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There is a critical sector that is still expected the worst before the tariffs of the United States: that of medicines

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For three decades, pharmaceutical products have enjoyed green light in international trade in terms of tariffs. However, the commercial war unleashed by the tariffs of the new US government does not understand essential products. Change of course. Upon yesterday, President Donald Trump announced A 90 -day truce to the introduction of tariffs in many countries. Did it one day After ensuring During the National Committee of the Republican Congress an upcoming introduction of “Great tariffs”To the pharmaceutical sector. This raises an unknown to the European pharmaceutical industry, whose immediate future depends on whether this moratorium also means a pause in tariff fever that this week promised specific rates to this sector in principle exempt from tariffs that affect general trade. An industry with its own rules. And until now the pharmaceutical industry had enjoyed tariff exemptions under the Agreement for Pharmaceutical Products of 1994 of the World Trade Organization, agreement in which the European Union, the United States and other countries such as the United Kingdom, Switzerland or Japan participate. The agreement eliminated tariffs and other surcharges in a variety of drugs and pharmaceutical products. Tariff war. All this is part of the context of a commercial war unleashed by the new US tariffs. Although the tariff issue raised months on the table, the storm broke out last Friday when Trump announced outside the White House the amount of “reciprocal” tariffs that would be taxes to each country (already the European Union). Yesterday, when the tariffs seemed to come true, the president of the United States turned back (more or less). He did announcing 125% tariffs on Chinese products and a 90 -day moratorium on other countries. “Fast and radical” action. Trump’s announcement of industry -specific tariffEuropean Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), appealed to the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, take actions “fast and radical“Aimed at avoiding the” risk of exodus “of European producers to the United States. On the other side of the puddle, analysts do not see this hypothetical exodus clear. “Although the details are scarce, we are strongly opposed to tariffs to any pharmaceutical product: these will probably do little to bring their manufacturing again to the US.” pointed to Reuters Evan Seigerman, BMO Markets BMO analyst. “Given the complexity of the pharmaceutical supply chain, we do not expect the industry to make substantial changes.” Ozempic, in the eye of the hurricane. In recent days, Lars Fruerd Jørgensen, CEO of Novo Nordisk, has also spoken, the company he developed Ozempic and Wegovy. The Danish company manager expressed a certain degree of concern: “Of course there will be short -term impacts while mitigating the impact of tariffs,” collect Bloomberg. Ozempic’s case is relevant. On the one hand, for months we have seen how the demand for this drug against diabetes converted into weight loss treatment far exceeded its offer. The Danish recipe has, on the other hand, with a competitive formula created in the United States, the tirzepatida we found in Zepbound and Mounjarocreated by Eli Lilly laboratories. The manager also put the focus on generic drugs. “As much as the highest category of drugs is that of generic medicines,” It also pointed to Bloomberg. “If you put tariffs, it is difficult for me to see that it will not lead to another situation of medicine shortage or in general to an increase in prices.” Despite this, the United States closely follows the future of prices of this drug to the point where they have spread Bulos on false tariffs To this product. From Australia to Spain, through India. The question of the genericians has had echoes in distant countries such as India and Australia. In the “Aggravic list”Commercial of Spain, the pharmaceutical issue was manifested in a concern for pricing measures in pharmaceutical products, among other issues. It is not only Spain: in Australia, the PBS program (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) has been at the center of the tariff discussion. This mechanism dedicated to the pricing of pharmaceutical products homogenizes drug In an article for The conversation Deborah Gleeson, from the University of La Trobe. A key country in all this is India. This country is an important drug supplier for US pharmacies. Asian giant producers They fear that tariffs raise the price of their products, which will ultimately lead to a product increase in the US market. In Xataka | There is something more disturbing than the collapse of the bag: the collapse of the shelter values ​​such as the US dollar and debt Image | Glsun Mall

In the 70s, wines without vintage were the worst of the worst. Now there are CVC bottles above 700 euros

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Harvesting, parenting, reserve, great reserve and, well, CVC. That is, the acronym of “set of several crops”; A denomination that, at least since 1974, usually designates The worst of the worst of Spanish wine. Or that thought most of the regulators, of the industry and, above all, of the consumers. And so? Because? European standards allow to introduce up to 15% of wine from previous crops to “improve” the wine of the vintage in question. In essence, except in systems such as young and soleras, wine is largely bottled luck. Each vintage is the result of a particular concatenation of human, climatic and geological phenomena: each bottle is the sum of a very long conversation between the world and the human being. Therefore, the usual practice told us that it was a bad signal that a vintage needs more than 15%. There was too much to fix. But they were prejudices. In 2017, Marcos Eguren He took the market A CVC to 750 the bottle. People were scandalized, but did it for pure prejudices. It is not only that the Sierra Cantabria has not stopped growing in price, but that some of the most important (and expensive) wines of the country were already CVC: the best example is The Special Reservethe top of the highest range of Vega Sicily. In a social context in which the “duplicate wines” They begin to appear strongly And in which climate change puts against the ropes to the warehouses of the main wine regions, it makes no sense to produce with one hand tied behind the back: the same wine mixing technique that serves to mask bad vintages can be used to generate exceptional wines. Rudy Kurniawan is The best example. Why were we going to give up it? And the answer is complicated. Above all, because there are a lot of ways of drinking wine. For a good part of consumers, this does not try broths with exceptional organoleptic properties (which also); This is taking sip to sip The history of a small portion of land on the planet. With their dramas, their water stress and the magic of fermentation. Even in wines such as those of the Jerez framework where a very high homogeneity and a higher quality, the differences between centuries of centuries is something wonderful is achieved. The issue is that for another much of the consumers, a glass of wine is not had to carry a oenological, climate and agronomic trip by the Rioja, the Burgundy or Bordeaux. These want a glass of wine to be a glass of wine, because they were not going to aspire to the best wine they can get for a certain price? A revolution that affects everything. It is a general trend: everyone seems to divide into boutiques that do something small, personal and high quality and franchises that produce simple, homogeneous and highly standardized products. Pass with hamburgers, Pass the gyms… How wasn’t it going to happen to the wine? The doubt now is how this wine revolution impacts without vintage in a sector that climate change and international competition is hitting very hard. Image | Klara Kulinova | Kevin Kelly In Xataka | The oldest wine in the world is “Andalusian” and has been resting 2,000 years. If it is good or not, nobody wants to know

60 euros for a camera, 90 for a game. The worst (and best) of Nintendo prices for switch 2

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More than 24 hours have passed since the announcement of Nintendo’s switch 2that we have even reached Person in Person in Paris With journalists from all over Europe. And after the impact of the novelty, one of the revelations (which was not done on the Direct, but subsequently leaked) does not end up dissipating: the price. In social networks and among fans it is one of the issues that are most doubts: Has it gone from braking Nintendo? Are there things you should not charge for? We have reviewed a few prices announced for devices and services related to Switch 2, and we clarify what they think. Switch 2: 469.99 euros. He came to rumore at the time that would cost 400 euros, and there were already those who shout in the sky. 329.95 euros was what cost the Switch 1, that is, with this Nintendo has risen almost 50%. It is a higher power console, but comparable to its predecessor, as demonstrated by the strong retrocompatibility between consoles. With Few novelties at hardware levelthe big question for this generation of Nintendo consoles is whether such a rise is justified. Games: up to 90 euros. He Price of ‘Mario Kart World’ It is being the meal of the fans for a very simple reason. Nintendo is not only taking advantage of the fact that the game is going to be sold as hot bread (or is forcing, between the lines, to buy the console with the game included): it is opening the door for AAA releases in the coming months. No one in the industry doubts that, after this step, ‘GTA VI ‘ It will cost at least a hundred euros, perhaps more. 90 euros for a game in which we are going to literally invest hundreds of hours may not be too much: what scares is what comes next. Nintendo Switch 2: 59.99 euros chamber. One of the Switch 2 Direct Dishes was the emphasis that was made in the possibility of chatting with friends (exclusive online function, by the way), on divided screens and in the same game or different. It will also serve for new ‘Mario Party’ games, where good use of the chamber possibilities will be made. In the must, it has no micro … and unofficial alternatives are already appearing such as This carnivorous plantsomething cheaper. For our liking, a very exclusive product with a limited life and a price of authentic whim. Nintendo Gamecube command (GCN): 69.99 euros. Highly exclusive, since it will only be available for Nintendo Switch online subscribers and, at first, those who have received an invitation to reserve a Switch 2 will be offered. In any case, another excess for a whim: Gamecube games are welcome in the online switch catalog, but some restriction like that it arrives exclusively at switch 2 Help Nintendo make friends. MicroSD Express cards: 59.99 euros. The fact that the first switch memory cards, the classic microSD are also not going to be compatible with the Switch 2. It is a necessary format, yes, so that the loads are faster. Switch 2: € 89.99 Switch command. Significantly, one of the most expensive gadgets that can be bought for Switch 2, but also one of the most profitable: the command is not only great and almost mandatory for more demanding games. You also have to keep in mind that the pro of the first switch will be compatible with Switch 2: The only novelty of this new version is button C to activate the chat. Of course, if you don’t have it the purchase is almost obliged. 1: 80 euros switch games. It is understandable that the improvements in switch games to be enjoyed on Switch 2 have a certain price, although here they are in the limits of the reasonable, around one thousand and two thousand yen (around ten euros). Less sensible seems to charge 80 euros for games such as ‘Breath of the Wild’ or ‘Tears of the Kingdom’, as well as other games that enjoy improvements in Switch 2, such as ‘Mario Part Jamboree’ or Kirby’s, if the original version is not available and they want to buy from new ones. ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Welcomo Tour’: around 10 euros. This kind of camouflaged technical demo is not especially expensive (990 yen are in the Japanese tab), but let’s not fool ourselves: it should come as a gift with the console. What a welcome is if charged! Let us remember a much more generosity case (and with a game that, in principle, paints much better): the magnificent ‘Astro’s Playroom’ that served to discover the characteristics of PlayStation 5 and was included with the console. Header | Nintendo In Xataka | We have already tried ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ in Nintendo Switch 2. Also ‘Metroid Prime 4’, ‘Mario Kart World’ and the ‘Zelda’ improved

The price of coffee lives one of the biggest climbs in its history. The UN thinks that the worst has not yet happened

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They are not easy times. That is the summary when we have some Eggs in full price escalationthe triggered cocoa Due to illegal gold mining And a coffee that has achieved historical values. In the case of coffee we have been anticipating the storm for months, with a product that was Marking maximums in the stock market and with brands absorbing the coup until have stopped doing it. And, in the middle of that uncertain panorama on the price of coffee, the United Nations arrives to tell us that the worst has not yet been. What about coffee? A set of factors, actually. To the difficulties of transporting raw coffee, aggravated by the increase in freight due to conflicts such as the Red Sea, these last crops are added. Vietnam and Brazil are two great coffee producers worldwidebut the climatic phenomena known as the boy and the girl have affected coffee spots -coffee plants. Both phenomena affected similar forms to countries so remote, causing the same in both: higher temperatures and droughts in some producing areas, as well as an alteration of the rainy season that fall torrentially in a short period of time. As a result, the harvest is poorer and quality can also be seen injured. Maximums. That the two largest coffee producers reduce their production is something that affects the rest of the industry. On the one hand, Arabica coffee is the most coveted among specialty coffee producers and is usually more expensive, with Astronomical examples such as Geisha Café. On the other, although the robust is usually cheaper, specialty coffee is already being created with this variety and something more important: it is the basis of something as consumed as instant coffee. As a result, in the New York ICE bag, the Arabica increase 70% in 2024 and an additional 25% in the first months of this 2025. In the case of the robust, the record is got On January 31 with $ 5,840 per ton in the London Stock Exchange, with increases of up to 6% in a single day. Prices also increase for producers and exporters. As we read in Reutersall the main territories experienced increases in 2024 compared to the levels of 2023. And not small: Ethiopia 17.8%. Kenya 12.3%. Brazil 13.6%. Colombia 11.7%. Indonesia 15.9%. Vietnam 5.8%. Bit with delay. The problem is that the price does not rise for producers, toaster and exporters while for the customer. For example, prices achieved In the bag a few days ago they are those of the cargo that will be delivered in May of this year, and it will be from there when the ‘domestic’ price will continue to increase. And it will not be the last climb. In his last report About the state of coffee, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization -Fao- estimates that coffee prices increased 3.8% in December 2024 in Europe at a retail level, 6.6% in the United States. The dynamic is that a 1% increase in international coffee prices cause an increase of 0.24% at a retail level after 19 months, with 80% of the accumulated impact transmitted in the following 11 months. In the case of the United States, this 1% increase in the international price translates into an increase in the retail price of 0.20% after 13 months. In the case of the US, 80% of the accumulated impact is transmitted in eight months. “Inelastic”. This word is interesting, but it is simple to understand: it is the one that defines goods that do not have substitutes and that, therefore, no matter how the price increases, consumers will continue to buy them. Well, in its report, FAO ensures that “given the inelastic nature of coffee demand, it is unlikely that consumption decreases significantly in both markets” -American and European. That is, as there are no alternatives to coffee, no matter how much prices upload us, consumers will continue to acquire this product. Nor is there anything to intervene because, as FAO herself concludes, coffee consumption represents less than 1% of the annual household spending. From the US National Coffee Association they do not share this, affirming that “the great price increase eaten the liquidity of the customers. They do not have all the money to buy what they need” and ensure that they have sold 30% less of the production when, at this point, they would no longer have reservations. It all depends on three countries. Until now, we have talked about the increase in coffee price for wholesalers, but if we are going to the price that consumers pay, FAO estimates that, in December 2024, a coffee was 6.6% more expensive than in December 2023 in the United States. In the case of the European Union, the increase was 3.75%. Therefore, and taking into account that delayed coup of the price increase in coffee, it seems that the worst is yet to come. From FAO they see this as an opportunity for greater research in technology, research and development of the coffee sector and, above all, to increase the climate resilience of coffee. Although there are many coffee, Vietnam, Indonesia and Brazil producers are the authentic monsters of the great market, but climate change is leaving us two lessons. One is the one that is causing the scarcity and increase of current prices: more unpredictable climatic events on dates that unravel coffee cultivation, therefore affecting crops. On the other hand, it is also an opportunity. We are already seeing that there are those who insist on growing coffee outside Coffee beltwith coffee trees growing wildly in Sicily and Plantations in Andalusia or Catalonia They are testing the viability of growing coffee in such unavailable conditions. Final of the tunnel in sight? What is clear is that the world is thirst for coffee and, with a China increasingly passionate For this drink, it is urgent to have a much more stable stage. In Reuters We read that there are also those who take the … Read more

Tomtom has studied cities with the worst traffic jams and in Spain there is a surprising own name: Valencia

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In many cities, life is what happens between Atasco and traffic jam. It is an evil with which you have to live in the big cities: a great offer, but also a high car mobility that generates those jams. And the big problem is not that traffic jams stole time, but They take money from us. How long do we lose the Spaniards in traffic jams and what are the most angry cities? The annual ranking elaborated By Tomtom he has the answer and Barcelona does not surprise anyone as the most stuck city in Spain. What is a surprise Optra City of the Mediterranean: Valencia. The analysis. First of all, it must be said that Tomtom, one of GPS navigation specialists, has published his ranking for almost 15 years. In it, we can see worldwide circulation data that includes 500 cities of six continents and more than 737,000 million kilometers traveled by cars are taken into account. Important: the data They correspond to the paths in 2024 of the cars that incorporate their GPS technology in one way or another, so, although it is representative due to the popularity of the brand, the minutes may vary with respect to other analysis. That said, the ranking of Spanish cities with more jams is as follows: Time Lost in Transcos per year Average time to make 10 km Barcelona 87 hours 31 ‘, 13’ ‘ Madrid 64 hours 24 ‘, 44’ ‘ Valencia 62 hours 26 ‘, 18’ ‘ Valladolid 54 hours 20 ‘, 5’ ‘ Seville 54 hours 21 ‘, 46’ ‘ Palma de Mallorca 49 hours 17 ‘, 5’ ‘ Malaga 45 hours 20 ‘, 7’ ‘ Las Palmas 44 hours 18 ‘, 50’ ‘ Vitoria-Gasteiz 44 hours 22 ‘, 54’ ‘ Murcia 43 hours 17 ‘, 16’ ‘ Grenade 43 hours 17 ‘, 49’ ‘ Santa Cruz de Tenerife 42 hours 17 ‘, 5’ ‘ La Coruña 40 hours 19 ‘, 26’ ‘ Pamplona 40 hours 21 ‘, 52’ ‘ Saragossa 37 hours 21 ‘, 5’ ‘ Alicante 37 hours 20 ‘, 16’ ‘ Vigo 37 hours 20 ‘, 53’ ‘ Gijón 36 hours 21 ‘, 53’ ‘ Cartagena 35 hours 19 ‘, 45’ ‘ Santander 35 hours 18 ‘, 44’ ‘ Oviedo 33 hours 16 ‘, 42’ ‘ San Sebastián 28 hours 16 ‘, 10’ ‘ Cordova 27 hours 16 ‘, 54’ ‘ Cádiz 26 hours 17 ‘, 13’ ‘ Bilbao 24 hours 16 ‘, 48’ ‘ Top 3. Something interesting is that, above and we take the indicator we take as a reference, the photo does not change too much. That is, if we apply the medium time filter through a 10 -kilometer route, Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Madrid are the first three, in that order. If we apply the lost hours every year, the thing changes a bit with Barcelona first and, far from the Catalan city, Madrid and Valencia, much more couples among them. vs 2023. There are other indices that we can play with, such as the level of congestion (being, again, Barcelona that rises with first position) and the one that can be more interesting: the change in second time by traveling 10 kilometers between 2023 and 2024. Many cities go that time (30 seconds less in Zaragoza or Valladolid, 10 seconds in Murcia, Granada, Málaga or Madrid), but in others, that time increases. The palm is taken by Barcelona (50 more seconds in the average compared to 2023) and Valencia (40 seconds). In this sense, we might think that Dana I could have a role in statistics. More affected the surrounding areas and municipalities, but also In important roads and Valencian ringings, such as the V-30 surrounding the capital. Kilometers of withholdings were generated that could have negatively affected this ranking and we will have to wait for the 2025 version to see if the times are consolidated or, as we comment, they are the result of an unfortunate event. Not far from neighbors. Ok, but … what happens to the rest of Europe? Well, everything depends on the indicator we take. According to Tomtom, Dublin data with 155 hours, Bucharest with 150 and Brussels with 118 hours are the ones that make their drivers losing the longest. If we apply the average time in traveling 10 kilometers, the thing changes. London is the one that takes the palm with 33 minutes and 17 seconds, Dublin the second with 32 minutes and 45 seconds and Barcelona the third with 31 minutes and 13 seconds on average. Urban tolls. As we say, we must bear in mind that these are data obtained based on the time of devices and Tomtom software, so the photo can vary a bit if other indicators are taken into account. And the big question is … Is there a solution to the traffic jams in the big cities? There are those who think they have the answer. New York was in 2023 a hell, but in two weeks and applying an urban toll for driving through the center, The situation changed radically. With tolls of almost 14 euros for driving, the effects soon made note. According to the City Councilthe average travel in the area affected by the toll were made to an average about 11.4 km/h. They ensure, however, that the speed in the entrance bridges to the city have increased between 30 and 40%. In London this measure It was also applied A while ago, reducing rolled traffic in 30% In some areas, but as demonstrated by Tomtom, the British city remains a monster colossal dominated by traffic. We will see how the photo of the Spanish cities is in 2025 and, above all, what happens to cases such as Barcelona and the Valencian, which is the one that really surprises in the Tomtom table. And, beyond Tomtom’s numbers, as a curiosity for interactive map lovers, the DGT has one in which, in real time, we can see the Status of Spanish Roads. Image | … Read more

We talk about the best and worst in crossover

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In the second decade of the 90s and the first of the 2000 the world in general and Spain in particular was conquered by mobile phones. Those devices They were not much less smartphones, but rather “Dumb phones” quite limited but still could have quite high prices. It was the time when mobile phones did not want to be larger, but smaller, in which the screen mattered almost nothing – because you just used it – in which the physical keyboard was absolutely fundamental and in which to send an SMS cost a small fortune. In fact, mobile phones were used for something for which they are almost or used: call. Despite their limitations, those devices –Many of them “Concha”– They caught us and marked the way to what would come later. Thanks to them they were created (and destroyed) empires – who tells Nokia and Blackberry – and we saw how experimentation in designs and benefits offered a frantic and sometimes crazy evolution. That evolution made us understand how the mobile was going to end up becoming a much more powerful device: one with which we could take photos or listen to music, for example. They were the great advance of our current smartphones, and we have done a small review of that story in the third episode of crossover, Xataka’s biweekly program and range What mixes entertainment and technology. This third program goes beyond that trip to the past with the mobiles of that first batch. Thus, Jaume Lahoz and Carlos Santa Engracia The engineerknown for its YouTube channel with almost “scientific” analysis of football matches, but there are even more surprises. For example, Jaume, Carlos and his team detail us how far we can get with the Meta Ray-Ban, review the actuality of the last days and even invite us to know the Tesla Cybercab, the autonomous taxi of this manufacturer. You can enjoy This full program on YouTubeand you can also follow the best moments of the program on Instagram (@CrosSoverofc), Tiktok (@CrosSoverofc) and Twitter (@CrosSoverofc). On YouTube | Crossover

The worst nightmare of the Atlantic Alliance is more than an investment issue

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That Donald Trump is not a NATO enthusiast is nothing new. He already showed him during His first mandatewhen he slid the possibility that the US took a step back in the Atlantic Alliance, and has underlined it several times since then, like candidate and elected president. But as the relationship It is tense With Europe and within its own team Voices are raised in favor of Washington to break with the Treaty of 1949a question arises, increasingly stronger: what would happen if the US is detached from NATO? To answer it, you need to review a little recent history, geostrategy … and also mathematics. An NATO without the US? Only the fact that The question this On the table It is already significant. Especially since the clouds that overshadow the future of the US in NATO do not arise from speculation or rumors, but from comments from high positions of Washington, including Trump himself, who in December, still as elected president, He complained that the Atlantic Alliance is “taking advantage of the US.” “They take advantage of us in trade, our cars or our foods are not taken. They do not wear anything. It’s a shame. And we defend them, so the blow is double,” Trump charged during An interview In NBC News. And when the journalist asked him if she would consider excluding NATO US in case she concludes that her treatment towards the US is not “fair,” repliedresounding: “Yes, of course.” The continuity in the alliance, he stressed, is conditioned to the whole of its members “pay their bills.” A background rumor. It was not the first time that there was talk of NATO’s departure. It hasn’t been the last. Six years ago The New York Times public that in 2018 Trump already threatened with the withdrawal of NATO. And that was during his first term. The second has started just a month And it is already marked by distancing between Washington and some of its historical allies, such as Canada or the EU. The clearest (and graphic) test was the negotiating table created by the US and Russia to end the Ukraine War without reserving a seat for Ukraine or the Union. The trend seems to also go in Crescendo, without visos that it will break. In the last days We have seen Europe closing rows Around Ukraine, Trump and Zelenski showing Prime Time Your total lack of harmony Already Elon Musk, Trump’s great ally, Chairing the debate on the output of the US USA. Yesterday the businessman shared a tweet that he said “it’s time to leave NATO and UN” next to the next harvest message: “I Agree”. An NATO without the US? The same question of the principle, but with a different sense, that of viability: Is a NATO with Washington in profile or in which the US directly step back? A few days ago, during An interview In the BBC, the NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte, asked if the rest of the allies could replace the US hole in case he withdraws his military support from Ukraine, his response was revealing: that scenario is not raised. Click on the image to go to Tweet. A “100%risk”. After insisting that the US “wants to bring Ukraine to a lasting peace”, the high position of NATO slid: “We go beyond this issue. It is crucial that we all remain together in this: USA, Ukraine, Europe, that we take Ukraine to Peace. That is exactly why Trump struggles, so we all fight.” Zelenski, who It has been ambitioning for some time The adhesion of your country to NATO, a perspective that seems farther today, after contacts between Moscow and Washington, is even clearer. In Another talk Recent with journalists, he warned of the consequences that Trump would have to step back in NATO, not only for his country, but for the whole of the continent: “The risk of Russia from occupying Europe is one hundred percent if the United States withdraws from NATO.” Weight question. The key is the weight that Washington has in NATO. The agency’s estimates by 2024 provided that the US be The third country of the alliance that higher percentage of its GDP allocated to defense, 3.4%, only behind Poland and Estonia. Washington’s commitments go beyond the North Atlantic Treaty and given the size of its economy, it is estimated that US defense spending represents near two thirds of NATO total. As for costs, the body applies A cast Based on national income and the US stands out again as one of the greatest taxpayers, with almost 16%, like Germany. The United Kingdom is in third place with 11% and France occupies fourth place, with just over 10%. Of percentages to dollars. World Population Review has created A map in which the contribution of each country attached to NATO in 2023 is even more graphic, both in the percentage of GDP and in funds dedicated to investment in defense. The US stands out with 3.49% and 860,000 million of dollars, well above From the second country, Germany. As a picture is worth a thousand words, it is good to take a look at the graphic prepared in 2024 by Visual Capitalist to understand the weight of US investment in defense compared to the other 31 countries of the Alliance. The other approach. It matters what the United States contributes, but it also matters to what extent the rest of the countries attached to NATO contribute. Trump has already publicly demanded the rest of the nations that raise their contribution until reaching 5% of his GDP, even above what the US himself allocates. And he does not seem willing to change his strategy. “I told the countries ‘I will not protect them unless you pay,’ and they started paying. That amounted to more than 600,000 million dollars,” He presumed In December. The 5% barrier is well above the 2% that NATO itself has been marked, the latter percentage that probably not to … Read more

Tesla sales in Europe have sunk 45% and their shares are paying expensive. It’s not even your worst news

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The beginning of 2025 is not being the best for Tesla. Sales of electric cars in Europe have shot last January but their sales have fallen to worrying levels. The prospects for investors are not good. These are the data. A new fall. Two weeks ago, we counted on Xataka that the price of the action in Tesla marched in free fall. So, its price was $ 336 when we wrote that item. Subsequently, the price increased slightly but has fallen again And when we write these lines, the barrier of 300 dollars has already broken, accumulating a drop of almost 20% in less than a week. To be below $ 300 is to walk towards November 2024 levels. That same month he had started with good news for Tesla in the stock market, since it started from about 250 dollars/action. Then it went up to a peak of about 480 dollars/action. The fall has been more or less constant since then, mid -December 2024. With the last fall, we talk about a setback of almost 30% in what we have been. A setback that for many is related to Elon Musk’s approach to Donald Trump and the fall of sales of his cars. For others, it is as simple as The price of the shares was swollen And now we are living a readjustment. In a political key. Is it affecting the Elon Musk’s political positioning To sales and shares of Tesla? We evidently speak of sensations because the fall in sales may be due to different circumstances and establishing a direct line between the two situations is only One more of the possible interpretations. It is true that In CaliforniaTraditionally progressive state, the sales of its Tesla Model 3 fell 36% in 2024, while in the United States the setback the setback was 12%. And the messages in the cars warning that the driver bought the car “Before Elon (Musk) went crazy” They seem more common every day. Likewise, your approach to ultra -right -wing positions in Europe can undermine sales. Especially in Germany where Musk has shown its support to AFDthe party that has triumphed throughout the east of the country except in the capital, Berlin, where the company has a Gigafabrica that has raised controversy since its opening until possible extensions. The data. Pure and hard. Because the influence of Elon Musk’s political positioning on Tesla’s sales is still a sensation. What can be talked about is numbers. And the results are being bad. Bad to the point that its fall is 45% in Europe, just when the electric car rises. They are ACEA data. The fall in Spain was especially striking. In January 268 Tesla cars were enrolled in our country, a decrease of -75.50% compared to January 2024, according to ANFAC data. But it is much more serious in France and Germany, since they are the markets with the highest volume of electric vehicles in Europe. In Germany, Tesla enrolled 1,277 cars (The lowest figure since July 2021). The fall was 54% and the market share went from 14% to 4% among electric cars. With 1,141 units sold, In France sales fell 63%. TESLA EUROPE SALES VS Electric cars sold in Europe A key year. Staying behind and losing market share in 2025 is especially serious for the company this 2025 in Europe. It is expected that, threatened by fines of billions of euros, the volume of electric and plug -in hybrids rises considerably. This will force to reduce prices and put the complicated things to Tesla. The first month of 2025 has already served to take the pulse, always according to data from Acea. Electric sales in Europe have grown by 34% compared to the same figure last year, adding 124,341 cars by the 92,781 electric cars last year in January. And most importantly, results are traced in France (0.5%drop) which is the second largest market in Europe and rises in the most popular. In Germany, which last year dealt with these dates with the sudden withdrawal of aid, grows 53.5%. Belgium is now the third country that buys more electric (growth of 37.2%) and the Netherlands also rises a lot (+28.2%). Already outside the European Union, the United Kingdom has gone from 20,935 to 29,634 electric cars last January (+41.6%). Tesla market share in the general market (including combustion) and electric in Europe Let’s not forget. In spite of everything, there is something we cannot forget about: Tesla is immersed in a restructuring of the range of its best -selling model. He Tesla Model and has received a Important face washing that many purchases may have delayed and whose impact we will not see until after a few months, when the new units are enrolled. In its launch, Tesla opted for a version that forced 60,000 euros to spend in the car. A price that not many have been willing to pay. Shortly after, the company confirmed that the renovation reached the entire range, with a much more restrained output price of 44,990 euros. In the same way, it remains to be known (and we will only see it with the passing of the months) how it is going to the Tesla Model 3. With its renovation it received a strong support in sales but taking into account the sales figures of the Q4 of 2024, where the company did everything possible to improve the figures of the previous year, it is very likely that there is a Stock surplus to which they now have to give way and that the data of these first months would be resorting. Losing rhythm. The problem for Tesla is that, as we see in the superior image, it is in its market share among the lowest electric vehicles in the last year. In all 2024, no month broke the 10% market share barrier. There were periods in which almost one in three electric cars bought in Europe was a Tesla. Losing pace is a … Read more

7,000 earthquakes in recent days, 11,000 evacuated and the possibility that the worst is to come

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After evacuating more than 11,000 people, half of the island’s population, Greece has had to declare the state of emergency on the island of Santorini. For two weeks, the island has suffered thousands of earthquakes. Only on January 4, there were 1,300 with magnitudes greater than 1. Only yesterday, smoke more than 200 and 28 of magnitude equal to or greater than 4. What is happening exactly in Santorini? A swarm. That is, a succession of thousands of earthquakes in a very concrete space and in a short space of time. As explained the geologist Nahúm Méndezis the direct consequence of the complex geology in the area. It is plaque tectonics, live and live. Nevertheless, As you recognize The volcanologist of the National Geographic Institute, Stavros Meletlidis, what is happening is not normal: “It is the first time that such an activity is recorded.” Are the prelude to something greater? It can be, but it doesn’t have to. In general terms, what we are seeing in Santorini is the accumulated product of the tensions that arise from the collision of the European plaque with the African. In the Santorini area, those pressures accumulate until the rocks “can no longer and break”, releasing large amounts of energy. As we have a good record of the seismic history of the island, we know that it is possible that a great earthquake is being prepared. Not so much of the last one: the Amorgos in 1956 reached 7.7caused more than 50 dead and waves up to 30 meters high. A great earthquake is not the only possibility. In This interferogram created from the Sentinel 1 datayou can see “a slight deformation in the northwest sector of the island after the seismic swarm that is happening on the island.” That, As experts point outit could be indicative of a deformation “due to the rise and location of the magma.” However, that does not mean that we are going to see an eruption. Volcanoes are extremely complex systems and “They can return to a state of ‘quiescence’ without erupting“We have seen it many times. And that is the big problem. When we talk about geology, our prelective capacity is very limited. After the eruption of La Palma, there were many information that indicated that seismic swarms ‘They warned’ for years What was going to happen. Unfortunately, the reality is that this can only be concluded to Toro Last. What can we do? As Méndez sayswe can only prepare for the different options that are forth from the table. One of the most exasperating things in geologies is that we still know too little and it is precisely in ignorance and uncertainty where monsters grow. Image | Tânia Mousinho | INSN In Xataka |

The Japan islands closest to Taiwan have begun to evacuate the area. They have been preparing for the worst for two years

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For decades, Ishigaki It was a back of peace where the greatest concern of its inhabitants was to protect their climate crops and pests. However, for a while to this part The growing tension between China and Taiwan (and United States)has turned the small Japanese island, located only 300 km from Taiwan, into a potential conflict point. Like Ishigaki, to rest of Sakishima Islandsfrom Okinawa’s prefecture, the same thing happens to them, and they are preparing for the worst. The case of Ishigaki. A few years ago, the island has already “armed.” The installation of anti -mushroom missiles and anti -aircraft in the enclavepart of an ambitious military modernization plan in Japan, sought to strengthen the defense of the country, but it could also make Ishigaki a target in case of a confrontation in the region. Farmers like Tetsuhiro Kinjowhose greenhouse is now in the line of fire, They related to New York Times if they can continue living in peace or if the paradise that they have built will disappear under the crossfire of the powers. Of the economic opportunity to the military threat. Japan has long been to see China as an opportunity for economic growth To consider it a direct threat to your safety. For years, the relationship between the two countries It was marked by territorial disputescommercial tensions and the memory of World War II, but always with a political position that avoided confrontations. However, the hardening of Beijing’s control over Hong Kong and Xinjiang, their growing dominance in global supply chains and their aggressive movements in the Eastern China Sea They have generated a change in Japanese perception. The Taiwan inclusion in Japan’s White Bile for the first time reflected Tokyo’s growing concern on the future of the island and its impact on regional stability. The dilemma In the background, the Possibility of a conflict in Taiwan It generates a strategic dilemma for Japan. Some analysts fear that a war in the region not only will bring direct clashes, but serve as pretext for China to try to seize the disputed senkaku isletswhich manages Japan but Beijing claims as his. This concern has given a new impulse to the political sectors that seek to review the Pacifist Constitution of Japan, a historically controversial issue, although increasingly backed in the current context. Not just that. The passage of time does not seem to appease tension Between Taiwan and China, but quite the oppositeso Japan has decided to prepare its closest islands to an eventual geopolitical conflict of major words. Evacuation plans. Before the growing possibility of that crisis In Taiwan, The Japanese government has been designing evacuation plans since 2023 For approximately 120,000 residents of the Sakishima Islands chain, in Okinawa prefecture. The strategy seeks Move the population to the Kyushu region and Yamaguchi prefecturealthough it faces serious logistics challenges, from the availability of transport to the preparation of adequate infrastructure to receive the evacuees. Planning has accelerated as China shows a more aggressive position In the Eastern China Sea and the South China Sea, increasing concerns about a possible invasion of Taiwan and its repercussions in Japan. Logistic challenges No doubt, the Japanese government has identified multiple obstacles for mass evacuation in case of conflict. The plans include The authorization of airports and ports in Fukuoka and Kagoshima as a key exit pointsalthough the estimated time to complete the evacuation of the entire population would be at least six days, a figure that experts consider optimistic and difficult to meet in an emergency scenario. In addition, the lack of adequate infrastructure in local ports and airports, such as the need for clues of at least 3,000 meters and greater depth in the docks to receive large ships, has been pointed out as a critical problem. Maybe for all this, Maritime transport is contemplated as an essential alternativeespecially for those who cannot fly for medical reasons (plus: adverse weather conditions could complicate their viability). In parallel, A plan has begun to improve the capacity of shelters on the mainlandincluding the construction of underground facilities to provide temporary refuge for approximately two weeks in case of attack with ballistic missiles. Drills and tests. As we said, since 2023, the Nation has carried out simulation exercises to evaluate the viability of evacuation and improve coordination between local and national authorities. In March 2024 and This same week of 2025 exercises have been carried out of mapping under the Civil Protection Law, recreating an imminent attack scenario with part of the population participating in the drill. In addition, at the end of 2024 the authorities tested A model case in which 1,000 residents of Tarama Island were evacuated to refuge facilities in the prefecture of Kumamoto. Tests, in short, that have allowed identifying failures in coordination and the availability of resources, which has led to the review of the protocols. In this regard, one of the most urgent problems is the supply of food and supplies for a displaced population of that magnitude, a challenge that will require exceptional logistics to guarantee the efficient distribution of resources. Security evacuating. One of the biggest risks identified in these plans is The vulnerability of evacuation transport to possible attacks. In this regard, a government official has warned that The airplanes and ships that move to the civilian population could become military objectiveswhich would make an essential significant reinforcement of Japan’s air and naval defense. In addition, this has revived The debate on the strengthening of the country’s defensive capabilitiesparticularly in a context where Japan has increased its defense budget and has reinforced its military cooperation with the United States and other allies. An uncertain scenario. Thus, the growing approach to Japan in mass evacuations planning reflects a change in their security perception, going from a deterrence to deterrence to a most active preparation against possible military contingencies. While tensions in the Taiwan Strait continue to climb, the nation is in a career against time to ensure that its population is … Read more

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