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☆ Expedition to 300-year-old shipwreck that could hold Spanish treasure of gold and emeralds worth $20 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Colombia sending a deep-water expedition to explore the 300-year-old San José shipwreck. The Spanish galleon, discovered in 2015, is believed to hold treasures worth up to $20 billion. A 300-year-old shipwreck in the Caribbean is believed to hold gold and silver coins, emeralds, and other sunken treasures that could be worth $20 billion. On Friday, Colombia's government unveiled plans for a groundbreaking deep-water expedition to explore the legendary galleon, San José, dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks." In the ship's hold was accumulated wealth taken from Spain's colonies in South America, including 116 steel chests full of emeralds and millions of gold and silver coins.

Persons: Colombia's, San José Organizations: Business Locations: Colombia, José, Spanish, Caribbean, San, Cartagena, South America

☆ An accountant won $78 million in the lottery, but isn't quitting his job until he's wrapped up all his clients' taxes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A British accountant became a millionaire overnight after he and his wife won around £61 million ($78 million). The press release said that he would work until the end of the UK tax year, on April 5. Debbie Nuttall handed in her notice for her job as a civil engineer after finding out about the win, the press release said. AdvertisementRichard's decision to stay in work to wrap things up is a change when looking at lottery winners of the past. Emily Irwin, a financial advisor to lottery winners, previously told BI that winners have the best chance at protecting their winnings by forming a team of advisors and avoiding overspending.

Persons: —, wouldn't, Richard Nuttall, Debbie, Nuttall, Debbie Nuttall, Richard, Ben King, Emily Irwin, Irwin Organizations: Service, National Lottery, Daily Mail, Sky News, BMW Locations: British, Canary, Portugal

☆ Spain's PM Sanchez Weakened by Defeat in Galicia Regional Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez emerged weakened from Sunday's parliamentary elections in the northwestern region of Galicia after his Socialist party (PSOE) won just nine seats in the 75-seat assembly. The conservative People's Party (PP) maintained its outright majority after winning 40 seats, while PSOE's far-left coalition ally Sumar failed to win a single seat, according to official results. A bad night for the Socialist Party," political consultancy Nitid wrote in a report. The victory bolsters PP's national leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo, who faced questions over his leadership after failing to unseat Sanchez in last year's national election. After failing to form his own coalition with the hard-right Vox party, Feijoo has consistently attacked Sanchez on plans to offer an amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for their support.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Sumar, Sanchez, Nitid, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Feijoo, Inti Landauro, Emma Pinedo, Charlie Devereux, Ros Russell Organizations: Spanish, Socialist, PSOE, People's Party, Nationalist Galician Bloc, Socialists, Socialist Party, Vox Locations: MADRID, Galicia

☆ Spain's Macho World of Bullfighting Has Its First Openly LGBT+ Matador
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Spanish matador opened up about his sexuality in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. It is said to make him the first openly LGBT+ matador in the country. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA bullfighter revealed to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that he is Spain's first openly LGBT+ matadorMario Alcalde, 31, works as an airport baggage handler.

Persons: Mario Alcalde, —, Spain's, bullfighters Organizations: El Mundo, Service, Alcalde, Business Locations: Spanish, El

☆ 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

MADRID (AP) — Mirroring protests across Europe, thousands of farmers in Spain staged a second day of tractor demonstrations on Wednesday across the country, blocking highways to demand changes in European Union farming policies and measures to combat production cost hikes and severe drought. The protests, involving several thousand people on tractors and in other vehicles, haven't been backed by Spain´s three main farming organizations, which have called for separate protests in the coming days. Speaking in Spain's parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged to help farmers and take their case to Europe. Agriculture Minister Luis Planas Puchades met with farmers’ unions on Friday, but failed to persuade them to halt the protests. There have been other protests in countries such as France, Poland and Greece in recent days.

Persons: Efe, Spain ´, Pedro Sánchez, Luis Planas Puchades, Hadja Lahbib, Maroš Šefčovič, Raf Casert Organizations: MADRID, Agriculture Ministry, Agriculture, European Commission, Foreign Locations: Europe, Spain, Union, Castellon, Jerez, State, Barcelona's, Spain's Catalonia, Madrid, Ukraine, France, Poland, Greece, Belgium, Brussels

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Twins Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi teamed up to capture another gold medal for China in artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships on Monday. The 27-year-old sisters won the women's duet technical routine with a score of 266.0484 points. The country's only other medal in artistic swimming was Shortman's solo free bronze at last summer's championships in Fukuoka. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesThe Wangs were back on top in duet technical after a disappointing fourth-place showing at Fukuoka. Artistic swimming is split into 11 medal-winning opportunities at the world championships.

Persons: Wang Liuyi, Wang Qianyi, Kate Shortman, Isabelle Thorpe, Spain's Alisa Ozhogina Ozhogin, Iris Tio Casa, Italy's Linda Cerruti, Lucrezia Ruggiero, ___ Organizations: —, China Locations: DOHA, Qatar, Doha, Fukuoka, Budapest, Japan

☆ European markets set for higher open with earnings, central banks in focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — European markets are set for a higher open on Friday to close out a busy week of corporate earnings and major central bank decisions. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve also left policy unchanged and Chair Jerome Powell poured cold water on speculation about a potential first interest rate cut in March. Preliminary inflation data for the euro zone on Thursday revealed the annual increase in the headline consumer price index eased slightly in January, while core figures declined less than expected and services inflation held steady. Friday is set to be quieter on the earnings front, with Spain's CaixaBank among the biggest names reporting. No major corporate earnings or economic data releases are due from Europe.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Spain's Organizations: Bank of England, U.S . Federal Reserve, Deutsche Bank, BNP, Adidas, Volvo Locations: Europe

☆ AI is fueling global power demand. Morgan Stanley sees opportunities for these 'underappreciated' winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Power demand from generative AI will soar from 46 terawatt hours to 224 TWH between this year and 2027, according to the firm's base case scenario. That's equivalent to more than 75% of the total global data center power use in 2022, or close to Spain's entire power consumption in 2022, the firm said. "We believe the rapid power demand growth from GenAI is not well understood, and not priced into a number of stocks." Among large-scale renewable developers in the U.S., AES has the largest commercial and industrial market share, according to Morgan Stanley. Apart from data center infrastructure and power providers, utilities are another part of the data center servicing ecosystem.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, Andrew Percoco, Bloom, Percoco, NextEra, Max Yates, Sharon Shih Organizations: CNBC, Bloom Energy, AES Corp, NextEra Energy, Google, Microsoft, Bank of America, AES, Big Tech, Stocks, Delta Electronics, Mitsubishi Electric, Analysts, Dominion Energy Locations: GenAI, U.S

GUALBA, Spain (AP) — Plastic jugs in hand, Joan Torrent takes a path into the woods in search of drinking water. The drought emergency, which takes effect Friday, limits the daily amount of water permitted for residential and municipal purposes to 200 liters (53 gallons) per person. Catalonia’s water agency says the average resident uses 116 liters (30 gallons) per day at home. Gualba's name, according to local lore, means “white water” thanks to the streams flowing down from the Montseny mountain that overlooks the village. Only the Guadalete-Barbate river basin in southern Andalusia, which faces similar shortages and restrictions, is worse off at 14.6%.

Persons: Joan Torrent, Gualba, don’t, ”, Jordi Esmaindia Organizations: ” Locations: Spain, Gualba, Barcelona, Spain’s, Catalonia, Llobregat, Andalusia

☆ Santander Q4 profit at record high on Europe, Brazil lending income
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Strong lending income in Europe and Brazil helped Spain's Santander offset a loss in Argentina and post a record high profit for the last quarter of 2023, beating forecasts. Net profit for the quarter rose 28% year-on-year to 2.93 billion euros, above analysts' expectations for 2.64 billion euros, thanks to a 34% gain in net profit in Europe. For the whole of 2023, net profit rose 15% to a record 11.08 billion euros as revenues rose 10.5%. In Brazil, NII rose 12.3% against the same quarter of 2022 and 7.6% from the third quarter. Santander booked a loss of 20 million euros in Argentina, which accounted for 3% of the bank's total profit for 2023.

Persons: Ana Botin, NII Organizations: Banco Santander, Spain's Santander, Santander, BBVA Locations: London, Europe, Brazil, Argentina, America, Spain, South America

☆ Catalan Leader Denies Spy Agency Claim He Led Separatist Protest Group
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Joan FausBARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's regional leader on Friday denied allegations by Spain's spy agency CNI that he had secretly led a radical separatist protest group, which he said CNI had used as a pretext to snoop on him. Pere Aragones told reporters he had received on Thursday some heavily redacted declassified CNI documents related to the alleged espionage he had been subject to, and he called for those responsible to be held accountable. Asked about the documents, Spain's Justice Minister Felix Bolanos reiterated that the government did not know about nor authorise the alleged spying. "(The documents) make this affirmation that is obviously out of touch with any minimum sense of reality," Aragones told reporters, adding that the documents provided no explanation for such suspicions. Aragones said the documents were full of falsehoods and their aim was to destroy the legitimate political project of Catalan independence from Spain.

Persons: Joan Faus BARCELONA, Spain's, CNI, snoop, Pere Aragones, Felix Bolanos, Aragones, Paz Esteban, Esteban, Joan Faus, Andrei Khalip, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Citizen, Pegasus, Spain's Locations: Canada, Spain, Barcelona

☆ Spain soccer outcast Rubiales facing trial for unwanted kiss at Women’s World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investigative judge Francisco de Jorge ruled on Thursday that Rubiales' kiss was "unconsented and carried out unilaterally and in a surprising fashion," the court said. State prosecutors accused Rubiales of sexual assault and for allegedly trying to coerce Hermoso to publicly support him in the public backlash against him. The new law eliminated the difference between "sexual harassment" and "sexual assault," sanctioning any unconsented sexual act. The 46-year-old Rubiales, who also grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture near to Spain's Queen Letizia and Princess Sofia during the celebrations of Spain's victory, immediately became a national embarrassment. FIFA banned Rubiales for three years until after the men's 2026 World Cup.

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Francisco de Jorge, Rubiales, Hermoso, Jorge Vilda, Spain's, Albert Luque, Rubén Rivera, Letizia, Princess Sofia, Vilda, Hermoso's, Luque, Rivera Organizations: Royal Spanish Football Federation, Rubiales, FIFA Locations: Spanish, Sydney, Spain, Madrid

MADRID (AP) — After sullying his nation's Women's World Cup victory, former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales will face trial for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the final. State prosecutors accused Rubiales of sexual assault and for allegedly trying to coerce Hermoso to publicly support him in the public backlash against him. The new law eliminated the difference between “sexual harassment” and “sexual assault,” sanctioning any unconsented sexual act. The 46-year-old Rubiales, who also grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture near to Spain’s Queen Letizia and Princess Sofia during the celebrations of Spain’s victory, immediately became a national embarrassment. FIFA banned Rubiales for three years until after the men’s 2026 World Cup.

Persons: Luis Rubiales, Jenni Hermoso, Francisco de Jorge, “, Rubiales, Hermoso, ” Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, Spain’s, Albert Luque, Rubén Rivera, Letizia, Princess Sofia, Vilda, Hermoso’s, Luque, Rivera, ___ Organizations: MADRID, Rubiales, FIFA Locations: Spanish, Sydney, Spain, Madrid

☆ Jewish groups in Spain are troubled by their government's decision to cling onto a painting looted by the Nazis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The decision has appalled the family, and those in the Jewish community. Spain's leading Jewish organization has long supported the family's legal fight to wrest the painting from the Spanish museum that holds it. AdvertisementThe museum, for its part, welcomed the US court's decision, while declining to comment on the views of the Jewish community in Spain. Californian law doesn't give owners rights over stolen goods. But in Spain, if you buy stolen goods in good faith, you have stronger claims.

Persons: —, Spain's, Bernardo Cremades, Lilly Neubauer, Camille Pissarro, Neubauer, Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen, We've, Cremades, Francisco Franco, Cornelis van der, Ramón, Ernest Urtasun, Consuelo Callahan Organizations: Service, Business, Federation of Jewish Communities, Federation of Young, Saint, Guardian, Museo Nacional Thyssen, Bornemisza, Los Angeles Times, Circuit, Appeals, Spanish, El, BI Locations: California, Spain, Germany, Spanish, Bornemisza, Madrid, Basque

☆ Spain's Top Court Rules Mass Deportation of Minors to Morocco Was Illegal
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID (Reuters) - The deportation of hundreds of Moroccan youths from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in August, 2021 after a mass border crossing was illegal, Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Monday, dealing a blow to the leftist coalition government's immigration policy. The judges dismissed the government's appeal against an earlier ruling by a local court in Ceuta that had ordered Madrid to ensure the youths' return to Spain as it deemed their expulsion unlawful. Around 700 of them were sent back to Morocco in mid-August following an agreement between the neighbouring countries. The Supreme Court said the minors' collective expulsion flouted not only domestic immigration laws, but also breached the European Human Rights Convention. Authorities in Ceuta failed to meet any of these conditions, the Supreme Court ruled, adding that the minors' rights to physical and moral integrity were violated, as they were "put in serious danger of suffering physical or psychological harm".

Persons: flouted, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Ed Osmond Organizations: Interior Ministry, Human Rights, European Locations: MADRID, Ceuta, Madrid, Spain, Rabat, Western, Morocco

☆ Amid Drought, Water Curbs in Portugal's Algarve, Spain's Catalonia
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Sergio Goncalves and Joan FausLISBON/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Portugal's caretaker government has ordered cuts to the amount of water used in farmland irrigation and in urban environments including hotels in the tourism-dependent southern region of Algarve, where a severe drought has nearly emptied reservoirs. Across the Iberian peninsula, Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia is suffering its worst drought on record and authorities in the greater Barcelona area said on Thursday they would reduce water pressure in some towns' supply systems. If nothing was done in relation to moderation on the consumption side, we would reach the end of 2024 without water for public supply," he said. In the southern region of Andalusia, officials on Thursday said there would be water restrictions in big cities such as Seville, Cordoba or Malaga by the summer in the absence of substantial rain before then. (Reporting by Sergio Goncalves; additional reporting by Joan Faus in Barcelona and Emma Pinedo in Madrid; editing by Andrei Khalip and Bernadette Baum)

Persons: Sergio Goncalves, Joan Faus, Duarte Cordeiro, Emma Pinedo, Andrei Khalip, Bernadette Baum Locations: Joan Faus LISBON, BARCELONA, Algarve, Catalonia, Barcelona, Portugal, Andalusia, Seville, Cordoba, Malaga, Madrid

☆ Spain's PM: Advance of the far-right is the biggest concern for Western democracies
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSpain's PM: Advance of the far-right is the biggest concern for Western democraciesSpain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told CNBC that the "advance of the far-right ... [is] the biggest concern for Western democracies."

Persons: Pedro Sánchez Organizations: Spain's, CNBC

The women’s award finalists are 2023 World Cup winners Aitana Bonmatí and Jenni Hermoso of Spain, plus Linda Caicedo of Colombia. “The Best” awards represent FIFA’s version of the older and more prestigious Ballon d’Or prize. The awards ceremony at the Hammersmith Apollo theater in west London includes men's and women's awards for best coach, best goalkeeper and the Puskas Award for best goal. Messi, Mbappé and Haaland also comprised the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or award, which Messi won for an eighth time in October. The women’s eligibility period covered performances from Aug. 1, 2022 through the World Cup final last August.

Persons: —, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Aitana Bonmatí, Jenni Hermoso, Linda Caicedo, “, Puskas, Messi, Mbappé, Haaland, Spain’s, Bonmatí, Ballon d’Or, Spain's Alexia Putellas, ___ Organizations: Ballon, Hammersmith Apollo, Messi’s, Mbappe’s, England, Barcelona, Spanish, Champions League, FIFA Locations: Spain, Colombia, London, Messi’s Argentina, Mbappe’s France, Qatar, Sydney, Australia

☆ Spain Museum Can Keep Nazi-Looted Painting, Judges Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A US court said Spain could keep a priceless painting looted by the Nazis from its Jewish owner. The Spanish-backed nonprofit didn't know the painting was looted when it bought the collection, the judges said, giving it a stronger claim within Spanish law. Advertisement"Under California law the plaintiffs would recover the art, while under Spanish law they would not," they wrote. "Thus, Spanish law must apply." It argued that neither the Spanish state-backed nonprofit nor Thyssen-Bornemisza knew the painting was stolen when he bought it.

Persons: —, Lilly Neubauer, Camille Pissarro's, Neubauer, Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen, Bornemisza, Claude Cassirer, Sam Dubbin, Spain's, Consuelo Callahan Organizations: Service, Saint, Business, Madrid's, Nacional Thyssen, Guardian, Madrid's Museo Nacional Thyssen, US, Appeals, Art, Los Angeles Times, Thyssen, Times Locations: Spain, Germany, Paris, Pissarro's, Spanish, California

☆ The most exciting new trains coming in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —Around the world, travelers are flocking back to trains, and demand is increasing across the board for high-speed trains, luxury “land cruises” and long-distance day and night trains. Here are some of the best new trains you’ll be able to take in 2024. Laurie Dieffembacq/Belga/AFP/Getty ImagesLinks between two of Europe’s most visited capitals have traditionally been pretty poor, with no direct trains since the 1990s. Ian Clarke/Alamy Stock PhotoFour continents, 13 countries, and seven luxury trains across 80 days – the ultimate experience for rail travel connoisseurs is due to depart in late 2024. BelmondOne of the world’s greatest luxury train journeys is returning to the rails in 2024 after a four-year gap.

Persons: Laurie Dieffembacq, Dimorestudio, Vita ”, Riva Aquarama, itineraries, Jeroen Berends, Gabriel Bouys, it’s, Jesus Hellin, That’s, Trenitalia, Luigi Ferraris, France –, Railbookers, Ian Clarke, we’ve, ”, Frank Marini, Alex Halada, There’s Organizations: CNN, Orient, Getty, ÖBB, Austrian Federal Railways, SNCF, Eurostar, National, Europa Press, French, Renfe, FS, Rocky Mountaineer, Royal, Orient Express, Oriental, ”, Oriental Express, Austrian Railways, Swiss Locations: Swiss, Venice, Paris, Berlin, AFP, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Italy, Rome, Matera, Palermo, Sicily, Messina, Europe’s, Istanbul, Split, Brussels, Prague, Europe, Dutch, Dresden, Belgian, Roman, Naples, Madrid, Spain, France, Spanish, Barcelona, Lyon, Marseille, Canada, Central Europe, India, South Africa, Eastern, Vancouver, Malaysia, Singapore, Malaysia’s, Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Penang, Bangkok, Vienna, Innsbruck, Hamburg, Switzerland, Germany, Zürich, Gornergrat Bahn, Zermatt, Gornergrat, Riffelalp

☆ Spanish economist picked to lead the EU's massive lending unit lays out her priorities
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-11 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nadia Calviño, Spain's finance minister and deputy prime minister, was appointed head of the European Investment Bank Friday — in what has been touted as a boost for Spanish influence within the European Union. Known as the EU's lending arm it approved some 75.86 billion euros ($81.6 billion) in new projects in 2022. "We also have a European Union with 27 member states, and it is a complex construction. Calviño said that Spain had launched a "massive" investment program using funds from the NextGenerationEU pandemic recovery instrument. So I do think there is a chance for us to crowd in private investment if we do things right," she said.

Persons: Nadia Calviño, Calviño, CNBC's Organizations: European Investment Bank, European Union Locations: Ukraine, Union, Spain

☆ A Spanish man accused of teaching North Korea how to evade US sanctions using crypto says his passport was confiscated more than 7 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Spanish man accused of teaching North Korea to use crypto rejected the accusations. Alejandro Cao de Benós said his passport was confiscated 7 years ago, preventing foreign trips. AdvertisementA Spanish man pushed back against accusations that he was teaching North Koreans how to evade US sanctions using cryptocurrencies. In a strongly worded statement , Alejandro Cao de Benós said his passport was confiscated seven and a half years ago by Spanish authorities, making any foreign trips, and therefore his presence in North Korea, impossible. During the conference, Griffiths and co-conspirator Christopher Emms provided advice and instructions on how North Korea "could use blockchain and cryptocurrencies to evade US sanctions," the indictment read.

Persons: Alejandro Cao de Benós, —, Cao, Benós, Virgil Griffiths, Cao de Benós, Griffiths, Pyongyang's, Christopher Emms, Griffith, Virgil Giffin, Virgil Griffith Organizations: Service, North, Spanish, Business, Interpol, Spain's National Police, Cryptocurrency, Trump -, Economic, Public Affairs, FBI, BI, Korean Friendship Association Locations: North Korea, Spain, Spanish, Totana, Murcia, Madrid, Korea, Día

The logo of Spanish telecoms firm Telefonica is seen atop the company's building in Madrid, Spain, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Telefonica told unions on Monday it was seeking to cut around 5,100 jobs in Spain by 2026 in an effort to reduce costs and adapt the company's size to the current market, a UGT union spokesperson said. The company based the decision on productivity, organization and technical reasons, the union spokesman said as Telefonica and the unions started negotiating the layoffs. In a statement Telefonica confirmed the labour "adjustment", but declined to say how many jobs it intended to axe. The company will negotiate the extent of the job cutting with the union, so that the actual cuts could be fewer than the 5,100 ones targeted by the company, UGT spokesperson Diego Gallart said.

Persons: Violeta Santos Moura, Diego Gallart, Inti Landauro, Matteo Allievi, Jakub Olesiuk, Andrei Khalip, Jan Harvey Organizations: Telefonica, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain

☆ Planes, tails and mid-flight snacks -Spain's Vueling rolls out pet treats
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A dog sits as tourists at Gran Canaria airport queue to return to their countries after the closure of hotels during the health emergency of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Borja Suarez/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 4 (Reuters) - Spanish low-cost airline Vueling has started offering treats for pets as part of the buy-on-board menu on its flights, it said on Monday, adding that it was the first such initiative in Europe. A significant part of Vueling's customer base travels with pets and there is demand for such a service, the airline said. "We are trying to be diverse," it added. ($1 = 0.9249 euros)Reporting by Jakub Olesiuk, editing by Andrei Khalip and Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Borja Suarez, Vueling, Jakub Olesiuk, Andrei Khalip, Susan Fenton Organizations: Gran Canaria, REUTERS, Edgard, Cooper, Thomson Locations: Gran, Spain, Europe, Belgian

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