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Editor’s Digest: Unlock it for Free This weekly newsletter features the favourite stories of Roula Khalaf Editor at The Financial Times. According to Spanish and Ukrainian officials, a former high-ranking Ukrainian political figure connected to the ousted pro Russian president of the country was shot dead outside a exclusive international school near Madrid on Wednesday. Spain’s interior ministry confirmed the …

The Vatican, Desert, and UFOs that nobody wants to talk about  Image concept showing an UFO detected via satellite surveillance. Credit: PeopleImages.com – Yuri A., Shutterstock. Something strange is happening in the sky. Not Just over Arizona where a F-16 fighter jet collided recently with a glowing, unidentified flying object, but also behind locked doors in the Vatican’s secret archive. …

Mercadona, a national supermarket chain in Spain, is a standout, paying employees 27 percent more than the minimum wage. This increases to 72 percent for those with at least four years of experience. Mercadona’s flexible working hours, Sundays off as well an annual profit sharing program are among the many workplace policies which have helped it to become the best-ranked …

Google Discover on desktop. Credit: Damien Andell Google Discover, the personalised content feed normally seen on mobile devices, has quietly begun rolling out to desktop users this May – starting with Australia and New Zealand. The new feature, which is expected to debut at the Google I/O Conference 2025 that begins today on Monday, May 20th, 2025, will include a …

MARBELLA City Council awarded a 75 year land concession to Marbella FC Foundation for the development of a new ambitious football stadium complex which could host matches at the FIFA World Cup 2030. The €114 million private investment project will transform the site of the old Antonio Lorenzo Cuevas stadium into a state-of-the-art sports facility with a capacity increase from …

Siri’s time as Apple’s voice assistant default may be over, as iPhone owners in Europe will likely switch to AI-based alternatives like ChatGPT. Credit : sdx15, Shutterstock Apple may finally let users replace Siri  and it could change everything in EuropeSiri could be on its way out, at the very least in Europe, after nearly 15 years in our pockets …

Fears that Russia may attack their homeland have prompted many Poles to purchase foreign property in Spain. The number of non-Spanish buyers of real estate in Spain increased by 153% last year. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which took place in February 2022, has pushed East Europeans towards buying or renting properties on the opposite side of the continent. READ …

By Using Olivier Acuña Barba • Published: 19 May 2025 • 17:01 • 2 minutes read Ryanair has decided that it’s time to increase flight fares | Photo: Cristi Mitu/Shutterstock Ryanair will be increasing the price of your summer holidays. The Guardian reported that the budget airline is increasing ticket prices after a year in which it slashed its fares and dragged …

After a Madrid Court threw out AIRBNB’s appeal, 65,000 listings for unlicensed holiday flats in Spain could be removed. In recent months, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has sent three orders demanding that online advertisements be removed because accommodation violates tourist housing regulations. The Madrid High Court has backed the Ministry over its first submission, which results in a ban …

By: Olivier Acuña Barba • Published: 19 May 2025 • 11:19 • 3 minutes read Corporate and tech giants, who originally criticized cryptocurrency are now trying to control and profit them | Photo: Fotor AI Generated Chainalysis predicted that Bitcoin would be dwarfed in 2021 by a cryptocurrency more flexible and business-friendly. Naturally, they were talking about stablecoins. Stablecoins are a legitimate …