on Oct. 1 after 10 years in the job. Iohannis, 65, is ending his second five-year round at the helm of Romania, which will hold national elections in September. Two weeks ago, Budapest conceded not to block the NATO alliance's deepening military support for Ukraine, in exchange for nonparticipation.

Persons: Mark Rutte, Klaus Iohannis, Iohannis, Rutte, Jens Stoltenberg Organizations: Netherland's, Palacio, Congreso, NATO, Dutch, Supreme, of National Defense, CNBC, U.S, Ukraine Locations: Granada, Spain, Romanian, Romania's, Ukraine, Iohannis, Romania, Rutte, Hungary, Russia, Budapest

☆ Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in untouched Roman tomb
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A 2,000-year-old Roman funerary urn unearthed in southern Spain has been shown to contain the oldest wine ever found still in liquid form. Daniel Cosano/Juan Manuel Román/Dolores Esquivel/Fernando Lafont/José Rafael Ruiz Arrebola“When the archaeologists opened the urn we almost froze,” he said. This was a big surprise, because wine normally evaporates quickly and is chemically unstable, Ruiz Arrebola said. The discovery of a gold ring and other valuable artifacts suggest it was built by a family of considerable wealth, Ruiz Arrebola said. Ruiz Arrebola now plans to try to work out which modern-day local wine it was most similar to, although there are hundreds to work through.

Persons: José Rafael Ruiz Arrebola, Daniel Cosano, Juan Manuel Román, Dolores Esquivel, Fernando Lafont, José Rafael Ruiz Arrebola “, ”, Ruiz Arrebola, José Rafael Ruiz, Speyer Organizations: CNN, University of Cordoba, Archaeological Science Locations: Spain, Carmona, Speyer, Germany

☆ A Ukrainian war reporter's story: Why I refused to make a 'deal with the devil'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He was a student at Mariupol State University in 2014 when war broke out in the Donbas, and Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula. "I refused to make a deal with the devil. Ponomarenko said he believes the war has "shown what ordinary people are capable of" and has helped reveal "their true selves," pointing to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as evidence. AdvertisementCapturing it would put Russian forces within striking distance of Ukrainian operational and supply centers in the area. "Bucha was the greatest moment for me because it shows that life prevails," Ponomarenko said.

Persons: —, Ponomarenko, Viktor Yanukovych, Libkos, Rushing Organizations: Service, Mariupol State University, Business, Kyiv, Kyiv Independent Locations: Volnovakha, Ukraine's, Donetsk, Russia, Kyiv, Dnipro, Avdiivka, Ukraine

☆ Inside the world of flying cars, or eVTOLs, which are moving closer to reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Source: Alef AeronauticsWhat if flying around in an electric vehicle is a key part of the way you travel in the future? EVTOLs, or electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles, popularly known as flying cars or air taxis, are being developed by firms in the U.S. to Europe and Asia. Four of the most common eVTOLsAn eVTOL aircraft can take off and land vertically. From the technologies they use to take off and land to the fact they're electric, eVTOLs are trying to distinguish themselves from helicopters. While some wealthy individuals may own their electric aircraft, they will more likely be operated in fleets by an operator, as is the case with airlines.

Persons: Lilium, Jim Dukhovny, Tim Draper, EHang Organizations: Aeronautics, JPMorgan, CNBC Tech, Aviation, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, Civil Aviation Administration of China, eVTOLs, Alef Aeronautics Alef Aeronautics, Alef Aeronautics, SpaceX, Theranos Locations: U.S, Europe, Asia, —, eVTOLs, United States, China, Munich, Germany, Spain

☆ Eastern Europeans buy up property in the West as Putin steps up ‘war on nerves’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But several realtors told CNN that their clients are now citing another reason: Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the fear that the conflict could spread. A record-breaking number of Poles bought property in Spain in 2023, topping the previous record set the year before, according to Polish outlet Bizblog. Lopez said a client last month bought a property because they wanted to avoid being conscripted into the Polish military. “The trigger, really, was the war in Ukraine.”But most buy just for peace of mind – a back-up plan, for those wealthy enough to afford one. “Obviously, we are in NATO, but I must say there’s a big amount of people who are really, really afraid,” she said.

Persons: Agnes Marciniak, She’s, “, ”, Kostrzewa, Volodomyr Zelensky, Ukraine “, Donald Trump, Donald Tusk, –, Maria Ruiz Lopez, Lopez, Wieslaw, John Keeble, Liivia Illak, she’s, ” Illak, Alexey Navalny, Putin, they’ve Organizations: CNN, realtors, United States, NATO, Getty Locations: Baltic, Ukraine, Russia, Europe, Spain, Warsaw, Poland, Andalucia, Malaga, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russian

☆ A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Michael Schwirtz | José Bautista | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The men who killed Maksim Kuzminov wanted to send a message. This was obvious to investigators in Spain even before they discovered who he was. Not only did the killers shoot him six times in a parking garage in southern Spain, they ran over his body with their car. They also left an important clue to their identity, according to investigators: shell casings from 9-millimeter Makarov rounds, a standard ammunition of the former Communist bloc. “It was a clear message,” said a senior official from Guardia Civil, the Spanish police force overseeing the investigation into the killing.

Persons: Maksim Kuzminov, ”, “ Organizations: Communist, Guardia Civil, Spanish Locations: Spain

☆ Scientists are growing crops with salt water that could help save us from starvation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Poor irrigation practices, such as insufficient water application, using saline water, and not maintaining adequate drainage can also lead to salty soils. Irrigation can drive salinization, especially if farmers are watering their crops with salty water. In this case, that means watering crops with salt water in their lab. Globally, over 3,700 acres — just over four times the size of NYC's Central Park — of farmland grow SaliCrop seeds. Red Sea Farms, for example, is a Saudi Arabian company that uses selective breeding to grow crops that can be irrigated with salt water.

Persons: Ṛcā, SaliCrop, Guy Shery, Carmit Oron, Godbole, Sharon Devir, Devir, Karl Weatherly, they're, Andy Sacks Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, UN Locations: Israel, Spain, Oron, India, Europe, Africa, Kansas, Saudi Arabian, Sweden

☆ At Flamenco Festival, Molting Into a New Idea of Spanish Dance
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Marina Harss | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For Olga Pericet, flamenco is an invitation: to play and to explore the limits of her imagination onstage. Pericet, who comes from a family of flamenco dancers and teachers, has a deep respect for the traditions of the form. Over the years the Flamenco Festival, which arrives in New York each spring, has offered a window on its evolution. This year the festival has three dance programs at City Center, beginning March 8, each invoking a range of associations: to past dance forms, to flamenco auteurs, and to the central role of the flamenco guitar. Pericet’s “La Leona,” takes its inspiration from a 19th-century guitar prototype that produced the rich, resonant sound we now associate with flamenco music.

Persons: Olga Pericet, “, ”, Pericet, Quentin Tarantino’s, Martha Graham, Pericet’s “ La Leona Organizations: Flamenco, City Center, Ballet Nacional Locations: Madrid, Roma, Spain, New York

☆ The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with an Mi-8 helicopter was shot to death in Spain
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter in August was found shot to death in Spain last week, according to media reports in Ukraine and Spain. According to the outlet, Russian media reported Kuzminov had been found dead with at least five bullet wounds in an underground parking lot in southern Spain, near Alicante. AdvertisementSpecial Operation 'Titmouse'Kuzminov, a former captain in Russia's 319th separate helicopter regiment, defected to Ukraine in August when he landed a Russian Mi-8 AMTSh on a Ukrainian air base in Kharkiv. Ukrainian military officials said they would not surrender and were "eliminated." Advertisement"What is happening now is simply genocide of the Ukrainian people: both Ukrainian and Russian," he said in an interview released by Ukraine Defense Intelligence.

Persons: —, Maksym Kuzminov, Kuzminov, EFE Organizations: Service, Business, Reuters, Spanish, La Informacion, Police, Guardian, Ukraine Defense Intelligence Locations: Ukraine, Spain, Kyiv, Alicante, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russia's, Russian, Kharkiv, Russia

Here's why European farmers are taking their anger to the streets:THE HISTORYPolitical Cartoons View All 253 ImagesWorld War II had spread hunger on a bountiful continent. When the war ended, Western European leaders knew that the way to people's hearts was through their stomachs. The vision of EU farming from early on was economy of scale — bigger farms, bigger holdings, setting standard rules across borders. “European farmers have found themselves under increasing pressure from many sides,” European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said. On Wednesday, the European Commission made two key proposals — one to shield EU farmers from cheap Ukrainian imports and one to sidestep an environmental measure.

Persons: Ursula, Ursula von der Leyen, —, von der, “ Ursula, ”, Jean, Francois Deflandre, Paolo Pepponi, It’s, it’s, Pepponi, Benoit Laqueue, Nicolas Abbeloos, “, Maroš Šefčovič, Šefčovič, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: HALLE, European, Agriculture, EU, European Commission, South Locations: Belgium, Paris, Brussels, EU, Ukraine, Kyiv, Halle, Lithuania, France, Spain, Italy, Rome, Europe, Sedan, New Zealand, Chile

☆ US Needs to Build Marshall Islands' Trust Over Cold War Nuclear Dump -US Agency
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. conducted 67 nuclear bomb tests on the Marshall Islands from 1946 to 1958. In the late 1970s it deposited radioactive soil and debris from six of the islands into an unlined crater created by one of the tests. The Department of Energy, which in the report concurred with the recommendation, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Marshall Islands embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It also examines radioactive contamination in Greenland resulting from U.S.

Persons: Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Tom Carper, Timothy Gardner, David Brunnstrom, Leslie Adler Organizations: U.S, Office, U.S . Congress, RMI, Department of Energy, DOE, GAO, Marshall, Democrat Locations: U.S, Republic, Marshall, Washington, Spain, Greenland

☆ As a travel writer, I've taken many solo trips. I was surprised at how much I loved traveling with my baby.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Kate Wills | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A chance to travel again felt exciting and overwhelmingAnd then in April 2021, we had some news. And traveling with a baby is very similar to traveling solo in that people are much kinder to you. Having a baby actually made exploring a new country easierWith Guy at work most days, Blake and I went exploring. Traveling with a baby is weirdly similar to solo travel in that every small victory feels huge. Excerpted from "A Trip of One's Own: Hope, Heartbreak, and Why Traveling Solo Could Change Your Life" (Sourcebooks, May 3, 2022).

Persons: Blake, I'd, Guy, whisking, Thelma, Louise, soiling, Jeanne Baret, Blake greedily, I'm Locations: Spain, Cadiz, Southern Spain, London, Mauritius, East Africa, Sourcebooks

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Jannik Sinner secured back-to-back wins over top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the singles and doubles to lead Italy into the Davis Cup final after rallying past Serbia 2-1 on Saturday. But the fourth-ranked Sinner saved three match points before ending Djokovic’s streak of 21 straight wins in Davis Cup singles matches, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, to pull Italy level at 1-1 with Serbia. It was the third meeting between the top-ranked Djokovic and Sinner in 12 days. Sinner beat Djokovic in the ATP Finals group stage last week before Djokovic beat Sinner in the final to earn a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title. He helped Serbia win its only Davis Cup title in 2010.

Persons: —, Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Miomir Kecmanovic, Lorenzo Musetti, Djokovic, Lorenzo Sonego, Italy’s, Davis, ___ Organizations: Davis, ATP, Australia, Sunday’s, Serbia Locations: MALAGA, Spain, Italy, Serbia

☆ We're Gen Xers who left California to live in Spain. Now we work only 20 hours a week and save thousands every month.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jason Luban, 53, and Selena Medlen, 45, left Oakland, California, for Ronda, Spain, in 2016. They were tired of the Bay Area's cost, and found a cheaper and more meaningful life in Spain. Luban cycling in Ronda, Spain. The cost of food and going out is about 25% of what it would be had we stayed in California. Medlen: One of the bigger benefits for us is that we have more because of the lower cost of living.

Persons: Jason Luban, Selena Medlen, —, Jason Luban Medlen, Medlen, It's, Jason Luban Luban, We've, We're, Luban Organizations: Service Locations: Oakland , California, Ronda, Spain, California, Bay, Seville, Granada, Ronda's, Oakland, Luban, Europe, United States

“The museum gives an opportunity to works of art that, for whatever reason, at some point had been banned, attacked, censored, or canceled, because there are so many,” Rodrigo told The Associated Press. Political Cartoons View All 1256 ImagesFive years later, Benet's idea became the Museum of Forbidden Art, which opened its doors in October. As more works come under attack, people like art critic and curator Gabriel Luciani say the exhibit is essential. “(But) it is true that most of the works on display are from the years 2010 to 2020. Rodrigo said her museum hopes it won't see any attacks because visitors should come prepared to be shocked.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert Mapplethorpe, Spain's, Pablo Picasso, Rosa Rodrigo, —, ” Rodrigo, Tatxo Benet, ”, Gabriel Luciani, Michelangelo’s David, Andres Serrano, ” Luciani, Zoulikha, Bouabdellah, Charlie Hebdo, Prophet Muhammad, Zoya Falkova, Goya, Picasso, Klimt, Illma Gore, Gore, Chuck Close, Fries, Charo Corrales, Mary, Rodrigo, Hernán Muñoz Organizations: Barcelona's Museum, Forbidden, Associated Press, Museum, Trump, Facebook, Forbidden Art, Catholic Locations: BARCELONA, Spain, ”, Europe, Hong Kong, Florida, Algerian, Clichy, France, Paris, Kazakh, Evermust, Kyrgyzstan, Los Angeles, American, McDonald’s, London, Barcelona

☆ María José Llergo’s Songs Have Flamenco Roots. They Raise a Ruckus.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Carolina Abbott Galvão | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Llergo said she knows she isn’t the first person to traverse genres — and she’s not just talking about the Catalan pop star Rosalía, whose debut album, “El Mal Querer,” is often credited with catapulting flamenco onto the global stage. (Incidentally, she and Llergo both studied at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona under the same mentor, José Miguel Vizcay.) “Flamenco has always lent itself to other styles. All you have to do to find proof of that is look back at people like Lola Flores and Camarón,” Llergo said, referring to Camarón de la Isla, the singer often credited as the 20th century’s “god” of flamenco. “I run through your body like water runs through a river,” she sings in the synth-heavy “Juramento,” in a nod to her predecessor.

Persons: Llergo, she’s, “ El Mal Querer, José Miguel Vizcay, Flamenco, Lola Flores, ” Llergo, “ It’s, ” Organizations: Escola Superior, sierra Locations: Barcelona, Camarón, Água, Spain, ”

☆ 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

☆ Early Europeans thrived on seaweed, study of dental plaque reveals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Virtually absent from most present-day Western diets, seaweed and aquatic plants were once a staple food for ancient Europeans, an analysis of molecules preserved in fossilized dental plaque has found. Previously when researchers uncovered evidence of seaweed, they explained its presence as a fuel, food wrapping or fertilizer. In Europe, by the 18th century, seaweed was regarded as a famine food or only suitable for animal feed. And of those, 26 samples revealed that seaweed or aquatic plants had been on the menu. The scientists said they hoped that their research would highlight the potential for including more seaweeds and freshwater plants in present-day diets.

Persons: ”, Karen Hardy, ’ Hardy, ” Hardy, Stephen Buckley, ” Buckley, Buckley Organizations: CNN, Nature Communications, University of Glasgow, University of York, Corona Locations: Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Spain, Lithuania, Orkney, ”, Asia

☆ An astonished family discovered that a painting that decorated their living room for decades was a Van Dyck that could be worth millions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A family discovered that a painting hanging on the wall of their home could be worth millions. The painting was a genuine Anthony van Dyck and had been on their wall for decades. A Madrid art company authenticated it as a van Dyck last year, per the report. AdvertisementAdvertisementA previous van Dyck paintings to go to auction at Sotheby's sold for £8.3 million, which is about $10 million, according to the auction house's website. Born in Antwerp, in what is now Belgium, van Dyck went on to become a royal court painter for the English monarch Charles I.

Persons: Anthony van Dyck, Jesus, Saint Barbara, —, van Dyck, El País, Consuelo Durán, El, Van Dyck, Peter Paul Rubens, Charles I . Organizations: Service, El Locations: Jaén, Spain, Flemish, Andalucía, Madrid, Seville, El, Antwerp, Belgium

☆ Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israel prepares for next stage of operations, opens new routes south in Gaza for fleeing citizens
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Christine Wang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell warned that Israel's call to evacuate the roughly 1.1 million residents of Gaza City south of the Wadi Gaza river is "virtually impossible," echoing earlier comments from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The U.N. has previously condemned the terrorist attacks of Palestinian group Hamas, which killed and abducted Israeli civilians and nationals. Several humanitarian agencies have decried the evacuation order, saying it would exacerbate the existing crisis for civilians in the Gaza Strip. On Friday, Guterres urged all parties to allow "immediate humanitarian access" as the Israel-Hamas conflict deepens. "We need immediate humanitarian access throughout Gaza, so that we can get fuel, food and water to everyone in need."

Persons: Josep Borrell, António Guterres, Borrell, Guterres Organizations: EU, Representative, Union for Foreign Affairs, Palacio, Congreso, United Nations, Hamas Locations: Granada, Spain, Gaza City, Gaza, North, China, Beijing, Israel

☆ EU leaders to debate economic security amid global tensions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A European Union flag flutters outside the congress palace ahead of the European Political Community summit in Granada, Spain, October 4, 2023. The EU executive plans to work with the 27 EU members to assess by the end of the year whether there are any risks to the bloc's economic security linked to advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum technology and biotechnology. It is part of the European Economic Security Strategy unveiled by the Commission in June that calls for strengthening the EU's own internal market, fostering research, forging alliances with reliable partner and using existing trade defence tools and considering new ones. Part of the debate will centre on the degree to which countries are willing to harmonise their policies on national security and transfer certain powers to Brussels. Countries such as Sweden and the Netherlands want more open markets, while others such as France has more focus on protecting domestic producers.

Persons: Jon Nazca, Charles Michel, Russia's, Philip Blenkinsop, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Union, Commission, EU, European Economic Security, Thomson Locations: Granada, Spain, Rights GRANADA, China, Ukraine, Europe, Brussels, Sweden, Netherlands, France

☆ European leaders say they can’t fully replace U.S. support to Ukraine as funding fears grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Gathering in Granada, Spain, for a summit of the European Political Community, European leaders sought to reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine amid Russia's full-scale invasion. He has insisted, however, that a majority of members across both major parties support funding Kyiv. "Ukraine needs the support of the European Union, which is sure, they will have it and we will increase it. "As far as I oversee the situation in the United States, I am very confident of support for Ukraine from the United States. Asked whether the EU could step in if the U.S. does not resume its support for Ukraine, Rutte said, "It is not necessary.

Persons: Josep Borrell, Jorge Guerrero, Joe Biden, Robert Fico, Washington's, Borrell, Viktor Bondarev, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Ursula von der Leyen, Biden, Mark Rutte, Rutte Organizations: EU, Representative, Union for Foreign Affairs, Palacio, Congreso, Afp, Getty, Political Community, Wednesday, Republican, U.S . Congress, European Union, Kyiv, Russia's Federation, Committee, Defense, Security, European Commission, Congresos, Political, Europa Press, Dutch, U.S . House, Representatives, Hague, Ukraine Locations: Granada, Spain, U.S, Ukraine, Europe, Russian, Slovakia, Kyiv, EU, America, Russia, Andalusia, United States, Netherlands

CNN —A Russian missile strike killed at least 51 people in a village near the eastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk on Thursday, officials say, in what would be one of the deadliest attacks against civilians since the conflict began. Moscow’s forces targeted a cafe and a shop in Hroza, in the Kharkiv region, soon after midday local time (5 a.m. Hroza is located about 40 kilometers from the frontlines of the war near Kupiansk, the city in Kharkiv that Russian forces seized early on in the war before losing it a year ago. The Ukrainian military has since been trying to resist advances from Moscow. The UN’s humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine said images arriving from the scene of the attack “are absolutely horrifying,” accusing Russian forces of carrying out a war crime.

Persons: Ihor Klymenko, Dmytro Chubenko, Oleh Synehubov, Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy, Klymenko, ”, “, Rustem Umerov, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Zelensky, Europe’s, Denys Shmyhal, ” Shmyhal, ” Denise Brown Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian, Ukrainian Defense, NATO, “, Ukranian, Russian Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Kupiansk, Hroza, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Hrova, Ukraine, Pervomaiske, Moscow, Russia, Kyiv, Granada, Spain, “ Russia

☆ These 6,000-year-old sandals found in a Spanish cave are Europe’s oldest shoes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New analysis has identified the oldest shoes ever discovered in Europe, according to a study published this week in the journal Science Advances. The ancient footwear, along with Mesolithic baskets and other tools, was first discovered back in 1857, when a cave in southern Spain was looted by miners. The sandals were made of grasses as well as other materials, including leather, lime and ramie bast, a type of natural fiber. Using the descriptions provided by Góngora, the study hypothesizes that the bodies were buried wearing the sandals. The first phase was related to the Early Holocene hunter-gatherer populations, and the second phase to Middle Holocene farmers, researchers said.

Persons: Manuel de Góngora, Martínez, bast, ”, ” Francisco Martínez Sevilla Organizations: CNN, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Alcalá University, Adv, Góngora Locations: Europe, Spain, Spanish, Madrid, Granada

☆ Fake naked pictures of young girls created with AI spark fury in a small Spanish town
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A small town in southern Spain has been rocked by fake naked pictures created by an AP app. AI-generated naked images of local girls have been circulating in Almendralejo, Extremadura. The photos were processed by an AI application that created new, fake images showing the girls naked, per the report. AdvertisementAdvertisementMore than 20 girls aged 11 to 17 have been identified as victims in the town, in the western Spanish region of Extremadura. María Blanco Rayo, the mother of a 14-year-old, told BBC News the images were having a significant impact on some of the girls.

Persons: El País, Euronews, Miriam Al Adib, They'd, María Blanco Rayo, Al Adib Organizations: Service, BBC Locations: Spain, Almendralejo, Extremadura, Wall, Silicon, Spanish

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