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Last updated: December 13th, 2023 at 11:44 UTC+01:00 Samsung is launching its new generation of low-cost Galaxy A devices in more European countries. The Galaxy A25 and Galaxy A05s are now official in Spain, where prices start at €159. The Galaxy A05s is the cheaper model, starting at €159 for 64GB of storage and offering a 128GB variant for €179. In Spain, the Galaxy A05s sports three color options: black, green, and silver. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A25, available in black, yellow, and blue, is launching in Spain with…

Telefonica proposed a workforce restructuring plan that will affect 5,124 jobs in Spain as part of its reorganization.The Spanish telecommunications company on Monday told unions that it aims to implement a labor force adjustment plan by 2026, due to organizational, technical and production needs, a spokesperson from trade union UGT told Dow Jones Newswires.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Telefonicaproposed a workforce restructuring plan that will…

Meta is facing a major legal challenge and damages claim in Spain that argues the adtech giant’s years of failing to have a valid legal basis for processing people’s data for ads under European Union data protection rules also constitutes a competition breach for which they should be compensated financially. AMI, an association of newspaper owners whose more than 80 members include the publishers of newspapers including El País, ABC and La Vanguardia, is behind the suit. The litigants are seeking more than €550…

The U.K. intends to join Spain and Portugal to build a new small-sat constellation to improve climate change research and disaster monitoring.The U.K. Space Agency announced its plan last week to participate in the Atlantic Constellation project, an initiative led by the Iberian nations, at the U.K. Space Conference in Belfast.The detailsThe first phase of the constellation will include four spacecraft—three built by Portugal and one built by the U.K.-based company, Open Cosmos. The U.K. Space Agency will contribute 3M…

Sacrificed equids from the courtyard of Casas del Turuñuelo site (Badajoz, Spain). Iron Age Tartessian Culture. Yard discovered and excavated since 2017. Credit: Construyendo Tarteso, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The Iron Age site of Casas del Turuñuelo was used repeatedly for ritualized animal sacrifice, according to a multidisciplinary study published November 22, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE…

Pop star Shakira agreed to a deal with Spanish authorities on the first day of a tax fraud trial in Barcelona on Monday, avoiding the risk of a prison sentence. Shakira told the presiding magistrate, José Manuel del Amo, that she accepted the agreement reached with prosecutors. She answered “yes” to confirm her acknowledgment of six counts of failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros (about $15.8 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014. Under the deal, Shakira is to receive a…

Hordes of fans wait anxiously along fenced barriers clutching their phones, itching to catch a shot of some of the world’s most famous musicians. Some scream in excitement as cars with blacked-out windows roll up outside the glitzy venues, eagerly anticipating the arrival of artists such as Shakira, Maluma, Camilo and Karol G in the run up to the ceremony on Thursday night (16 November). This is the Latin Grammys, the most prominent event recognising artists in the Latin music world – but this year, it’s far from its…

Shakira, already facing a looming trial in Spain on tax fraud charges, will be the focus of another investigation on additional allegations of tax fraud against the Colombian singer. In Sept. 2022, Shakira was ordered to stand trial after allegedly failing to pay €14.5 million (about $13.9 million) in income tax between 2012 and 2014. Before that trial even began, officials near Barcelona announced Thursday that it would investigate additional tax fraud that occurred in 2018, the Associated Press reports. The…

BARCELONA, Spain —  Pop star Shakira is facing more trouble from Spain’s tax office after a court near Barcelona said Thursday that it had agreed to open an investigation into a second case of alleged tax fraud by the Colombian singer.Shakira is already set to face trial, on a date to be determined, for allegedly failing to pay about $14 million in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. The entertainer has denied any wrongdoing.Now, a Spanish judge has agreed with state prosecutors to investigate two possible…

The election sees Sumar and center-left PSOE facing off against the Popular Party, the traditional party of the right wing in Spain, and Vox, a new far-right party whose fiery anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant rhetoric—including a promise to expel all undocumented migrants—has seen its support soar in recent years. That’s a threat that many riders will fear, since in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain’s two largest cities, riders themselves believe that more than half of all food deliveries are done by couriers without the legal right…