Sunday, June 27, 2021

Alovera Beach, an artificial beach in Guadalajara, Spain, 300 km from the sea

Por Juan
Alovera Beach is the macro-project that plans to build the largest artificial beach in Europe in Alovera, Guadalajara. Environmental groups, however, question the wisdom of the project due to the drought that afflicts the place and doubts about the treatment of wastewater and mobility in the municipality itself.

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Haaland's shot: the coach's reaction says it all

Por Juan
Erling Haaland, a Norwegian football player, surprised all his teammates in the last training session with a powerful shot.

A bear opens the doors of a car in Canada

Por Juan
A resident of Blind River, Ontario, Canada, found the doors of his vehicle open in the morning. He immediately thought he had been a thief, but the security cameras in his own home revealed the identity of the intruder: it was a black bear that had learned to open vehicle doors in search of food.

Joe Biden gets disoriented in a UK bar

Por Juan
US President Joe Biden, who was attending a G7 summit in Cornwall, UK, walked into a cafe with clear signs of disorientation when his wife, Jill Biden, took his hand to guide him in the right direction.

An influencer asks a girl to return a smartphone he previously gifted her

Por Juan

Alexánder Volóshin, Ukrainian influencer, recorded a video where he could be seen giving iPhones to people on the street. He even gave one to a girl, who recognized him from the internet and was very happy.

But after they stopped recording for the nets, the influencer asked the kid to return the mobile phone, something that has outraged people.

Brazil's national team trains amid the mist for the Copa América

Por Juan
The Brazilian football national team, led by Neymar, trained under thick fog in the Brazilian city of Teresópolis, before playing against the Colombian national team in the Copa América.

Unprecedented heat wave in Moscow

Por Juan
Residents and tourists who visit Moscow during their vacation are experiencing one of the strongest heat waves in recent years, with records of 33.7 degrees in the Russian capital. Passersby gathered in city squares don't hesitate to cool off on the public fountains.

A cat throws a spider at its owner's face

Por Juan
A TikTok user, nicknamed 'wowyoufoundme', has uploaded a video to the aforementioned social network, in which her cat is playing with a spider and throws the arachnid to her owners face.

Mount Etna expels a column of ash

Por Juan
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy, erupted again on June 23, expelling a column of ash and rivers of lava that ran down the slope. Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

Munich exhibits LGTBI flags in its town hall

Por Juan
The Munich City Council placed LGTBI flags all over the street on June 23 after UEFA refused to illuminate the Allianz Stadium with the colors of the movement in the match between Germany and Hungary, due to the possible reaction of the eastern country.

A vet saves a girl from a dog attack

Por Juan
A veterinarian from Murcia, Spain, saved a two-year-old girl from a brutal attack by an American Stanford. The veterinarian repeatedly hit the animal with her slipper until she realized that it was not working, so she then put her hand in the animal mouth to open it and thus free the girl.

Friday, June 25, 2021

Volunteers rescue three endangered dolphins in Russia

Por Juan

Several volunteers from the ‘Delfa’ Dolphin Rescue Center in Novorossiysk, Russia, have rescued three bottlenose dolphins that were trapped in fishing nets in the Black Sea on Thursday.

Among the dolphins were a female, with the calf swimming around the net and two males who had entered the net to hunt fish.

NYPD searching for the author of a shooting involving two children

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Heavy rains flood Ukraine

Por Juan
On June 20, heavy rains shook the Chernivtsi region, Ukraine, raising the level of the rivers and thus flooding 17 towns and several roads. No deaths or disappearances have been declared due to the floods.

Dozens of Hong Kongers buy the last edition of a newspaper

Por Juan
Apple Daily, the last newspaper that defended democracy in Hong Kong, has printed its latest issue this past Thursday. Its top executives are in jail and their bank accounts have been frozen by local authorities, who have been pushing for their closure for some time. Thousands of Hong Kongers have come at dawn to buy this latest edition.

Catalan "castellers" rise again after a year on hiatus

Por Juan
On the occasion of the revetlla of San Juan, the castellers of Catalonia, Spain, have once again risen to the sky in the Plaza del Blat, in the town of Valls. It is the first "castell" that rises after the end of the restrictions due to the pandemic, which forced the cancellation of dozens of festivities during the last year.

Berlin's Olympic stadium lights up in LGBTI colors

Por Juan
After UEFA's veto to illuminate the Munich stadium with rainbow colors during the match between Germany and Hungary, the city has decided to carry out several acts of protest to protest against Hungarian anti-LGBTI laws. The mayor of Munich has announced that several important stadiums and buildings in the city will be dyed in the colors of pride and many volunteers will distribute 11,000 flags to the spectators of the football match.

Sea lions invade a coastal city in Chile

Por Juan
A herd of more than 300 sea lions has sought refuge from their main predator, orcas and whales, in the Chilean city of Tomé. Some already roam the streets of the city in search of food, causing problems for merchants and fishermen in the region.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the new trailer

Por Juan
Marvel publishes the new and spectacular trailer of Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings, a film that goes through the family dramas of the protagonist, whose father seems to be the real Mandarin. The film will be released on September 3.

Bouncy castle gets stuck on the road due to strong winds

Por Juan
A strong windstorm and rain threw a huge bouncy castle in the middle of a road in Laos, Thailand, on Sunday, June 13. The drivers had to stop abruptly since the inflatable did not even allow the passage and also made visibility difficult.

12-story building collapses in Miami Beach

Por Juan
One person has died and at least 100 have disappeared in the collapse of a 12-story building in Miami Beach, Florida. The emergency teams have managed to rescue about thirty people who resided in the 136 affected homes. The mayor of the town has declared that until the rescue work is finished, the investigation into the causes of the collapse will not begin. 15 families are being relocated to nearby hotels as the rest of the building is in danger.

Lightning sets fire to an apartment in Chelyabinsk, Russia

Por Juan
Lightning struck an apartment building in the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia this week. The phenomenon has caused a fire that has left the houses completely burned and unrecoverable.

Pope Francis greets Spiderman in an audience

Por Juan
This Wednesday, June 23, Pope Francis met Spiderman himself. Spider-Man attended a papal audience and, after this, he greeted the Pontiff. The "spider man" is a popular character in Italy due to his work in solidarity with sick children, whom he visits in hospital. Mattia Villardita, a 27-year-old young man, hides under the disguise.

Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso on International Refugee Day

Por Juan
World famous actress Angelina Jolie visited Burkina Faso this week as a special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The interpreter and social activist wanted to know first-hand the crisis that the nation is experiencing, which continues to host refugees despite living under the armed insurgencies of al-Quaida and the Islamic State.

The sad story of an octopus eaten by a stingray

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Diver Jules Casey recently shared the sad story of an octopus with whom she had become friends on her Instagram account. For many months Casey was visiting a female octopus and when she gave her gifts she would touch her, exploring her hand. She even explained that she witnessed its mating ritual on two occasions.

However, when she recently returned to visit her, a stingray had caught her friend in her nest and was trying to eat her. The diver spent an hour watching until she ran out of air, but some colleagues informed her that the octopus had finally been devoured and that only a few eggs remained.

Casey explains that she decided not to interfere, difficult as it was, because that is nature. The octopus, she says, "could have left his lair to save herself, but chose to stay to protect her eggs, her selfless act cost him her life."