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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez takes the oath of office during a ceremony at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain November 17, 2023. Calvino, who is the frontrunner for the top job at the European Investment Bank scheduled to be announced at the end of the year, will also keep her position as first deputy prime minister, Sanchez said in a televised statement. Given the anticipated difficulty of passing laws with a minority government, Budget Minister Maria Jesus Montero will be promoted to be one of four deputy prime ministers. His four deputy prime ministers are all female. Junior coalition partner Sumar got five portfolios, keeping its share of power within the cabinet.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Andres Ballesteros, Nadia Calvino, Calvino, Sanchez, Teresa Ribera, Maria Jesus Montero, Jose Manuel Albares, Yolanda Diaz, Sumar, Felix Bolanos, Ana Redondo, Irene Montero, Ione Belarra, Belen Carreno, Inti, Aislinn Laing, Toby Chopra, Charlie Devereux, Ed Osmond, William Maclean Organizations: Spain's, Rights, Socialist, European Investment Bank, European, Energy, Labour, Socialists, Junior, Thomson Locations: Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID, Maria Jesus Montero ,, Sumar

☆ In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans crossing the southern border to take kerosene baths. That tactic was later studied by the Nazis.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Dearbea Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans that crossed the border to bathe in a mix of kerosene and vinegar. A US immigration officer talks to Mexicans in El Paso, Texas, 1916. El Paso was considered to have the ideal dry, warm climate to combat tuberculosis, and so, multiple sanatoriums were built in the city. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs a result, Mexicans and Mexican Americans who lived along the border developed a deep fear of the baths, Levya said. In total, the government is thought to have bathed 127,123 Mexicans at the bridge between Juárez and El Paso.

Persons: —, Thomas Calloway Lea Jr, B.J, Lloyd, Bettmann, Carmelita Torres, Torres, PhotoQuest, Lea, David Romo, Tom Lea, Dr, Yolanda Chavez Levya, Levya, Leonard Nadel, Levya's, Torres –, Gerhard Peters, Peters Organizations: Service, Public Health, Riots, Mexican, Labor, Ku Klux Klan, Tom Lea Institute, The University of Texas, US, El, Public Service Health, Hidalgo Processing Center, Archives Center, National Museum of, Smithsonian, US Public Health Service Locations: Mexico, United States, El Paso , Texas, El Paso, Mexican, Hidalgo, Texas, East, Southeast Asia, Juárez, El Paso ., German, Nuremberg

☆ Spain's state fund considers taking Telefonica stake after STC move
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of Spanish Telecom company is displayed atop the company's building in Madrid, Spain, September 6, 2023. Acting Economy Minister Nadia Calvino has said Madrid will carry out a thorough evaluation before approving STC's stake, while acting labour minister Yolanda Diaz has called for the transaction to be blocked. Spain's SEPI said in a stock market filing on Tuesday that it was carrying out an "exploratory internal analysis over a potential acquisition" of a stake in Telefonica. STC declined to comment on any potential plans by SEPI. Caixabank, which owns 3.5% stake of Telefonica, said last week it would not raise its stake in response to STC's move, and would analyse with Telefonica any potential cooperation with the Saudi Arabian telecoms company.

Persons: Violeta Santos Moura, Spanish telco Caixabank, SEPI, Nadia Calvino, Yolanda Diaz, Spain's SEPI, Belen Gualda Gonzalez, Onur Genc, It's, Genc, Inti Landauro, Pietro Lombardi, Louise Heavens, Alexander Smith Organizations: Spanish Telecom, REUTERS, BBVA, Telefonica Bank, Telefonica MADRID, Telefonica, Saudi, STC, Saudi Arabia's, SEPI, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, Spanish, Saudi Arabian

Union wages, and the battles to keep them, have elevated the fortunes of countless Black families, Brooks said. “Black people could take advantage of that and buy homes in neighborhoods throughout Detroit,” Perry said. “Without the union jobs, (employers) can do anything, say anything and you're out the door,” she said. Only about 25% of Detroit's residents are in that range, and about two-thirds of city residents earn less than $50,000 per year, Goss said. Martin described her childhood during the 1970s and 1980s in her predominantly Black Detroit neighborhood as among the “happiest times” of her life.

Persons: WAYNE, Britney Johnson, Johnson's, “, ”, Tracy Brooks, Johnson, Brooks, Bobbie Allen Sr, Allen, ” Brooks, Andre Perry, ” Perry, Mike Duggan, Anika Goss, Goss, Yolanda Martin, Martin, Tracy Hadden Loh, ” Martin, ” ___ Jefferson, Rhonda Shafner Organizations: Black, United Auto Workers, Ford, Union, General Motors, Ford Motor, Blacks, Brookings Metro, Brookings Institution, Daimler Chrysler, Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot, Detroit Future, Chicago . Locations: Mich, Ford's Wayne, Texas, Michigan, Detroit, Stellantis, U.S, Chicago, Black Detroit, Rosedale, Grandmont, Novi, New York

☆ Spain's Socialists, hard-left Sumar strike government coalition deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The agreement came after acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with Sumar leader and acting Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz on Monday. Sanchez requires the support from Sumar's 33 lower-house lawmakers - as well as from other parties, including some advocating for Catalan and Basque independence - in his bid to renew his term as premier. While Sumar's support is crucial, it is not enough to secure Sanchez's investiture in the lower house. He still needs the backing of Catalan separatists, who are demanding an amnesty law to mass pardon people involved in the region's failed independence bid of 2017. Reporting by David Latona; Editing by Ed Osmond and Aislinn LaingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Spain's, Yolanda Diaz, Pedro Sanchez, Sanchez, David Latona, Ed Osmond, Aislinn Laing Organizations: Socialist Party, PSOE, Spain's Socialist Party, Labour, Catalan, Socialists, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Basque, Catalan

☆ Spanish potential coalition government to reinforce banking tax
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The leader of Spain's leftist platform Sumar, Yolanda Diaz, said on Tuesday an agreement for a potential coalition government with the Socialist Party envisaged extending and reinforcing a windfall tax for banks and large energy companies. Their potential coalition has yet to win the backing of other parties in parliament. Companies currently pay between 23% and 25% on underlying profit. The deal, which came after acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with Sumar leader and acting Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz on Monday, also includes a proposal to reduce working hours while preserving the same pay. Reporting by Belen Carreno, Emma Pinedo, Jesus Aguado, writing by Andrei KhalipOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yolanda Diaz, Pedro Sanchez, Belen Carreno, Emma Pinedo, Jesus Aguado, Andrei Khalip Organizations: Socialist Party, Companies, Labour, Thomson Locations: MADRID

MADRID (AP) — The parties forming Spain’s acting government said Tuesday that they will push for a 37½-hour workweek as part of an agreement the coalition partners struck as they try to remain in power following an inconclusive election in July. Now, the government wants to move toward a shorter workweek like in neighboring France, where the workweek is 35 hours. The proposal is for Spain to have a 38½-hour workweek next year and for that to fall to 37½ hours in 2025. Spain’s Socialist Party and its junior coalition partner, the leftist Sumar (Joining Forces), have until Nov. 27 to earn the backing of the majority of Spain’s Parliament to form a new government. ___This story has been corrected to show that Spain’s governing party and its junior coalition partner have until Nov. 27 to try to form a government, not Nov. 21.

Persons: Pedro Sánchez, Yolanda Díaz Organizations: MADRID, Spain’s Socialist Party, Forces, Socialists, Socialist Locations: Spain, France, Catalonia, Basque, Madrid

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of uterine cancer. But Black hair stylists say such products — specifically the ones being looked at by the FDA, which contain formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals — have fallen out of favor, especially among younger generations. The possible rule would apply to both salon-grade and at-home products, FDA spokesperson Courtney Rhodes said. Pressley said in an Oct. 6 statement that the FDA's possible action is “a win for public health — especially the health of Black women." The risks for Black women could shift with better regulation of chemical hair straighteners, said Dr. Kimberly Bertrand, an author of the Boston University study.

Persons: “, ”, Kayleigh Butler, Courtney Rhodes, Jasmine Garcia, Jasmine Nicole Xclusives, —, Ayanna Pressley, Shontel Brown, Pressley, Kimberly Bertrand, Dr, Yolanda Lenzy, cosmetologist, there's, who’ve, Lenzy, Robert Wood Johnson Organizations: ATLANTA, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, Associated Press, Reps, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, National Institutes of Health, Boston University, Environmental Research, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AP Locations: U.S, Atlanta, Ayanna Pressley of, Ohio

[1/3] Spain's King Felipe shakes hands with Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez before their meeting at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, October 3, 2023. Juanjo Guillen/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Spain's acting Prime Minister predicted "complex talks" with other political parties to form a government on Tuesday, after he was nominated to seek their backing for a new mandate. Sanchez was invited by Spain's King Felipe VI to try to form a governing majority after Feijoo last week failed in his bid to become prime minister. Asked about a referendum, Sanchez said Catalans were looking to "turn the page" and to find a "reunion" with Spanish society. House Speaker Francina Armengol said earlier that Sanchez had yet to share his proposed schedule for the investiture vote.

Persons: King Felipe, Spain's, Pedro Sanchez, Juanjo Guillen, Sanchez, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Spain's King Felipe VI, Feijoo, Junts, Pablo Simon, Carlos, Carles Puigdemont, Mr Sanchez, Mr Puigdemont, Yolanda Diaz, Francina Armengol, David Latona, Belen Carreno Emma Pinedo, Inti, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Nick Macfie, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Socialists, ERC, Catalans, Carlos III, Labour, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID, Basque, Catalan

☆ Inside PwC's push to train its workers on AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

PwC plans to train 75,000 workers in the US and Mexico on artificial intelligence. The training comes as some new hires don't posses certain necessary tech skills. The training is designed to teach partners and employees what AI is and how they can safely incorporate it into their work. That's sending big companies, including the consulting giants, into a race to acquire expertise in AI and to train up their workforces. To help ensure workers have the necessary skills, the company puts new hires and even interns through training programs.

Persons: —, Shannon Schuyler, Schuyler, Yolanda Seals Organizations: Service, PricewaterhouseCoopers, New, Workers Locations: Mexico, Wall, Silicon, GenAI

☆ Man arrested after allegedly touching Spanish journalist’s bottom live on air
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The man can be seen approaching her and then appearing to touch her bottom as she’s talking to presenter Nacho Abad in the studio. Balado tried to continue with her piece to camera, but Abad asked her if the man had just touched her bottom. “Do you really need to touch my bum?” she asked, before telling him that she’s live on television. “It’s very unpleasant, particularly when you are working,” she said, before the camera panned to show the man standing on the street with another man. “Only yes means yes.”The man was later arrested and Spain’s national police posted a video on X of him being led away in cuffs.

Persons: Isa Balado, Nacho Abad, Balado, Abad, “, ”, Yolanda Díaz, ” Díaz, Irene Montero, Madrid, Balado’s, Verónica, Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Rubiales, Hermoso Organizations: CNN — Police, “, Balado, Madrid magistrate’s, CNN, High, Justice, Espana Locations: Spain, Madrid, Cuatro, “, Spanish

☆ Spain's ex-soccer boss Rubiales due in court in sex assault investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Emma Pinedo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

It also sent a shudder through the male-dominated ranks of Spain's football establishment. Rubiales, 46, has maintained that the kiss was mutual and consensual. After weeks of resisting calls for him to step down as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Rubiales, already suspended by FIFA, finally quit on Sept. 10. The RFEF has since sacked women's team coach Jorge Vilda, appointing his assistant Montse Tome instead as the first woman at its helm. Reporting by Emma Pinedo, editing by Andrei Khalip and Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Piers Morgan, Yolanda Diaz, chauvinsim, Marta Durantez Gil, Hermoso, Rubiales, Francisco de Jorge, De Jorge, Jorge Vilda, Montse Tome, Striker Olga Carmona, Emma Pinedo, Andrei Khalip, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Royal Spanish Football Federation, FIFA, High, Rubiales, TVE, government's, women's, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spanish, Sydney, British

☆ Hollywood's janitors swept out of jobs by dual strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jorge Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"You start to think your savings are not great, your medication is expensive, and other expenses to cover are difficult," said Cendejas, 43. Janitors - like caterers, carpenters and costume workers and other Hollywood trades - have been swept up in the economic downturn that has come with the so-called "hot labor summer" in Hollywood. Cendejas hopes the strikes will end soon, but she is not encouraged by what she has seen. While recovering from her surgery, she embroiders handmade napkins to sell and bring in some income for her home. [1/3]Former Hollywood studio janitor Yolanda Cendejas, 43, embroiders handmade napkins for extra income after being laid off due to the Hollywood strikes, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. September 6, 2023.

Persons: Yolanda Cendejas, Cendejas, Jorge Garcia, Karla Chavez, David Huerta, Huerta, Mary Milliken, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Hollywood, Los, REUTERS, Service Employees International Union, SEIU, Writers Guild of America, SAG, SEIU's United Service Workers, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Mexico, Hollywood, Los Angeles , California, U.S

Spanish soccer is ready to move forward, three weeks after its women’s team won the Women's World Cup but had its celebrations marred by a kiss that ignited a crisis. The decision, which many in the country had been hoping to see much earlier, was expected to help Spanish soccer start overcoming one of its most embarrassing chapters. Pedro Rocha has been in charge of the federation since Rubiales was provisionally suspended by FIFA, the governing body of world soccer. The Spanish federation said in a statement early Monday that it would start proceedings to call for a new presidential election. Spain beat Sweden in the Women's World Cup semifinals.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, “, ” Irene Montero, Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, ”, Yolanda Díaz, Spain’s, Jenni, ” Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, Pedro Rocha, Piers Morgan, Britain’s, Victoria Rosell, Spain’s EFE, ___ Organizations: England, FIFA, UEFA, Women’s Nations, Spain Locations: Spanish, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Ukraine, Sydney, Europe, Africa, United States, Mexico, Canada, Sweden

☆ Luis Rubiales resigns as president of Spanish football federation following World Cup kiss scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Issy Ronald Homero De La Fuente Zoe Sottile Patrick Sung Laura Perez Maestro | Issy Ronald | Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Luis Rubiales on Sunday resigned from his position as president of the Spanish soccer federation following weeks of fierce criticism over his unwanted kiss with Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso. Among other things, because the powers that be will prevent my return.”The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed that Rubiales had presented his resignation as chief of the Spanish football association as well as vice president of UEFA. “The Royal Spanish Football Federation confirms that Luis M. Rubiales Béjar has presented his resignation tonight,” RFEF said in a statement. He was replaced by Montse Tomé, the first woman in Spanish national team history to hold the position. Public outcry to the unwanted kiss and Rubiales’ staunch defense of it has come from every sphere of Spanish society, including from politicians and sports stars.

Persons: CNN — Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Pedro Rocha, RFEF, ” Rubiales, “, ”, Rubiales, Luis M, Rubiales Béjar, ” RFEF, Pedro Rocha Junco, it’s, Hermoso, ’, Irene Montero, ” Yolanda Diaz, Spain’s, Jenni, Jorge Vilda, Vilda, Montse Tomé, Spain’s women’s, ” Hermoso, Rubiales “, Ángeles Organizations: CNN, UEFA, Spanish Football Federation, Spanish, Royal Spanish Football Federation, FIFA, Hermoso Locations: Spanish, “, Spain, ”, Rubiales, Motril, Grenada

☆ Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales quits in kiss scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Graham Keeley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters reached out to Hermoso's representative for comment on Rubiales' resignation, and they did not return the telephone call. Hermoso, Spain's all-time top scorer with 51 goals, currently plays at Mexican top-tier side Pachuca, where she moved in June 2022 following her second spell at Barcelona. "The feminist country is advancing faster and faster," Spain's acting Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz posted on X after news of Rubiales' resignation. The Spanish Football Federation said in a statement that Rubiales had resigned as its president and also as a vice-president of UEFA. Although he stepped down as boss of the federation, Rubiales continued to defend his version of events.

Persons: Jennifer Hermoso, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Hannah, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Pedro Rocha, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Yolanda Diaz, Jenni, Irene Montero, Pedro Rocha Junco, FUTPRO, Piers Morgan, Luis, Anita Kobylinska, Tommy Lund, Toby Davis, Frances Kerry, Aislinn Laing Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, England, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spanish Football Federation, Sydney, High, Rubiales, Spain, UEFA, Twitter, Reuters, Pachuca, Barcelona, Labour, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Sydney, BARCELONA, Spanish, Gdansk

☆ Companies are shuffling people around more than they were a year ago. Here's how to know what your reassignment really means.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Madison Hoff | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Experts say a reassignment is often a good sign and may mean a company wants to keep you. Challenger told Insider that over the past few years, companies focused on reassigning workers internally because it was hard to find replacements amid the labor shortage. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It's usually a company saying, 'Hey, we don't have this role anymore, but we want to keep you,'" Challenger told Insider. "Just the act of reassignment does not signal that a company wants you gone," Julia Pollak, the chief economist at ZipRecruiter, told Insider. Yolanda M. Owens, a career coach who works with platforms like the Muse, told Insider by email that companies can also use reassignments to keep the power dynamics in their favor.

Persons: Andy Challenger, they've, Julia Pollak, Pollak, Yolanda M, Owens, Challenger, " Pollak Organizations: Service, Street Journal, Challenger, Research Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Luis Rubiales: what to know about the World Cup kiss scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] FILE PHOTO-Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receive the World Cup champions - Moncloa Palace, Madrid, Spain - August 22, 2023 President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 30 (Reuters) - Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF), has stirred a furore by kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso during the Women's World Cup trophy presentation. Rubiales sacked Spain manager Julen Lopetegui two days before their 2018 World Cup campaign in Russia because the coach had a pre-agreement to join Real Madrid after the tournament. There was further controversy last year when members of the Spanish women's team mutinied against their coach Jorge Vilda. The RFEF backed Vilda who then cut 12 of the 15 players involved from the squad that went on to win the World Cup. Rubiales' actions on World Cup final day, and later defiance, have brought a torrent of public criticism in Spain and elsewhere, but also a backlash in some circles against feminism.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan Medina, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, Julen Lopetegui, Jorge Vilda, Vilda, Letizia, Sofia, peck, Yolanda Diaz, Irene Montero, Xavi Hernandez, Angeles Bejar, TAD, Trevor Stynes, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS, WHO, Hamilton Academical, Association of Spanish, Real Madrid, Spanish, England, Reuters, Sports Council, Administrative, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Madrid, Spain, Spanish, Scotland, Russia, Australia, Barcelona, Motril

☆ Spain promises bigger role for women in sport as Rubiales asked to resign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

MADRID, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Spanish regional soccer chiefs demanded federation boss Luis Rubiales resign for grabbing and kissing World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, as the country's caretaker government promised on Tuesday to ensure women play a bigger role in running sports. Prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into whether Rubiales might have committed an act of sexual aggression when he grabbed Hermoso and kissed her on the lips after Spain's victory in the women's World Cup in Sydney on Aug. 20. Many of the federation representatives had initially applauded Rubiales when he announced on Friday he would not quit. "Following recent events and the unacceptable behaviour that has seriously damaged Spanish football's image, the (regional) presidents demand that Luis Rubiales immediately resign," they said in a statement. Acting Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz demanded the dismissal of the head coaches of both the men's and women's national teams.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Guadalupe Martin, Rubiales, Martin, Miquel Iceta, Pedro Sanchez, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Juan Medina, Iceta, Amparo Macias, Yolanda Diaz, Inti Landauro, Mariano Valladolid, Belén Carreño, David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Ed Osmond, Conor Humphries Organizations: Prosecutors, federation's, Sports, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Soccer Football, FIFA, Spain's, Moncloa, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS, Socialist, Labour, women's, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spanish, Sydney, Madrid, New Zealand, Spain, Motril

☆ Luis Rubiales: Regional Spanish FA bosses call on president to resign over kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

MADRID, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Spanish regional soccer chiefs demanded federation boss Luis Rubiales resign for grabbing and kissing World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, as the country's caretaker government promised on Tuesday to ensure women play a bigger role in running sports. Many of the federation representatives had initially applauded Rubiales when he announced on Friday he would not quit. "Following recent events and the unacceptable behaviour that has seriously damaged Spanish football's image, the (regional) presidents demand that Luis Rubiales immediately resign," they said in a statement. Gender issues were a prominent political issue in Spain before Rubiales' kiss. Hermoso, her teammates and the Spanish government say the kiss was unwanted and demeaning.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Hermoso, Guadalupe Martin, Rubiales, Martin, Miquel Iceta, Isabel Infantes, Iceta, Amparo Macias, Yolanda Diaz, Inti Landauro, Mariano Valladolid, Belén Carreño, David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Ed Osmond, Conor Humphries Organizations: Prosecutors, federation's, Sports, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Ciudad Del Futbol, Ciudad Del Futbol REUTERS, Socialist, FIFA, Labour, women's, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spanish, Sydney, Madrid, Ciudad Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Motril

☆ Spanish labour minister denounces 'systemic chauvinism' after soccer chief kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Soccer Football - Spanish Labour Minister meets representatives of the women's players' union FUTPRO - Madrid, Spain - August 28, 2023 Spain's Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz during a press conference after the meeting REUTERS/Isabel Infantes Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Spain's Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said on Monday male chauvinism was "systemic" in the country and had been shown in its worst form when national soccer chief Luis Rubiales grabbed and kissed World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips last week. Diaz, who is also deputy prime minister and head of the far-left Sumar coalition, called for social attitudes to change more generally in Spain and for victims of sexual harassment and violence to be better protected. read moreDiaz told reporters following a meeting with leaders of the FUTPRO players' union representing Hermoso: "On Friday we saw the worst of Spanish society, of the structural machismo of this country. She insisted, however, that Spanish society was predominantly "feminist" and "an example in the world". Reporting by David Latona, writing by Aislinn Laing, Editing by Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yolanda Diaz, Isabel Infantes, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Diaz, David Latona, Aislinn Laing, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Soccer Football, Spanish Labour, Labour, Rights, Spain's Labour, Sumar, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain

☆ Who is Luis Rubiales and why did he kiss Jenni Hermoso?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The scandal began just moments after La Roja’s historic 1-0 victory against England, when the head of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, kissed midfielder Jennifer Hermoso on the lips. Fast forward seven days and Spain’s World Cup winners are refusing to play. After showing one of the Spanish players kissing the Women’s World Cup Trophy, the broadcast cut to Rubiales hugging Hermoso. Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesWhat Rubiales and Hermoso are sayingHermoso said at no point did she consent to the kiss. Spanish players’ union FUTPRO called for Rubiales to be punished after the kiss, while global players’ union FIFPRO called for “immediate disciplinary action” following Rubiales’ Friday speech.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, “, Gianni Infantino, Letizia, Sofia, Rubiales, royal’s, Anthony Albanese, James, Hermoso, ”, ” Rubiales, FUTPRO, FIFPRO, Rafael del Amo, Jenni, Jenni Hermoso, Christian Chavez, Jorge Vilda –, Borja Iglesia, Iker Casillas, Andres Iniesta, Luis de la Fuente, Fran Santiago, Pedro Sanchez, Yolanda Diaz Organizations: CNN, England, Spanish, FIFA, Australian, British, Spain’s High, of Sport, Rubiales, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Pachuca women's, “, Atletico Madrid players, Sevilla, Getty Locations: Spanish, Spain, Eurasia, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Madrid, Seville

CNN —The soccer world has rallied behind Jenni Hermoso, leaving Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales looking increasingly isolated as the pressure builds on him a week after his unwanted kiss on the Spain star at the Women’s World Cup final last Sunday. It was a week ago that Rubiales kissed Hermoso after the player had collected her winners’ medal, an incident seen by millions of viewers around the world. It was a visual representation of the global solidarity which has marked women’s soccer this week. San Diego Wave shows support for Jenni Hermoso. That solidarity extended into men’s soccer too with Cadiz and Sevilla both showing their support for Hermoso at their respective matches on Saturday, while Spanish soccer icons Xavi and Iniesta voiced their disapproval of Rubiales’ behavior.

Persons: Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Andrés Iniesta, Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, ” Vilda, Hermoso, Spain’s, Vilda, ” Hermoso, “, ”, Jenni ’, Jennifer Hermoso ”, Houston Dash, Contigo Jenni, Jenni, Alex Morgan –, Nathan Ray Seebeck, La, Iniesta, Somos Jenni, Yolanda Díaz, Jennifer Hermoso, Fran Santiago, Xavi Organizations: CNN, Spanish, Spain, FIFA, Hermoso, Milan, Atletico Madrid, Houston, National Women’s Soccer League, KS, Orlando Pride, San Diego Wave, Diego Wave, USA, Sports, Reuters, Sevilla, Getty Locations: Spain, Spanish, ”, Madrid, La Roja’s, Cadiz, Barcelona

☆ FIFA suspends Spanish soccer president over controversial World Cup kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Leila Sackur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

FIFA suspended the president of the Spanish soccer federation Saturday after star player Jenni Hermoso accused him of a nonconsensual kiss during the celebrations of Spain's Women's World Cup victory. Rubiales and representatives from the Royal Spanish Football Federation were also ordered to refrain from contacting Hermoso and anyone close to her, the statement said. The announcement came hours after Spain's soccer federation said Saturday it would take legal action to defend Rubiales from "lies." It added that Pedro Rocha Junco, the vice president of the federation, would be the interim president. In her statement, Hermoso denied Rubiales' contention that the kiss he gave her was consensual.

Persons: Jenni Hermoso, Spain's, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Pedro Rocha Junco, Hermoso, Yolanda Diaz Organizations: FIFA, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Rubiales, England, Labour, Spain's Association of Professional Soccer, National Team Locations: Spanish, Sydney, Spain

☆ Spain's soccer federation stands by its chief amid uproar over kiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The statement on the Royal Spanish Football Federation website said it would take legal action to defend Rubiales' honour, but did not say what the action would consist of. Rubiales refused on Friday to resign as RFEF chief over his actions last Sunday in Sydney, seeking to defend his behaviour and calling the kiss "spontaneous, mutual, euphoric and consensual". Hermoso said she did not consent to the kiss and felt "vulnerable and the victim of an aggression". Rubiales had been widely expected to resign at an emergency meeting of the federation on Friday. Rubiales' comments and the supportive reaction he got from many in the audience at the federation meeting on Friday were widely scorned on social media.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso's, Hermoso, Rubiales, Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Yolanda Diaz, Graham Keeley, Frances Kerry Organizations: Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spain, FUTPRO, Soccer Football, Spanish Soccer Federation, Del Futbol, REUTERS Acquire, Labour, England, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Sydney, Spanish, FUTPRO Union, Del Futbol Las, Rozas, Spain, Handout

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