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There is a ‘cover’ in the business that will generate the increase in defense spending: Telefónica

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Telefónica is not just the dean and leader in clients of Spanish telecos: it is also the one who dominates the technological tenders of the Ministry of Defense. It is no accident. AND will go to more. Why is it important. Spain has adhered to the plan to reach 5% of GDP in military spending, although maintains your plan not to invest more than 2%. In any case, there is a horizon to increase that item that will result in more than a dozen billions of euros additional to current investment. And everything indicates that Telefónica will be one of the great beneficiaries of this expansion. In figures. It is not a monopoly because there is plurality of winners, but the concentration is very high. The context. The State is the main shareholder of Telefónica with the 10% that invested –2.3 billion– in May 2024. Marc Murtrathe president who arrived six months ago, came from Indra, another participated by the State, after the SEPI forced the change in management. In detail. In the last two years, Telefónica has multiplied its presence in defense. Among the main recent contracts include: Yes, but. This concentration in state companies has a geopolitical logic. The government wants to shield military communications against foreign technological dependencies. Especially after The recent rupture with Israeli suppliers such as Elbit Systems that advocates the government. The beneficiary, according to an exclusive The confidentialit will be most likely Indra. In any case, national security justifies state control. The threat. For private competition, the panorama is complicated. With the increase in defense spending and preference for companies participated by the State, opportunities for other operators are reduced. It is a market that is nationalized by the back door. The Declaration of Murtra in Congress three weeks ago He speaks for himself: “Telefónica wants to invest in defense, but always subordinated to the defense policy that marks the ministry,” he said. Translation: We are an executing arm of the state, not an independent competitor. Deepen. The new budget of 34,000 million for 31 Special Modernization Programs It will be the great test. Telecommunications, cybersecurity, command and control systems: Everything goes through the digital infrastructure already controls. It is your time to capitalize years of investment. In Xataka | Spain refuses to spend 5% of GDP on artillery. Because what you really want is to sell it to Europe Outstanding image | Xataka

If the question is how to increase protein intake, the answer is the ‘proffee’

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Proteins should be one of the pillars on which a balanced diet. Let’s have the goal of keeping ourselves in good shape, losing weight or gaining muscle mass, Proteins are essential. However, it is not always so simple get to the recommended amountand that is where the preparation industry has found a reef. As? With processed foods that play with marketing and move to others whose protein contribution is already important. There are also protein supplements, of course, and are interesting in diets in which the physical load is considerable. But what if instead of taking only one Protein milkshakeDo we mix them with coffee? A few years ago appeared In Tiktok the fashion of the ‘proffee’ resulting from combining Protein and Coffeeand far from being something that was forgotten, it has kept In time and that is not as a bad idea as it may seem. Brands like Starbucks did not take long get into the carbut these protein coffees are something you can do at home very easily. Although you have to have a little eye combining the ingredients so that the result is not a drink of the Averno. THE CAFFEA WITH PROTEINS: ATITIING COMBINING There are many mixtures that are doubtfulbut that of coffee and proteins looks like one more. On the one hand, we have coffee, a food that, beyond its energy contribution thanks to the caffeine, It is very healthy. You have to be careful with the amount of caffeine that we eat and It is not good for all activitiesbut there are more and more studies that support the beneficial effects of coffee About our body. On the other hand, powdered protein. There are several types, but the most common are those of whey, casein and soybeans. Here You have to be careful Because it is a double -edged sword and, the more processed and additives, worse. For example, you have to control the added sugar level or the types of sweeteners they use because the labels of some powdered proteins are authentic Bibles. Above all, if it is a quality powder, it is much easier to consume a shake than a huge amount of eggs. Made the presentations, Let’s go to ‘Proffee’. Although There are suitable intervals To take protein, the truth is that we can take a shake when we feel like it. The important thing is Distribute that macronutrient among all meals Daily, but mixing them with coffee is interesting in two specific moments: In that first morning coffee We introduce protein at a time when our body is open to receive it. In that coffee we drink before training. We gain an extra energy, we contribute to the total daily protein that we should ingest and, in addition, we have the positive effects of caffeine for our sports practice. And preparing the drink does not have too much science. In fact, it is very possible that you already did it before the term ‘Proffee’ appeared on the network. Here my recommendation is that you do it as you like, but ideally you do not prepare a espresso And you add a church of protein, since the result is … well, disgusting. A simple elaboration is to unite a espressoa banana, milk (animal or vegetable) and a chip of vanilla or chocolate proteins in a crusher and make the shake. Banana and proteins sweeten the drink and mixture is curious, but it is quite good. You can remove milk if you want to consume less calories and change it for water, but that extra milk also adds proteins. You can also move from banana or find another fruit that can curdle well with coffee. What I would never do – and here each one can do what they want, but it is a recommendation – is Mix coffee with proteins that are not chocolate or vanilla. Proteins with neutral flavor, to citrus or strawberry are not too pleasant in that mixture. In the end, it is to play with amounts and ingredients until you find something that you like because, in this case, beyond a fashion with its own name on Tiktok, joining proteins and coffee is something that It can contribute a lot In active life styles. It would always be necessary to be careful not to replace meals for powders, since these real foods have a series of vitamins, minerals and other beneficial compounds and, above all, choose a protein shake that not up to sugar. And, if you test and you do not like it, do not take it that, despite the existence of the I think for humansfood is also to enjoy. Images | Xataka In Xataka | Extra virgin olive oil is one of the purest products in the world. And it is also full of microplastics

If the question is “you will sell the Nintendo Switch 2 despite the price increase” the answer is: yes, a lot

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469 euros. Is what is worth Nintendo Switch 2 Brand new without a single game. A price that makes it compete with consoles such as PlayStation 5 wave Xbox Series x And that, no matter how much it hurts, it takes on some sense: The switch is no longer a toy. It was possible to wonder if, after this price increase, Nintendo would have easy to sell its new console. The answer is clearer than ever. Not that he is selling well, he is selling more than he had planned. The Price Upon. The Nintendo Switch went on sale in Spain at a price of 329.99 euros. Four years after its launch, the company It reduced it to 299.99 euros. A strategic movement to give way to a switch OLED that went on the Spanish market in 2021 by 349.99 euros. Four years later, the company launches its new switch 2 for 469 euros, and with specifications that few expected. Ability to execute games in 4K 60FPS, an important graphic jump in the games that await you and the great added of Switch: portability. Uncertainty. A few days after your presentation, Nintendo postponed switch 2 reservations in the United States. Reason? The constant changes in tariffs imposed on China and other countries by the Trump administration. The rumors about price increases on the PVP that had been planned were in the air although, after a foreseeable calm, it seems that everything follows its course. Dying of success. Partially loved the stormNintendo has revealed how Switch reserves are going. The answer is “extremely” well. Shuntaro Furukawa has explained in X The current situation. “We have acquired many pieces in advance and state progressing with the production so that we can make the deliveries of Nintendo Switch 2. On April 2, we announced its details and open a lottery for sale in My Nintendo Store. As a result, we receive an extremely large amount of applications: approximately 2.2 million people only in Japan. This far exceeds our initial expectations and far exceed Switch 2 that can be delivered through My Nintendo Store on June 5. The Switch 2 is dying of success before birth in Japan, so much that it will not be able to meet all the initial deliveries. Forced march in production. Nintendo not only has to supply Japan from Switch 2, it has to do the same with the global market. Furukawa has assured that the company will reinforce its production system, one that continues to depend on countries like China, which has been imposed a 125%tariff. The big doubt is what will happen to the price of this console in its long life cycle. Competitors like Sony are clear: They are already uploading prices. Image | Nintendo In Xataka | New promotions of the Nintendo Switch 2. If you reserve it now, you can take a good gift

The United States has been sunk in an extreme increase in eggs. Spain now faces the same problem

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No, they are not your impressions. Prepare an tortilla is more expensive today than only a few months ago. After experimenting A price increase Between August and December 2024 in the EU set, egg cards have risen again in recent days clearlyas noted The Observatory FACUA PRICE OR THE SERVICES OF Toledo and Bellpuig. Behind that trend there are a number of key factors and especially a great question: what can we expect from now on? More expensive eggs? The data of the observatory FACUA PRICE AND THE SERVICES OF Toledo either Bellpuig They show it clearly: after The climb Price scored already during the second half of 2024, the eggs have become more expensive. The percentage It can vary of one chain to anotherbut at the beginning of March the consumer organization registered increases in the price of the eggs of up to 25%. Meanwhile, the Catalan Lonja or the Toledo also scored price increases that have become 8 or 14 centsdepending on the type of product. What is the reason? Better talk about reasons, in the plural. The first key is the demand itself. The sector has registered an increase that already goes back to 2024with one 8% risefar superior to that noted by meat or refrigerated. It is not strange. During the Inflationist scenarios Consumers look for cheaper options, such as eggs, a protein source economic. With that backdrop the farms have also had to deal with a series of factors that affect their costs: The end of bonuses in the electricity bill and an increase in labour and the grain In recent years. The sector has warned of impact that will have the regulation that aims to eliminate the cages. Are the only factors? No. The analysis On egg prices usually point out another key: the ghost of the avian flu that hits especially to the USplunged into what has already been baptized as “ovoflation”marked by scarcity and record prices. In January the Average price From a dozen category to category, it was about $ 4.95, well above of what is charged in Spain. In recent weeks the seven euros. Here the Ministry of Agriculture and Food declared early year the high risk of aviar flu and activated An order that applied preventive measures in the most exposed areas. At that time, the EU Official Gazette warned that Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, Poland and Portugal had notified outbreaks. Where does the demand come from? In its last analysis of the market the Toledo Business Federation (Fedeto) a determining factor to understand the drift of prices in Spain: demand, both the national and the arrival of outside our borders. “Egg consumption remains high in homes and in industry”, Precise The collective, which appreciates a general climb in the contributions of all sizes, especially L and M. “Export is maintained to European center countries, where diminished production does not serve to meet the needs of demand,” duck. According to the Spanish Association of Egg Producers (ASEPRHU), at least in recent years Between 15 and 20% From the table eggs of Spain they have ended up exporting. Their main destinations: France, Portugal and the Netherlands. And the United States? In full “ovoflation” The US is looking for different ways of satisfying its demand and lowering prices, which happens in part, according to I recently advanced The New York Timesto bring them from abroad. A few weeks ago the newspaper said that the US is already probing several countries to ensure the short -term supply, although without specifying which. The largest source of eggs imported to the country is its neighbor Canadafollowed by Netherlands and United Kingdom. Recently the CNN chain pointed out, however, that one of the country’s great support is now being Türkiye, which plans to export 420 million From eggs to the US this year, a record mark. And what about Spain? The flow of eggs between the US and the EU is usually scarce and in fact, EFE clarifiesthe US authorities allow only the entry of European egg in the shell for transformation into ovoproduct, not for direct consumption. In the specific case of Spain, exports to the US barely pass the 100 tons per year, which represents only 0.1% of the export volume of Spain, more focused on the European Union. With all the newspaper Last minute I pointed A few days ago, Spanish products are preparing to send eggs to the US after verifying that the US has “shown interest” in their product. Moreover, he assures that in an internal circular Federovo claims to be making efforts to process export certificates. In 2015, in a similar situation, the US resorted to the EU, although the sector ensures that the scenario is different today, with a solid domestic market. Images | Alex Barth (Flickr) and Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine (Flickr) In Xataka | Eggs are so expensive in the United States that there are people opting for a desperate solution: rent chickens

This time there are no layoffs but an increase in bonus for managers

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Mark Zuckerberg continues with his plan to speed up the goal structure and prepare it to face the challenge that his AI presents. One of the most controversial measures of that plan has been the 5% of your workforcebut not the only one. In one Corporate communication At the SEC, goal confirmed “an increase in the percentage of objective bonus” in the Annual bonus plan for executives of the company. With this new bonus plan, Meta managers could get a bonus of up to 200% of their base salary, instead of a maximum of 75% of their salary they could reach so far. More incentives for executives, less for employees The new bonus plan presented by the company would not affect the remuneration of Mark Zuckerberg which, as CEO and founder, receives A symbolic salary that is complemented with A personalized bonus that compensates. The increase in executive bonuses arrives at a time of tension between the template after the dismissal of goal to which low performance was attributed in their work. However, as the company itself confirmed, these layoffs occur in the context of strategic change to focus on the development of AI, Not due to economic problems. Something that confirmed the 21% increase in the benefits that Goal communicatedJust a few weeks ago. The Board of Directors approved this increase in Bonus for managers with the aim of being more competitive at the salary level “was in or below the 15th of the total compensation in cash of executives who held similar positions. After this increase, the total compensation in cash for the appointed executive officials (except the Executive Director) falls approximately in the 50th of the target compensation of the peer group “, can be read in the document presented by the finish line to the target to the Stock Exchange Commission (SEC). This increase also coincides with the announcement of the 10% trim in rewards For shares -based employees that he published he Financial Times last week. This measure affects, to a different extent, tens of thousands of employees who will receive less actions as a complement to their salary, just at the time these actions have risen 47% during the past year. In Xataka | Trump has made great technological ones change, but not for ideology: they are companies behaving like companies Image | Flickr (Techcrunch)

Years ago Mexico opted to offer longer school days for children. Caused an increase in divorces

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A time ago a group of economists from the University of Tennessee It was done A peculiar questionfor the concepts and ideas that combines and also its implications: does the school’s school day influence The divorce rate parental? If the time children spend at school clearly affects To the dynamics of the families, conditioning as basic aspects as the hours of adults for other tasks, does that factor interfere with the couple’s breakdown? And if so, how? And why? After crossing school data and separations recorded for several years in Mexico, the experts reached A curious conclusion: The expansion of school days or have greater access to schools with extended schedules does seem to affect divorce rates. It increases them. School Conference (and something else). Over the years articles (many) have been published on how the different school day models They affect To students, their performancehe school abandonment or the “Child Wellness”. The debate It is old and root in a dilemma on which they have run ink rivers: Continuous school day or departure? There are those who ensure that this response has implications that go far beyond the classrooms, such as The gender gapthe Differences of opportunities or family poverty. Click on the image to go to Tweet. A new factor: divorces. María Padilla-Romo, Cecilia Peluffo and Marian Its derivatives: The separations. And they have done it based on a very specific question: how does the expansion of the schooling work affect divorce rates? To find out they basically handle two sources, the statistical records of marriage ruptures and school data on the expansion of the school day in the public primary schools. In Mexico they found databases for both fronts, so the country ended up becoming its particular (and huge) laboratory. The data they obtained and interpretation have just reflected them in An essay Posted in Journal of Public Economics. But what did they analyze? The researchers took advantage of a phenomenon that played in their favor: the “Large -scale expansion” of the model of Full -time school (Full-Time Schools, or etc, with a “Extended Day” of Between six and eight hours) In Mexican municipalities from 2007 to 2016. To be more precise, economists resorted to census data from the monitoring of the monitoring Program etc. of the Secretary of Public Education that corresponded to the 2007/2008 academic year, in which It began to applyand 2015/2016. Then they compared the degree of implementation of that program of school day expanded by municipalities and were fixed in women in divorce procedures in each of those locations. In short, they crossed data. The information on marriage ruptures was obtained from the National Institute of Mexican Statistics and Geography (INEGI), where the cases processed between 2000 and 2016 consulted. And the surprise came. After working with the different records, the researchers discovered that there seems to be A marked relationship between the extension of the school day in the primary centers and the ruptures. At least in Mexico. “We found that the expansion of the school day in 3.5 hours causes a significant increase in divorce rates,” explain economists in Your article. “In addition, the effect is increased with each year of exposure from municipalities to full -time schooling.” A well calibrated trend. The experts They go further and share their calculations on the relationship between both factors, broad teaching days and ruptures. “We found that, as a result of an average increase in the availability of etc. of 24 percentage points, the divorce rate increased by 0.041 divorces per 1,000 individuals (an increase of 12.6 in relation to divorces in the municipalities treated in the year prior to the opening of the first etc) “. Moreover, researchers even appreciate that “the effect increases over time” and the increase in the divorce rate is higher when families enjoy the longest teaching days for seven years. “Our main estimates suggest that the availability of ETC It gave rise to 23,119 additional divorces between 2009 and 2016, or approximately 4.7% of the total number of divorces presented during that period of time, ” The study abounds. Its authors also detected another key trend: the longest school days gave rise to greater divorce rates in areas where less traditional social norms overwhelmed on marriage, divorces and female work. Click on the image to go to Tweet. The question: Why? Extend a few hours the time that primary school The article From Padilla-Romo and his companions suggests that it is not. Maybe it’s a few hours, but influence classrooms. And the reason is that this extension of school days is in its own way “an implicit subsidy for children’s care.” Having their children during a broad period in schools – on its website the Mexican government points out that in etc From 8.00 to 16.00 h– Parents have more time. Especially women, in which It regularly falls The care of the offspring. And those hours can use them in working outside their homes, in exchange for a salary that reinforces their economic independence. Although the researchers recognize that the greatest job among women can have other consequences, such as generating “conflicts”, that mothers with an “abusive couple” remain less exposed to it or simply increase the flow of money that enters home, what That facilitates to face the expenses involved in divorce and separation, the researchers suggest that the economic factor is essential to understand the phenomenon. “A disproportionate fraction”. “Mothers and other female members of the family dedicate a disproportionate fraction of their time to the care of children. The longest school days provide them with an increase in their effective time provision, which translates in better opportunities to acquire individual income “, Zanjan The three authors of the study. “As a result, the negotiation positions at home are probable.” “Our results show that the extension of the school day gave rise to higher divorce rates in areas with less traditional social norms on marriage, divorce and the priority of women in jobs, … Read more

The 3 assets with which you can increase the anti -aging power of retinol

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Practicing self -care is one of the eight purposes that a Swiss welfare guru proposes to completely transform our life: it gives us the best excuse to book a few minutes a day during which to relax and, increasing, increase self -esteem. Notice progressively prettier, bright, firm and smoothed skin It has a lot to do with this last benefit, for which to have effective beauty assets is key; Among the most powerful, the Retinol, a derivative of vitamin A widely used in cosmetics for its smoothing properties of wrinkles, texture and enhancers of firmness. Although powerful by itself, when combined with other ingredients multiplies its strength. Designing the beauty ritual in such a way that the ingredients of each cosmetic are enhanced with each other is the secret of the most radiant skins and the good news is that experts have revealed the perfect cocktail for a superactive as interesting as retinol. We anticipate that Your natural allies are three: Vitamin C, peptides and hydroxyacids. © Getty Images Retinol’s anti -wrinkle power Cleaning, applying a tonic, treating specific problems with ultraconcentrated formulas in assets, hydrating and protecting during the day with a sunscreen: these are the main steps of a good skin care routine and the third is in which it is usually come in At stinol serum -shaped retinol with which to smooth the wrinkles, improve the texture or reduce the appearance of the spots. “Thanks to its regenerative capacity and its proven effectiveness, Retinoids are considered the anti -aging gold standard “says Estefanía Nieto, dermocosmetic director of Medik8, on an ingredient that further increases its capabilities when playing as a team. Crystal Retinal 24, from Mediak8 (135 euros). Capture Totale Retishot, of Dior (115 euros). High Potancy Growth Factor Firming & Lifting Serum, by Perricone MD (147 euros). Unicretinol ++ Invisible Night Mask, by Unicskin (95 euros). In order for all their benefits to be clear, Raquel González, Cosmetologist and Technical Director of Perricone MD, reminds us that “at the cosmetic level, it is the gold standard in the regeneration of the skin. antioxidant, promotes collagen and elastin synthesis, swelling the tissue In the long run and reveals a more juicy and smooth skin. It is the most effective known ingredient in this regard. “In short, it seems unstoppable on its own, although when it really displays its magic it is when combining it with the three assets that we anticipated above. Vitamin C, the illuminating supering picture Brighting Sprouts Ecstasy, from Byoode (55 euros). Vitamin C Esther Photo Bright Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF30 (82 euros). “To take the results of the retinoids to the next level, it is necessary to accompany it from other assets, such as vitamin C, peptides and hydroxyacids,” says Raquel González; Three master mixtures that drive their benefits. The cosmetologist of Byoode, Lara González, begins with the advantages of Vitamin C: “In the morning it has antioxidant functionsince it protects the skin of free radicals and oxidative stress. However, At night it is more regenerative and helps to unify the tone “. And it is precisely at the last minute when it has to be combined with retinol, “there are even cosmetics that have vitamin C and retinoids in their formulation as proof that together they are better and enhance their effects, since they support the renovating functions,” adds Estefanía Grandson. Peptides, fashion assets Blue Diamond Super Cream, from Omorovicza (413 euros). Snow Lotus Lifting Cream, Boutijour (64 euros). Since Hailey Bieber formulated many of the products of his brand, Rhode, with this cosmetic ingredient, has become one of the most popular and the best thing is that beyond a passenger fashion the peptides have more than spare reasons to star in The beauty rituals. As Marta Agustí, Dermocosmetic Director of Omorovicza points out, “in general, peptides are chains of amino acids who work ordering the skin to synthesize collagen and elastin, keeping the skin youngestwith less wrinkles and greater firmness, also enhancing luminosity. ” As for the reasons why they work so well with the retinoids, Raquel González justifies it with that as “They help to regenerate and repair the skin, allow the possible irritating effects to be tolerated better of retinol at the beginning, such as dryness or initial redness. In addition, by stimulating collagen and elastin synthesis, they work in synergy with retinol to enhance the reaffirming and regenerative effects. ” Hydroxy acids, a powerful regenerator Gold Perfection22 Mask, from Ambari (115 euros). Adzuki & Ragi Fantasy, from Byoode (39 euros). Finally we look at acids that with great renovating power: “By applying between two and three times a week hydroxyacids such as glycolic, lactic or gluconolactoneIt is more than enough, “says Isabel Reverte, Dermocosmetic director of Ambari. On her idyll with retinol, the expert reveals that “they are ideal to combine with retinoids, since they prepare the skin and enhance their regenerative results. Of course, yes, It is essential not to use them at the same time To avoid possible irritations. “Finally, Byoode’s cosmetologist says that” they should only be used with more caution if we are starting with retinol and we have the most sensitive skin. ” (tagstotranslate) Anti -aging

announces an increase in the cost of all its plans, including ads

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In October of last year, the streaming platform did not even bother to apply another increase in prices. subscription prices in Spain. And now the cost of using your platform is going to increase on numerous fronts, as also applies an increase at the price you will pay to add an extra member to the plan so that you can continue playing your content. And while other content platforms like Spotify have only effective an increase in the last 12 years, Netflix has been applying one after another and without knowing for sure if this will be the last, since since it began to block shared accounts it has not stopped modifying the price of its subscriptions. Anyone who thought that 2025 was going to be left without a price increase can now abandon that idea, since the platform with the highest number of subscribers just announced another change to their subscriptionsalthough for now they will stay in the United States; It will not take long for them to be applied in the rest of the countries, as will happen in Spain. The company just announced an increase after a recent earnings presentation and the increase was verified through its website. First, the basic plan with ads goes from $6.99 to $7.99 in the monthly subscription, while the standard ad-free plan goes from $15.49 to $17.99 per month. Which results in a increase of 2.50 dollars and approximately 16.49% applied to the ad-free subscription, which was once the platform’s basic subscription before advertising came to the multimedia content that Netflix offers to its users. Scene from the second season of ‘The Squid Game’. Netflix’s premium plan also receives a raise and now it remains at $24.99 per month from the $22.99 that it has been costing the subscriber’s pocket each month. Here an increase of 2 dollars in the premium is applied to apply 8.70%. But there is more, and the platform has not forgotten the cost for the subscriber to add a new member to their plan so that they can enjoy their platform. Yeah I used to charge $7.99 a month for an extra member for ad-free playback, now goes to $8.99. Netflix The Free Android Yes, according to The New York Times, add an alternative to this experience with the option of paying $6.99 per month for an extra member, but to play the platform’s content with ads. What remains to be seen is when this increase will be applied in Spain as in the rest of the countries, which could take a while. The reason is unknown, but The Wrapat the end of last year, reported that in its own country users are consuming 23% less streaming services to reach an average per citizen of 42.38 dollars, when the previous year, in 2023, they reached the figure of 55.04 dollars per month.

The products that will suffer an increase in price with the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada

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This Monday, during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump ratified the decision to impose a widespread 25% tariff on imports from its trading neighbors Mexico and Canada. Although the president stated that this would be established from day one of his mandate, The new rates will come into effect from February 1although Trump seeks to increase national production, this measure could weigh on the pockets of Americans. According to federal data, Last year more than 30% of imports came from these trading partnersTherefore, some sectors will be affected and Americans will have to foot part of the tariff bills as the possibility of an increase in goods is imminent. Of the products and services that will suffer an increase in price with the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada are: Food and alcoholic beverages Data from the United States Department of Agriculture indicates that during 2024 $46,000 million dollars in agricultural products will be imported from Mexico. It is expected that with the new tariffs the costs of Constellation Brands, which imports beers from the Modelo and Corona brands could increase by 16%. Automobiles and auto parts The automotive sector could also be affected, data from the Department of Commerce highlights that in 2024 alone, The import of vehicles and spare parts from Mexico reached a value of $87,000 and $64,000 million dollars respectivelyWith the increase in taxes, this sector will increase its prices in the coming months. Gas In the case of Canada, with the imposition of the new tariff rates, the cost of gas could increase. According to data from the United States Energy Information Administration, last year The country imported approximately $97 billion of oil and gas from Canada. Keep reading:

Increase in norovirus cases: keys to protect yourself

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In December, The United States has experienced an unusual increase in norovirus outbreaks, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the first week of the month, 91 norovirus outbreaks were reported, suspected or confirmed, a figure higher than that recorded during the same period in previous years, including those prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The norovirus, known as the “vomiting and diarrhea virus”, It is a highly contagious pathogen that causes sudden, severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Although outbreaks can occur throughout the year, their incidence increases between November and April. The virus is estimated to affect between 19 and 21 million people in the US annually. One of the most notable outbreaks in December involved at least 80 people who They got sick after eating raw oysters in a restaurant in Los Angeles. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified that the contaminated oysters came from British Columbia, Canada, and had been distributed in 14 states and the District of Columbia before being recalled. In addition to seafood, Other products recently recalled for being linked to norovirus include fresh and frozen berries, according to an FDA database. Many cases of norovirus are linked to eating raw oysters. (Photo: Eldar Emric/AP) How does norovirus spread? Norovirus is extremely contagious due to two key characteristics: its ease of transmission and its ability to survive on surfaces for days or even weeks. People can contract the virus by being in contact with infected individuals or by consuming contaminated food, water, or touching surfaces. An illustrative case from Tennessee highlights how easily the virus spreads. A member of a bridge club vomited in a parking lot after becoming ill with norovirus, and everyone present contracted the virus. Researchers later found traces of the virus on the playing cards used at the event. According to William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University, it only takes a small amount of the virus to infect someone. This ability explains why norovirus thrives in closed, crowded spaces, such as cruise ships, nursing homes, schools and daycares. Another common route of transmission is contaminated water. Untreated wastewater can introduce the virus into irrigation systems, contaminating fruits, vegetables and shellfish such as oysters and mussels, which filter large volumes of water and concentrate the virus in their flesh. How to prevent norovirus? Prevention starts with good hand hygiene. The CDC recommends washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after using the bathroom, changing a diaper, or before preparing food. Although hand sanitizers are useful against many pathogens, their effectiveness against norovirus is limited due to the resistant structure of the virus. Other key measures to prevent infection are: * Cook food properly: The CDC suggests cooking shellfish, such as oysters, to an internal temperature of at least 63°C to kill the virus. Washing fresh fruits and vegetables is also essential. * Clean and disinfect surfaces: Areas used for food preparation, such as cutting boards and countertops, should be cleaned and disinfected regularly. * Avoid contact with infected people: If someone in your home is sick, limit direct contact and disinfect contaminated surfaces. Bedding and towels used by infected people should be washed with detergent on long cycles and dried at high temperatures. * Waiting to handle food: An infected person should not prepare or handle food until at least two days after symptoms disappear. This is crucial, as the virus can remain in feces for up to two weeks and still be contagious. Stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea and fever are some of the characteristic symptoms of norovirus. (Photo: Shutterstock) What are the symptoms of norovirus? Symptoms of a norovirus infection They include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and fever. What sets this virus apart is how quickly symptoms appear. “You feel fine and all of a sudden you have an explosive episode of vomiting,” Schaffner says. There is no antiviral treatment for norovirus. Doctors recommend resting, drinking plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration, and staying isolated to avoid infecting others. Symptoms generally disappear within a few days without the need for additional treatment. Although most people recover quickly, certain groups are more vulnerable to serious complications, including young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Severe dehydration can cause fatigue, dizziness, and, in children, irritability. In severe situations, patients may require hospitalization to receive intravenous fluids. The norovirus outbreak in December is a reminder of the importance of hygiene and food safety. This “persistent bug,” as Schaffner describes it, can be challenging, but with proper preventive measures and education, it is possible to significantly reduce its spread. Stay alert, follow the recommendations of experts and take care of your health and that of others. Keep reading: * Human metapneumovirus: what it is and what experts say about whether it could become a pandemic* Respiratory infections in winter: myths, realities and tips to take care of yourself this season

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