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Not all passports are the same. We are not referring to the color, but to the quantity of doors that one passport can open and another cannot. Depending on geopolitics and other factors, each year a list is drawn up in which they order The best and worst passports. The vast majority are achieved by being born in a specific country or passing a citizenship exam. But there are other passports that are obtained in a much more direct way. Yes we have -a lot- of money. The passport purchase map. Visual Capitalist has prepared the map that we have on these lines thanks to the data from Henley & Partners (those who make the lists of best and worst passports) and we can see which are the 13 countries that offer something as curious as that “citizenship by investment.” Passport prices are not cheap, but among them we have some like the Malta one, which allows access to 184 countries, making it one of the most “powerful in the world.” In European territory there is also Montenegro -127 countries- and North Macedonia -128 countries-, with Montenegro being very expensive for the “few” countries to which it opens doors. The prices of these passports, in order, would be as follows: Investment required malt (not available from 2025) $698,580 Montenegro $524,000 Jordan $493,640 Türkiye $400,000 Saint Christina and Nevis $250,000 Egypt $250,000 saint lucia $240,000 grenade $232,860 north macedonia $232,860 ancient and bearded $230,000 dominica $200,000 nauaru $130,000 Money for… what? Something that is obvious is the number of Caribbean countries that have these “citizenship by investment” programs, with extremely similar prices. The big question now is who do you have to pay to have a passport (legal, of course) and where does that money go? The answer is… it is paid to the Government. Or the country, however we want to see it. In the case of Caribbean countries, you do not have to pass a language exam or reside on the island. We simply pay the amount and, within a period of just a few months, the passport is delivered to us. And more than a payment, it is a donation or investment, depending on the country. For example, we can get a Saint Kitts and Nevis passport if we contribute to the Sustainable Growth Fund for the Islands or if we make a considerable real estate investment. It is one of the strongest passports in the Caribbean (with visa for 154 countries) and one of the most coveted “golden passports” because it is not the most expensive. Other countries in the area operate in a similar way and the attractions depend. For example, Granada has a visa treaty E-2 that allows citizens to apply for different procedures in the United States. In fact, there are websites that detail not only what you have to pay, but also the period for obtaining the passport and the “countries that being a citizen opens up to you.” What was given is over. Surely there is something on your mind: to what extent this is an irregularity. It is also something that the European Union itself asked itself not so long ago. Malta appears on the map, but although it was the most expensive and somewhat stricter (because you had to reside for a certain time, buy property and donate to charities), taking into account that it is one of the most powerful in the world, it could be worth putting that amount on the table and getting citizenship. However, in April of this same 2025, the European Court of Justice ruled that these passport-for-money programs violate Union law. Specifically, they consider that granting European Union citizenship in exchange for investment without having any other requirements or connection with the country violates the principle of cooperation between Member States. Because, basically, getting a Maltese passport is have the doors of European countries open wide open, plus those of almost everyone. Cyprus and Bulgaria also had these programs, but after the European ruling, they stopped them. North Macedonia, however, is one of the most relaxed… but there is no indication that applications have been processed. And be careful, regardless of the “ease” of obtaining them, an investigation is usually carried out to verify the origin of the funds, the background of the people, proof of identity, financial history and medical history. What there is not are language exams or the obligation to reside in the country. For the low. Now, there are countries that have this “golden passport”, but not a table with the fees and requirements. For example, Austria, which has another of the most powerful passports, offers citizenship to foreigners who make “extraordinary and significant merits for the country.” It is a highly selective process. Canada has the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program which requires an investment of one million Canadian dollars over five years, a non-refundable contribution of $200,000, an asset of two million Canadian dollars and passing a B2 French exam. And the United States has the EB-5which requires investments of almost two million dollars and grants the green card of permanent residencealthough you do not become a US citizen. In the end, although residual in areas such as the European Union, the Golden Passport is something that continues to exist in several countries as a way to improve global mobility or, directly, to obtain certain benefits that come with being a citizen of a specific country. In Xataka | Americans are moving to Europe in droves. Reason? Housing there is unaffordable

This map exposes the most popular coffee in each country. Capuchino is the undisputed winner worldwide

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On October 1, World Coffee Day will be held. It has no importance for those who already celebrate that ephemeris every day (and more knowing what it is Good for health), but it is the date chosen by the International Coffee Organization to pay tribute to this universal drink (and baptized by Clemente VIII) and value both the situation of coffee growers such as fair trade networks and sustainable practices. Not surprisingly, coffee is the second most consumed drink in the world only behind the water, and something very interesting is to know the coffee tastes of each of the countries. The reason? Although there are two main coffee varieties –The robust and the Arabica-, there are many preparations and machines that give very different results. And this map illustrates it perfectly: Prepared by Coffenessin it we can see what kind of elaboration is most present in the day -to -day life of many of us. Among all, the star is the cappuccinoand by far: according to the map, It is the preferred preparation of 24 countriesamong which is Spain. He is loved in much of Europe, in fact, and a lot of distance from the espresso. This elaboration, stronger and concentrated, is the second most popular. 14 countries, among which are the United States or Germany, prefer this elaboration that causes a sensation for the fascination they generate, on occasion, the necessary machines for their preparation. They are increasingly economical and with more functions -all in one like the Ninja Luxe that we analyzed a few months ago They facilitate things very much- and, although it may shock that of taking an espresso, the truth is that … it is rich. Why can it collide? Because, As Spaniards, an espresso is ‘complicated’ of drinking. The reason is that, if we ask for a coffee alone in a cafeteria that does not have Specialty coffeethe most normal is that We are served a torrefactand it is a tremendously bitter and required coffee, which is why it needs more sugar than it already has naturally with the aim of masking the taste. If specialty coffee is used, although it is still strong, it is much better. The third most popular elaboration is filter coffee, and here I am surprised that it is not the most consumed in the United States, the place of the famous ‘office coffee’ and that of the ‘dinners’. It is popular in 12 countries, including South Africa, United Arab Emirates or Bulgaria. And what about Italy? Well, no matter how much coffee tradition they have, in Italy they don’t have coffee. Not yet, at leastsince tradition comes from the title process and some of the most famous elaborations, being one of them, precisely that of American coffee. Because yes, it was not invented in the United States, but for Italian hoteliers that, during the Second World WarThey reduced the espresso coffee with water to be the taste of American soldiers. According to Coffeness, it is the most popular in Italy, but also in South Korea, Argentina, Costa Rica or Uruguay. In Latin America, basically. Turkish coffee is thick and the most attached to a specific place Then there are peculiarities, such as the Irish coffee that conques Ireland, the Turkish coffee they only want in Türkiye, Where is Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanityor the espresso macchiato, which apart from a Stera of Eurovisionis the favorite in Australia, Honduras or the United Kingdom. Where is China? I ask that too, since China in recent years has become One of the main players in the coffee market worldwide. The drink has gone from insignificant to cause fury, so much that they are opening many coffee shops in large cities And it is something that has even become In a claim so that companies like Huawei attract foreign workers. The problem is where they have taken the data from Coffeness, and it is the reason why, although nice and may be very right, We are not facing a rigorous study or anything like that: They clarify that they are based on a search data analysis on Google, so although far from offering definitive data, they can determine what are the most popular coffee elaborations in many countries. And there is the matter: China and its great blockade They enter the equation, preventing that data can be collected. But well, apart from rigor, the results ‘quad’ with what, in many cases, we could expect. And it does not surprise me a little that the most popular elaboration is my dear capuccino. Images | Alet123Coffeness In Xataka | How much does a cup of coffee in each country in the world cost, explained in a fantastic map

A garbage cube of 2,000 ago in Mallorca exposes the star product of Roman fast food: Zorzal’s skewer

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The concept of “fast food“It is currently strongly associated with that of”junk food”. It usually involves a not very healthy dish due to the presence of processed foods. But fast food really exists For centuries And the Romans, of course, have something to say there. And a recent study puts on the table an important fast food industry in Roman times to northern Mallorca. The star dish? Singing birds. “Popina”Alejandro Valenzuela is a researcher at the Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies in Mallorca and the author of a Published article in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology in which he details how in the Roman city of Pollentiahe Zorzal He was the protagonist of street food. Founded in the 123 AC to the north of Mallorca, Pollentia was an imperial city for the empire due to its location in the Mediterranean and its ports that They favored trade With the island. Today is an archaeological site in which we have a curious and small theater, but in its day it must have been a very busy city, a bustling shopping center in which food played an essential role. Inside the shops, were the ‘Popinae‘. These are small establishments where you could eat something fast and have a wine before following the way. They were focused on the lowest classes of Roman society. Searching in the garbage. This was something common in Roman cities due to their rhythm of life. In Herculano and Pompeii you can see some ruins in good condition of Themopoliumwhich are more like taverns for somewhat more wealthy people, but basically, in both cases there was a bar with amphorae to get some hot food, serve the client and that it followed on their way. An example of Thermopolium Valenzuela, what interested him was to know what was in those mud vessels, but to discover what the inhabitants who were walking for Pollentia had to look in their garbage. Near one of those popinas there was a septic tank of a few meters deep in which everything was thrown. Part of the garbage was ceramic, which has allowed to date the date of use of the well between 10 AC and 30 AD What else was there? A large number of mammalian bones, birds and fish. And the bones of the birds are the ones that caught their attention. Pollentia location in Mallorca in image A. in B, the location of the well. In C, the meters at which a greater concentration of bones were found Fast Food Bird. Although there were several species, such as chicken, the bones were mostly slut. They are small singing birds associated with the diet of the upper classes of the Roman empirebut here we are in a very different context: popular food at street level. The remains highlighted the skulls and sternons of those birds, which indicated one thing: the most juicy parts should be the ones that served in the popina. As with other birds, the extremities and the upper part of the chest are the most juicy, and Valenzuela estimates that removing that juicy meat allowed the food seller to cook those parts quickly to the grill or in oil to serve it quickly. It is a meat that hardly takes a few seconds to cook. The darker, the more presence of parts they found in the black well. Within the red perimeter, the most fleshy parts and their associated bones, little present in the well Seasonal. There is also the possibility that customers sit down and consume the zorzal in dishes, since ceramic remains could indicate that there was a dishes, but due to the size of the bite, Alejandro Comment In Live Science that, within the “context of street food, it is also plausible to serve in skewer to facilitate consumption.” In the end, except exceptions, food in ancient times was linked to seasons and the foal is a seasonal product that would have integrated well into a diet like that of Roman cities with others like domestic chicken either European rabbittwo species whose remains would also have served in this restaurant Fast food of Pollentia. But the most important thing is that this finding makes the belief that the Zorzal was a luxury bite for the Romans staggers because the Popinae They were not precisely the premises that most frequented the High classes. Images | Daniele Florio From Rome, Dion art In Xataka | The world ranking of ultraprocess food: the countries that most and less consume it worldwide

There are countries that do not exercise as they should, and this map exposes the most sedentary

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Change Life habits and putting in shape is one of the most common purposes when the year begins. So much that there are studies that have proposed to analyze How to meet that goal Without discouraging ourselves because, for many people, putting on form implies “from zero”. The reason is that many do not perform the physical activity necessary to remain in good shape, which implies a risk for both physical and mental health. And on this map of Visual Capitalist We can see what are those countries in which people do not do the necessary exercise. The recommendation. The World Health Organization recommends that adults dedicate 150 minutes a week, at least, aerobic physical intensity activities. This includes walking -which is increasingly uncovered as A highly recommended exercise-, but also swim, jog or ride a bike. And these 150 weekly minutes must be complemented with 75 minutes of activities such as peso lifting for Strengthen both muscles and joints. WHO also says that any physical activity is better than any. The exercise not only keeps us healthier, but also contributes to a Best Mental Healtha better humor and a better resistance to diseases. The problem is that, as a study published in The Lancet Global Health It has demonstrated, much of the population does not move as much as it should. The study. The article explores and collects the data related to the physical activity reported by adults in different population surveys. Through the analysis of 507 surveys in 163 countries with a total of 5.7 million participants, researchers have been able to estimate the prevalence of insufficient physical activity between 2000 and 2022. The data. They are not good. According to their interpretations, in 2022, 31.3% of people worldwide performed insufficient physical activity, not reaching those minimal recommendations of WHO. In 2010, that figure was 26.4% and in 2000 it stood at 23.4%. We see, therefore, a bullish trend, but also a significant increase between the last decade and the previous one. By countries. The map prepared by Visual Capitalist collects this data and reinterprets the maps published in the study itself. In some cases, these data are devastating. In much of the American continent, two thirds of the population do not meet those guidelines marked by WHO. There are exceptions like Mexico, but the population is also close to that inactivity figure. In Europe, the situation is quite diverse. Spain has 22%of the population that performs insufficient physical activity, France 23%, Germany 12%, Austria 20%and Belgium 25%. However, there are cases such as Poland with 35% inactivity, Italy with a striking 40% and Portugal with 52%. Dramas. They are striking data, but together, the worst part is taken by the Middle East and part of Asia. United Arab Emirates is the worst country in this regard, according to the analysis, with 66% of its population performing insufficient physical activity. Kuwait is not very far with 63% and Lebanon stays at 59%. It is a trend in the area, with Qatar and its 54% inactivity, or Iraq and Saudi Arabia with 52%. Looking at Asia, South Korea is not much better, with 58% of the population that does not move what should, 52% of the Japanese are also more sedentary of the account and we see that India has an index of 49%. Japan’s case is curious, since it is a country that is proud of its longevity and of the exercise programs for the elderly. More and less aligned countries with the objectives for 2030. The more azul, the better Social inequalities. Speaking of age, it is something that also plays a role in these data. In this period of analysis, insufficient physical activity increased between those over 60, regardless of the sixth and the region to which they belong. But we also see many countries with light colors that represent that they are doing the recommended activity, but as we used to have meme in Xataka, it has a trick. Some of them are in Europe as Finland (10%), Netherlands (9%) and Sweden (8%), among others, but the vast majority are in the Sub -Saharan Africa area. And it is not that they want to train than the rest of the world, but that it is a very active population due to economic reasons since a greater proportion of population in poorest countries is used in tasks such as agriculture or manual works, something that counts for movement statistics. Because these social inequalities, in the end, are represented in a very varied arc of situations, and in the study itself we can see that the activity index barely varies between people with low income, but that when life is somewhat more accommodated, Sedentary lifestyle also increases. And the conclusion of the study is that, in the end, almost a third of adults around the world do not meet the recommended levels of physical activity and it would be a good idea that policies were strengthened to foster that exercise. In Xataka | The human being is not made to run, but to rest. At least according to a Harvard teacher

A video taken by Rover Curiosity exposes its secrets

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The Curiosity Rover He has been unraveling secrets of the surface of Mars. But it has not been fixed On the ground this timebut in heaven. Strange clouds. NASA has published this week A hypnotic recording taken on January 17 with the Mastcam Chamber of Rover Curiosity during the Sun number 4,426 of the mission. What we see are bright and bright clouds that move gently through the sky of Mars. However, they are not clouds like those of the earth. They are nightly clouds dyed of reddish and greenish tones that aroused the interest of scientists since the first time the Martian robot looked at the sky. What his color tells us. As on Earth, this type of clouds is called “noctilucent” because they shine during twilight, the transition from day to night, thanks to the light dispersed by the west sun. The difference is that, on Mars, these clouds can be composed of water or carbon dioxide ice. The iridescent clouds, whose colored flashes remind of the naches, are specifically those that are formed from the carbon dioxide ice, which condenses at high altitudes, between 60 and 80 kilometers on the Martian floor. A team from the Institute of Space Sciences of Boulder, in the United States, He analyzed thoroughly from Curiosity images In a recent study. What their movements tell us. These clouds are not only different from the color, but also the shape and height to which they move. While carbon dioxide formations rise and produce colorful flashes, water ice are white feathers that move to lower altitudes, around 50 kilometers, and dissipate when they heat up as they approach the surface . Studying the size and growth of cloud particles helps astronomers understand how planet. The incombustible curiosity. The observations of the Curiosity Rover have been key to understanding the physics of the Martian atmosphere. The images were obtained using one of the two Mastcam color modules, specifically the 34 mm camera, although it currently has the partially blocked filter wheel. Even in years, Curiosity continues to obtain valuable data and continues its journey towards new areas of interest, such as channels and craters that could hide clues about Mars. But when he looks at heaven he also opens a window to better understand atmospheric dynamics and the climate of the red planet. Image | NASA-JPL In Xataka | All DNA bases and 14 of 20 amino acids: NASA has found molecules linked to life in Bennu samples

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